City Hotel
Aswan, Egypt
9.3
Sofitel Legend Old Cataract
The 1899 Victorian palace on Aswan's granite bluffs where Agatha Christie's Nile lore was born, its terrace facing Elephantine Island at sunset.
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Lakeside Hotel
Tremezzo, Italy
9.3
Grand Hotel Tremezzo
A 1910 Art Nouveau palace on Lake Como's western shore, famous for its floating lake pool and views across to Bellagio.
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Lakeside Hotel
Lausanne, Switzerland
9.3
Beau-Rivage Palace
A Belle Époque palace in four hectares of gardens on Lake Geneva's Ouchy shore, home to Anne-Sophie Pic's celebrated Lausanne outpost.
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City Hotel
Tokyo, Japan
9.3
The Okura Tokyo
Tokyo's modernist grande dame, rebuilt in 2019 with its celebrated 1962 lobby faithfully recreated lantern by lantern.
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Safari Lodge
Serengeti, Tanzania
9.3
Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti
A permanent lodge raised on walkways above the central Serengeti plains, with an infinity pool overlooking a waterhole visited daily by elephants.
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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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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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City Hotel
Rome, Italy
9.3
Bulgari Hotel Roma
The Roman jeweller's 2023 homecoming: a rationalist landmark on Piazza Augusto Imperatore turned into a temple of marble, mosaic and Niko Romito cooking.
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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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City Hotel
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
9.3
The Upper House
André Fu's serene tower above Pacific Place distils Hong Kong luxury to bamboo, limestone and harbour views, with no ballroom and no pretence.
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City Hotel
Madrid, Spain
9.3
Four Seasons Hotel Madrid
Seven restored heritage buildings at Centro Canalejas, steps from Puerta del Sol, turned into Madrid's most ambitious contemporary grand hotel.
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City Hotel
Zurich, Switzerland
9.3
Baur au Lac
Zurich's family-owned grande dame since 1844, set in its own private park between the Bahnhofstrasse and the lake.
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