Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hotel Continental Saigon
Vietnam's oldest hotel, an 1880 French-colonial landmark opposite the Opera House and forever linked to Graham Greene's The Quiet American.
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The Directory
Every property researched and profiled by the Browntravels editorial team. Sponsored placements are always clearly labelled.
Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandria's literary landmark of 1929 on the sweep of the Corniche, immortalised in Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet.
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Zanzibar, Tanzania
A palm-shaded villa estate on Zanzibar's quiet southwest coast, pairing a kilometre of beach with Swahili-colonial style and gentle rates.
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Efate, Vanuatu
Vanuatu's leading boutique resort: an adults-only cluster of waterfront villas on Efate's calm northwestern harbour, built for sunsets.
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Llandudno, United Kingdom
A 17th-century hall owned by the National Trust, with formal parterre gardens, parkland views to Conwy Castle and a discreet spa.
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Holywood, United Kingdom
A baronial former bishop's palace in twelve acres above Belfast Lough, the grande dame of Northern Irish country hotels.
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Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
A garden city of hotels on Sardinia's southern coast, with sport academies, a thalasso spa and family programming unmatched in the Mediterranean.
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Bordeaux, France
Bordeaux's grandest address, an eighteenth-century landmark facing the Grand Théâtre with Gordon Ramsay's two-Michelin-starred Le Pressoir d'Argent.
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Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch's long-standing boutique address opposite Hagley Park, prized for its personal service and a reliable, produce-led kitchen.
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Calvi, France
A Relais & Châteaux hilltop retreat above Calvi's citadel and bay, built around cloister-like courtyards, terraced pools and wide Mediterranean views.
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