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162 hotels found

Larch and stone lodge of the Four Seasons Hotel Megève on the snowy Mont d'Arbois plateau
Ski Hotel

Megève, France

9.0

Four Seasons Hotel Megève

A year-round alpine estate on the Mont d'Arbois plateau, heir to the Rothschild family's century-long shaping of Megève as a resort.

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Resort

Jabal Akhdar, Oman

9.0

Alila Jabal Akhdar

A stone-built eyrie 2,000 metres up in Oman's Al Hajar mountains, perched on the rim of a vast canyon with cool air and huge stars.

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Provençal manor and olive groves of Château Saint-Martin on its hilltop above Vence
Country House

Vence, France

9.0

Château Saint-Martin & Spa

An Oetker Collection hilltop retreat above Vence, built on a former Templar commandery amid olive groves with views rolling down to the Mediterranean.

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Timbered buildings of Les Sources de Caudalie beside vine rows at Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Wellness Retreat

Bordeaux, France

9.0

Les Sources de Caudalie

The birthplace of vinothérapie, a wine-country retreat amid the vines of Château Smith Haut Lafitte with a two-Michelin-starred restaurant.

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Terraced gardens and beachfront of Mandarin Oriental Bodrum on Paradise Bay
Beach Resort

Bodrum, Turkey

9.0

Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum

A sprawling hillside estate above two private beaches at Paradise Bay, bringing Mandarin Oriental's full resort machinery to the Turkish Riviera.

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Treehouse suites of Silky Oaks Lodge overlooking the boulder-strewn Mossman River in the Daintree rainforest
Resort

Port Douglas, Australia

9.0

Silky Oaks Lodge

Treehouse suites suspended over the Mossman River on the edge of the Daintree, the world's oldest rainforest, twenty minutes from Port Douglas.

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Hardwood villa and plunge pool of Secret Bay hidden in rainforest above the sea in Dominica
Resort

Portsmouth, Dominica

9.0

Secret Bay

Architect-designed villas hidden in clifftop rainforest above two beaches on Dominica's northwest coast—the Nature Island's world-class flagship.

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Golden-hued all-suite tower of Raffles at Galaxy Macau rising above the Cotai Strip
City Hotel

Macau, Macau

9.0

Raffles at Galaxy Macau

An all-suite Raffles tower within the Galaxy Macau resort city, pairing the brand's butler tradition with Cotai's biggest stage.

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Jacobethan gables and manicured lawns of Estelle Manor in Oxfordshire
Country House

Witney, United Kingdom

9.0

Estelle Manor

A Jacobethan Oxfordshire mansion reborn as a country club-hotel, with lavish interiors and vast Roman-inspired baths in the woods.

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Palladian facade of Lucknam Park at the end of its mile-long beech avenue
Country House

Colerne, United Kingdom

9.0

Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa

A Palladian mansion at the end of a mile-long beech avenue near Bath, with 500 acres, serious cooking and one of England's best country spas.

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Golden Georgian curve of the Royal Crescent in Bath housing the hotel at its centre
City Hotel

Bath, United Kingdom

9.0

The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa

Two Georgian townhouses at the centre of Bath's Royal Crescent, with secret gardens and a spa hidden behind the world-famous facade.

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Rammed-earth architecture and pool of Tierra Atacama facing Licancabur volcano
Desert Resort

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

9.0

Tierra Atacama Hotel & Spa

A design-led adventure lodge outside San Pedro de Atacama, facing Licancabur volcano across the driest desert on earth.

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