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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

The Plaza, New York
City Hotel

New York, United States

8.8

The Plaza

The 1907 French Renaissance landmark at Central Park's corner, forever entwined with Eloise, Gatsby glamour and gilded New York occasion.

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Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
City Hotel

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

8.8

Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur's establishment address beside the Petronas Twin Towers, with an infinity pool suspended over KLCC Park and the towers filling every window.

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City lights of Amman viewed from the hilltop Four Seasons Hotel Amman
City Hotel

Amman, Jordan

8.8

Four Seasons Hotel Amman

Amman's benchmark hotel on a hilltop in the leafy Fifth Circle district, pairing sweeping city views with the most polished service in Jordan.

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Stone-and-glass terraces of Daios Cove resort descending to a private sandy cove
Resort

Agios Nikolaos, Greece

8.8

Daios Cove Luxury Resort & Villas

A contemporary amphitheatre of stone and glass terraced into a private cove near Agios Nikolaos, with a sandy beach at its heart.

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Stone facade of Hotel Amigo on a cobbled lane beside the Grand Place in Brussels
City Hotel

Brussels, Belgium

8.8

Hotel Amigo

Rocco Forte's Brussels house a few steps behind the Grand Place, trading Flemish stone heritage for playful Magritte-and-Tintin interiors.

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Wynn Palace's bronze towers behind the performance lake with SkyCab cable cars crossing the water
Resort

Macau, Macau

8.8

Wynn Palace

Cotai's most opulent integrated resort surrounds a performance lake crossed by cable cars, with floral sculpture, museum-grade art and Michelin-decorated dining.

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Whitewashed terraces of Santa Marina resort descending to its private beach on Ornos Bay
Beach Resort

Ornos, Greece

8.8

Santa Marina, A Luxury Collection Resort

The only resort on Mykonos with its own private sandy beach, spread over a peninsula at Ornos Bay with Buddha-Bar Beach glamour on tap.

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Modern facade of The Charles Hotel overlooking the greenery of Munich's Old Botanical Garden
City Hotel

Munich, Germany

8.8

The Charles Hotel

Rocco Forte's contemporary Munich house beside the Old Botanical Garden, with the city's longest hotel pool and Italian ease.

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Private-pool suites and gardens of Eden Roc Cap Cana near the Caletón cove
Resort

Cap Cana, Dominican Republic

8.8

Eden Roc Cap Cana

A Relais & Châteaux enclave of private-pool suites in the gated Cap Cana estate, with a Riviera-style flourish rare in the Dominican Republic.

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Sheen Falls Lodge beside the cascading Sheen river meeting Kenmare Bay
Country House

Kenmare, Ireland

8.8

Sheen Falls Lodge

A former marquess's fishing lodge on a 300-acre estate where the Sheen river cascades into Kenmare Bay, floodlit falls and all.

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Lodge-style suites of Carmelo Resort & Spa beneath eucalyptus trees on the Río de la Plata
Resort

Carmelo, Uruguay

8.8

Carmelo Resort & Spa, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt

Uruguay's great countryside resort — eucalyptus forest, vineyard air and lodge-style suites on the Río de la Plata, an hour from Buenos Aires by boat.

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The Grand Hotel Taipei, Taipei
City Hotel

Taipei, Taiwan

8.7

The Grand Hotel Taipei

A colossal vermilion palace on Yuanshan hill, one of the world's great examples of classical Chinese revival architecture and Taipei's most photographed hotel.

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