Radisson Blu Toronto Downtown
Toronto, Canada · Radisson
A modest hotel with an immodest position on the water; in summer the rooftop pool deck settles the argument.
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Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
One of Guanacaste's easier all-inclusives to recommend: genuine seclusion, eight reservation-free restaurants and monkeys in the trees, if you can forgive the rocky beach.
Fairmont Tremblant
Mont-Tremblant, Canada · Fairmont
The best address on Tremblant's slopes, sold on position and pools rather than polish.
Fairmont Makkah
Makkah, Saudi Arabia · Fairmont
No hotel on earth puts you closer to the Kaaba, and everything else here is competent support for that single fact.
Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia · Mandarin Oriental
Refined, central city luxury overlooking the Bundaran HI, strong on dining and service in the middle of Jakarta.
The Lodge at Gulf State Park
Gulf Shores, United States · Hilton
A LEED-Gold, beachfront state-park lodge that turns Alabama's Gulf Shores into a genuine eco-getaway.
Radisson Blu Hotel Milan
Milan, Italy · Radisson
Quiet Villapizzone comfort with a proper pool and sauna, for travellers who value calm and value over a Duomo doorstep.
Fairmont Ajman
Ajman, United Arab Emirates · Fairmont
A proper Fairmont beach resort at northern-emirates prices, all calm water and quiet sand 40 minutes from Dubai's noise.
Radisson Hotel Corning
Corning, United States · Radisson
The obvious Corning base: a flat ten-minute walk to the glass museum, two blocks to Market Street dinner, and fair rates in between.
theWit Chicago
Chicago, United States · Hilton
A sharply styled Loop base whose rooftop bar and walkable Theatre District setting outshine its compact rooms.
Radisson Blu Edwardian Vanderbilt
London, United Kingdom · Radisson
Location does the heavy lifting here, and in South Kensington that is no small thing.
Radisson Blu Seaside
Helsinki, Finland · Radisson
Waterfront calm, proper Finnish saunas and honest rates, ten tram minutes from central Helsinki.
Fairmont Nile City
Cairo, Egypt · Fairmont
Cairo's best rooftop pool happens to have a very good hotel attached.
Fairmont Waterfront
Vancouver, Canada · Fairmont
The greenest serious hotel on Vancouver's waterfront, with harbour views and a rooftop apiary that actually feeds the kitchen.
Fairmont Bab Al Bahr
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Fairmont
Book it for the mosque view across the creek; the private beach, the Gold lounge and Marco Pierre White's grill are what keep you there.
Hilton London Kensington
London, United Kingdom · Hilton
Not luxurious, but a well-priced 601-room base between Holland Park's lawns and Portobello Road's stalls.
Hotel Bagués
Barcelona, Spain
A jewel-box conversion that puts you dead centre on La Rambla without making you live its chaos.
Radisson Resort Miami Beach
Miami Beach, United States · Radisson
An oceanfront Mid-Beach base that swaps South Beach's crush for a quieter stretch of sand, with the Faena District a boardwalk stroll away.
Fairmont Chicago
Chicago, United States · Fairmont
Choose it for the park-side address and lake views, not for intimacy; this is big-box Fairmont done properly.
The Duniway Portland
Portland, United States · Hilton
A capable downtown Hilton by Pioneer Courthouse Square, lifted well above corporate default by Jackrabbit's kitchen.
Casa Chameleon Las Catalinas
Costa Rica
A honeymooners' eyrie that borrows its nightlife from the car-free town below and keeps its mornings entirely to itself.
Radisson Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, United States · Radisson
River views at motorway-hotel prices; a fair trade if you accept the five-minute drive into Beer City proper.
The Dorian London
London, United Kingdom
A characterful, fairly priced Fitzrovia base that spends its budget where guests actually notice.
Fairmont Vancouver Airport
Vancouver, Canada · Fairmont
The world's best argument for sleeping at the airport: silent rooms over the runways, a real spa and Pacific Northwest cooking inside YVR itself.