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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.

175 hotels found

Hotel Union Øye, Øye
Country House

Øye, Norway

8.9

Hotel Union Øye

An 1891 wooden hotel deep in the Sunnmøre Alps at the head of the Norangsfjord, restored as Norway's most romantic hideaway.

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four-seasons-hotel-seoul
City Hotel

Seoul, South Korea

8.9

Four Seasons Hotel Seoul

A sleek Gwanghwamun tower blending Korean craft with big-city polish, crowned by one of Asia's most celebrated hotel bars.

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The Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai skyline, home of Armani Hotel Dubai
City Hotel

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

8.9

Armani Hotel Dubai

Giorgio Armani's fashion-house hotel occupying the lower floors of the Burj Khalifa, all muted tones, curved corridors and Downtown Dubai at the door.

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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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Curved white concrete facade and pink-umbrella pool deck of The Calile Hotel on James Street, Brisbane
City Hotel

Brisbane, Australia

8.9

The Calile Hotel

A subtropical modernist landmark on James Street whose curved concrete, breeze blocks and pink-umbrella pool deck redefined the Brisbane hotel.

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Whitewashed Mediterranean-style villa of Raes on Wategos above the palms of Wategos Beach, Byron Bay
Beach Resort

Byron Bay, Australia

8.9

Raes on Wategos

A tiny whitewashed Mediterranean-style villa above Wategos Beach that has been Byron Bay's most storied address since 1994.

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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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Cedar and glass façade of Casadelmar above its infinity pool on the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio
Resort

Porto-Vecchio, France

8.9

Casadelmar

A sleek cedar-and-glass retreat on the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, pairing contemporary architecture with two-Michelin-starred Mediterranean cooking.

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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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Curved white cave suites of Mystique on the caldera cliff at Oia, Santorini
Resort

Oia, Greece

8.9

Mystique, A Luxury Collection Hotel

Cave-style suites sculpted into Oia's caldera cliff, with driftwood textures, a wine cave in the rock and front-row seats for the famous sunset.

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Nineteenth-century bank facade of Hotel de Rome on Bebelplatz near Berlin's State Opera
City Hotel

Berlin, Germany

8.9

Hotel de Rome

A former Dresdner Bank headquarters of 1889 on Bebelplatz, converted by Rocco Forte with a pool in the old jewel vault and a rooftop over Unter den Linden.

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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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