City Hotel
Istanbul, Turkey
9.3
The Peninsula Istanbul
Four buildings on the Galataport waterfront—including a restored 1930s ferry terminal—giving Peninsula's Istanbul debut a front-row Bosphorus stage.
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598 hotels found
Private Island
North Malé Atoll, Maldives
9.3
One&Only Reethi Rah
A large, glamorous private island in North Malé Atoll with twelve beaches, vast villas and a social scene unique in the Maldives.
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City Hotel
Hamburg, Germany
9.3
The Fontenay
A sculptural 2018 lakeside build on the Outer Alster with curving white architecture, a rooftop pool and two-Michelin-star dining.
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City Hotel
London, United Kingdom
9.3
The Peninsula London
Peninsula's long-awaited London flagship at Hyde Park Corner, a purpose-built palace of craftsmanship, rooftop dining and a superb subterranean spa.
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Resort
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
9.2
Atlantis The Royal
A sculptural mega-resort on the Palm where stacked-block architecture, sky pools and a deep bench of celebrity-chef dining redefine Dubai showmanship.
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City Hotel
Bangkok, Thailand
9.2
The Siam
An Art Deco–meets-antiques riverside compound in royal Dusit, whose 39 suites and pool villas feel like a collector's private museum.
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City Hotel
Paris, France
9.2
Le Meurice
The artists' palace opposite the Tuileries, where Dali-era eccentricity meets Louis XVI elegance and Alain Ducasse-led dining.
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Ski Hotel
St. Moritz, Switzerland
9.2
Badrutt's Palace
The turreted 1896 landmark of Alpine society hotel-keeping, where St. Moritz glamour, lake views and ski-season theatre converge.
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City Hotel
Cape Town, South Africa
9.2
The Silo Hotel
A 1920s grain silo reborn above the Zeitz MOCAA museum, its pillowed glass windows framing Table Mountain and the V&A Waterfront.
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Beach Resort
St Jean, Saint Barthelemy
9.2
Eden Rock - St Barths
The rock-perched original of St Barths glamour, straddling St Jean bay with art-filled suites, beach-club energy and Riviera-in-the-Caribbean style.
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Country House
Cong, Ireland
9.2
Ashford Castle
An 800-year-old castle estate on Lough Corrib where falconry, wood-panelled halls and Irish warmth make fairy-tale luxury feel real.
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City Hotel
Venice, Italy
9.2
Hotel Danieli
A 14th-century doge's palace on the Riva degli Schiavoni, whose gilded Gothic atrium and lagoon-view rooftop define Venetian grand-hotel romance.
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