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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

Timber-and-stone Alpine facade of Kempinski Hotel Das Tirol in Jochberg with Kitzbühel Alps behind
Ski Hotel

Kitzbühel, Austria

8.7

Kempinski Hotel Das Tirol

A contemporary Alpine flagship in Jochberg outside Kitzbühel, built around one of the Tyrol's largest hotel spas and direct lift access.

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Whitewashed waterfront bungalows of Elounda Beach Hotel amid gardens on Mirabello Bay
Beach Resort

Elounda, Greece

8.7

Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas

The 1971 pioneer of Greek resort luxury, spread along its own peninsula of gardens and private beaches on Crete's Mirabello Bay.

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The Venetian Macao's lagoon and Venetian facades on the Cotai Strip at dusk
City Hotel

Macau, Macau

8.7

The Venetian Macao

The largest casino resort on earth — Macau's all-suite Venetian recreation whose gaming floor, canal-laced shopping city and 15,000-seat arena redefined the scale of integrated resorts.

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Esentai Tower rising before the snow-capped Tian Shan mountains above Almaty
City Hotel

Almaty, Kazakhstan

8.7

The Ritz-Carlton, Almaty

High floors of the Esentai Tower with the snow-capped Tian Shan filling the windows—Central Asia's most polished city hotel.

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Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga facing the white facade of the Latvian National Opera
City Hotel

Riga, Latvia

8.7

Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga

The Baltic capital's grandest full-service hotel, a restored landmark facing the Opera House on Aspazijas boulevard with rooftop dining and a serious spa.

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The Manila Hotel, Manila
City Hotel

Manila, Philippines

8.6

The Manila Hotel

The Philippines' 1912 grande dame on Manila Bay, whose penthouse once served as General MacArthur's residence.

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Neoclassical façade of the InterContinental Athénée Palace on Revolution Square, Bucharest
City Hotel

Bucharest, Romania

8.6

InterContinental Athénée Palace Bucharest

The legendary 1914 palace of spies and diplomats on Revolution Square, restored under InterContinental beside the Romanian Athenaeum.

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Glass tower of Crown Towers Perth rising above lagoon pools beside the Swan River at Burswood
City Hotel

Perth, Australia

8.6

Crown Towers Perth

A glass tower on the Swan River at Burswood with lagoon pools, big-hotel polish and skyline views back across the water to Perth.

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Marble lobby atrium of The Alexander luxury hotel near Republic Square in Yerevan
City Hotel

Yerevan, Armenia

8.6

The Alexander, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Yerevan

Armenia's first true luxury hotel, a marble-clad Luxury Collection address steps from Republic Square in the heart of Yerevan.

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Façade of the Astoria Hotel on St Isaac's Square with the cathedral's golden dome beyond
City Hotel

St Petersburg, Russia

8.6

Astoria Hotel

St Petersburg's 1912 icon on St Isaac's Square, facing the cathedral's golden dome with the Hermitage and Mariinsky minutes away.

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Corner façade of Hotel National Moscow facing the Kremlin walls and Alexander Garden
City Hotel

Moscow, Russia

8.5

Hotel National Moscow

A 1903 grande dame at the foot of Tverskaya Street whose best rooms look straight onto the Kremlin towers and Red Square.

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Palm-fringed terraced gardens and palace façade of Olissippo Lapa Palace above the Tagus
City Hotel

Lisbon, Portugal

8.5

Olissippo Lapa Palace

A nineteenth-century count's palace in Lisbon's embassy quarter, with terraced gardens, a palm-fringed pool and Tagus views from the Lapa hilltop.

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