City Hotel
London, United Kingdom
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The Ritz London
César Ritz's 1906 Piccadilly landmark, where Louis XVI interiors, the Palm Court and a gilded dining room keep Edwardian London gloriously alive.
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The Directory
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Manggis, Indonesia
Ed Tuttle's clifftop Aman above the Lombok Strait in east Bali, famed for its three-tiered infinity pool stepping down the hillside like emerald rice terraces.
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Aswan, Egypt
The 1899 Victorian palace on Aswan's granite bluffs where Agatha Christie's Nile lore was born, its terrace facing Elephantine Island at sunset.
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Tremezzo, Italy
A 1910 Art Nouveau palace on Lake Como's western shore, famous for its floating lake pool and views across to Bellagio.
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Bangkok, Thailand
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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Paris, France
The artists' palace opposite the Tuileries, where Dali-era eccentricity meets Louis XVI elegance and Alain Ducasse-led dining.
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St. Moritz, Switzerland
The turreted 1896 landmark of Alpine society hotel-keeping, where St. Moritz glamour, lake views and ski-season theatre converge.
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St Jean, Saint Barthelemy
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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Cong, Ireland
An 800-year-old castle estate on Lough Corrib where falconry, wood-panelled halls and Irish warmth make fairy-tale luxury feel real.
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Venice, Italy
A 14th-century doge's palace on the Riva degli Schiavoni, whose gilded Gothic atrium and lagoon-view rooftop define Venetian grand-hotel romance.
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