2025 Forbes Four-Star Hotels: 719 Properties Across 76 Countries

Most hotels tagged as airport-adjacent hotels trade convenience for atmosphere. Hyatt Regency Manila City of Dreams, positioned within City of Dreams Manila's entertainment complex in Parañaque, refuses that trade. Warm timber tones, bay-facing suites with floor-to-ceiling windows, and a Club lounge on the seventh floor of Tower II make the proximity to Ninoy Aquino International's runways feel largely irrelevant once you're inside.

Situated on its own private motu in the Bora Bora lagoon, InterContinental Bora Bora Resort and Thalasso Spa scored 92.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. The property offers exclusively overwater villas, the first deep-seawater spa in French Polynesia, and the region's largest wine cellar — reached by a 20-minute boat transfer from the airport.

The Peninsula Paris occupies a magnificent 1908 Haussmannian building steps from the Arc de Triomphe, offering 2-Michelin-starred dining and panoramic city views. This luxury flagship seamlessly blends historic French craftsmanship with modern sophistication.

Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay occupies a private island in Manama's Bahrain Bay, connected to the city by a dedicated bridge. The property carries the Four Seasons brand's hallmark service standards alongside a 41-foot lobby, three outdoor pools, the second-largest spa in the Four Seasons portfolio, and a rooftop Moroccan-inspired lounge on the 50th floor. A Google rating of 4.7 across nearly 10,000 reviews reflects a sustained record at the upper tier of Gulf luxury hospitality.

Positioned directly on Santa Monica's beach at 1 Pico Boulevard, Shutters on the Beach holds a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating and a 2024 Michelin Key — rare credentials for a California coastal hotel. With 198 rooms designed by Michael S. Smith, beachfront access that bypasses the usual public-path buffer, and a lobby culture that pulls in producers, writers, and regulars alike, it occupies a specific and well-defined tier of LA luxury.

Positioned on Abu Dhabi Creek with a geometric sapphire-blue facade, Fairmont Bab Al Bahr earns Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star recognition for a reason: it sits close to Yas Island's attractions and the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre while offering a beach club, creek-facing rooms, and a Gold floor program that draws returning guests. The property occupies a practical and design-conscious middle tier in Abu Dhabi's hotel market.

At the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, Andaz 5th Avenue occupies one of Midtown Manhattan's most position-conscious addresses, directly across from the New York Public Library. With 184 rooms designed by Tony Chi, a resident artist program rotating every three months, and Bryant Park on the doorstep, the hotel sits at the intersection of cultural programming and urban convenience in a way few Midtown properties manage.

Tortuga Bay Puntacana Resort & Club sits within a gated residential community on the Dominican Republic's east coast, where 13 Oscar de la Renta-designed villas and 30 suites deliver a recognisably minimal-luxe aesthetic. A 2026 La Liste Top Hotels score of 90.5 points and Leading Hotels of the World membership place it in a peer set well above the all-inclusive resorts that dominate the surrounding coastline.

A Gothic Revival landmark attached to St. Pancras International, this hotel occupies one of London's most architecturally singular buildings. Original Chambers rooms feature 18-foot ceilings, Victorian fireplaces, and views over the station's famous trainsheds, while the grand stone staircase — designed by original architect Gilbert Scott — anchors the entire property. For milestone occasions with a strong sense of place, few London addresses match it.

Located in Clayton's arts and gallery district, The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis earns a 91.5-point score from La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking and a Google rating of 4.6 across more than 1,800 reviews. The Lobby Lounge's 200-plus martini menu and signature Afternoon Tea draw both hotel guests and Clayton regulars, while the MetroLink stop directly across the street puts the rest of St. Louis within easy reach.

Among the Hotel Zone's adults-only all-inclusive properties, Le Blanc Spa Resort Cancun earns a La Liste Top Hotels score of 94 points (2026) and a 4.6 Google rating across more than 2,700 reviews. The resort pairs French fine dining at Lumière and modern Japanese at Yama with a dedicated spa program and butler service, positioning it at the upper end of Cancun's all-inclusive tier.

Coastal Kitchen at 400 Cannery Row holds a Michelin Plate and Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star recognition, placing it at the upper end of Monterey's dining tier. The window-lined room frames Pacific sunsets while a five-course menu sources 98 percent of its ingredients within a 100-mile radius. The chef's lineage runs through Charlie Trotter's, Restaurant Paul Bocuse, and a 2008 Bocuse d'Or Most Promising Chef award.

Forty minutes west of London along the Thames in Bray, The Waterside Inn occupies a tier of British fine dining shaped by decades of classical French technique. Holding a 2025 Forbes 4-Star recognition and a Google rating of 4.7 across nearly 800 reviews, it represents the kind of country dining room where the room, the service, and the kitchen operate as a coordinated whole rather than competing attractions.

A Two MICHELIN Key working cattle ranch spread across 37,000 acres of Montana wilderness, Paws Up sits at the intersection of genuine Western adventure and white-glove hospitality. Six glamping sites along the Blackfoot River and 28 vacation homes offer radically different formats under the same roof. Rated #8 on Condé Nast's Best Resorts list in 2025, it draws guests who want real terrain without conceding comfort.

Eden Roc Cap Cana operates on a different scale from conventional Caribbean resorts: 60 suites across freestanding villas, each with a private pool, set within a 30,000-acre beachfront enclave. Ranked 90 points by La Liste in 2026 and rated 4.5/5 by EP Club inspectors, it sits in the small cohort of Caribbean properties where design ambition and operational restraint coexist. Rates from US$704 per night, with airport transfers included.

Perched above Kowloon Station on the western edge of Victoria Harbour, W Hong Kong occupies a distinct position in the city's hotel hierarchy: a design-forward, high-altitude property where the 76th-floor outdoor pool and 2,100-square-foot Extreme Wow Suite sit at the sharper end of Hong Kong's luxury-lifestyle tier. La Liste placed it at 95 points in 2026, confirming its standing among the city's most recognised addresses.

Positioned inside Marrakesh's medina walls since 1923, La Mamounia occupies a tier defined by historical gardens spanning approximately 20 acres, zellige-and-cedar interiors, and cross-platform recognition including a 98.5-point La Liste score and a 2025 World's 50 Best Hotels placement at number 30. With 206 rooms, five restaurants, and rates from around $1,457 per night, it operates at the top of Morocco's luxury hotel market.

A colonial country house dating to 1812 on the Miles River, Inn at Perry Cabin occupies a distinct tier among Maryland Eastern Shore retreats: historically grounded, recently redesigned by New York-based Alexandra Champalimaud, and recognized by Condé Nast Traveler as one of the top resorts in the country in 2025. Seventy-eight rooms, a Pete Dye golf course, and a spa rooted in local botanicals complete the picture.

Man Wah Hong Kong elevates Cantonese cuisine to artistic heights on the Mandarin Oriental's 25th floor, where Michelin-starred Chef Wong Wing-Keung presents refined traditional dishes against Victoria Harbour's most spectacular panorama in Joyce Wang Studio's opulent azure-toned dining room.

Set within the Sintra-Cascais Nature Reserve at the foot of the Sintra mountains, Penha Longa Resort is a Ritz-Carlton property built around a 14th-century monastery estate that once served as a Portuguese royal retreat. The complex spans 204 rooms and suites, seven dining venues including two with Michelin stars, and a spa housed in the former royal apartments — placing it in a different category from Lisbon's urban five-star alternatives.

Approaching Conrad Algarve along its palm-lined drive, the domed porte cochere signals the register you're entering. Part of Hilton Worldwide's Conrad brand, the 154-room property in Almancil anchors itself around Gusto — chef Heinz Beck's Mediterranean restaurant, one of the Algarve's harder reservations to secure — and a spa, kids club, and pool complex scaled for longer stays rather than overnights.

A glass-tower landmark on Baltimore's Inner Harbor, the Four Seasons sits in Harbor East, one of the city's most active neighborhoods for dining, retail, and waterfront access. The hotel's waterfront position means major attractions are within walking distance, while the concierge team and fourth-floor infinity pool with attentive poolside service set the property apart from neighboring options. Google reviewers rate it 4.7 across more than 3,000 reviews.

Grand Velas Los Cabos sits in the Corredor Turístico between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo, positioning 307 all-suite accommodations along the Sea of Cortéz with unobstructed water views from every room. Recognized by La Liste's Top Hotels with 94.5 points in 2026, it operates at the upper tier of Los Cabos' all-inclusive luxury segment, with a 35,000-square-foot spa and a format that draws families and wellness-focused travelers in equal measure.

On Seminyak's Jalan Petitenget strip, W Bali occupies a beachfront position that puts ocean sunsets and the area's most concentrated stretch of bars and restaurants within walking distance. The property runs across guest rooms, villas with private pools, a 24/7 spa, and Woobar — one of the island's most-watched venues for live events and DJ programming.

Spread across seven acres of hillside gardens above Santa Barbara, El Encanto is a Belmond property that earns its Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating through architectural restraint rather than scale. The 92 bungalow-style rooms split between California Mission and Craftsman traditions, and the 2024 Michelin Key and Leading Hotels of the World membership confirm its position at the top of the city's hotel tier.

Built within Ho Chi Minh City's landmark Times Square tower on Nguyễn Huệ boulevard, The Reverie Saigon occupies one of District 1's most visible addresses. Its 286 rooms feature custom Italian furnishings by Visionnaire, Colombostile, and Giorgetti, and the property has held Leading Hotels of the World membership since opening in 2015, earning 92.5 points from La Liste's Top Hotels ranking in 2026.

Inside the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Stein Eriksen Lodge on Deer Valley's slopes, Glitretind Restaurant anchors Park City's case for serious mountain dining. The menu rotates twice yearly around regionally sourced meat and seafood, backed by a cellar of 20,000 bottles across California, Burgundy, Bordeaux, and beyond. Window tables face the Wasatch range directly — skiers in winter, open mountain air in summer.

Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe occupies the Sangre de Cristo foothills north of the city, with 65 casitas and suites spread across a landscape that doubles as the resort's design logic. The property sits within the premium tier of Santa Fe accommodation, where wellness programming, architectural restraint, and proximity to both hiking trails and the historic Plaza define the competitive set.

The only all-suite hotel in Lower Manhattan, Conrad New York Downtown occupies a position distinct from the city's midtown luxury corridor. A 2,000-piece art collection, the Loopy Doopy Rooftop Bar, and event catering by Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group place it within a defined set of art-forward, amenity-rich properties. Pearl recommended for 2025.

The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre elevates business luxury through Art Deco-inspired design and cascading waterfall gardens in the heart of DIFC. This sophisticated 5-star hotel seamlessly blends corporate excellence with cultural immersion, featuring curated dining venues, an expansive spa, and exclusive Club Level accommodations.

Four Seasons Hotel Tunis sits along the Gammarth coastline with 500 metres of private beach, contemporary Arabesque architecture, and four distinct dining venues spanning Tunisian and Mediterranean cooking. La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels list awarded the property 95 points, placing it among North Africa's most recognised luxury addresses. The combination of hammam treatments, Guerlain spa services, and an open-plan design that connects indoor and outdoor spaces makes it a considered choice for the Mediterranean coast.

Bacchanalia has held its position at the top of Atlanta's fine dining circuit for decades, earning a Michelin star and a James Beard legacy through a farm-driven, four-course prix fixe format. Now relocated to a sleek industrial space in West Midtown, the restaurant pairs organic, seasonally shifting menus with a hand-selected wine list at $95 per person — a price point that remains notable given the caliber of what arrives at the table.

Positioned on a cliff above Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point, the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club holds a Forbes 4-Star rating (first awarded 2007) and 92 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. The property sits within Hilton Worldwide's Waldorf Astoria portfolio, with a Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed golf course, Pacific-facing gardens, and direct beach access shaping its offer alongside a structured food and beverage programme.

Originally conceived by architect John Portman and operating under Hilton Worldwide's Conrad flag, Conrad Singapore Orchard sits at the junction of Orchard Road's retail corridor and the green edge of the Botanic Gardens precinct. The property's dining portfolio spans Cantonese, Italian, and New York-inspired formats, while its wellness and experience programming draws on Singapore's UNESCO-listed garden heritage. A Google rating of 4.5 across more than 500 reviews anchors it in the upper tier of Orchard Road accommodation.

Set among paddy fields just outside central Siem Reap, Zannier Phum Baitang arranges 45 thatched-roof villas across a landscaped compound that positions itself as the city's answer to slow-travel lodging. Rated 93 points by La Liste Top Hotels in 2026 and awarded four stars by Forbes in 2025, the property rates among Cambodia's most decorated small-scale retreats, with rates from $586 per night.

Don Manuel's transforms traditional Mexican street food into sophisticated fine dining artistry at Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal, where world-class chefs present innovative taco tasting menus and contemporary Mexican cuisine against stunning Pacific Ocean views.

Open since 2005 alongside MoMA on West 53rd Street, The Modern holds two Michelin stars and a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating under chef Thomas Allan. The main dining room runs a prix fixe format with tableside service rituals; the Bar Room offers à la carte access to the same French-American kitchen at a lower entry point. La Liste scored it 90.5 points in 2025.

On the Estoril coastline thirty minutes west of Lisbon, InterContinental Cascais-Estoril occupies a glass-forward building by architect João Paciência where all 59 rooms open onto balconies or terraces facing Cascais Bay. The signature Bago du Vin Gourmet Bar & Terrace draws both guests and locals for Portuguese fare backed by an extensive wine list, while the L'Occitane spa and oceanfront pool round out a property suited to milestone stays along the Linha de Cascais.

A Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel occupying a boutique footprint one block from Union Square, Taj Campton Place pairs 110 rooms with Campton Place restaurant's California tasting menu, shaped by executive chef Srijith Gopinathan's Southern Indian background. Part of the Taj Hotels portfolio, it offers multilingual concierge service, pet-friendly policies, and a suite tier that extends well beyond standard luxury amenities.

Address Marassi Golf Resort sits on Egypt's North Coast at Kilo 129 of the Alexandria–Marsa Matrouh road, where a Peter Harradine-designed golf course meets a Mediterranean-inflected resort programme. Five distinct dining and drinking venues anchor the food-and-beverage offer, from a seasonally driven Mediterranean restaurant to a Latin-Californian rooftop bar. Google reviewers rate it 4.7 across 5,750 reviews.

