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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.

162 hotels found

Casitas and pool of Hacienda AltaGracia overlooking the misty Valle de El General
Wellness Retreat

Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica

9.0

Hacienda AltaGracia, Auberge Resorts Collection

A highland wellness estate above the Valle de El General, where Auberge pairs casita luxury with one of Latin America's largest destination spas.

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Grand Hotel Zermatterhof, Zermatt
Ski Hotel

Zermatt, Switzerland

8.9

Grand Hotel Zermatterhof

Zermatt's 1879 grande dame, owned by the village's own burghers, with horse-drawn carriage arrivals and the Matterhorn filling the windows.

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The Shilla Seoul, Seoul
City Hotel

Seoul, South Korea

8.9

The Shilla Seoul

Seoul's establishment grande dame on the wooded slopes of Namsan, pairing a sculpture-filled Korean garden with the city's most decorated Korean restaurant.

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Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux
Lakeside Hotel

Montreux, Switzerland

8.9

Fairmont Le Montreux Palace

Montreux's 1906 Belle Époque landmark on the Lake Geneva riviera, where Nabokov lived for sixteen years and the jazz festival comes home.

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Fujiya Hotel, Hakone
Wellness Retreat

Hakone, Japan

8.9

Fujiya Hotel

Japan's pioneering Western-style resort hotel, welcoming guests to the hot-spring hills of Miyanoshita since 1878.

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Atlantic coastline and mountains at The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa, Cape Town
Resort

Cape Town, South Africa

8.9

The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa

A cliff-side retreat on the Atlantic coast road beyond Camps Bay, wedged between the Twelve Apostles mountain range and the open ocean.

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Stone-and-timber terraces of Six Senses Ibiza stepping down to Cala Xarraca at sunset
Wellness Retreat

Ibiza, Spain

8.9

Six Senses Ibiza

A wellness-led resort wrapped around Cala Xarraca on Ibiza's wild northern tip, trading club culture for longevity science and sunset rituals.

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Thatched pool villas of Six Senses Fiji along a sheltered bay on Malolo Island in the Mamanucas
Resort

Malolo Island, Fiji

8.9

Six Senses Fiji

A solar-powered pool-villa resort on Malolo Island in the Mamanucas, bringing Six Senses' wellness and sustainability playbook to Fiji.

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Historic villas and botanical gardens of Mandarin Oriental Lago di Como on the Blevio shore
Lakeside Hotel

Blevio, Italy

8.9

Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como

A botanical-park retreat of nineteenth-century villas on Como's quieter eastern shore, with a floating pool and contemporary calm apart from the crowds.

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Beaux-Arts stone facade of Four Seasons Hotel Baku near the Caspian seafront boulevard
City Hotel

Baku, Azerbaijan

8.9

Four Seasons Hotel Baku

A Beaux-Arts-style palace on Baku's Caspian seafront boulevard, steps from the walled Old City and the caravanserais of Icherisheher.

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Monastery courtyard and baroque buildings of the Augustine hotel in Prague's Malá Strana below the castle
City Hotel

Prague, Czech Republic

8.9

Augustine, a Luxury Collection Hotel

A thirteenth-century Augustinian monastery in Malá Strana below the castle, where monks still brew and Cubist design meets cloister calm.

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Victorian stone frontage of Park Hotel Kenmare above terraced gardens and Kenmare Bay
Country House

Kenmare, Ireland

8.9

Park Hotel Kenmare

A Victorian railway hotel above Kenmare Bay, famed for the Brennan brothers' hospitality and the destination Sámas spa.

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