Cairo, Egypt · Four Seasons
A polished Nile-side city hotel combining sweeping river views, extensive dining, a serious spa and the consistency of Four Seasons service in one of Cairo’s most convenient locations.
Amman, Jordan · Four Seasons
A polished hilltop city hotel with spacious rooms, excellent dining, strong wellness facilities and the dependable service Four Seasons does so well.
La Fortuna, Costa Rica
A rare Costa Rica resort that earns its 'best in the country' billing, immersive in the rainforest without sacrificing comfort.
Maui, United States · Four Seasons
Hawaii's benchmark resort: 15 beachfront acres run with a precision that makes the nightly rate feel almost defensible.
Banff, Canada · Fairmont
A genuine icon that trades intimacy for spectacle, and wins the trade almost every time.
Maldives · The Ritz-Carlton
Kerry Hill's minimalist rings bring rare architectural discipline to the Maldives, and the lagoon does the rest.
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.
Maui, United States · Fairmont
Space is the real luxury on Maui, and nobody else in Wailea sells it this well.
Hoi An, Vietnam · Four Seasons
Vietnam's definitive beach resort, with a spa that has become the destination in its own right.
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.
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.
Big Island, United States · Fairmont
The calm, turtle-visited lagoon does more for this resort than any renovation ever could.
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.
Aspen, United States · The Ritz-Carlton
A ski-in residence club, not a conventional hotel, offering space, a kitchen and Ritz-Carlton service at the foot of Aspen Highlands.
Denarau Island, Fiji · Hilton
Fiji's most dependable family resort: a long west-facing beachfront, seven pools and the airport twenty minutes away.
Sanya, China · Rosewood
Haitang Bay's most composed resort: sea-view rooms as standard, a show-stopping infinity pool and luxury with the volume turned down.
Scottsdale, United States · Fairmont
A 65-acre desert resort machine that does family-scale luxury properly, with better restaurants than any convention hotel has a right to.
Orlando, United States · Waldorf Astoria
Disney access without the Disney decor, a calm 502-room resort with a golf course, spa and serious pool for families wanting luxury alongside the parks.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Fairmont
A sensible luxury choice on the Palm's trunk: private beach, serious kids' provision and better restaurants than its rates suggest.
Minneapolis, United States · Radisson
For a Mall of America mission with children in tow, nothing else is really in the conversation.
Jasper, Canada · Fairmont
Canada's great wilderness lodge, trading marble polish for lake, elk and a century of charm.
Cartagena, Colombia · Radisson
Beachfront ease at honest rates, if you accept the taxi ride every time the walled city calls.
Taghazout, Morocco · Fairmont
Morocco's beach done with real style: contemporary Moroccan design, a proper hammam and Atlantic sunsets, with Taghazout's surf next door.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Radisson
The sensible way to do Yas Island's theme parks, provided you steer well clear of Grand Prix week pricing.