Rosewood Baha Mar
Nassau, Bahamas · Rosewood
Rosewood calm on Cable Beach with the run of a vast resort campus next door, a rare balance of intimacy and scale done with real polish.
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Rosewood San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico · Rosewood
The most complete hotel in Mexico's most romantic town, and the rooftop at sunset is worth the rate on its own.
Aman Le Melezin
Courchevel, France · Aman
The quietest address in a loud resort, and the only one in Courchevel where the piste starts at the boot room door.
Fairmont Kea Lani
Maui, United States · Fairmont
Space is the real luxury on Maui, and nobody else in Wailea sells it this well.
Karma Nosara
Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica · Karma Nosara
A striking private Nosara retreat where panoramic Pacific views, two pools and generous indoor-outdoor living make it particularly compelling for families, groups and wellness escapes.
Rosewood Le Guanahani
Saint Barthelemy · Rosewood
The island's most complete resort: an eighteen-acre peninsula between two beaches, barefoot in feel and polished in execution, at full St. Barth prices.
Four Seasons The Nam Hai
Hoi An, Vietnam · Four Seasons
Vietnam's definitive beach resort, with a spa that has become the destination in its own right.
Amanyara
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos · Aman
The Caribbean pared back to sand, reef and silence, executed with a precision few resorts anywhere can match.
You & Me Maldives
Maldives
A romantic, adults-only Raa Atoll island where all-a-la-carte dining and a Michelin-backed underwater restaurant outweigh a modest house reef.
Rosewood Miramar Beach
Montecito, United States · Rosewood
Rick Caruso's beachfront fantasy of old-money Montecito, anchored by a Michelin star at Caruso's.
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.