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162 hotels found

Restored nineteenth-century facades of Hotel Maria in Helsinki's Kruununhaka quarter
City Hotel

Helsinki, Finland

8.8

Hotel Maria

Helsinki's new standard-bearer in Kruununhaka: four restored 19th-century buildings, butler-serviced suites and a lavish spa near the harbour.

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Sheen Falls Lodge beside the cascading Sheen river meeting Kenmare Bay
Country House

Kenmare, Ireland

8.8

Sheen Falls Lodge

A former marquess's fishing lodge on a 300-acre estate where the Sheen river cascades into Kenmare Bay, floodlit falls and all.

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Lodge-style suites of Carmelo Resort & Spa beneath eucalyptus trees on the Río de la Plata
Resort

Carmelo, Uruguay

8.8

Carmelo Resort & Spa, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt

Uruguay's great countryside resort — eucalyptus forest, vineyard air and lodge-style suites on the Río de la Plata, an hour from Buenos Aires by boat.

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Travertine and glass façade of Square Nine Hotel on Studentski Trg, Belgrade
City Hotel

Belgrade, Serbia

8.7

Square Nine Hotel Belgrade

Belgrade's design flagship on Studentski Trg, an Isay Weinfeld-designed Leading Hotel with mid-century warmth and a serious pool.

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The Europe Hotel on the shore of Lough Léin with the MacGillycuddy's Reeks beyond
Lakeside Hotel

Killarney, Ireland

8.7

The Europe Hotel & Resort

A lakeshore resort on Lough Léin facing the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, with one of Ireland's largest and best-regarded spas.

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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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Pastel Canarian-style mansions and gardens of Bahía del Duque above Playa del Duque
Resort

Costa Adeje, Spain

8.7

Bahía del Duque

A grand Canarian village of pastel houses, plazas and gardens above Playa del Duque, long the benchmark resort of Tenerife's Costa Adeje.

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Whitewashed fortified masseria and olive groves of Masseria San Domenico near Savelletri
Resort

Savelletri di Fasano, Italy

8.7

Masseria San Domenico

A fifteenth-century fortified farmhouse amid centuries-old olive groves, pioneering Puglia's masseria luxury with a celebrated thalassotherapy spa.

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Horses on the sand at low tide in front of Kinondo Kwetu's garden cottages on Galu Beach
Beach Resort

Diani Beach, Kenya

8.7

Kinondo Kwetu

A Swedish family's barefoot boutique retreat on quiet Galu Beach south of Diani, with horses on the sand and an easy house-party spirit.

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Cotswold-stone frontage and courtyard of Whatley Manor near Malmesbury
Country House

Malmesbury, United Kingdom

8.7

Whatley Manor

A Cotswold-stone manor outside Malmesbury pairing ambitious tasting-menu dining with twelve acres of gardens and a soothing spa.

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Timber-and-stone facade of Sport Hotel Hermitage & Spa beside the snowy pistes at Soldeu
Ski Hotel

Soldeu, Andorra

8.7

Sport Hotel Hermitage & Spa

Andorra's flagship five-star, ski-in at Soldeu on the Grandvalira slopes, with a vast Sport Wellness spa and the principality's top dining.

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Pale Nordic guest room at Hotel St. George overlooking Old Church Park in Helsinki
City Hotel

Helsinki, Finland

8.7

Hotel St. George

An art-filled sanctuary facing Old Church Park, where Nordic design, serious wellness and a poetry-lined past meet in a former printing house.

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