Rising 31 floors above Paseo de la Reforma, The St. Regis Mexico City pairs a dark blue-mirrored facade with service standards that define the upper tier of the city's luxury hotel market. Awarded 95 points by La Liste's Top Hotels 2026, the property sits opposite the Fountain of Diana and within easy reach of Chapultepec. Its 189 rooms, Remède Spa, and King Cole Bar make it one of the Reforma corridor's most complete luxury addresses.

Occupying the upper floors of Festival Tower West above Nakanoshima, Conrad Osaka pairs Michelin Key recognition with 164 rooms that start at 50 square metres and floor-to-ceiling city views. Four dining venues span teppanyaki, sushi, a seafood grill, and an all-day restaurant, while a 38th-floor pool and a 40th-floor bar make the building's height central to the experience. La Liste ranked it 91.5 points in 2026.

Montreal's Golden Square Mile has long defined the city's upper register of hospitality, and the Ritz-Carlton sits at the centre of that tradition. Open since 1912 and recognised by La Liste Top Hotels at 96.5 points in 2026, the 129-room property pairs landmark architecture with a Dom Pérignon Champagne Bar, a rooftop saltwater pool, and Maison Boulud — a 130-seat restaurant drawing from one of North America's most respected French dining lineages.

Positioned on Earlsfort Terrace opposite the National Concert Hall and a short walk from St Stephen's Green, Conrad Dublin occupies one of the city's most strategically placed addresses in the luxury hotel tier. The Coburg brasserie and Lemuel's cocktail bar give the property two distinct food and drink identities, while balconied rooms and pet-friendly policies add practical texture to a hotel that earns its 4.5 Google rating across 1,702 reviews.

A 50-room French-inspired retreat in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Mirbeau Inn & Spa draws its visual identity from Monet's gardens at Giverny, complete with a lily pond and green footbridge. The Bistro & Wine Bar anchors the dining programme with classic French cuisine adapted for New England, while a 20-room spa and proximity to two championship golf courses round out the offer for adults seeking a quieter alternative to the Cape's busier resort towns.

Among Hong Kong's Italian dining options, Sabatini Ristorante Italiano at The Royal Garden occupies a distinct position: a Roman-rooted, atmosphere-driven room in Tsim Sha Tsui East where terracotta floors, hand-painted murals, and an Italian-focused wine list create a deliberate sense of place. The 110-seat restaurant runs lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch daily, with a live band performing each evening.

Housed in Boston's 1865 Federal Reserve Bank building, a National Historic Landmark, The Langham Boston earned Michelin 2 Keys recognition in 2024 and a La Liste Top Hotels score of 91.5 points in 2026. The 312-room Financial District property pairs preserved terrazzo floors and original frieze ceilings with Italian marble bathrooms and a 265-piece contemporary art collection. Rates from $896 per night.

COMO The Treasury Perth transforms the city's historic 19th-century State Buildings into Western Australia's most prestigious hotel, where 48 rooms and suites designed by Kerry Hill blend Victorian architecture with contemporary Asian luxury. The rooftop Wildflower restaurant and COMO Shambhala spa complete this extraordinary heritage revival in Perth's cultural heart.

Where most Business Bay hotels sell proximity to Downtown Dubai as their primary credential, The St. Regis Downtown Dubai adds a century of brand ritual to that address. Set along the Dubai Water Canal with 298 rooms and butler service across every category, it positions itself against peers like The Lana and Address Downtown through depth of programming rather than scale alone. Google reviewers rate it 4.6 across more than 3,500 assessments.

Shanghai Terrace Chicago occupies a hidden sanctuary behind a red door on the Peninsula Hotel's fourth floor, where authentic Cantonese-Shanghainese fusion cuisine unfolds across 70 intimate seats overlooking Lake Michigan. This sophisticated Chinese fine dining destination showcases traditional dim sum service, five-course Peking duck presentations, and signature cocktails in an exclusive setting that requires reservations.

The only hotel on a 933-acre coral island in the Amirantes group, Four Seasons Resort Seychelles at Desroches Island combines private-pool villas with 14 kilometres of white sand shoreline and 15 dive sites. Rated 94 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels list, it positions among the Seychelles' most secluded luxury properties. A 35-minute charter flight from Mahé is the price of admission.

Set along Jeddah's Al Hamra corniche with direct views of King Fahd's Fountain and the Red Sea, The Ritz-Carlton, Jeddah occupies a building with genuine palatial history and interior design to match. Recognized on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels list with 95 points, it holds the city's largest conference centre and more than 200 rooms ranging up to a 5,381-square-foot Royal Suite.

One of three Mandarin Oriental properties in mainland China, the Guangzhou outpost on Tianhe Road occupies the city's upper tier of business-district luxury. Tony Chi's minimalist interiors, room sizes starting at 646 square feet, and a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating position it alongside the Rosewood and Four Seasons as a reference address for Tianhe's corporate and leisure traveller alike.

Positioned on the edge of Melbourne's CBD at 1 Parliament Square, Park Hyatt Melbourne sits between Fitzroy Gardens and the Parliamentary precinct, placing guests within walking distance of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Collins Street retail, and St Patrick's Cathedral. Recognised by La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels with 93 points and rated 4.6 across more than 2,400 Google reviews, it represents the established tier of Melbourne's inner-city luxury hotel set.

The fine dining anchor of the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Chatham Inn, Cuvée serves four- and seven-course tasting menus rooted in New England coastal sourcing. The wine list runs to 1,140 selections, with 32 pours by the glass, and the chef's table format — a private 10-to-12-course experience for two — represents the upper tier of what Cape Cod's formal dining circuit offers.

On the 102nd floor of the ICC tower inside The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, Tosca di Angelo serves Michelin-starred Italian cuisine by Sicilian chef Angelo Agliano against one of Kowloon's most expansive skyline views. The room divides sharply between a power-lunch crowd at midday and a more formal dinner atmosphere, with a prix-fixe format that shifts in scope and ambition between the two services.

Buenos Aires has one address that has functioned as the city's social headquarters since 1932: the Alvear Palace Hotel in Recoleta. With 207 rooms and suites decorated in Empire and Louis XV style, a celebrated high tea at L'Orangerie, butler service from the Alvear Suite tier upward, and Leading Hotels of the World membership, it occupies the uppermost bracket of the city's grand-hotel tradition.

Perched 1,200 feet above the Pacific within the Santa Lucia Mountains, Alila Ventana Big Sur holds a Michelin 2 Keys distinction and a 92-point La Liste ranking. Fifty-nine rooms and suites spread across 160 acres of redwood and coastal scrub, connected by winding paths rather than grand driveways. The adults-only property prioritises the landscape itself as the primary draw, with architecture that recedes into the terrain rather than competing with it.

A cliff-edge resort on Bali's Bukit Peninsula, Alila Villas Uluwatu earns its place in Bali's upper tier of design-led luxury through architecture that places the Indian Ocean at the centre of almost every sightline. Ranked 49th on Condé Nast's 2025 Best Resorts list and scoring 92.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, it pairs villa-scale space with a butler programme built around personal service intensity.

The only hotel within the grounds of the Palace of Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle occupies a Jules Hardouin-Mansart building dating to the 1680s, reopened in 2021 with 13 rooms and suites, an Alain Ducasse restaurant holding one Michelin Star, and exclusive after-hours access to the Hall of Mirrors. Rated 98 points by La Liste Top Hotels in 2026 and awarded five points by Gault & Millau, it sits at the far end of the French palace-hotel category.

A 19th-century hilltop château holding 86 rooms across the original castle and surrounding estate villas, Airelles Saint-Tropez Château de la Messardière sits above the Gulf of Saint-Tropez with 25 acres of pine groves and a private beach club. Recognised with 2 Michelin Keys and a La Liste score of 92 points (2026), it operates seasonally from April to October and rates from 1,000 EUR per night.

Positioned within The Star complex in Pyrmont, The Darling is Sydney's casino-integrated luxury hotel that competes on room hardware, spa depth, and New Year's Eve harbour views rather than boutique intimacy. Rated 95 points by La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels index, it draws a clientele that wants floor-to-ceiling harbour sightlines, high-tech room controls, and direct access to a concentrated dining precinct.

Among Barcelona's grand hotels, El Palace occupies a distinct tier: a century-old Eixample address that Barcelonians still refer to as the Ritz, now scoring 95 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels list. Velvet drapes, gilded accents, and a rooftop hung with Ramon Casas paintings set the register. This is the city's most formally preserved expression of early-twentieth-century European hotel luxury.

Cortina is the signature restaurant at Montage Big Sky, where American Contemporary cooking draws on Montana's ranching and foraging traditions. The kitchen sources produce, meat, game, and fish from local producers, and the room itself — warm wood, soft leather, and chandelier light against mountain views — anchors a meal in the alpine setting rather than apart from it.

Island occupies the upper floors of the Pacific Place tower in Admiralty, overlooking Hong Kong Park with views toward Victoria Harbour. Its guest rooms rank among the city's most spacious, decorated in formal European style with Asian lacquerwork and crystal chandeliers. The hotel's 56th-floor restaurant Petrus and a 90-foot outdoor pool are among its most discussed assets. Rated 93 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking.

Crockfords Las Vegas, LXR Hotels & Resorts occupies the upper tier of Resorts World Las Vegas, offering villa-scale accommodations on the upper floors alongside access to a VIP infinity pool and a spa with a six-pool vitality complex. The property sits inside one of the Strip's most food-dense addresses, with 16-stall street food, a caviar bar, and a Cantonese palace all under one roof. It is a study in what happens when a luxury hotel brand operates within a large-format integrated resort.

Hotel Californian occupies three blocks on Santa Barbara's State Street, a block from the beach, with 121 rooms styled in Spanish-Moorish architecture conceived by designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard. The property's fourth-floor El Mirador deck delivers 360-degree views across the Pacific and the Santa Barbara mountains. Blackbird restaurant, a Majorelle spa, and Amtrak access one block away round out a centrally positioned stay.

Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort earned 94.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and holds a Google rating of 4.8 across nearly 3,000 reviews. The 443-room property operates inside the Disney World campus, running complimentary luxury bus transfers to all four parks while keeping its own identity firmly separate from theme-park aesthetics. The 17th-floor Capa restaurant anchors a dining programme that treats the resort as a destination in its own right.

La Réserve Ramatuelle holds a 98.5-point score in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and a Gault & Millau five-point Exceptional Hotel designation, placing it among the South of France's most recognised small luxury properties. Forty rooms, suites, and villas sit above the Saint-Tropez coastline, anchored by a three-restaurant dining programme that includes La Voile, a two-Michelin-star kitchen overseen by chef Eric Canino, alongside Japanese and Mediterranean options.

Summit at The Broadmoor has anchored fine dining in Colorado Springs since 2006, operating as the resort's most formally ambitious restaurant with a seasonally driven tasting menu and a wine tower holding 1,400 bottles. Chef de Cuisine Rocio Neyra Palmer draws on the nearly 3,000-acre property's own farms, greenhouse, and 40 honey hives, alongside ranch-raised wagyu and regional purveyors, to build a program rooted in Colorado's agricultural calendar.

Occupying a small circular island in North Male Atoll, Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru keeps its footprint to 48 thatched-roof villas and earns 92 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. A 25-minute speedboat ride from Velana International Airport, it pairs Banyan Tree's Balinese-influenced design aesthetic with a live coral reef, a marine conservation lab, and a PADI dive centre — all within swimming distance of the villas.

A landmark address in Roppongi, Grand Hyatt Tokyo pairs contemporary Japanese design with ten in-house restaurants and bars, a spa on the fifth floor, and rooms starting at 452 square feet fitted with limestone soaking tubs and smart toilets. The hotel sits within the Hyatt Hotels Corporation portfolio and draws consistently high reviews across nearly 5,000 Google ratings, making it one of Tokyo's most established full-service luxury hotels.

The Venetian Resort Las Vegas is one of the Strip's most self-contained destinations, with more than 7,000 all-suite rooms across two towers, 40-plus restaurants anchored by names including Thomas Keller, Wolfgang Puck, and Emeril Lagasse, and a La Liste score of 91.5 points in 2026. The indoor Grand Canal, complete with gondolier rides, sets the property's visual tone — theatrical by design, consistent in execution.

Amanyangyun occupies a different tier from Shanghai's city-centre luxury hotels, built on a relocated forest of 10,000 ancient camphor trees and dozens of Ming and Qing dynasty villas transported from Jiangxi province. Its 37 rooms and villas sit within a working nature preserve on the southern edge of the city, making it a retreat destination rather than a base for urban exploration. Starting from $843 per night.

Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest occupies a curved glass building on Erzsébet tér, steps from Fashion Street in the city's downtown core. Scoring 91.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, the property integrates a Nobu restaurant, a multi-outlet gastronomic quarter, and a full spa with a signature Hungarian Holistic Journey treatment into a single address rated 4.7 across nearly 3,800 Google reviews.

Open since 1990 and scoring 93 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, Regent Taipei occupies a prime position in Zhongshan District with 538 rooms, a rooftop pool, a 20th-floor spa, and a basement galleria anchored by Chanel, Hermès, and Cartier. Multiple dining venues, from the Brasserie's contemporary European menu to Chinese restaurants celebrating Taiwanese culinary heritage, make it a genuine dining destination for residents and visitors alike.

The Peninsula London occupies a purpose-built tower at 1 Grosvenor Place, Belgravia, bringing a global luxury hotel group's first UK address to one of the city's most coveted postcodes. With 190 Peter Marino-designed rooms, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Brooklands by Claude Bosi, and a La Liste score of 96.5 points in 2026, it represents the most significant new-build luxury hotel opening London has seen in years.

Palace Downtown occupies a rare position in Dubai's hotel market: lakefront access to the Dubai Fountain and direct sightlines to the Burj Khalifa, wrapped in an Arabian palace aesthetic that differentiates it from the corporate towers dominating Downtown. The dining programme anchors around Thiptara, one of the city's more established Thai restaurants, with terrace seating facing the fountain. Google reviewers rate it 4.7 from over 5,700 responses.

Nine suites, a Steinway in the lobby, and handcrafted Hästen mattresses in every room: Quintessence Hotel operates at the intimate end of Anguilla's luxury spectrum, where scale is kept deliberately small and design detail carries the argument. Rates from US$572 per night position it squarely in the island's boutique tier, drawing couples who want a private-residence feel without sacrificing access to Long Bay and Meads Bay beaches.

