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The world’s finest hotels.

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598 hotels found

High-rise tower of The Westin Dhaka above Gulshan Avenue in Dhaka's diplomatic district
City Hotel

Dhaka, Bangladesh

8.0

The Westin Dhaka

Gulshan's polished high-rise stalwart, placing Westin's wellness-minded comforts in the middle of Dhaka's diplomatic and dining district.

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Art Nouveau-revival façade of Hotel Europe in Minsk's Upper Town
City Hotel

Minsk, Belarus

8.0

Hotel Europe

Minsk's Art Nouveau-revival five-star in the Upper Town, rebuilt on the site of the city's storied pre-war grand hotel.

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Neoclassical facade of the Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel on Hviezdoslav Square in Bratislava
City Hotel

Bratislava, Slovakia

8.0

Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel, Bratislava

The capital's grande dame on Hviezdoslav Square, a storied address facing the opera house at the very edge of the old town.

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Grand Hotel San Marino below the medieval walls of Monte Titano with the plain beyond
City Hotel

San Marino, San Marino

8.0

Grand Hotel San Marino

The republic's leading hotel, perched just below the old town gates with sweeping views from Monte Titano to the Adriatic coast.

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White-sand private beach and palms of Palau Pacific Resort on Arakebesang Island, Koror
Beach Resort

Koror, Palau

8.0

Palau Pacific Resort

Palau's long-standing flagship on the country's best beach, with house-reef snorkelling and boats to the Rock Islands from its own marina.

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Rooftop bar of Sense Hotel Sofia facing the domes of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
City Hotel

Sofia, Bulgaria

7.9

Sense Hotel Sofia

A sleek design boutique on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard whose rooftop bar owns the head-on view of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

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Hyatt Regency Belgrade rising beside Ušće park in New Belgrade
City Hotel

Belgrade, Serbia

7.9

Hyatt Regency Belgrade

New Belgrade's long-serving international anchor, with a full pool and spa floor and quick access to both the old town and the Sava riverfront.

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Wrought iron and greenery on the façade of Xheko Imperial Hotel in Tirana's Blloku district
City Hotel

Tirana, Albania

7.9

Xheko Imperial Luxury Hotel & SPA

Tirana's flamboyant family-run boutique in the leafy Blloku quarter, all baroque flourish, garden bar and generous suites.

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Glass tower of DoubleTree by Hilton Minsk rising above Pobediteley Avenue
City Hotel

Minsk, Belarus

7.9

DoubleTree by Hilton Minsk

A glass tower above Pobediteley Avenue with the best high-floor views in Minsk and dependable international standards.

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Stone ramparts and waterfront pool deck of Fort Young Hotel on Roseau's harbour, Dominica
City Hotel

Roseau, Dominica

7.9

Fort Young Hotel

Roseau's waterfront institution built into an eighteenth-century fort, with a dive centre and the capital's best harbour-front terraces.

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White marble facade of the Oguzkent Hotel on a fountained avenue in Ashgabat
City Hotel

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

7.9

Oguzkent Hotel

Ashgabat's most capable luxury hotel, a vast white-marble landmark built to French designs on the capital's showpiece Bitarap Turkmenistan Avenue.

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Twin-towered façade and palm gardens of the Hotel Nacional de Cuba above Havana's Malecón
City Hotel

Havana, Cuba

7.9

Hotel Nacional de Cuba

The 1930 grande dame on a bluff above the Malecón—faded in places, but still the most storied address in the Caribbean.

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