Luxury Hotel Guides by Destination

Ritz, George V, Crillon, Cheval Blanc, Plaza Athénée and more

Claridge's territory, the Peninsula, Rosewood, the Dorchester

Hotel Eden, the Hassler, Rome Cavalieri and the boutique wave

the new Rosewood and Mandarin Oriental, the Sacher, Palais Coburg

Rosewood's Palace of Justice, the Conservatorium, De L'Europe, the Waldorf

Baur au Lac, the Dolder Grand, MO Savoy, the Widder

Four Seasons des Bergues, MO Geneva, Beau-Rivage

Four Seasons Ritz, Bairro Alto Hotel, Lapa Palace

Rosewood, Mandarin Oriental, the Bayerischer Hof, the Charles

the Adlon by the Brandenburg Gate, the Waldorf, Hotel Palace

Hôtel de Paris, the Hermitage, the Metropole

Four Seasons Astir Palace, One&Only Aesthesis, the city boutiques

Four Seasons on the river, MO's monastery, the Grand Mark

the Merrion, the Westbury, the Marker

San Domenico Palace, the Timeo, Villa Sant'Andrea and the bay boutiques

Villa d'Este, Mandarin Oriental, the lakefront boutiques

the Palácio do Freixo, the One Monumental Palace, Vinha

the Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne Palace, Royal Savoy

Cheval Blanc, the Byblos, Villa Belrose

Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, the Maybourne Riviera, Cheval Blanc, La Réserve

Carlton, Martinez, Majestic, Le Grand Hôtel, Five Seas

Le Negresco, Hôtel du Couvent, Anantara Plaza, Hyatt Palais de la Méditerranée

Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel, Belles Rives, Impérial Garoupe

Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, Royal-Riviera, La Réserve de Beaulieu, Chèvre d'Or, Cap Estel, Maybourne

which Riviera hotels hold it, why Monaco has none, how it differs from five stars, and which are worth booking.

Eden-Roc's rock pool, Club Dauphin, Pampelonne's clubs, Cannes's plages

the Balmoral, Gleneagles Townhouse, and the great estate an hour north

The Fontenay's lakeside curves vs the 1897 Vier Jahreszeiten

the Gresham Palace Four Seasons, the New York Palace

the 1887 Kämp and the Waldorf's Hotel Maria

the Grand Hotel opposite the opera, Les Sources de Caudalie in the vines

the Sacher on the river, Rosewood's lakeside castle at Fuschl

the Gran Hotel's casino glamour, BLESS Cala Nova, ME's scene

the Elounda peninsula pair, Blue Palace's Rosewood transformation

Belmond La Residencia, the new MO Punta Negra, FS Formentor and the LHW set

Airelles Gordes, Baumanière's three stars

the Peninsula, Çırağan Palace, both Four Seasons, MO Bosphorus

Aman's hillside ruya, Mandarin Oriental's bays, Maxx Royal

Le Sirenuse, the Caruso, Palazzo Avino, Capri's pair

Belmond's Romazzino, the Costa Smeralda set, Forte Village

Rosewood's Brunello estate, Belmond's castle, Borgo Santo Pietro

Villa Dubrovnik, Sun Gardens, Rovinj's Adriatic pair

Gleneagles, Inverlochy Castle, the Fife Arms

Aman, the Carlyle, the reopened Waldorf, Peninsula and more

the Pink Palace, Bel-Air, Peninsula Beverly Hills, the Four Seasons pair

Faena, the Setai, St. Regis Bal Harbour, the Surf Club, Acqualina

both Four Seasons, the Huntington, Rosewood Sand Hill

the Peninsula, Four Seasons, Waldorf Astoria

both Four Seasons, MO Back Bay, the Newbury

Rosewood Georgetown, Four Seasons, the Waldorf

Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, the Ritz-Carlton, the Joule, Hôtel Swexan