Sitting on Burj Khalifa Street in Business Bay, Taj Dubai holds a Forbes Travel Guide Four Star rating and a 2026 La Liste score of 94 points, placing it in a compact tier of downtown Dubai hotels that compete on Indian-inflected design, multi-concept dining, and Burj Khalifa sightlines. Nine miles from the airport and a five-minute walk from Dubai Mall, the address rewards guests who want city-centre convenience without sacrificing considered interiors or a rooftop bar with real pull.

Deuxave Boston restaurant occupies a corner of Commonwealth Avenue where Modern French cooking meets a serious wine program with 2,600 bottles and a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence held since 2015. The bar draws a crowd well before dinner service, and the dining room — silver walls, dark wood, candlelight — sets a tone that the kitchen keeps up with through dishes anchored in classical French technique.

Perched on Level 57 of Marina Bay Sands, Spago Singapore brings Wolfgang Puck's California-global cooking to one of the city's most commanding vantage points. Executive Chef Greg Bess, Singapore-based since 2010, works confident local inflections into the menu alongside a wine list spanning 1,150 selections and 4,580 bottles. The Opinionated About Dining Asia ranking and a Michelin Plate confirm its position in Singapore's upper mid-range dining tier.

Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li occupies a restored shikumen laneway compound in Xuhui, with 55 villa-style rooms ranging from 1,195 to 3,283 square feet. The property holds Leading Hotels of the World membership, scored 93 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, and houses Le Comptoir de Pierre Gagnaire, the Michelin-starred chef's first mainland China restaurant. Rates from $667 per night.

La Samanna, a Belmond property on St. Martin's French side, occupies the western tip of Baie Longue with whitewashed Mediterranean architecture and one of the island's quietest stretches of white sand. Rated 94 points by La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking, it sits in the premium tier of Caribbean resort properties, offering beach cabanas with private waiter service, cliffside villas with plunge pools, and a location that balances genuine seclusion with easy access to both Marigot and Simpson Bay.

Vida Rica Restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental, Macau occupies a distinctive position in the city's all-day dining tier, pairing Cantonese technique with Macau's Portuguese culinary heritage inside a dark-marble dining room with open wine cellar and bay views. A Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star property, it covers breakfast through late evening, with a 12-person private chef's table among its most sought-after bookings. Online reservations through OpenTable make it one of the more accessible high-end tables in a city where walk-ins are the norm.

Muir, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Halifax earned a Michelin Key in 2024, the first property of its kind in a city where serious luxury hotel infrastructure has been conspicuously absent. Set at the meeting point of downtown Halifax and the waterfront in the Queen's Marque district, the 109-room property translates Nova Scotia's maritime and Gaelic heritage into architecture, art, and programming with a specificity that sets it apart from the Marriott International portfolio's broader offering.

Ranked #12 on the 2025 World's 50 Best Hotels list, Capella Sydney occupies a restored Baroque-style government building steps from Circular Quay, with 192 rooms, a rooftop pool, Auriga Spa, and a food and beverage program by chef Brent Savage and sommelier Nick Hildebrandt. The hotel's commitment to First Nations art and history runs through every public space, making it one of the most culturally grounded luxury stays in Australia.

Hotel d'Angleterre has occupied Kongens Nytorv since 1755, and its 92 rooms and suites carry that continuity without coasting on it. A La Liste Top Hotels score of 94 points (2026) and Leading Hotels of the World membership place it at the top of Copenhagen's luxury tier. Marchal, Balthazar Champagne Bar, and a full-service spa make it a self-contained address at the city's geographic centre.

Art Paradiso Boutique Hotel reopened in 2023 within Incheon's Paradise City complex, bringing 58 adults-only rooms built around a consistent gallery aesthetic: dark walls, curated sculpture including Nam June Paik's <em>Hitchcocked</em>, and design logic that extends from the lobby through to the spa. Three Royal Suites, a Mediterranean-influenced pool, and Korean wellness facilities round out a property positioned closer to a design destination than a transit hotel.

On Rue de la Paix, a street that maps the upper tier of Parisian luxury, Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme occupies one of the city's most coveted addresses. Interior designer Ed Tuttle's marriage of French classicism and contemporary restraint sets the tone across 153 rooms. The property earned 94 points in La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking, placing it firmly among the capital's elite address book.

Set within the Marina Vallarta golf course, Casa Velas operates as an adults-only boutique hotel that repositions Puerto Vallarta away from its family-resort default. Its 80 suites, botanical garden, lagoon-style pool with swim-up bar, and spa programming place it in a small peer set of retreat-focused properties along Mexico's Pacific coast.

On the site of Seoul's original grand hotel, Josun Palace brings a new layer of ambition to Gangnam's luxury tier. The Monaco-based design firm Humbert & Poyet merges Korean-modernism with midcentury European sensibility across 254 rooms, a rooftop pool with skyline views, and a dining program spanning modern Cantonese to contemporary Korean. La Liste awarded the hotel 94.5 points in 2026.

A Michelin Key-awarded Tribeca address built around privacy, material craft, and an 85 percent repeat-guest ratio that says more than any review could. Eighty-eight rooms dressed in reclaimed wood and antiques share a block with the Hudson River Greenway, while guests bypass the wait at Andrew Carmellini's Locanda Verde next door. Rates from $1,375 per night. Ranked #77 in the 2025 World's 50 Best Hotels.

Inn Walden occupies 22 all-suite rooms in Aurora, Ohio, roughly 30 minutes southeast of downtown Cleveland, set against horse farms, rolling hills, and quiet woodland. The property runs three distinct dining venues, a full-service spa with private treatment suites, and complimentary Mercedes SUV transfers to nearby activities. Google reviewers rate it 4.7 from 221 reviews, reflecting consistent satisfaction with its low-key pastoral format.

Set within the man-made canals of Madinat Jumeirah, Jumeirah Al Qasr occupies the upper tier of Dubai's palace-scale resort category, scoring 92 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Arabesque interiors, a mile-long private beach with Burj Al Arab sightlines, eight dining venues, and the UAE's only high-altitude fitness suite place it well beyond the standard beach-resort formula.

Rosewood Le Guanahani St. Barth transforms an 18-acre private peninsula into St. Barts' most distinguished luxury resort, where 66 vibrant rooms and suites overlook two pristine beaches while authentic French Caribbean design and Sense Spa create an unparalleled island sanctuary.

SALT of Palmar + Mauritius transforms sustainable luxury through Camille Walala's bold design and conscious hospitality on a peninsula between two pristine bays. This adults-only Design Hotels member features 59 vibrant suites, three distinctive bars including Mauritius's first rooftop venue, and farm-to-table dining that celebrates the island's multicultural heritage.

A 1930s former Danish embassy converted into 78 rooms of considered luxury, SO/ Berlin Das Stue sits on the edge of the Tiergarten with direct zoo access from the bar terrace. Scored 94.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, it holds its own against Berlin's Michelin-keyed competition through a combination of Patricia Urquiola interiors, a Susanne Kaufmann spa, and a private art collection spanning Avedon, Newton, and Penn.

A Leading Hotels of the World member scoring 91 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, Hotel Granduca Houston brings the spatial logic and material palette of a Tuscan villa to the Uptown corridor. All 122 keys are full suites with kitchens, hand-painted walls, and Italian linens. The property sits in a narrow tier of Houston hotels that prioritise atmosphere over convention-centre scale.

Element 47 at The Little Nell holds a Michelin Plate (2024), a La Liste score of 76.5 points, and consecutive Star Wine List recognition through 2025 and 2026. The restaurant occupies the ground floor of Aspen's premier ski-in/ski-out hotel, with a 20,000-bottle cellar overseen by a credentialed sommelier team and a seasonally driven contemporary American menu.

Seven Stars Resort & Spa sits on Grace Bay Road in Providenciales, where all-suite towers occupy 22 acres of beachfront. The property's wellness programming runs from Yon-Ka facial treatments to a heated saltwater pool, the only one on the island, while complimentary non-motorized water sports and a concierge-led excursion program extend the offering well beyond the spa itself. Google reviewers rate it 4.7 across 1,119 responses.

Le Barthélemy Hotel & Spa sits on the crescent-shaped lagoon of Baie de Grand Cul de Sac, within the Nature Reserve of St. Barts. Its 44 rooms and two private villas frame a dining programme spanning fine-dining Abyss, the relaxed Amis St. Barth, and a zodiac-themed cocktail bar. La Liste scored it 95 points in 2026, placing it among the Caribbean's most decorated small-luxury properties.

Paradise Hotel & Resort sits within Paradise City, the art-integrated resort complex near Incheon International Airport that opened in April 2017. Rooms start at 484 square feet and the property spans casino, dining, nightlife, and spa facilities across architecturally considered grounds. Its proximity to Incheon makes it a credible stopover or short-stay destination in its own right, not merely an airport layover option.

A century-old private château in the 16th arrondissement, Saint James Paris operates on a different register from the palace hotels on the Right Bank. With 50 rooms shaped by Laura Gonzalez, a Michelin-starred restaurant sourcing from the owners' organic estate, a Guerlain spa, and a La Liste score of 98.5 points in 2026, it occupies a niche that large luxury footprints cannot replicate. Rates from US$834 per night.

A 15th-century Brunelleschi-attributed palazzo on Piazza Ognissanti, The St. Regis Florence occupies one of the city's most historically grounded addresses along the Arno. With 99 rooms, 24/7 butler service for upper-tier categories, daily champagne sabering, an in-house art curator, and Bentleys available for Tuscan excursions, it is configured specifically for occasion travel. La Liste 2026 rates it at 93.5 points.

On tree-lined Dunhua North Road in Songshan District, Mandarin Oriental, Taipei makes a case for ceremonial architecture in a city that has largely moved on to glass and steel. The 303 rooms rank among the city's most spacious, the two-floor spa carries genuine weight, and three restaurants — Cantonese, Italian, and French — keep guests from needing to leave. La Liste awarded the property 97.5 points in 2026.

The Charleston Grill reigns as Charleston's most distinguished fine dining destination, where Chef Castelloe's locally-inspired Southern cuisine meets sophisticated service in an elegantly renovated space. Signature dishes like prime beef tenderloin and jumbo crab cake, paired with live musical performances and craft cocktails, create unforgettable evenings that define Lowcountry luxury.

The signature restaurant at The St. Regis Deer Valley, RIME Seafood & Steak places cold-water Atlantic and Pacific sourcing alongside dry-aged land cuts at 7,452 feet elevation. A 10,000-bottle wine collection, a fossil-wall entry, and mountain terrace raw bar position it above Park City's mid-mountain dining tier. Chef Marco Avila's menu runs from crab cake Benedict at breakfast through lobster pan roast at dinner.

A 14th-century Dominican monastery on a quiet Malá Strana side street, Mandarin Oriental, Prague translates medieval stone and vaulted ceilings into nearly 100 rooms with no two identical configurations. Rated 93 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels list, it sits at the upper tier of Prague's historic-conversion hotel category, with Les Clefs d'Or concierges and a spa set inside a former chapel.

Occupying floors 8 through 18 of a 77-floor skytower on Jalan Ampang, Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur opened in November 2018 with 209 rooms and 11 suites positioned minutes from the Petronas Twin Towers. Recognised in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels with 92.5 points, the property draws a mixed affluent and corporate clientele, anchored by Bar Trigona's organic-ingredient cocktail program and a spa offering treatments unavailable elsewhere in Malaysia.

Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage anchors the Coachella Valley's casino-resort tier with 71,000 square feet of gaming, a 2,034-seat concert venue, and 50,000 square feet of pool space. Its 314-room tower is one of the few high-rise structures on the Greater Palm Springs skyline, making it a visual landmark for the region. Positioned 20 minutes from downtown Palm Springs, it draws both overnight guests and day visitors from across the desert.

Open since 1928, Prince de Galles occupies a prime address on Avenue George V in Paris's 8th arrondissement, where its art deco interiors — restored by Pierre-Yves Rochon in 2013 — remain among the most coherent period statements in the city. With 116 rooms, 43 suites, a Les Clefs d'Or concierge team, and chef Akira Back's first European restaurant on site, the hotel positions itself firmly in the upper tier of Paris's palace-adjacent luxury set.

TS Steakhouse at Turning Stone occupies the top floor of The Tower at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York, delivering panoramic valley views alongside an a la carte menu of prime steaks, wagyu, and fresh seafood. The red-and-black room reads closer to a Las Vegas steakhouse than a central New York dining room. Reservations are recommended, particularly on weekends and during peak travel seasons.

Live-fire “dinner theater” defines The Social Haus at The Green O in Southwestern Montana, where chef Brandon Cunningham crafts an intimate eight-course tasting amid shou sugi ban warmth and forest views—arguably the region’s most transporting fine-dining experience.

Positioned on the Dubai Marina waterfront, Grosvenor House is a Marriott Luxury Collection property with two towers, five distinct dining and bar venues, and rooms oriented toward views of the Arabian Sea, Palm Jumeirah, and Marina skyline. With a Google rating of 4.7 across more than 6,600 reviews and exclusive access arrangements with the sister beach resort next door, it occupies a solid mid-to-upper tier in the Marina hotel market.

Positioned on Macau's NAPE waterfront, Mandarin Oriental, Macau earns a 96.5-point placement in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating. The hotel's architecture frames bay views from nearly every room, while the Vida Rica restaurant, a two-hour Macanese spa ritual, and direct access to One Central Macau give it a foothold across the city's dining, wellness, and retail circuits.

A Spanish Colonial resort on 220 acres at the edge of Los Padres National Forest, Ojai Valley Inn has been receiving guests since 1923 and earned a place on La Liste's Top Hotels list in 2026 with 93 points. The property spans a golf course with Senior PGA Tour history, a destination spa drawing on Chumash valley traditions, and multiple dining formats from California-Italian to Sunday bluegrass brunch.

est Tokyo elevates contemporary French cuisine to new heights on the 39th floor of Four Seasons Hotel Otemachi, where Michelin-starred Chef Guillaume Bracaval transforms 95% locally-sourced Japanese ingredients into sophisticated tasting menus that honor both French technique and seasonal terroir.

Sitting at the junction of Toronto's financial, entertainment, and waterfront districts, The Ritz-Carlton occupies a position few downtown hotels can match for sheer convenience. Rooms among the largest in the city pair with floor-to-ceiling Lake Ontario and CN Tower views, a cheese-cave restaurant, and a spa specialising in personalised skin care. La Liste awarded the hotel 97 points in its 2026 Top Hotels ranking.

