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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.

290 hotels found

White domed villas of Cap Juluca along the crescent beach of Maundays Bay, Anguilla
Beach Resort

West End, Anguilla

9.3

Cap Juluca, A Belmond Hotel

White Greco-Moorish villas strung along Maundays Bay's mile of crescent sand, the most serene of Anguilla's celebrated beaches.

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Contemporary chalet façade of Cheval Blanc Courchevel amid snow-laden spruces in the Jardin Alpin
Ski Hotel

Courchevel, France

9.3

Cheval Blanc Courchevel

LVMH's original alpine maison in Courchevel 1850's Jardin Alpin, pairing ski-in access with Yannick Alléno's three-Michelin-starred Le 1947.

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Wing-shaped timber pavilion of Saffire Freycinet facing the pink granite Hazards across Great Oyster Bay
Country House

Coles Bay, Australia

9.3

Saffire Freycinet

Tasmania's flagship lodge: 20 suites beneath a wing-shaped roof facing the pink granite Hazards across Great Oyster Bay.

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one-and-only-reethi-rah-maldives
Private Island

North Malé Atoll, Maldives

9.3

One&Only Reethi Rah

A large, glamorous private island in North Malé Atoll with twelve beaches, vast villas and a social scene unique in the Maldives.

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The Siam, Bangkok
City Hotel

Bangkok, Thailand

9.2

The Siam

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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Le Meurice, Paris
City Hotel

Paris, France

9.2

Le Meurice

The artists' palace opposite the Tuileries, where Dali-era eccentricity meets Louis XVI elegance and Alain Ducasse-led dining.

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Badrutt's Palace, St. Moritz
Ski Hotel

St. Moritz, Switzerland

9.2

Badrutt's Palace

The turreted 1896 landmark of Alpine society hotel-keeping, where St. Moritz glamour, lake views and ski-season theatre converge.

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Eden Rock - St Barths, St Jean
Beach Resort

St Jean, Saint Barthelemy

9.2

Eden Rock - St Barths

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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Ashford Castle, Cong
Country House

Cong, Ireland

9.2

Ashford Castle

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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Hotel Danieli, Venice
City Hotel

Venice, Italy

9.2

Hotel Danieli

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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Hoshinoya Kyoto, Kyoto
Resort

Kyoto, Japan

9.2

Hoshinoya Kyoto

A riverside ryokan reached by private boat through the Arashiyama gorge, occupying a century-old villa on the wooded banks of the Oi River.

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The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, New York
City Hotel

New York, United States

9.2

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel

An Art Deco tower on Madison Avenue that has been the discreet Upper East Side refuge of presidents, royals and jazz lovers since 1930.

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