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The world’s finest hotels.

Every property researched and profiled by the Browntravels editorial team. Sponsored placements are always clearly labelled.

175 hotels found

Atlantis The Royal, Dubai
Resort

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

9.2

Atlantis The Royal

A sculptural mega-resort on the Palm where stacked-block architecture, sky pools and a deep bench of celebrity-chef dining redefine Dubai showmanship.

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The Siam, Bangkok
City Hotel

Bangkok, Thailand

9.2

The Siam

An Art Deco–meets-antiques riverside compound in royal Dusit, whose 39 suites and pool villas feel like a collector's private museum.

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The Silo Hotel, Cape Town
City Hotel

Cape Town, South Africa

9.2

The Silo Hotel

A 1920s grain silo reborn above the Zeitz MOCAA museum, its pillowed glass windows framing Table Mountain and the V&A Waterfront.

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Eden Rock - St Barths, St Jean
Beach Resort

St Jean, Saint Barthelemy

9.2

Eden Rock - St Barths

The rock-perched original of St Barths glamour, straddling St Jean bay with art-filled suites, beach-club energy and Riviera-in-the-Caribbean style.

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Hoshinoya Kyoto, Kyoto
Resort

Kyoto, Japan

9.2

Hoshinoya Kyoto

A riverside ryokan reached by private boat through the Arashiyama gorge, occupying a century-old villa on the wooded banks of the Oi River.

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The Murray, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
City Hotel

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

9.2

The Murray, Hong Kong

A celebrated Foster + Partners conversion of a 1969 government tower in Central, where deep arched windows and a rooftop bar reframe Hong Kong luxury.

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Entrance of The Berkeley hotel on Wilton Place, Knightsbridge
City Hotel

London, United Kingdom

9.2

The Berkeley

A fashion-fluent Knightsbridge grande dame with a rooftop pool above Hyde Park and one of London's most stylish bar scenes.

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Whitewashed arcades and pool terrace of Capri Palace Jumeirah in Anacapri
Resort

Anacapri, Italy

9.2

Capri Palace Jumeirah

Anacapri's art-filled palace above the crowds, pairing two-Michelin-star dining at L'Olivo with the island's most famous seafront lunch at Il Riccio.

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Low stone and glass pavilions of Villa La Coste above vineyard rows near Aix-en-Provence
Country House

Aix-en-Provence, France

9.2

Villa La Coste

An all-suite pavilion hotel set within the Château La Coste estate, where working vineyards double as an open-air museum of contemporary art and architecture.

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Ivy-clad medieval villa and formal gardens of Borgo Santo Pietro near Chiusdino
Country House

Chiusdino, Italy

9.2

Borgo Santo Pietro

A thirteenth-century Tuscan villa turned self-sufficient country estate, where farm, garden and spa feed one of the region's most personal luxury stays.

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Victorian-era stone facade and arched loggias of the State Buildings housing COMO The Treasury in Perth
City Hotel

Perth, Australia

9.2

COMO The Treasury

Perth's 19th-century State Buildings reborn as a 48-room hotel of soaring ceilings, quiet luxury and serious cooking on Cathedral Square.

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Timber-and-glass towers of Forestis on the Plose mountainside facing the Dolomites
Wellness Retreat

Bressanone, Italy

9.2

Forestis Dolomites

A minimalist high-altitude retreat at 1,800 metres on the Plose, built around forest, spring water and silence with full-frontal Dolomites views.

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