On a quiet St James's side street, The Stafford London operates in the tradition of the great English town house hotel: 107 rooms divided across three distinct buildings, wine cellars dating to the 17th century that now hold nearly 8,000 bottles, and an American Bar whose walls constitute a decades-long archive of signed celebrity photographs. Awarded 98 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, it earns its place among London's most historically grounded luxury properties.

At Hudson Yards, Equinox Hotel New York anchors the brand's most complete expression of performance-driven hospitality: 212 sleep-engineered rooms, a 60,000-square-foot fitness and spa complex, and two health-conscious dining concepts on the 24th floor and pool deck. Ranked 48th on the 2023 World's 50 Best Hotels list, it occupies a distinct tier among New York's luxury hotels — one defined by measurable wellness outcomes rather than heritage or spectacle.

A Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel at 300 Gravier St in New Orleans's business district, The Windsor Court pairs 314 rooms of traditional English furnishings with bay window views of the Mississippi River or city skyline. Recognised in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking with 90.5 points, it holds a measured position among the city's full-service luxury properties.

Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort sits on a privately owned island with no traffic lights, chain stores, or distraction — and that intentional remove is the point. The 92-room property scored 90 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and operates as a structured wellness retreat where pre-arrival consultations, daily sensei guides, and 10 to 16 programmed options per day replace the standard hotel leisure model. Guests must be 16 or older and are advised to stay at least five nights.

On Pinney's Beach, the Four Seasons Resort Nevis occupies one of the Eastern Caribbean's most architecturally considered beachfront positions, with three pools, an 18-hole Robert Trent Jones II golf course, and redesigned rooms framing either the Atlantic or Nevis Peak. The resort operates at the top of the island's limited luxury tier, drawing families and couples who want full-service scale without sacrificing the intimacy that makes Nevis distinct from its busier neighbours.

On the upper floor of a Madison Avenue townhouse, Caviar Russe has anchored Midtown's luxury dining tier for more than two decades. The French-inflected menu runs from three to eleven courses, with caviar woven through at every level, sourced from a German sturgeon farm that separates it from the industry norm. Ranked #229 among North America's top restaurants by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it operates in a category of its own.

A Georgian-fronted property on Berners Street where Ian Schrager's signature lobby theatrics meet 173 rooms designed around the logic of a private yacht cabin. Berners Tavern, helmed by Jason Atherton, and the punch-focused Punch Room mean there is little reason to venture far from the hotel's own corridors. Google reviewers rate it 4.6 from over 1,600 responses.

The Painted Lady Restaurant in Newberg, Oregon holds a Forbes 4-Star rating (2025) and a 4.7 Google rating across 227 reviews, placing it among the most formally recognized American cuisine destinations in the Willamette Valley. Chef Allen Routt leads the kitchen at this Newberg address, roughly 30 miles southwest of Portland, in a setting that draws serious diners from across the Pacific Northwest.

A Forbes 4-Star property on the edge of Colonial Williamsburg's historic district, the Williamsburg Inn earned 92 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking. The address places guests within the preserved 18th-century streetscape while the hotel operates at a separate register from the area's costumed-interpreter experience. A 4.7 Google rating across nearly 930 reviews points to consistent execution across rooms, dining, and service.

Set across 100 acres of mangrove reserve on Mexico's Caribbean coast, Waldorf Astoria Riviera Maya earned Forbes 4-Star recognition in 2023 and holds it through 2025. With 173 rooms and suites designed without a trace of tropical kitsch, a Maya-inspired spa, and restaurants anchored in authentic Mexican cooking, it positions itself in the quieter, more considered tier of Riviera Maya luxury.

Positioned on the edge of Hivernage, Marrakech's most affluent neighbourhood, Four Seasons Resort Marrakech earned 90 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and draws families and couples equally with 139 rooms, dual outdoor pools, a 15-treatment-room spa, and a cultural centre dedicated to Moroccan craft traditions. A 10-minute drive separates the resort from the medina, placing guests between international comfort and the old city's intensity.

Occupying a 1927 landmark at the corner of Newbury Street and the Boston Public Garden, The Newbury Boston holds Michelin 2 Keys and a 96-point La Liste Top Hotels rating for 2026. With 286 rooms, 90 suites, interiors by Alexandra Champalimaud, and a 17th-floor Italian restaurant designed by Ken Fulk, it competes directly with Boston's leading luxury addresses on history, location, and design pedigree.

At the summit of Courchevel 1850, Cheval Blanc Courchevel occupies the ski-in, ski-out position that defines the resort's upper tier. Thirty-six rooms, a Guerlain spa, and a Michelin 3 Keys rating place it among the most decorated alpine hotels in France. The gastronomic restaurant Le 1947, helmed by Yannick Alléno, frames the mountain in a menu built around forest and game.

A 19th-century guild headquarters on Gran Via, The Cotton House Hotel occupies one of Eixample's most connected addresses, within walking distance of La Boqueria, Las Ramblas, and the district's premium shopping. Part of Marriott's Autograph Collection, its 83 rooms reference cotton heritage through naming conventions and materials, while the Batuar restaurant offers Mediterranean dining and a rum selection spanning more than 30 varieties. La Liste scores the property at 95 points in 2026.

Few Mayfair hotels occupy a building with genuine art embedded into its structure — The Beaumont's 1920s Art Deco facade houses a functioning suite designed by Antony Gormley, creator of the Angel of the North. Positioned between Grosvenor Square and Selfridges on a quiet street overlooking Brown Hart Gardens, the 101-room property earned 94 points from La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking, placing it firmly within London's upper tier of design-led independents.

Perched on the 51st floor of The Ritz-Carlton Macau, Lai Heen holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining ranking among Asia's top restaurants. Chef Jackie Ho Hong-sing applies careful craftsmanship to seasonal Cantonese cooking, from gold-flecked dim sum to char-grilled Iberico pork. A dedicated tea master, an all-glass wine room, and house-made XO sauce complete a picture of serious, ingredient-led Chinese dining above the Cotai skyline.

Perched on a ridge above Pitons Bay in Soufrière, Ladera Resort offers 32 open-walled villas and suites with unobstructed views of St. Lucia's twin volcanic peaks. Every piece of furniture is handmade by master craftsman Eustace Augustin, and the kitchen at Dasheene draws almost entirely from the resort's own botanical garden. This is the Pitons corridor's most architecturally committed expression of place-rooted hospitality.

Grand Velas Riviera Maya is a 539-suite all-inclusive resort on Mexico's Caribbean coast, earning 94.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Three distinct ambiances — Zen Grand, Ambassador, and Grand Class — each bring their own pools, restaurants, and bars, while the SE Spa's seven-step Water Ceremony and gourmet dining program set it apart from conventional all-inclusive properties in the region.

Spread across 450 acres of Virginia Highlands farmland, Nicewonder Farm & Vineyards in Bristol combines a working winery with resort-level accommodation, from forest-set yurts to suite-style rooms in the main lodge. The on-site restaurant Hickory draws on Appalachian culinary tradition, and guests have access to a Tom Fazio-designed golf course, a full spa, and a public tasting room pouring estate-grown varietals.

On Paseo de la Reforma, a block from Chapultepec Park, the Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City operates in a different register from the city's newer boutique properties. A colonnaded courtyard with a classical fountain anchors the interior, while Fifty Mils bar and a Sunday brunch pouring unlimited Taittinger Champagne signal how seriously the hotel takes its food and drink program. La Liste ranked it at 94.5 points in 2026.

On the Boulevard de la Croisette, Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic occupies one of Cannes's most recognised addresses — directly opposite the red-carpet staircase of the Palais des Festivals. With 260 rooms, 84 suites, a 400-chair private beach, Spa Diane Barrière, and a 40-seat cinema, the property covers the full range of what the Riviera's grand-hotel tradition demands. La Liste awarded it 91.5 points in 2026; it is also a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.

Among Beijing's international luxury hotels, Four Seasons Hotel Beijing sits in a distinct tier: Chaoyang-positioned, design-conscious, and oriented toward business travellers and long-stay guests rather than sightseeing itineraries. Recognised in La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels with 90 points and a 4.6 Google rating across 244 reviews, it trades central-tourist proximity for quieter streets, spacious rooms, and a property experience built around detail rather than spectacle.

Navio is the fine-dining restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, set on a bluff above the Pacific with ocean views that frame every meal. Chef Xisco Simón runs a seasonally driven, ocean-to-table program with a seven-course tasting menu and three-course prix fixe at dinner, plus a weekend brunch that books out quickly. A Michelin Plate recognition since 2024 and a wine list of 1,660 selections place it firmly in Northern California's serious dining tier.

The first Rosewood property in the UAE, Rosewood Abu Dhabi occupies a knife-edge tower on man-made Al Maryah Island, surrounded by the waters of the Gulf and the Abu Dhabi Global Market financial district. Its 189 rooms and suites combine dark natural materials with floor-to-ceiling Gulf views, four distinct restaurants, and a full-service spa. La Liste awarded the hotel 92.5 points in its 2026 Top Hotels ranking.

Rùn holds two Michelin stars and a Black Pearl Diamond at the St. Regis Hong Kong in Wan Chai, placing it among the city's most formally recognised Cantonese tables. The kitchen ranges across dim sum, roasted meats, double-boiled soups, and seasonal set menus, with a resident tea master overseeing 28 blends and bespoke tea-pairing experiences. Spacing, private dining rooms, and a considered interior make it one of the more architecturally deliberate rooms in the hotel-restaurant tier.

A resort-within-a-resort occupying 222 acres of Jimbaran Bay clifftop, AYANA Villas Bali separates 78 private pool villas from the broader AYANA Resort Bali complex through dedicated butler service certified by the Guild of Professional Butlers UK. Recognised in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels at 92 points, it positions itself in the upper tier of Bali's villa accommodation alongside Jimbaran's most closely managed luxury properties.

Positioned along the Tourist Corridor between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo, Hilton Los Cabos occupies one of the few genuinely swimmable beaches in the region. The resort's 375 ocean-view rooms and suites, eight pools, Eforea Spa, and dedicated family programming place it in the full-service tier of Corridor properties — accessible to Hilton loyalists and first-time Los Cabos visitors alike.

Located at lobby level inside the Burj Khalifa, Armani/Ristorante Dubai holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and 76 points on La Liste's 2026 ranking. The menu runs from gold-leaf burrata and blue lobster tortelli to an eight-course degustation, all served inside a room of caramel tones, marble floors, and an open kitchen that faces the dining room directly.

Conrad Rabat Arzana sits at Plage Val d'Or on Morocco's Atlantic coast, part of Hilton's Conrad collection. The property's 120 rooms and suites are built around ocean-facing architecture, with two outdoor pools and a spa drawing on thalassotherapy traditions. A Google rating of 4.5 across nearly 1,400 reviews signals consistent delivery on its coastal resort premise.

Among London's grand historic hotels, Corinthia London occupies a tier defined by scale, address authority, and serious food and drink programming. The former Hôtel Métropole on Whitehall Place holds a 96.5-point La Liste ranking (2026), 279 rooms, a four-floor ESPA flagship spa, and a wine list that earned two separate Star Wine List awards in 2025. It competes directly with Claridge's and The Savoy on all three counts.

Housed in a 1930s Beşiktaş building on the European shore of the Bosphorus, Bosphorus earned 94 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and placed fifth in Condé Nast's 2025 Best Hotels list. Its 186 rooms, dual dining concept spanning Cantonese and all-day Turkish fare, and a collection of more than 1,000 artworks position it at the upper tier of Istanbul's international luxury hotel market.

Built for Tokyo's 1964 Olympics and awarded a Michelin Key in 2024, Hotel New Otani Tokyo The Main operates at a scale few city-centre hotels can match: 556 rooms, 37 restaurants and bars, and a 400-year-old Japanese Garden spread across ten acres in Chiyoda. It sits in the Kioicho district, close to Roppongi, Akasaka Palace, and six railway lines, making it one of the capital's most logistically convenient luxury addresses.

Six restored colonial mansions in San Miguel de Allende's historic centre, Casa de Sierra Nevada earned a 2024 Michelin 2 Keys recognition and a 93.5-point rating from La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels. Thirty-seven individually configured rooms come with personal butlers, wood-burning fireplaces, and an entirely authentic Mexican dining programme. A 90-minute drive from Del Bajío International Airport places it at the heart of one of Mexico's most architecturally preserved cities.

The gold-domed arabesque exterior of Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah reads as palace architecture before you reach the lobby — and the interior follows through. Rated 92.5 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and holding a Forbes 4-Star, this 203-room resort at Al Jazeera Al Hamra positions itself as the emirate's reference property for design-led grandeur.

Set within one of São Paulo's last fragments of Atlantic rainforest, Palácio Tangará opened in 2017 as Oetker Collection's first South American property. Its 141 rooms overlook the Burle Marx Park, and the hotel earned 92.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. For a city as relentlessly urban as São Paulo, the contrast is significant.

The Langham, Hong Kong anchors itself in Tsim Sha Tsui with 498 rooms, a lineage stretching back to London's original grand European hotel, and rituals — afternoon tea in Wedgwood 'Langham Rose' teaware, Savile Row-inflected club lounge design, and the Artesian bar's house-infused cocktail program — that give the property a distinctly layered identity among Kowloon's luxury addresses.

Four restored Georgian townhouses on Merrion Street Upper form one of Dublin 2's most architecturally coherent luxury hotels. The Merrion holds 145 rooms and carries Leading Hotels of the World membership alongside a 94.5-point La Liste Top Hotels score for 2026. Its collection of 90 works by 19th- and 20th-century Irish artists, paired with classical gardens by Jim Reynolds, positions it firmly in Dublin's upper tier of heritage accommodation.

Positioned at the centre of Bonifacio Global City, Manila's most walkable business and lifestyle district, at the Fort occupies a different tier from the group's older Makati property — newer, more urban in character, and built around an 86,111-square-foot sports and leisure facility that few city hotels in Southeast Asia can match. Earning 90 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, it holds 576 rooms across a design that draws openly from Filipino material culture.

On Saadiyat Island's white-sand shoreline, Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas earns its 2026 La Liste Top Hotels recognition (92 points) through understated beach-resort discipline: a resident marine biologist leading mangrove tours, a breakfast spread that sets the standard for the format, and service at The Park Bar & Grill that outperforms most of its Abu Dhabi peer set. The property sits within easy reach of the island's cultural district.

The Lodge at Torrey Pines sits on the edge of the Torrey Pines State Preserve in La Jolla, built as an exact replica of the Greene & Greene Craftsman houses in Pasadena. Rooms are fitted with Tiffany lamps, Stickley-style woodwork, and gas fireplaces operable by a single switch. San Diego County's only Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star restaurant and Four-Star spa are both on-site, alongside guaranteed access to the course that hosted the 2008 U.S. Open.

