The Directory

The world’s finest hotels.

Every property researched and profiled by the Browntravels editorial team. Sponsored placements are always clearly labelled.

175 hotels found

Townhouse facade of Hotel Sanders on a quiet lane behind the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen

City Hotel

Copenhagen, Denmark

8.9

Hotel Sanders

A former ballet dancer's intimate townhouse hotel beside the Royal Danish Theatre, widely counted among Europe's best boutiques.

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Whitewashed terraces of Hotel Tresanton above the sea at St Mawes

Beach Resort

St Mawes, United Kingdom

8.9

Hotel Tresanton

Olga Polizzi's chic cluster of houses above St Mawes harbour, the hotel that taught Cornwall how to do relaxed Mediterranean-style glamour.

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Classical stone facade of Gleneagles Townhouse on St Andrew Square, Edinburgh

City Hotel

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

8.9

Gleneagles Townhouse

The famous Perthshire estate's city sibling: a former banking hall on St Andrew Square turned intimate, clubby Edinburgh bolthole.

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Infinity pool and terraces of Casa Palopó overlooking Lake Atitlán and its volcanoes

Lakeside Hotel

Santa Catarina Palopó, Guatemala

8.9

Casa Palopó

A collector's villa above Lake Atitlán turned Relais & Châteaux hideaway, with volcano views that justify Guatemala's most painted lake.

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City Hotel

Mexico City, Mexico

8.8

Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City

A hacienda-style palace wrapped around a lush courtyard garden on Paseo de la Reforma, steps from Chapultepec Park.

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Beach Resort

Miami Beach, United States

8.8

Faena Hotel Miami Beach

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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Ornate Victorian sandstone facade of The Merchant Hotel in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter

City Hotel

Belfast, United Kingdom

8.8

The Merchant Hotel

A gilded Victorian bank headquarters in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter, home to the city's most opulent dining room and cocktail culture.

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Curved glass architecture of Raffles Doha within the Katara Towers on Lusail's waterfront

City Hotel

Doha, Qatar

8.8

Raffles Doha

An all-suite statement inside one of Doha's crescent-shaped Katara Towers, where futuristic Qatari design meets Raffles butler tradition.

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Turquoise Indian Ocean seafront by Park Hyatt Zanzibar in Stone Town

City Hotel

Stone Town, Tanzania

8.8

Park Hyatt Zanzibar

A restored seafront mansion on the edge of UNESCO-listed Stone Town, pairing Zanzibari heritage with an infinity pool facing the Indian Ocean.

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Victorian Gothic stone facade of Forest Side against Grasmere fells

Country House

Grasmere, United Kingdom

8.8

Forest Side

A Victorian Gothic mansion above Grasmere where a Michelin-starred, garden-fed kitchen defines the modern Cumbrian table.

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Grand Canal facade and waterside terraces of The St. Regis Venice near St Mark's Square

City Hotel

Venice, Italy

8.8

The St. Regis Venice

A Grand Canal address beside St Mark's where five historic palazzi meet crisp contemporary interiors and rare private gardens on the water.

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Corner façade of Bairro Alto Hotel on Praça Luís de Camões in central Lisbon

City Hotel

Lisbon, Portugal

8.8

Bairro Alto Hotel

Lisbon's original boutique hotel, on the corner of Chiado and Bairro Alto, reimagined by Pritzker laureate Eduardo Souto de Moura with a celebrated Tagus-view rooftop.

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