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Istanbul, Turkey
9.0
Çırağan Palace Kempinski
A restored Ottoman palace on the Bosphorus shore whose waterfront infinity pool and sultan-era suites remain Istanbul's grandest stage.
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London, United Kingdom
9.0
Rosewood London
An Edwardian banking headquarters on High Holborn reborn as a manor-house-in-the-city, entered through a grand carriage courtyard.
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Vienna, Austria
9.0
Hotel Imperial
A Ringstrasse palace built for a prince and converted for the 1873 World's Fair, where butlers, marble staircases and the Imperial Torte keep Habsburg Vienna alive.
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New York, United States
9.0
Waldorf Astoria New York
The Art Deco colossus of Park Avenue, returned to service after a monumental restoration of its 1931 landmark interiors.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
9.0
Alvear Palace Hotel
Recoleta's French-classical grande dame of 1932, the ceremonial heart of Buenos Aires society and its most celebrated afternoon tea.
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Monte-Carlo, Monaco
9.0
Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo
Monte-Carlo's quieter Belle Époque palace, prized for its Gustave Eiffel-attributed winter garden dome and harbour-view terraces.
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Valletta, Malta
9.0
Iniala Harbour House
Four townhouses on Valletta's St Barbara Bastion turned into Malta's boldest design hotel, crowned by Simon Rogan's Michelin-starred ION Harbour.
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Aleomandra, Greece
9.0
Kalesma Mykonos
A hilltop hamlet of suites and villas above Aleomandra, whose earthy Cycladic design and sunset terraces reset expectations for Mykonos hotels.
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Florence, Italy
9.0
Portrait Firenze
The Ferragamo family's all-suite riverside address, gazing straight at the Ponte Vecchio with the feel of a private Florentine apartment.
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Milan, Italy
9.0
Mandarin Oriental, Milan
Four linked eighteenth-century buildings near La Scala housing Milan's sleekest interiors and Antonio Guida's celebrated two-star kitchen.
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Macau, Macau
9.0
Morpheus
Zaha Hadid's free-form exoskeleton tower at City of Dreams is the most audacious hotel building in Asia, with Alain Ducasse cooking inside it.
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Madrid, Spain
9.0
Rosewood Villa Magna
A Madrid institution on Paseo de la Castellana, reborn under Rosewood with residential interiors and a quietly clubbable Salamanca address.
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