City Hotel
George Town, Malaysia
8.9
Eastern & Oriental Hotel
The Sarkies Brothers' 1885 seafront classic in George Town, an all-suite colonial grande dame on the Strait of Malacca.
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The Directory
Every property researched and profiled by the Browntravels editorial team. Sponsored placements are always clearly labelled.
Luxor, Egypt
The 1907 Nile-front grande dame of Egyptology, where news of Tutankhamun's tomb first electrified the world.
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New York, United States
The 1907 French Renaissance landmark at Central Park's corner, forever entwined with Eloise, Gatsby glamour and gilded New York occasion.
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Istanbul, Turkey
A converted neoclassical building in the heart of the old city, steps from Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and Topkapı Palace.
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Mexico City, Mexico
A hacienda-style palace wrapped around a lush courtyard garden on Paseo de la Reforma, steps from Chapultepec Park.
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Miami Beach, United States
A gold-columned, red-velvet spectacle in Mid-Beach where art, cabaret and oceanfront glamour collide into Miami's most theatrical hotel.
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Istanbul, Türkiye
Built in 1892 for Orient Express passengers, the Pera Palace preserves Agatha Christie's room, Atatürk's museum suite and Istanbul's grandest afternoon tea.
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Colombo, Sri Lanka
One of Asia's oldest hotels, an oceanfront Victorian grande dame on Galle Face Green since 1864, famous for chequered verandas and Indian Ocean sunsets.
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Karlovy Vary, Czechia
Karlovy Vary's neo-baroque colossus with roots in 1701, spa-town host to composers, emperors and the town's famous film festival.
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Fort William, United Kingdom
A Victorian baronial castle in the shadow of Ben Nevis, praised by Queen Victoria and long the Highlands' most refined retreat.
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