One of Osaka's most historically grounded luxury hotels, the Imperial Hotel sits on the Tenmabashi riverfront in Kita Ward and earns 95 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Its 381 rooms, city-scale fitness club, and long association with diplomatic and cultural guests place it in a distinct tier among the city's grand hotel properties.

Positioned on Monuments Beach with direct sightlines to Land's End and El Arco, The Cape is Thompson Hotels' first Mexico property — 159 rooms designed around a 1960s Baja-meets-SoCal aesthetic, with the Currents spa, a rooftop lounge, and Manta restaurant overseen by James Beard Award semifinalist Enrique Olvera anchoring the experience along the Tourist Corridor.

Awarded a Michelin 1 Key in 2024 and 91.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal occupies the only luxury address directly overlooking the Palais Royal gardens. Its 59 rooms and 22 suites, redesigned by Pierre-Yves Rochon and refreshed in a 2023 renovation, sit seconds from the Louvre and the Tuileries — a location that shifts the calculus for first-arrondissement stays.

Il Mulino New York Las Vegas brought authentic Abruzzo cuisine and legendary hospitality to Caesars Palace's Forum Shops, where Executive Chef Michele Mazza's traditional Italian specialties and an impressive 220-label Italian wine collection created unforgettable fine dining experiences until its permanent closure.

A 30-story Four-Star property at 1300 Lamar Street, Four Seasons Hotel Houston puts downtown's business district, Minute Maid Park, and cultural venues within walking distance. The hotel holds more than 400 newly renovated rooms and suites, three distinct drinking and dining programs including the pan-Latin Toro Toro and the 200-plus-whisky Bayou & Bottle lounge, and the first Topgolf Swing Suites installed in a hotel anywhere.

Against the all-inclusive sprawl of the Riviera Maya coastline, Viceroy Riviera Maya operates at a different register: 41 private villas set within jungle rather than along a hotel strip, with a no-guests-under-14 policy and a La Liste 94-point rating for 2026. Rates start around $955 per night, and the property sits 7 miles north of Playa del Carmen, 40 minutes from Cancun International Airport.

Triple Creek Ranch sits at the end of a 90-minute drive from Missoula into the Bitterroot Mountains, and the distance is the point. An adults-only, all-inclusive Relais & Châteaux property with 23 log and cedar cabins on 800 acres, it holds a 2024 Michelin 2 Keys designation and a 92-point score from La Liste 2026, placing it firmly in Montana's premium lodge tier.

A 2020-opened Korean luxury brand making its US debut inside a striking hybrid of a 1908 Beaux-Arts church and a 44-story glass tower, Lotte Hotel Seattle earned a Michelin Key in 2024. The 189 rooms combine Philippe Starck design with Pacific Northwest sensibility, while the 16th-floor Charlotte Restaurant serves seasonal seafood with Elliott Bay views from $350 per night.

Napa Rose, inside Disney's Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim, operates at a different register than most theme-park dining. A 14,000-bottle wine inventory, a six-course Chef's Counter, and a seasonally driven California menu position it against Orange County's serious dining tier. Note: the restaurant is closed through early 2026 for renovations.

TOCA Restaurant sits inside The Ritz-Carlton Toronto on Wellington Street West, serving Italian-inflected cuisine built around locally sourced Canadian produce. The dining room centres on a glass-walled cheese cave stocked with selections from Prince Edward Island to France, while hand-painted charger plates by resident artist Jacqueline Poirier give the room a detail-driven character rarely found in hotel dining at this tier. A Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating anchors its position in Toronto's upper bracket.

On Plaza de Canalejas at the edge of Madrid's Centro district, JW Marriott Hotel Madrid occupies a restored 19th-century building where original ironwork, parquet staircases, and terracotta lobbies set a tone that returns guests reliably. The Sandoval siblings' all-day dining room Qu, suite terraces with skyline views, and a spa running Alqvimia skincare treatments make a strong case for repeat stays over the alternatives nearby.

A 235-room skyscraper property on the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville's SoBro district, Four Seasons Hotel Nashville sits at 100 Demonbreun St with rates from $1,870. The seventh-floor pool terrace with river views, the Southern Italian–American restaurant Mimo, and a Suite Sounds music program with local songwriters define the stay. Google reviewers rate the property 4.7 from 273 reviews.

A 500-year-old building steps from the Grand-Place, Hotel Amigo translates its layered history into a specifically Belgian form of luxury: Tintin illustrations on the walls, Magritte-inspired cocktails at the bar, Flemish antiques alongside contemporary fittings. With 173 rooms, a Leading Hotels of the World membership, and a 95.5-point score in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, it occupies a clear tier in the Brussels hotel market.

Perched on a 150-foot bluff above the Pacific, The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel translates Southern California's coastal character into a Mediterranean-style resort with serious logistical depth. La Liste rated it 92.5 points in 2026. From surf programs and beach butler service to tide pool excursions through its Ambassadors of the Environment program, the property operates at a scale that justifies its place among Orange County's most complete resort offerings.

Bellagio Shanghai occupies a deliberate remove from the Bund's front row, positioned along Suzhou Creek in Hongkou with river views toward Lujiazui and the city's art deco spine. The property carries a strong design identity — black, gold, and marble interiors referencing Shanghai's 1920s golden era — and houses two distinct dining venues, including LAGO Italian by chef Julian Serrano. South-facing rooms with private terraces and butler-serviced suites measuring over 1,000 square feet round out the offer.

Hotel Xcaret Arte earned 94.5 points from La Liste's Top Hotels in 2026, placing it among the Riviera Maya's most decorated all-inclusive properties. The 900-suite adults-only resort organises its accommodations across six themed casas — each devoted to a distinct Mexican art form — with nine restaurants, a speakeasy bar, and access to Grupo Xcaret's network of ecoparks included in the rate.

Waldorf Astoria Bangkok occupies floors six through sixteen of the 60-story Magnolias Ratchadamri Boulevard, placing it squarely in Bangkok's central luxury tier alongside Michelin-keyed peers. Architect André Fu's design integrates over 2,300 pieces of Thai artisanal décor with a muted, residential palette. The 2026 La Liste Top Hotels recognition at 94 points confirms its standing among the city's most considered urban properties.

Jin Sha at Four Seasons Hangzhou at West Lake holds a Michelin star, a Black Pearl 3 Diamond rating, and a La Liste score of 92 points in 2026, placing it among the most decorated Zhejiang-cuisine tables in mainland China. Chef Wang Yong's kitchen spans Hangzhounese, Shanghainese, and Cantonese registers, anchored by seasonal seafood and regional classics treated with measured contemporary refinement. The 34-seat garden terrace, shaded by oaks and willows, is among the most considered dining settings in the city.

On the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip, Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas occupies five floors above Mandalay Bay, offering 424 art deco rooms without a casino floor in sight. Awarded 94 points by La Liste Top Hotels in 2026 and recognised since 1999, the property positions itself as a counterpoint to Strip excess, with two full-service restaurants, a Five-Star spa, and direct corridor access to Mandalay Bay for those who want both worlds.

Awarded a Michelin Key in 2024 and rated 94.5 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels list, Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North sits at the northern edge of Scottsdale where the city meets Sonoran Desert wilderness. The 210-casita property combines a three-restaurant dining programme anchored by Chef Samantha Sanz, two Tom Weiskopf-designed golf courses at Troon North, and a desert spa within reach of Pinnacle Peak.

Occupying the historic Old Post Office Pavilion on Pennsylvania Avenue, Waldorf Astoria Washington DC sits at one of the capital's most architecturally significant addresses. The property earned a 2025 Forbes 4-Star rating and operates within Hilton's luxury portfolio, placing it in the tier of full-service Washington hotels that balance landmark setting with contemporary service standards. Its Pennsylvania Avenue address positions guests within walking distance of the National Mall and federal quarter.

Open since 1924 and ranked #78 on the World's 50 Best Hotels list in 2025, Gleneagles occupies 850 acres of Perthshire countryside with three championship golf courses, Scotland's only two-Michelin-starred restaurant, and a whisky bar pouring over 400 drams. The design moves between Edwardian grandeur and modern Scottish restraint, with 222 rooms that balance heritage fabrics against a quietly contemporary sensibility.

Standing 36 stories above the Nile Corniche in Bulaq, The St. Regis Cairo earned 95.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Its 362 rooms, suites and serviced apartments combine Egyptian design details with St. Regis butler service, while four distinct restaurants, an Iridium Spa and a Nile-facing pool terrace cover the full range of on-property amenity.

Positioned off University Avenue and Interstate 101, the Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto places the campuses of Facebook, Google, and Stanford within easy reach while delivering the group's characteristic service precision. The lobby lounge Esc shifts from coffee shop to wine bar each afternoon, and the third-floor pool deck carries a distinctly resort-like energy. A Google rating of 4.6 across more than 1,700 reviews signals consistent execution rather than occasional excellence.

A 32-story Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star property on Marina Bay, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore pairs Kevin Roche's angular architecture with one of Southeast Asia's largest hotel art collections — 4,200 pieces spanning Warhol, Hockney, and Chihuly. Rooms start at 550 square feet, and the La Mer partner spa was the first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region. Scored 90.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking.

Set on a working farm in the Pocantico Hills, Blue Hill at Stone Barns holds two Michelin stars and ranked #11 in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 North America list. Chef Dan Barber's tasting menu is dictated entirely by the day's harvest, with no fixed dishes and a wine program spanning 3,000 selections and 18,000 bottles. It is 30 miles north of Manhattan, roughly 45 minutes by train.

A Rhinebeck retreat that pairs French-inflected design with serious spa programming and a Charlie Palmer-affiliated dining room. The property sits on West Market Street, roughly two hours from New York City, and draws guests who want Hudson Valley access alongside fire-lit rooms, clawfoot bathtubs, and a kitchen led by chef de cuisine Lee Clements at Willow by Charlie Palmer.

Soneva Fushi occupies a private island in Baa Atoll, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, where 55 thatched villas spread through jungle and along the shoreline rather than clustering around a central hub. Ranked #28 on the 2025 World's 50 Best Hotels list and scoring 98 points in La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels, it sits at the top tier of Maldivian island resorts. The barefoot-luxury format, overwater villas exceeding 10,000 square feet, and a PADI dive centre accessing more than 30 sites define its competitive position.

Positioned on Miraflores' Malecón clifftop with unobstructed Pacific views, this 87-room Belmond property earned 93.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Entry-level rooms here are Junior Suites at 484 square feet, reportedly the largest standard accommodation in Lima. The rooftop infinity pool and 24-hour Club Class lounge make it a reference point for the district's luxury hotel tier.

An eight-seat kappo counter on the seventh floor of the Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Kappo Rin holds a Michelin star and a 2025 ranking of #321 in Opinionated About Dining's Asia list. The 10-course seasonal menu draws ingredients flown in from Japan daily, spanning sashimi, broths, soba, and wagyu, with chef Masanori Hayashi preparing each course inches from the counter. A sister restaurant to Sushi Shikon, it occupies a more accessible but no less rigorous tier of Hong Kong's Japanese dining scene.

A 16th-century Florentine residence converted into a 14-room boutique property on Via degli Strozzi, Palazzo Vecchietti sits in the historic centre within walking distance of the city's principal monuments. Rooms start at 430 square feet, two apartment-format suites offer residential living with Turkish baths, and the Google rating of 4.8 across 83 reviews reflects consistent guest satisfaction at this scale.

On the East Crescent of Palm Jumeirah, Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort brings Thai-influenced architecture and the UAE's only overwater villas to one of Dubai's most recognisable addresses. Three lagoon pools, a private beach, seven restaurants, and a spa with traditional hammam and bespoke children's treatments make this a property where families and couples operate on entirely different registers — both well served.

Cairo's luxury hotel set has long clustered around the Nile corridor, making the Waldorf Astoria's choice of Heliopolis a deliberate departure. Positioned within ten miles of the Grand Egyptian Museum, Khan El Khalili, and Cairo International Airport, this Hilton Worldwide property occupies a historically significant district and pairs that address with interiors by London firm Adrian Barboza Design, a spa offering psammo therapy rooted in ancient Egyptian tradition, and four distinct food and drink outlets.

Cucina brings Mediterranean and Italian cooking to Poznań's Wyspiańskiego district, earning a Michelin Plate in 2025 under chef Armando Malvone. The mid-range €€ pricing positions it alongside the city's most serious casual-dining options, with a 4.5 Google rating across 1,318 reviews reinforcing its standing as one of Poznań's more consistent Mediterranean tables.

The Pendry brand's first New York property occupies an undulating glass tower designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in Midtown's Hudson Yards corridor, earning Michelin 2 Keys and 91.5 points from La Liste in 2026. Across 164 rooms, three distinct bar concepts, and an Eastern Mediterranean restaurant, the hotel imports a West Coast calm into one of Manhattan's most transit-connected neighbourhoods.

San Ysidro Ranch spreads across 550 acres in Montecito's foothills, with 38 individually furnished cottages, 17 miles of hiking trails, and a wine program that holds the only complete Chateau Petrus vertical collection in the United States. Ranked #68 on the 2025 World's 50 Best Hotels list and awarded 96 points by La Liste in 2026, the property operates at a remove from coastal Santa Barbara — deliberately, and to significant effect.

A French manor house hotel on the edge of Skaneateles, Mirbeau Inn & Spa sits at the quieter, design-led end of Finger Lakes accommodation. The Bistro & Wine Bar anchors a food programme built around global French cuisine, while the spa complex — heated foot pools, herbal saunas, alfresco whirlpool — positions the property firmly in the wellness-retreat tier. Google reviewers rate it 4.5 across nearly 1,000 reviews.

Ranked #10 on the World's 50 Best Hotels list for 2025, The Upper House occupies floors 38 to 49 of Pacific Place in Admiralty, with 117 studio-scale rooms starting at 730 square feet. Designer André Fu's minimalist approach — natural materials, neutral tones, floor-to-ceiling harbour views — positions it between the grand legacy hotels and the city's smaller design boutiques.

Terranea Resort occupies 102 acres on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, about 45 minutes south of central Los Angeles, where the Pacific coastline sets the frame for everything from a nine-hole oceanfront golf course to a 50,000-square-foot spa. The signature restaurant, mar'sel, draws on organic produce grown on the property and translates California coastal ingredients through a considered kitchen. With 582 rooms and a Google rating of 4.7 from over 6,600 reviews, it holds a clear position in the Southern California resort tier.

