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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.

141 hotels found

The Strand Yangon, Yangon
City Hotel

Yangon, Myanmar

8.8

The Strand Yangon

A 1901 Sarkies Brothers landmark on Yangon's riverfront, restored as an intimate all-suite time capsule of colonial Burma.

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Curved glass architecture of Raffles Doha within the Katara Towers on Lusail's waterfront
City Hotel

Doha, Qatar

8.8

Raffles Doha

An all-suite statement inside one of Doha's crescent-shaped Katara Towers, where futuristic Qatari design meets Raffles butler tradition.

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Grand Canal facade and waterside terraces of The St. Regis Venice near St Mark's Square
City Hotel

Venice, Italy

8.8

The St. Regis Venice

A Grand Canal address beside St Mark's where five historic palazzi meet crisp contemporary interiors and rare private gardens on the water.

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Colonnaded belle-époque façade of El Palace Barcelona on Gran Vía
City Hotel

Barcelona, Spain

8.8

El Palace Barcelona

Barcelona's original grand hotel, opened in 1919 as the Ritz, still holding court on Gran Vía with chandeliers, a rooftop garden and old-world manners.

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Art Nouveau façade of Hotel Metropol Moscow with its mosaic panels near the Bolshoi Theatre
City Hotel

Moscow, Russia

8.8

Hotel Metropol Moscow

Moscow's Art Nouveau landmark opposite the Bolshoi, its stained-glass breakfast hall and mosaic façades unchanged through more than a century of history.

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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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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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Long white Art Deco façade of the Hôtel Martinez on La Croisette in Cannes
City Hotel

Cannes, France

8.8

Hôtel Martinez

Cannes' great Art Deco palace on La Croisette, home to the two-Michelin-starred La Palme d'Or and one of the coast's liveliest private beaches.

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Restored nineteenth-century facades of Hotel Maria in Helsinki's Kruununhaka quarter
City Hotel

Helsinki, Finland

8.8

Hotel Maria

Helsinki's new standard-bearer in Kruununhaka: four restored 19th-century buildings, butler-serviced suites and a lavish spa near the harbour.

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Stone courtyards and pool of Park Hyatt St Kitts framing Nevis Peak across the water
Resort

Christophe Harbour, Saint Kitts and Nevis

8.8

Park Hyatt St Kitts

A serene architectural resort on Banana Bay at St Kitts' southern tip, gazing across The Narrows to Nevis Peak.

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King George, Athens, Athens
City Hotel

Athens, Greece

8.7

King George, Athens

A 1930s landmark on Syntagma Square whose rooftop restaurant and penthouse pool look straight onto the floodlit Acropolis.

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The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh, Riyadh
City Hotel

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

8.7

The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh

A vast palace originally built to host state guests, set in landscaped grounds beside Riyadh's Diplomatic Quarter and run with ceremonial polish.

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