Beach Resort
Antibes, France
9.6
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc
The Riviera legend at the tip of Cap d'Antibes, where pine-scented gardens, the seawater Eden-Roc pool and film-festival mythology endure.
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Beach Resort
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
9.0
Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
Dubai's sail-shaped icon remains an all-suite spectacle of gold, marble and butler service on its own island off Jumeirah Beach.
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Resort
Udaipur, India
9.6
The Oberoi Udaivilas
A palatial dreamscape of domes, courtyards and semi-private pools on Lake Pichola, delivering Rajasthan's most celebrated hotel service.
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Resort
Portofino, Italy
9.5
Splendido, A Belmond Hotel
A former monastery on the hillside above Portofino's harbour, the Italian Riviera's most glamorous perch since 1901.
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Lakeside Hotel
Cernobbio, Italy
9.5
Villa d'Este
A 16th-century cardinal's villa on Lake Como with 25 acres of Renaissance gardens and a floating pool moored on the lake itself.
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Resort
Soufrière, St Lucia
9.5
Jade Mountain
An architectural fantasy above St Lucia's Pitons where every open-walled sanctuary has its own infinity pool and no fourth wall at all.
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Resort
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
9.5
Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel
A 1908 white palace amid seven hectares of pines at the tip of Cap-Ferrat, home to the Riviera's most storied seawater pool.
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City Hotel
Bangkok, Thailand
9.5
Capella Bangkok
A riverfront urban resort on the Chao Phraya where every room faces the water, service is near-telepathic and the dining is Michelin-level.
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Resort
Venice, Italy
9.5
Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel
Giuseppe Cipriani's 1958 lagoon-edge legend on Giudecca island, with Venice's most famous swimming pool and a private launch to St Mark's.
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Resort
Taormina, Italy
9.4
San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel
A 14th-century Dominican convent turned clifftop palace above the Ionian Sea, with Mount Etna framed from its cloistered gardens.
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Country House
Montalcino, Italy
9.4
Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco
A restored medieval borgo on a vast Val d'Orcia estate, complete with its own Brunello winery and a members-style golf course.
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Wellness Retreat
Zurich, Switzerland
9.4
The Dolder Grand
A turreted 1899 curhaus above Zurich, rebuilt by Foster + Partners into a resort of serious art, spa and two-star dining.
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