The only hotel in Saint-Tropez with its own private beach, Cheval Blanc St-Tropez occupies a century-old villa on Plage de la Bouillabaisse, 13 minutes on foot from the port. With 32 rooms, a Guerlain spa, and La Vague d'Or holding three Michelin stars, it sits at the top of the town's ultra-luxury tier. Rates are on request; the hotel closes for winter.

One of Kuala Lumpur's most enduring luxury addresses, the Mandarin Oriental sits within the KLCC development, metres from the Petronas Twin Towers. Its 629 rooms blend classic and contemporary Malaysian aesthetics, the Mandarin Grill draws on seasonal ingredients and refined technique, and the MO Club floors offer the city's more considered take on full-service luxury. Rated 92 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking.

The Tampa EDITION opened in October 2022 as part of Water Street Tampa, the world's first WELL-certified community, earning a Michelin 1 Key in 2024. Four dining venues overseen by chef John Fraser bring Mediterranean and plant-forward cooking to Channelside, while Punch Room marks the EDITION brand's first cocktail bar of its kind in North America. Guest rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows overlook the Garrison Channel or the city skyline.

Jory at the Allison Inn sits in the Willamette Valley wine country outside Newberg, Oregon, where a half-acre kitchen garden and relationships with local hazelnut farms, olive groves, and cheesemakers shape a daily-changing Pacific Northwest menu. The 100-seat dining room carries a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating and an Opinionated About Dining ranking, with an open kitchen counter for those who want a closer look at the cooking.

A 2015-renovated art deco monument at Piazza Duca d'Aosta, the Excelsior Hotel Gallia anchors Milan's Porta Nuova district with 235 rooms and 53 suites designed around pieces by B&B Italia, Cassina, and Fendi Casa. The Cerea Brothers' Terrazza Gallia rooftop restaurant, a panoramic mixology bar, and an 11,000-square-foot Shiseido Spa complete a property that draws repeat visitors as much for its cultural programming as its address.

Housed in a former 15th-century Milanese convent on Via Gesù, Four Seasons Hotel Milano occupies one of the Quadrilatero d'Oro's most architecturally significant addresses. Renaissance frescoes, ogival vaults, and ancient fireplaces coexist with interiors refreshed by Patricia Urquiola and Pierre-Yves Rochon. With 118 rooms, an 800-square-metre spa, and a cloister garden that muffles the city entirely, it positions itself at the upper tier of Milan's luxury hotel market.

Aqueous sits within Falling Rock, Nemacolin's Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired property, and delivers a seafood-forward menu that holds its own well outside the resort context. Pan-roasted scallops, a wine cellar with sommelier-guided pairings, and sunset views over the Laurel Highlands rolling hills make it the most serious dining address on the Nemacolin campus.

A 28-room boutique hotel on the Tuscan Riviera, Principe Forte dei Marmi holds a Michelin 1 Key and Leading Hotels of the World membership. The property spans a private beach club, a rooftop restaurant from chef Valentino Cassanelli with Michelin recognition, a multi-circuit spa, and a chartered yacht program — all delivered at a scale where service remains personal rather than procedural.

Purpose-built in 2017 on a site that has anchored Lake Tahoe's southern shore since 1968, Edgewood Tahoe holds a Michelin 1 Key and a 92-point La Liste Top Hotels score. The LEED Silver-certified lodge sets 154 rooms against a George Fazio-designed golf course and 38-foot lakeside windows, operating as an all-season destination with ski shuttles, an 8,500-square-foot spa, and a beachfront position that its Nevada neighbors cannot match.

Mar'sel occupies the southern edge of the Palos Verdes Peninsula inside Terranea Resort, where a Michelin Plate recognition and a wine list of 5,000 bottles signal serious ambition behind an oceanfront setting. Chef Fabio Ugoletti's menu draws directly from Terranea's own herb gardens and partnerships with local fishermen, ranchers, and farmers, making it one of the more committed farm-to-table programs on the Southern California coast.

Amanera occupies a stretch of cliff above Playa Grande on the Dominican Republic's north coast, with 25 freestanding casitas designed around Balinese structure and locally sourced materials. Rates from $2,400 per night and a 2026 La Liste score of 92 points position it at the top of the island's luxury tier. The restricted-access golf course, rebuilt by Rees Jones along ten coastal holes, is the property's most distinctive asset.

The Fairmont Peace Hotel transforms Sir Victor Sassoon's legendary 1929 Cathay Hotel into Shanghai's most prestigious Bund address, where Art Deco grandeur, the famous Jazz Bar, and panoramic river views from the Presidential Sassoon Suite define authentic Shanghai luxury.

Atlantis Steakhouse on South Virginia Street is one of Reno's most serious beef programs, built around USDA Prime, 28-day dry-aged cuts and a 665-label wine list anchored in Burgundy, California, and Italy. The 36-ounce bone-in cowboy ribeye and tableside dry-ice ice cream have each earned their own following among regulars. A 4.6 Google rating across 715 reviews reflects sustained consistency rather than occasional brilliance.

A Michelin Key-recognised resort on 30 acres of Lake Oconee shoreline, The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds sits roughly 75 miles east of Atlanta inside one of Georgia's most established private luxury communities. The property's Craftsman-inflected architecture, five championship golf courses, and full-service spa anchor a self-contained resort programme that earned La Liste Top Hotels recognition at 92.5 points in 2026 and a Michelin 1 Key in 2024.

Few Edinburgh hotels make a case for historical immersion as convincingly as Prestonfield House. Set on twenty acres of parkland minutes from Arthur's Seat, this 17th-century manor earned 95.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and holds a 4.7 Google rating across more than 1,500 reviews. Antique-filled rooms, peacocks on the grounds, and a champagne welcome on arrival set the register from the moment you check in.

Address Beach Resort Bahrain sits within the upscale Marassi Al Bahrain development on the island's northwestern shore, offering direct access to a private beach, a heated pool with submerged loungers, and dining that runs from signature afternoon tea to alfresco shisha lounging. With a Google rating of 4.8 across nearly 2,000 reviews, it positions itself as one of Manama's more family-considered beachfront options.

On Hainan Island's Haitang Bay, The Sanya EDITION sits in a tropical setting where an engineered private ocean draws daily from the South China Sea, a two-storey spa stretches across 12 treatment rooms and suite pavilions, and a rooftop Sky Bar floats above the family zones. La Liste scored it 91.5 points in 2026, placing it firmly in Sanya's upper tier of resort properties.

Reopened after a major restoration in 2021 and awarded a Michelin Key in 2024, Park Hyatt Toronto occupies the Bloor-Yorkville intersection with 336 rooms, a rooftop bar with a 50-year history, and a room experience defined by considered material detail. It sits in the same Michelin-recognised tier as the and 1 Hotel Toronto, while pricing at approximately $490 per night.

On a quiet residential lane in River Oaks, The St. Regis Houston positions itself at the intersection of neighbourhood calm and urban access. Rooms start at 500 square feet — the largest base footprint among luxury Houston properties — and the Butler Service programme, a St. Regis signature, handles everything from luggage unpacking to restaurant reservations. The spa, pool cabanas, and Afternoon Tea round out a retreat-oriented stay in one of Houston's most established districts.

A golf-anchored resort in Southwest Florida's Naples corridor, The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón pairs two Greg Norman-designed 18-hole courses with structured wellness programming, a partnership with coach Patrick Mouratoglou for tennis, and Club Level access that rewards those who plan ahead. It draws guests who want structured sport alongside white-glove accommodation, set across grounds large enough for a morning run before tee time.

A Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star restaurant inside Bellagio, Michael Mina delivers contemporary California-inflected American cuisine with a heavy seafood focus. The 890-bottle wine program spans California, Burgundy, and Bordeaux, and the kitchen is one of the few on the Strip to offer a dedicated vegetarian tasting menu. Dinner is served nightly except Wednesdays, with reservations accepted from 5:30 p.m.

Faena Hotel Buenos Aires anchors the Puerto Madero waterfront with a Belle Époque-meets-contemporary design that trades restraint for full theatrical commitment: red velvet, black marble, and a cabaret stage on the ground floor. The spa offers holistic treatments across a hammam, sauna, and beauty lounge, while two restaurants serve traditional Argentine cuisine with a contemporary approach. Google reviewers rate it 4.6 across nearly 8,000 submissions.

Operating from its hillside position above Taormina's Greek Theatre since 1873, Grand Hotel Timeo holds Michelin 2 Keys recognition and a La Liste score of 92.5 points (2026). The 70-room Belmond property anchors the town's upper tier of historic luxury hotels, with restaurant Otto Geleng serving innovative Sicilian cuisine and Bar Timeo's terrace carrying a literary pedigree stretching back a century.

Open since 1999, Gary Danko has occupied a specific position in San Francisco fine dining: French-rooted technique, tableside ceremony, and a prix-fixe format that rewards guests who treat dinner as an event rather than a meal. Located at Fisherman's Wharf, it holds a 4.6 Google rating from over 2,000 reviews, AAA 5 Diamond recognition, and consecutive placements on La Liste's North America rankings.

Positioned at the tip of Nariman Point on Marine Drive, The Oberoi, Mumbai occupies one of South Mumbai's most architecturally prominent addresses, with rooms facing directly over the Arabian Sea. Recognised in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels rankings with 98 points, the property competes at the uppermost tier of the city's luxury hotel market, alongside The Taj Mahal Palace and a small number of peers with comparable service credentials.

Part of Swire Hotels' House Collective, The Middle House sits in Jing'an's commercial core at Shimen Yi Road, where Milanese architect Piero Lissoni's near-monochrome interiors meet Chinese antiques and contemporary art. Scoring 94.5 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels list, the 213-key property draws a fashion- and design-oriented crowd alongside a predominantly business traveller base.

Designed by Ed Tuttle and spread across six acres of gardens and lotus pools in Bangkok's Sathorn district, The Sukhothai Bangkok takes the opposite approach to the city's tower-hotel majority. With 210 rooms across low-rise buildings, Michelin 2 Keys recognition, and a 97.5-point La Liste Top Hotels rating in 2026, it occupies a defined position among Bangkok's most architecturally serious luxury properties.

A European luxury brand on Mexico's Caribbean coast, Kempinski Hotel Cancún sits on a near quarter-mile stretch of white sand in the Zona Hotelera, earning 93.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. The property's 363 rooms and suites, oceanfront Culinary Center, and pink blush and black marble interiors position it in Cancún's non-all-inclusive premium tier, where service depth and design coherence matter as much as beach access.

Set within the 640-acre Mayakoba complex along the Caribbean coast, Banyan Tree Mayakoba pairs Asian-influenced spa philosophy with Mayan-accented architecture across 132 private pool villas, each exceeding 2,750 square feet. Awarded Michelin 2 Keys in 2024 and 99 points by La Liste Top Hotels in 2026, it occupies a distinct tier among Riviera Maya luxury properties. Rates begin at $635 per night, bookable through EP Club's customer service team.

On Osaka's Midosuji boulevard, The St. Regis occupies a position among the city's most address-conscious hotels, with 160 rooms finished in Kawashima silk and French marble, a butler program calibrated to Japanese standards of discretion, and a bar modeled on the Momoyama era. Scored 95 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels list, it draws guests who want central Chuo Ward access alongside formal luxury-hotel infrastructure.

A teaching hotel from Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Hotel ICON in Tsim Sha Tsui East trades on a design-led identity shaped by international collaborators including Sir Terence Conran. With 262 rooms, around 80 percent facing Victoria Harbour, a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating, and a Cantonese restaurant on the 28th floor, it occupies a serious position in Kowloon's mid-to-upper hotel tier.

Nobu Hotel Manila brings the globally recognised Nobu Hospitality brand to City of Dreams Manila, where Japanese-inflected design, a 250-foot outdoor pool, and direct access to one of Southeast Asia's largest integrated resort complexes define the stay. Designed by the Rockwell Group — the same firm behind Nobu properties in Las Vegas and Miami — the hotel sits inside a Parañaque entertainment district that draws both leisure and business travellers to Metro Manila's southern corridor.

Occupying floors 37 to 47 of one of Mexico City's tallest towers, the Ritz-Carlton positions itself at the upper end of Reforma Avenue's luxury hotel tier, where altitude is as much a selling point as service. The 153-room property earned 90 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and pairs its sky-high rooms with the Carlotta Reforma Sky Bar and Samos restaurant's terrace dining.

On a barrier island where the Atlantic meets preserved Florida wilderness, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island occupies an unusually unhurried position within the Marriott luxury portfolio. Sand dunes, ocean-view terraces, and a fine-dining restaurant with Le Bernardin lineage set it apart from Florida's more frenetic resort corridor. La Liste awarded it 91 points in 2026, placing it firmly in the upper tier of American coastal hotels.

FARM Napa elevates California's farm-to-table tradition through Executive Chef Aaron Meneghelli's seasonally-driven cuisine, served in an intimate resort setting where herbs are snipped from adjacent gardens and five-course tasting menus showcase the valley's agricultural bounty.

Designed by Costa Rican architect Ronald Zürcher around the forms of cocoons and seashells, Andaz Peninsula Papagayo sits above Culebra Bay on a protected stretch of Guanacaste coastline less than an hour from Liberia airport. The 153-room property belongs to Hyatt's Andaz line and positions itself at the intersection of environmental sensitivity and social luxury, with two private beaches, cascading infinity pools, and an 11,000-square-foot spa. Rates from $600 per night.

Set within a centuries-old olive grove 12 kilometres south of the medina, Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech earned 92.5 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and holds a Green Key sustainability certification. The 134-room property pairs Moorish architecture with clean contemporary lines, an 18-hole par-72 golf course, and five dining venues — including a jazz bar whose cocktail programme draws on Savoy lineage.

A two-Michelin-star classic French table in Bad Peterstal, Le Pavillon sits at the top of the Black Forest's fine-dining tier with tasting menu formats at lunch and dinner. Rated 91 points by La Liste in 2025 and consistently ranked by Opinionated About Dining, it represents the most decorated French cooking in this corner of Baden-Württemberg.

Perched on a 33-acre olive grove above Rutherford, The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil has held a Michelin star since 2024 and a place in Napa's fine-dining conversation since 1981. Chef Robert Curry's California-rooted menu leans into local sourcing and Provençal sensibility, with a wine list that reads as a survey of the valley below. Ranked #560 on the 2024 Opinionated About Dining North America list.

