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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.

201 hotels found

The 100-metre infinity pool of Silversands running towards Grand Anse beach in Grenada
Beach Resort

Grand Anse, Grenada

8.7

Silversands Grenada

Grenada's contemporary statement on Grand Anse beach, built around a 100-metre infinity pool that runs like a silver blade to the sea.

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Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
City Hotel

Singapore, Singapore

8.6

Marina Bay Sands

Singapore's triple-tower landmark crowned by the world-famous 57th-floor infinity pool, with a city of dining, shopping and entertainment below.

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White neoclassical facade and gardens of the Polana Serena Hotel above Maputo Bay
City Hotel

Maputo, Mozambique

8.6

Polana Serena Hotel

Maputo's 1922 clifftop grande dame above the Indian Ocean, its white neoclassical wings and gardens restored to Serena polish.

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Low-slung buildings and fairways of Verdura Resort meeting the sea near Sciacca, Sicily
Resort

Sciacca, Italy

8.6

Verdura Resort

Rocco Forte's vast south-Sicilian estate near Sciacca, built around championship golf, a serious spa and nearly two kilometres of private coastline.

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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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The sail-shaped glass tower of W Barcelona rising from the Barceloneta seafront
City Hotel

Barcelona, Spain

8.6

W Barcelona

Ricardo Bofill's sail-shaped glass tower at the tip of Barceloneta, with beachfront pools and some of the best sea-and-city views in Barcelona.

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Contemporary alpine facade of COMO Alpina Dolomites on the snow-covered Alpe di Siusi plateau
Ski Hotel

Alpe di Siusi, Italy

8.6

COMO Alpina Dolomites

COMO's alpine outpost on Europe's largest high-altitude meadow, pairing ski-in access with the group's Shambhala wellness on the Alpe di Siusi plateau.

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Colonial-style villas of Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia amid palms near the Maspalomas dunes
Resort

Maspalomas, Spain

8.6

Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia

An intimate colonial-style enclave beside the Maspalomas palm oasis and dunes, quietly regarded as Gran Canaria's finest address.

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Marble atrium and oceanfront lagoon pools of The Empire Brunei at Jerudong
Resort

Jerudong, Brunei

8.6

The Empire Brunei

Brunei's palatial oceanfront landmark at Jerudong: marble halls, a Jack Nicklaus golf course and lagoon pools on the South China Sea.

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Cliff-edge terraces and villas of Cap Maison above the sea at Cap Estate, St Lucia
Resort

Cap Estate, St Lucia

8.6

Cap Maison

A clifftop villa hotel on St Lucia's northern tip, famed for its cliff-edge cooking and the champagne zip-line to its ocean deck.

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Palms leaning over the quiet beach fronting The Residence Zanzibar
Beach Resort

Zanzibar, Tanzania

8.5

The Residence Zanzibar

A palm-shaded villa estate on Zanzibar's quiet southwest coast, pairing a kilometre of beach with Swahili-colonial style and gentle rates.

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Gardens and beachfront of Forte Village Resort on Sardinia's southern coast at Santa Margherita di Pula
Beach Resort

Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy

8.5

Forte Village Resort

A garden city of hotels on Sardinia's southern coast, with sport academies, a thalasso spa and family programming unmatched in the Mediterranean.

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