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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.

135 hotels found

Hotel de Russie, Rome
City Hotel

Rome, Italy

9.0

Hotel de Russie

A Rocco Forte classic between Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps, beloved for its terraced secret garden and understated Roman elegance.

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Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff
Ski Hotel

Banff, Canada

9.0

Fairmont Banff Springs

The 'Castle in the Rockies', a baronial railway hotel of 1888 vintage commanding the Bow Valley in Banff National Park.

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Round Hill Hotel and Villas, Montego Bay
Beach Resort

Montego Bay, Jamaica

9.0

Round Hill Hotel and Villas

A 1950s Jamaican classic on a private peninsula west of Montego Bay, with Ralph Lauren-designed oceanfront rooms and villas of storied pedigree.

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hotel-royal-evian-les-bains
Wellness Retreat

Évian-les-Bains, France

9.0

Hôtel Royal

A 1909 palace above Lake Geneva at the heart of the Evian Resort, pairing Belle Époque frescoes with serious spa and golf.

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Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa, Interlaken
Wellness Retreat

Interlaken, Switzerland

9.0

Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa

Interlaken's 1865 grande dame facing the Jungfrau across the Höhematte meadow, with one of Switzerland's largest hotel spas.

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The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs
Resort

White Sulphur Springs, United States

9.0

The Greenbrier

America's grand resort in the Allegheny Mountains, taking the waters since 1778 and famously concealing a Cold War bunker for Congress.

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Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz
Lakeside Hotel

New Paltz, United States

9.0

Mohonk Mountain House

A Victorian castle on a glacial lake in the Shawangunk Mountains, run by the same family since 1869 with meals and activities included.

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The Royal Hawaiian, Honolulu
Beach Resort

Honolulu, United States

9.0

The Royal Hawaiian

Waikiki's 1927 'Pink Palace of the Pacific', a Spanish-Moorish landmark on the sand from the golden age of ocean-liner travel.

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Larch and stone lodge of the Four Seasons Hotel Megève on the snowy Mont d'Arbois plateau
Ski Hotel

Megève, France

9.0

Four Seasons Hotel Megève

A year-round alpine estate on the Mont d'Arbois plateau, heir to the Rothschild family's century-long shaping of Megève as a resort.

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Palm-fringed beach and granite boulders at Constance Lémuria on Praslin, Seychelles
Beach Resort

Praslin, Seychelles

9.0

Constance Lémuria

A granite-and-jungle estate on Praslin's north-west tip with three beaches, the Seychelles' only 18-hole golf course and turtles nesting on its sands.

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Whitewashed clifftop buildings and gardens of Vila Vita Parc above Algarve coves
Resort

Porches, Portugal

9.0

Vila Vita Parc

A clifftop garden estate on the central Algarve whose restaurant collection—crowned by the two-Michelin-starred Ocean—leads southern Portugal.

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Terraced gardens and beachfront of Mandarin Oriental Bodrum on Paradise Bay
Beach Resort

Bodrum, Turkey

9.0

Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum

A sprawling hillside estate above two private beaches at Paradise Bay, bringing Mandarin Oriental's full resort machinery to the Turkish Riviera.

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