Opened in 2022 on Amman's Fifth Circle, The Ritz-Carlton occupies a sandstone-toned art deco building with 227 rooms starting from 646 square feet. Across six dining venues, a mosaic-tiled outdoor pool, and a full-service spa, the property positions itself in the upper tier of Amman luxury — newer than most of its neighbours but calibrated to feel unhurried and considered from arrival onward.

Operating seasonally from mid-April to mid-October, Hotel Byblos has anchored Saint-Tropez's social calendar since the late 1960s, when its nightclub Les Caves du Roy first drew the jetset crowd that defines the town's mythology. Scored 93.5 points by La Liste in 2026 and a member of Leading Hotels of the World, the 87-room property sits steps from Place des Lices, with two onsite restaurants, a renovated Sisley spa, and a beach club on Pampelonne.

Opened in 2019 inside the Golden Square Mile, Four Seasons Hotel Montreal is an 18-story, $250 million property designed by Sid Lee Architecture and Lemay. The rose-toned interiors, Guerlain Spa, and Marcus Samuelsson's seafood-focused restaurant place it at the top of Montreal's downtown luxury tier, recognised with 97 points at the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking.

Vila Vita Parc is a Leading Hotels of the World member on the Algarve's Porches cliffs, open since 1992 and home to the two-Michelin-star Ocean restaurant, ten dining outlets, Portugal's first Sisley spa, and 203 rooms and villas across 50-plus acres. La Liste awarded it 98 points in its 2026 Top Hotels ranking, placing it in the Algarve's tightest luxury tier.

Occupying a corner position on Plaza de Colón in Barrio de Salamanca, Hotel Fénix has been part of Madrid's upper-tier hotel scene for more than fifty years. A Leading Hotels of the World member within the Gran Meliá portfolio, it pairs classic architecture with a seventh-floor Red Level tier and the Balmoral signature restaurant, placing it in a peer set that includes the Rosewood Villa Magna a few blocks south.

Perched on a steep hillside above the Gulf of Thailand in Koh Samui's quieter north, Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui earned 94.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and placed 48th in Condé Nast Traveler's 2025 Best Resorts list. Sixty sea-view villas and eleven multi-bedroom residences occupy the hillside, each with a private plunge pool and terrace angled toward open water.

Standing 20 stories above Tanglin Road, The St. Regis Singapore occupies a quietly commanding position between Orchard Road's retail corridor and the green edge of the Botanic Gardens. La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking places it at 90.5 points, reflecting a property where butler-led service, a multi-restaurant dining program, and French marble interiors across 500-square-foot-minimum rooms define the house standard.

On the Tourist Corridor between San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, Le Blanc Spa Resort Los Cabos operates as an adults-only all-inclusive with eight restaurants, a four-pool oceanfront complex, and a Blanc Spa hydrotherapy circuit. Recognized by La Liste's Top Hotels 2026 with 94 points, it positions firmly in the upper tier of Baja's premium all-inclusive category.

Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence occupies the western bank of the Nile in Giza, marking the brand's first presence in Egypt. The property's 262 rooms rank among Cairo's largest, while on-site offerings range from the floating First Nile Boat to private Egyptologist-led museum tours. A Google rating of 4.7 across nearly 10,000 reviews reflects sustained guest confidence over two decades of operation.

A converted Italianate villa in the heart of Malta, Corinthia Palace occupies the quiet upland village of Attard, roughly 15 minutes from Valletta and equidistant to the medieval city of Mdina. The property's formal English gardens, Corinthian-columned entrance, and multi-restaurant food program place it among the island's most architecturally grounded hotel experiences. The Athenaeum spa and a pet-friendly policy round out a property built for unhurried exploration of central Malta.

Grand Hyatt Macau transforms the Cotai Strip with twin towers inspired by classical elements, where 791 sophisticated rooms and suites feature innovative design including egg-shaped bathtubs and Pearl River views. This Forbes Four-Star property within City of Dreams offers Macau's largest outdoor pool venue, acclaimed dining at Beijing Kitchen and mezza9, plus the nearly 3,000-square-foot Chairman's Suite.

Open since 1844 and still run by the founding family, Baur au Lac holds a Michelin 3 Keys award and 97.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. The 119-room property on Talstrasse occupies the edge of its own park facing Lake Zurich, with dining at Marguita and Baur's, a rooftop fitness centre, and a proximity to the Old City that few Zurich addresses can match.

A Thai luxury brand's first Japanese address, Dusit Thani Kyoto opened in 2023 near Kyoto Station and earned a Michelin Key within a year. The 147-room property merges Thai and Japanese design traditions under one roof, with two distinct dining programs, a multi-sensory Thai fine-dining experience helmed by Bo.lan's Bo Songvisava and Dylan Jones, and a basement wellness floor drawing from both cultures.

On its own private island within West Bay Lagoon, The Ritz-Carlton, Doha separates itself from the city grid with a private beach, marina, and one of Qatar's most comprehensive leisure facilities. The 23rd-floor STK restaurant is among Doha's most in-demand evening venues, while four VIP suites, including the Katara Suite, sit at the upper tier of the city's hotel accommodation.

Opened in May 2016 within KL Sentral's business district, The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur occupies a position at the formal end of the capital's five-star hotel tier. The 208-room property earned 90 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and draws a split clientele: corporate travellers during the week, leisure guests and wedding parties at weekends. Rooms start at 678 square feet — the largest entry-level footprint among comparable properties in the city.

Open since 1906 at 150 Piccadilly, The Ritz London has shaped the language of luxury hospitality for over a century. Its 136 rooms wear Louis XVI décor with gold fixtures and marble bathrooms, while the Palm Court and Ritz Restaurant set the standard for grand public spaces in Britain. A Leading Hotels of the World member with 97 points from La Liste 2026.

Raffles Seychelles occupies Anse Takamaka on Praslin Island, where all-villa accommodation — most units running 1,345 square feet with private plunge pools — sits against granite boulders and Indian Ocean frontage. Rated 90 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels list and operating under Accor's Raffles flag, the property combines butler-led service with a dining programme centred on freshly sourced Indian Ocean seafood.

Grand Hotel Tremezzo transforms Lake Como's western shore into Italy's most romantic retreat, where Belle Époque architecture and the revolutionary floating WOW pool create an unparalleled luxury experience. This historic 1910 property features coveted Rooftop Corner Suites with private whirlpool terraces, Michelin-caliber Italian dining, and exclusive access to one of Lake Como's largest private botanical gardens.

A former Edwardian bank on Waterloo Place, Sofitel London St James holds a La Liste Top Hotels score of 90.5 points for 2026 and houses Wild Honey St James, which carries a Michelin star under chef Anthony Demetre. The 183-room property occupies a corner of Pall Mall that sits within walking distance of St James's Park, Piccadilly Circus, and the West End's main gallery circuit.

On Sheikh Zayed Road within direct reach of the Dubai World Trade Centre metro station, Conrad Dubai earned 91 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and holds a Google rating of 4.7 across more than 19,000 reviews. The property runs four distinct food and drink outlets, rooms designed with regional references, and a spa offering hammam treatments — positioning it firmly in the business-with-amenity tier of Dubai's midtown hotel market.

Positioned behind Siam Paragon in central Bangkok, Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok earns a 94.5-point score from La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking. Its 401 rooms and suites carry a contemporary Thai aesthetic built around 4,000 artworks commissioned and curated across the property, while the seventh-floor Kempinski The Spa — the brand's first in Asia — and saltwater garden pools define its amenity offer.

On the Upper East Side at 25 East 77th Street, The Mark occupies the quieter, more considered end of New York luxury. Ranked 43rd on the World's 50 Best Hotels list in 2025 and awarded two Michelin Keys in 2024, the 152-room property combines Jacques Grange interiors with a ground-floor restaurant by Jean-Georges Vongerichten and a location within walking distance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Central Park.

Occupying a prime Marina Bay address since 1987, Mandarin Oriental, Singapore pairs 527 rooms with views across the harbour and city skyline. Rated 92.5 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking, the property's fan-shaped atrium, Cherry Garden Cantonese restaurant, and club-floor lounge HAUS 65 position it within Singapore's established luxury tier, with two MRT stations within walking distance.

Positioned on 17 Mile Drive above Stillwater Cove, The Lodge at Pebble Beach anchors one of California's most recognizable coastal resort compounds. The property's 161 rooms and suites open onto views of the golf course, private gardens, or the Pacific. For those who golf, proximity to Pebble Beach Golf Links — host of six U.S. Opens and the annual AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am — is the central draw.

Positioned at the intersection of Rajadamri Road and Bangkok's central commercial corridor, The St. Regis Bangkok earns a 92.5-point placement in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. The property sits adjacent to the Ratchadamri BTS station, combining city-centre access with butler service, a 15th-floor infinity pool, and the Longevity Hub by Clinique La Prairie spa programme.

A 42-room piste-side property at 422 Rue de Bellecôte, Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges holds a 2026 La Liste Top Hotels score of 92 points and a 2025 Gault & Millau Exceptional Hotel distinction. Two restaurants — brasserie-style Fouquet's and Mauro Colagreco's wood-fired BFire — anchor the dining offer, while the seven-treatment-room Spa Diane Barrière and a fully staffed equipment room complete the ski-in proposition.

Designed by architect Lucien Lagrange with a grand Parisian scale and Art Deco polish, the Waldorf Astoria Chicago sits at 11 East Walton Street in the Gold Coast, steps from Oak Street's designer corridor. All 214 rooms read more as suites, finished in Carrara marble and Italian linens. A Michelin Key and 94.5 points from La Liste 2026 confirm its position inside Chicago's top tier of luxury hotels.

Spread across 28 acres of rolling hillside in the Los Carneros region, Carneros Resort and Spa operates on a cottage model that places guests in their own freestanding retreats rather than stacked hotel rooms. The 86 cottages combine farmhouse materials with modern comforts, and the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star spa anchors a property designed for the slower pace of Wine Country. La Liste ranked it 90.5 points in 2026.

A 45-room hotel on Park Lane with Forbes Travel Guide Four Star recognition and a La Liste rating of 97.5 points, 45 Park Lane occupies the building that once housed London's original Playboy Club. Art deco interiors, Hyde Park views from every room, and CUT by Wolfgang Puck downstairs position it among Mayfair's more compact luxury addresses, where restraint and service depth matter more than scale.

Twelve architect-designed cabins in Montana's Blackfoot River Valley, each with floor-to-ceiling forest views, private hot tubs, and outdoor fireplaces. The Social Haus delivers daily-changing, multi-course dinners built around open-fire cooking and local ingredients including elk, wild chamomile, and Douglas fir tips. Awarded 2 Michelin Keys and Pearl Recommended in 2025, The Green O sits at the serious end of American wilderness hospitality.

Conrad Tokyo occupies floors 25 to 37 of the Shiodome district's Shiodome City Center tower, with 290 rooms angled toward Tokyo Bay, Hamarikyu Garden, and the city skyline. Scored 92 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, the property sits within the Hilton Worldwide portfolio and pairs a full-floor spa, Japanese art collection, and executive lounge access with one of the more logistically convenient addresses in central Tokyo.

On the northern tip of Ibiza, away from the island's club circuit, Six Senses Ibiza occupies Xarraca Bay with 137 rooms, a nearly 13,000-square-foot spa, and four restaurants overseen by Israeli chef Eyal Shani. Rated 94 points by La Liste in 2026 and ranked 49th at the World's 50 Best Hotels in 2023, it positions sustainability and wellness as the operating logic, not the marketing footnote.

Inside The Lodge at Blue Sky, Auberge Resorts Collection, Yuta anchors its modern American menu in the layered history of the Wasatch Back: indigenous Ute tradition, Spanish and Mexican exploration, and the railroad workers who shaped the region. James Beard Award-winning chef Galen Zamarra leads a kitchen that sources from an onsite farm and local Utah purveyors, with a wine list spanning 1,055 selections across California, Mexico, and France.

Tampa's first Michelin-starred restaurant, Lilac sits inside The Tampa EDITION on Channelside Drive and serves a prix fixe Mediterranean menu under chef John Fraser. The four-course format draws on plant-forward technique and locally sourced Florida ingredients, with a wine list of 350 selections spanning France, Italy, and Greece. Reservations are required; the eight-seat chef's counter books ahead.

Designed by architect Moshe Safdie and completed in 2010, Marina Bay Sands reshaped Singapore's skyline with three interconnected towers topped by a 340-metre SkyPark and infinity pool. The property scored 94 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and houses more than 80 dining options across cuisines and formats. At 10 Bayfront Avenue, it sits within walking distance of Gardens by the Bay and the Esplanade.

Set along a quiet stretch of the Arabian Gulf coast an hour north of Dubai, The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Hamra Beach trades urban intensity for Bedouin-inspired tented villas with private pools inside a nature reserve. Rated 92.5 points by La Liste Top Hotels in 2026 and carrying a Google score of 4.6 across over 1,000 reviews, it occupies a distinct tier among UAE coastal retreats.

Set on a private peninsula above Narragansett Bay, Castle Hill Inn occupies 40 acres of Rhode Island coastline that few properties on the Eastern Seaboard can match for sheer geographic drama. The 19th-century Agassiz Mansion anchors a 35-room property that earned 2 Michelin Keys in 2024 and a 94.5-point score in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Note: the property is currently closed following a fire.

Three Victorian townhouses on Kensington Court, The Milestone Hotel & Residences earns 95 points in La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking and a 4.8 Google rating from nearly a thousand reviews. The property operates at the intimate end of London's luxury tier, with period features, individually decorated rooms, and a residential atmosphere that sets it apart from the grand-scale palace hotels of Mayfair and Knightsbridge.

A Belle Époque landmark on Square Beaumarchais, Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo pairs a Gustave Eiffel-designed winter garden with 277 rooms, a Yannick Alléno restaurant, and access to a 75,000-square-foot spa. Awarded 96.5 points by La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking and five points from Gault & Millau's Exceptional Hotel designation, it sits at the upper tier of Monaco's palace hotel circuit alongside Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo.

Set inside Sedona's Boynton Canyon, 120 miles from Phoenix, Enchantment Resort occupies one of Arizona's most geologically dramatic settings. One-story adobe casitas align with the canyon's red rock formations, two distinct dining venues draw on regionally sourced menus shaped by a culinary team with James Beard House credits, and the adjacent Mii amo destination spa extends the property into a serious wellness tier.

