Rosewood Miramar Beach
Montecito, United States · Rosewood
Rick Caruso's beachfront fantasy of old-money Montecito, anchored by a Michelin star at Caruso's.
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Hilton Molino Stucky Venice
Venice, Italy · Hilton
A Victorian flour mill reborn with Venice's only rooftop pool and the lagoon's best sunset bar.
Waldorf Astoria Pedregal
Los Cabos, Mexico · Waldorf Astoria
A dramatic cliffside retreat at the tip of Cabo, with plunge-pool rooms, standout service and El Farallon dining over the Pacific.
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
Lake Louise, Canada · Fairmont
You pay for the postcard and the postcard delivers; everything else is competent supporting cast.
Amanzoe
Porto Heli, Greece · Aman
A modern Greek temple that delivers on the metaphor, with the Peloponnese's best beach club below.
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas
St Thomas, US Virgin Islands · The Ritz-Carlton
Still the benchmark beachfront resort in the US Virgin Islands: thirty acres on calm Great Bay, refined, well-run and equally happy with families and couples.
Fairmont Mayakoba
Riviera Maya, Mexico · Fairmont
The mangrove boat ride to breakfast is a trick that never gets old, and the rest of the estate keeps up with it.
Four Seasons Hotel Osaka
Osaka, Japan · Four Seasons
Osaka's new benchmark: a serene tower hotel with a genuine modern ryokan hidden on the 28th floor.
Fairmont San Francisco
San Francisco, United States · Fairmont
The grande dame of Nob Hill still earns the climb: real history in the lobby, bay views from the tower and a tiki bar no one has ever improved on.
Amanoi
Ninh Thuan, Vietnam · Aman
Vietnam's most complete coastal retreat, provided you treat isolation as a feature rather than a flaw.
Rosewood Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil · Rosewood
Jean Nouvel's vertical forest over Philippe Starck interiors, the boldest luxury hotel in Sao Paulo.
Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Mandarin Oriental
The definitive KLCC address: park, towers and mall on the doorstep, and five-star polish at rates most cities cannot touch.
Amanbagh
Rajasthan, India · Aman
Rural Rajasthan distilled: a walled garden palace where the excursions matter as much as the marble.
Hotel Phillips Kansas City
Kansas City, United States · Hilton
Kansas City's art deco landmark, polished by Curio into the most characterful stay downtown.
Amankora Thimphu
Thimphu, Bhutan · Aman
A monastic, beautifully judged first move in the best hotel circuit in the Himalayas.
Fairmont Empress
Victoria, Canada · Fairmont
Heritage hotels often coast on their postcards; the Empress backs its ivy with cooking and service that still compete.
Fairmont Udaipur Palace
Udaipur, India · Fairmont
A brand-new palace built at Rajput scale above Udaisagar Lake: theatrical, enormous and already the wedding stage of choice east of Udaipur.
Four Seasons Resort Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Four Seasons
The city-beach resort done properly: real sand, adult calm and the Burj Khalifa on the horizon.
Fairmont Orchid
Big Island, United States · Fairmont
The calm, turtle-visited lagoon does more for this resort than any renovation ever could.
Radisson Collection Palazzo Nani
Venice, Italy · Radisson
A proper palazzo conversion in the Venice neighbourhood you actually want to sleep in.
Ritz-Carlton Residences, Vail
Vail, United States · The Ritz-Carlton
Residence-style space and Ritz-Carlton service a short walk from the Eagle Bahn Gondola, best for families and groups who want a kitchen and room to spread out.
Waldorf Astoria Chicago
Chicago, United States · Waldorf Astoria
Chicago's most European luxury hotel, with some of the largest, calmest rooms in the city a step off the Magnificent Mile.
Carton House
Maynooth, Ireland · Fairmont
The rare Irish estate hotel that is as good at golf, spa and dinner as it is at aristocratic theatre, and only 25 minutes from the airport.
Rosewood Little Dix Bay
Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands · Rosewood
Laurance Rockefeller's 1964 original, rebuilt with restraint after Irma into the calmest aristocrat in the British Virgin Islands.