City Hotel
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
9.3
The Peninsula Hong Kong
The 'Grande Dame of the Far East' pairs 1928 colonnaded elegance with Rolls-Royce arrivals, rooftop dining and impeccable Kowloon service.
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City Hotel
Singapore, Singapore
9.3
Raffles Singapore
The 1887 colonial legend—all white verandahs, frangipani courtyards and butler-tended suites—polished to brilliance by careful restoration.
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Beach Resort
Kailua-Kona, United States
9.3
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
Hawaii's most complete luxury resort spreads low bungalows across Kona lava fields, with seven pools, championship golf and deep Hawaiian culture.
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Beach Resort
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
9.3
Amanyara
Aman's Asian-minimalist pavilions on Providenciales' wild northwest coast, fronting a marine reserve with some of the Atlantic's best diving.
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Beach Resort
Sumba, Indonesia
9.3
Nihi Sumba
A wild-luxury village on remote Sumba where thatched villas, a famous left-hand wave and horses on the beach rewrite the resort formula.
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City Hotel
Venice, Italy
9.3
The Gritti Palace
A 15th-century doge's palace on the Grand Canal whose terrace, antiques and Santa Maria della Salute views embody Venetian grandeur.
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City Hotel
London, United Kingdom
9.3
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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City Hotel
Tokyo, Japan
9.3
The Peninsula Tokyo
A purpose-built Marunouchi tower facing the Imperial Palace gardens, where Peninsula polish meets Japanese craft in one of Tokyo's most privileged positions.
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City Hotel
Hanoi, Vietnam
9.3
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi
Hanoi's white-shuttered grande dame since 1901, where French-colonial elegance, literary ghosts and a rediscovered wartime bunker share one storied address.
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Beach Resort
Manggis, Indonesia
9.3
Amankila
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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City Hotel
New York, United States
9.3
The St. Regis New York
John Jacob Astor IV's 1904 Beaux-Arts flagship on Fifth Avenue, where butler service and the King Cole Bar keep Gilded Age Manhattan alive.
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City Hotel
Jerusalem, Israel
9.3
King David Hotel
Jerusalem's storied 1931 grande dame in pink limestone, whose gardens and terraces look straight across the valley to the Old City walls.
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