Country House
Aoraki/Mount Cook Village, New Zealand
8.7
The Hermitage Hotel
New Zealand's storied alpine hotel, serving Aoraki/Mount Cook since 1884 with panoramic windows on the country's highest peak.
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135 hotels found
Lakeside Hotel
Killarney, Ireland
8.7
The Europe Hotel & Resort
A lakeshore resort on Lough Léin facing the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, with one of Ireland's largest and best-regarded spas.
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Ski Hotel
Kitzbühel, Austria
8.7
Kempinski Hotel Das Tirol
A contemporary Alpine flagship in Jochberg outside Kitzbühel, built around one of the Tyrol's largest hotel spas and direct lift access.
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City Hotel
Florence, Italy
8.7
Hotel Savoy
Rocco Forte's cheerful Florentine flagship on Piazza della Repubblica, minutes on foot from the Duomo, Uffizi and the best of the centro storico.
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Resort
Costa Adeje, Spain
8.7
Bahía del Duque
A grand Canarian village of pastel houses, plazas and gardens above Playa del Duque, long the benchmark resort of Tenerife's Costa Adeje.
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Beach Resort
Elounda, Greece
8.7
Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas
The 1971 pioneer of Greek resort luxury, spread along its own peninsula of gardens and private beaches on Crete's Mirabello Bay.
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Beach Resort
Diani Beach, Kenya
8.7
Kinondo Kwetu
A Swedish family's barefoot boutique retreat on quiet Galu Beach south of Diani, with horses on the sand and an easy house-party spirit.
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Ski Hotel
Soldeu, Andorra
8.7
Sport Hotel Hermitage & Spa
Andorra's flagship five-star, ski-in at Soldeu on the Grandvalira slopes, with a vast Sport Wellness spa and the principality's top dining.
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City Hotel
Singapore, Singapore
8.6
Marina Bay Sands
Singapore's triple-tower landmark crowned by the world-famous 57th-floor infinity pool, with a city of dining, shopping and entertainment below.
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Lakeside Hotel
Balestrand, Norway
8.6
Kviknes Hotel
A family-run wooden grand hotel on the Sognefjord since 1877, painted by artists and patronised by emperors.
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Ski Hotel
Megève, France
8.6
Les Fermes de Marie
A hamlet of rescued centuries-old alpine farmhouses reassembled above Megève, birthplace of the Sibuet family's rustic-chic style and Pure Altitude spa.
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Resort
Sciacca, Italy
8.6
Verdura Resort
Rocco Forte's vast south-Sicilian estate near Sciacca, built around championship golf, a serious spa and nearly two kilometres of private coastline.
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