The Little Nell's ski-in crown, the Jerome's silver-boom soul

Auberge du Soleil, Four Seasons, Solage, Montage and Appellation Healdsburg

Four Seasons slopeside, Caldera House, Amangani's return

Fairmont Banff Springs vs Chateau Lake Louise

Halekulani, Four Seasons Hualalai and Maui, Grand Wailea, Sensei Lanai

Four Seasons, Casa Polanco, the Marquis

Rosewood Mayakoba, Maroma, La Casa de la Playa

FS Papagayo, the new Waldorf, Nayara's volcano lodges

Amanyara, Grace Bay Club, the Strand, Wymara

Eden Rock, Cheval Blanc, Rosewood Le Guanahani

the Alvear Palace, Four Seasons' mansion

Rosewood's Cidade Matarazzo, the Tivoli Mofarrej

MO Santiago, The Singular, and Patagonia's great lodges at Torres del Paine

Aman, Janu, Peninsula, the grand three, Four Seasons

Aman Kyoto, the new Capella, Four Seasons, the reborn Imperial

the world's No. 1 hotel, the 150-year Oriental, Aman's newest

Capella's Sentosa estate, Raffles, Mandarin Oriental, Four Seasons

the Peninsula, Rosewood, both Mandarin Orientals, Four Seasons

the Peninsula on the Bund, Capella's lane houses, Amanyangyun's villas

Rosewood, the all-suite Peninsula, both Mandarin Orientals, the PuXuan

Signiel's tower floors, The Shilla, Four Seasons

Amanpuri, Rosewood's Emerald Bay, the Nai Harn

the Aman trio, Capella Ubud, both Four Seasons, Soori

Four Seasons' rice-terrace resort, Raya Heritage, Aleenta

The Datai's rainforest legend vs Four Seasons' beach estate

The Imperial's colonial legend, The Lodhi's modern privacy

Capella's opera fantasy vs the legendary Metropole

Park Hyatt's colonial calm vs The Reverie's gilded spectacle

Amansara's royal villa, the Raffles Grand, Phum Baitang

the Lake Palace, Rambagh, Umaid Bhawan, Aman's pair

Amangalla in Galle Fort, Amanwella's cove, Cape Weligama's clifftop

One&Only, The Lana, Mandarin Oriental, Four Seasons, the Waldorf

Emirates Palace, Rosewood, Four Seasons Al Maryah

Rosewood's twin towers, MO Msheireb, both Four Seasons, the Waldorfs

MO Al Faisaliah, Four Seasons Kingdom Centre, the Ritz-Carlton palace

The Jaffa's convent conversion, The Norman's Bauhaus glamour, the Setai

The Chedi and MO on Muscat's coast, the canyon-edge mountain resorts

both Four Seasons, the Waldorf, Giza's pyramid-view boutique

Royal Mansour, La Mamounia, Amanjena, Mandarin Oriental, Four Seasons

Royal Mansour's 2024 art-deco revival vs Four Seasons' corniche resort

The Silo, One&Only, Mount Nelson

the Saxon, Steyn City, Four Seasons Westcliff

Hemingways' plantation calm, Giraffe Manor's famous breakfast

the Maldives' true top tier honestly compared, with rates and booking strategy.

One&Only Le Saint Géran, Four Seasons Anahita, Constance Prince Maurice

Cheval Blanc, both Four Seasons, the Waldorf's private island

Capella's sandstone palace, Four Seasons' harbour views

Rosewood Matakauri, Blanket Bay, Eichardt's

overwater, Mediterranean, safari, palace

Grand Wailea, Forte Village, FS Orlando and more

St. Moritz's palaces, Courchevel's couture pair, the Rockies' Four Seasons

Maldives, Bora Bora and beyond

Sensei Lanai, Castel Monastero, Espace Chenot and more

the Dolder's 4,000m², Asaya Hong Kong, Dior at Cheval Blanc

Adare's Ryder Cup stage, Gleneagles, Cape Kidnappers

Amanpulo, Desroches, Platte Island

the Orient-Express, Royal Scotsman, Andean Explorer

when each destination sells out, minimum stays, and the late-availability plays that still exist.

Capella Kyoto, Rosewood Doha, the reborn Waldorf NY, MO Vienna

breakfast giraffes, a wartime bunker bar, invisible service tunnels

Villa d'Este's floating original, San Domenico's Etna infinity, the Çırağan's Bosphorus edge

Peninsula's guest-recall, the Oriental's butlers, Royal Mansour's riad teams

the Forbidden City from MO Wangfujing, Lakeview at Lake Louise

relocated Ming villas, a Patagonian cold-storage plant, a floating palace

Monaco, Vegas, Miami, Abu Dhabi, Singapore

which palace balconies see the circuit, real race-week prices vs normal (€2,500–6,000+ vs €550), and the booking calendar.

Art Basel Miami, the Venice Biennale, Frieze London

Tokyo and Kyoto's best blossom stays, real season vs normal pricing, forecast strategy and the booking calendar.

Wimbledon, Royal Ascot, Chelsea Flower Show

rates, personality, spas, loyalty, and which brand fits which trip.