Located on the Rockefeller Nature Trail in Dorado, Positivo Sand Bar pairs a six-seat omakase counter and toes-in-the-sand dining with a menu built on ingredients sourced from Japan, New Zealand, and Hawaii. Chef Taira Tsuneyoshi's sushi program sits alongside cooked seafood, a vegan menu, and Asia-Caribbean cocktails. Reservations are recommended; the hour before sunset is the prime window for beachside seating.

On Seven Mile Beach's most photographed stretch of sand, Palm Heights has redrawn what Caribbean luxury looks like since opening in 2019. All 52 ocean-view suites are furnished with mid-century design pieces, four restaurants cover ground from beachfront Caribbean to Japanese, and a 60,000-square-foot spa rounds out a property that competes with the world's leading design-led retreats rather than its regional peers.

On Papagayo Bay in Guanacaste, El Mangroove sits where 17 acres of beachfront forest meets the Pacific — a boutique Autograph Collection property with 85 suites, a 130-foot black-tiled pool, and two distinct dining venues built around farm-to-table sourcing. Rated 91.5 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels list and holding a 4.5 Google rating across more than 1,300 reviews, it occupies a distinct niche between the peninsula's large international resort flagships and smaller eco-lodges.

Chez Muffy transforms Québec City fine dining through Chef Julien Ouellet's farm-to-table mastery, where ingredients from the restaurant's own biodynamic farm become sophisticated French-Canadian cuisine within a historic 1822 maritime warehouse overlooking the St. Lawrence River.

Three decades after Normand Laprise made local sourcing a statement rather than a default, Toqué remains the reference point for Quebec's haute cuisine conversation. Holding a Michelin Plate and a place on La Liste's global rankings, it operates at the top of Montreal's fine dining tier, with a multi-course format built around seasonal produce and French technique expressed through an unmistakably Québécois lens.

Verdura Resort sits on Sicily's southern coast near Sciacca, where more than a mile of private coastline meets a 43,000-square-foot spa, four restaurants drawing from an onsite farm, and a golf program recognised as the region's most complete. A Leading Hotels of the World member scoring 90.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, it occupies a clear tier above standard Mediterranean resort properties.

Rosewood Beijing occupies the Jing Guang Centre in Chaoyang District, placing 283 residential-style rooms within a 10-minute taxi ride of the Forbidden City and a short walk from Sanlitun's restaurant and nightlife corridor. Rooms feature original cloisonné metalwork, Frette linens, and floor-to-ceiling city views. La Liste rated it 97 points in 2026, positioning it among Beijing's upper tier of luxury hotels.

José Andrés elevates Spanish gastronomy to new heights at San Laurel Los Angeles, his Michelin-recognized tenth-floor restaurant in The Conrad Los Angeles. Here, innovative dishes like tomato "beefsteak" tartare and bone-in wagyu showcase California ingredients through Spanish techniques, all while overlooking Walt Disney Concert Hall's iconic curves.

Positioned along the Tourist Corridor at Km 18.5, Solaz is a Marriott Luxury Collection property that places the Sea of Cortez at the center of its identity. Five pools, a 10,000-square-foot spa, and a 2,500-vintage wine cellar sit alongside a food program rooted in local fishermen and biodynamic farming. The resort earns a 4.5 Google rating across 576 reviews.

A Mediterranean-style resort in the hills above Del Mar, Fairmont Grand Del Mar holds La Liste's Top Hotels recognition with 98.5 points in 2026. Its signature Addison Restaurant, helmed by Chef William Bradley, operates a 10-course contemporary French menu that has drawn consistent critical attention since the property first earned recognition in 2009. Four heated pools, a marble-clad spa, and spacious 550-square-foot standard rooms complete the residential-scale offering.

A 14th-century Dominican convent turned grand hotel, San Domenico Palace sits on a cliff above Taormina with Mount Etna on one horizon and the Ionian Sea on the other. Now operating under Four Seasons management, it holds 2024 Michelin 2 Keys recognition and a 93.5-point La Liste Top Hotels score for 2026. The 111-room property houses multiple dining venues, a clifftop infinity pool, and a full spa.

A Moorish-inspired palace dating to 1909, Nimb sits directly beside Tivoli Gardens in central Copenhagen, offering 38 rooms and suites, five dining concepts, and a rooftop pool. Scored 93.5 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, it occupies a distinct position among the city's boutique properties — defined by architectural weight and a culinary program with genuine range.

CUT by Wolfgang Puck reimagines the modern steakhouse with exacting precision, world-class sourcing, and cinematic flair. In a sleek, artful setting, guests embark on a progression of meticulously selected beef—Japanese Wagyu, American ribeye, and rare cuts—each kissed by fire, perfumed with woodsmoke, and finished with a jeweler’s attention to detail. Elevated sides and vibrant, globally inflected sauces add nuance, while an encyclopedic cellar offers vintages as bold or restrained as your evening requires. Service is poised yet warmly intuitive, ensuring every moment feels both exclusive and effortless. For the traveler who collects experiences, not just reservations, CUT delivers a singular expression of luxury: elemental, sensual, and unmistakably modern.

Rising 33 stories above Shiba Koen in Minato, The Prince Park Tower Tokyo pairs 603 rooms with direct views of Tokyo Tower, a full onsen facility, and one of the city's most talked-about sky lobby vantage points. Part of the Prince Hotels group, it occupies a mid-to-upper tier in Tokyo's hotel market, offering a breadth of amenities — bowling, spa, 17 meeting rooms — that few comparably priced properties attempt.

Earning 97.5 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort sits at the upper end of Riviera Nayarit's luxury tier with 120 rooms, signature butler service, three infinity pools, and direct Pacific frontage. The arrival ritual, a beachfront sabrage at the Altamira Lobby Bar, signals an approach to hospitality that reads less like hotel protocol and more like practiced theatre. Part of Marriott International's portfolio, the property has held La Liste recognition since 2009.

Founded in 1924 on 17 acres beside the Waikato River in Taupo, Huka Lodge ranks among New Zealand's most recognised luxury retreats, placing 88th on the 2025 World's 50 Best Hotels list and scoring 93.5 points in La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels. Twenty-five suites and two private cottages sit within a garden designated a national significance site, with fly-fishing heritage, five-course dinners, and helicopter access from Auckland central to the experience.

A 13th-century Augustinian monastery converted into a 101-room Luxury Collection hotel in Prague's Malá Strana quarter, scoring 94.5pts in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. From rates around $648, guests access preserved frescoes, a monastic herb garden, and a spa program built around the monastery's original St. Thomas beer recipe, five minutes from Malostranská metro.

A 42-story tower on Peachtree Road in Buckhead, Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead places guests within walking distance of Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza while offering a full-service spa, garden terrace, and Brassica restaurant where French brasserie technique meets Southern tradition. Recognized in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels rankings with a score of 90.5 points, it sits firmly in Atlanta's upper tier of full-service luxury hotels.

A privately owned boutique property on Praça Luís de Camões, Bairro Alto Hotel earns 91.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and holds Leading Hotels of the World membership. With 87 rooms across four categories, rooftop river views, a Susanne Kaufman spa, and BAHR's fine Portuguese kitchen, it anchors the upper tier of independent Lisbon accommodation at rates from $482 per night.

Eclipse at Half Moon operates as a hotel-within-a-hotel on the 400-acre Half Moon estate in Rose Hall, Montego Bay — a boutique tier carved from a resort with roots dating to 1954. Guests access a private beach, waterfront infinity pool, and four distinct dining formats, while retaining full access to Half Moon's golf course, equestrian centre, and the Sugar Mill restaurant. Google reviewers rate it 4.5 across 2,377 reviews.

Grand Hyatt Hong Kong reigns as Hyatt's Asian flagship since 1989, where 545 contemporary rooms and suites overlook Victoria Harbour from Wan Chai's prime waterfront location. The award-winning Plateau Spa, 12 acclaimed dining venues, and exclusive Grand Club floors with panoramic harbour views establish this prestigious address as Hong Kong's definitive luxury hotel experience.

Located in the Faena Miami Beach Hotel, Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmann translates the Argentine asado tradition into a theatrical open-fire kitchen on Collins Avenue. The James Beard Award-winning chef's custom-built rig — a wood oven, parrilla "piano," and ash-cooking station — drives a menu of grilled meats, fresh seafood, and fire-cooked vegetables. A Michelin Plate holder in both 2024 and 2025, it sits at the serious end of Miami Beach's dining scene.

ME Cabo sits on El Médano, the only swimmable beach in Cabo San Lucas, with direct views of the El Arco rock formation. A $10 million renovation in 2021 repositioned the property around a partnership with Rosa Negra and a multi-venue food and nightlife program spanning a rooftop tapas bar, a beach club, and Asian-inflected coastal cooking on the sand.

A Forbes Travel Guide Four Star property within walking distance of Gardens by the Bay and Marina Bay Sands, Conrad Singapore Marina Bay delivers full-service business-travel infrastructure at scale. The 512-room Hilton Worldwide hotel earns particular attention for its 31st-floor Executive Lounge, 24-hour dining at Oscar's, and marble-finished rooms stocked with Aromatherapy Associates bath products.

Lacroix at The Rittenhouse occupies a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star address on one of Philadelphia's most composed squares, serving French-American cuisine where the tasting menu and celebrated Sunday brunch buffet — staged in the kitchen itself — have become fixtures of the city's formal dining calendar. The room's business-casual dress code undersells an atmosphere that tilts firmly toward polished evening dining.

A Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star property at 212 W Crockett St, Mokara Hotel & Spa occupies a converted 1800s saddlery steps from the River Walk and less than half a mile from the Alamo. The 99-room hotel pairs heritage detail — stretched-leather reception desks, Western photography — with a 17,000-square-foot two-story spa and Ostra, its award-winning seafood restaurant. Google reviewers rate it 4.7 across more than 1,000 responses.

The Dining Room aboard SeaDream II operates under an all-inclusive model where candlelight, crisp linens, and unhurried pacing define every meal at sea. Chef Reto Brändli's kitchen accommodates vegan, vegetarian, and off-menu requests — including a scratch-made pizza prepared to order — against a backdrop of soft conversation and clinking crystal. Google reviewers rate the experience 4.7 from over 1,570 reviews.

Built into the cliffside east of Positano, Il San Pietro di Positano earned three Michelin Keys in 2024 and a 99.5-point La Liste ranking in 2026. Its 57 rooms occupy a promontory where the property descends the rockface one room deep, every terrace opening directly onto the Gulf of Salerno. Adults-only, seasonal, and deliberately secluded, it operates in a tier apart from Positano's town-centre hotels.

Opened in 2019, Rosewood Bangkok occupies a 30-story twin-tower on Ploenchit Road whose angular form references the Thai wai greeting. The 158 rooms include super suites exceeding 3,000 square feet with private plunge pools. Ranked 62nd on the World's 50 Best Hotels 2025 list and awarded Michelin 2 Keys in 2024, it sits at the top tier of Bangkok's central business district hotel scene.

Set on 400 acres of cliffside terrain above Tenerife's southwest coast, The Ritz-Carlton, Abama earned 91 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and holds a Google rating of 4.6 across nearly 4,000 reviews. The dining programme spans MB, shaped by Martín Berasategui's Basque lineage, and Abama Kabuki's Japanese fusion counter. Seven pools, a private beach with funicular access, and a par-72 Dave Thomas golf course complete the picture.

Perched at the summit of Resorts World Genting, the Genting Grand offers 427 rooms and suites with a deliberate remove from the complex's casino floors and retail corridors below. The M Spa, an all-day Coffee Terrace, and the fine-dining room The Olive anchor its quieter register, making it the retreat-oriented tier within one of Southeast Asia's largest integrated entertainment resorts. Google reviewers rate it 4.4 across more than 70,000 reviews.

Hotel Fasano São Paulo sits on the private avenue bearing its founding family's name in the Jardins neighbourhood, where over a century of Italian-rooted hospitality shapes everything from the English red-brick façade to the sommelier-curated wine list. Rated 93 points by La Liste Top Hotels 2026 and holding a Google score of 4.8 from over 2,000 reviews, the 64-room property pairs discreet 1930s-inflected design with a penthouse spa, single malt bar, and direct access to São Paulo's restaurant row.

Rosewood Phnom Penh commands Cambodia's skyline from the top 14 floors of the dragon-inspired Vattanac Capital Tower, where 175 rooms and suites offer panoramic Mekong River views. This ultra-luxury flagship features Sora sky bar, Sense spa, and authentic Cambodian design elements that define sophisticated hospitality in the historic capital.

Among Santiago's luxury hotels, Mandarin Oriental holds a specific position: the brand's first South American property, placed along Avenida Kennedy in Las Condes with city views, resort-style grounds, and a Nikkei dining program at Matsuri that positions it differently from the area's more conventional five-star competitors. Google reviewers rate it 4.6 across more than 3,800 submissions, a signal of sustained performance across a high volume of stays.

From its copper-latticed exterior on Jin Yu Hu Tong to the silk-lined corridors inside, Waldorf Astoria Beijing occupies a precise position in Dongcheng's luxury hotel tier: part international grand hotel, part courtyard-palace. Scored 90.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels rankings, the property's 176 rooms and exclusive hutong suites make it one of the more architecturally considered addresses in the capital.

China's first and only Atlantis resort occupies a striking position on Haitang Bay, Hainan Island, with 1,314 ocean-view rooms ranging from 527 to 11,400 square feet. The property packages an Aquaventure Waterpark, a Lost Chambers Aquarium housing 86,000 marine animals, and marine animal encounters into a single self-contained destination. It holds a Google rating of 4.6 from 762 reviews.

Perched on 70 acres atop Bald Head Cliff in Cape Neddick, Cliff House Maine has anchored Southern Maine's coastal hospitality scene since 1872. The 226-room property earned a Michelin One Key in 2024, placing it in a selective tier of American resorts recognized for both setting and experience. All guest rooms open onto private terraces with Atlantic views, and the property operates as a genuine four-season destination.

A slope-side resort at Northstar California, The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe pairs direct gondola access with a 17,000-square-foot spa and rooms designed around mountain materials. Recognized by La Liste (90.5 points, 2026) and Condé Nast Traveler (#28 Best Resorts, 2025), it occupies the upper tier of Sierra Nevada luxury lodging across both ski season and summer lake access.

Occupying the top 12 floors of the 60-story Comcast Technology Center, Four Seasons Philadelphia sits higher than any other hotel in North America, with 219 rooms starting from floors 48 and above. Designed by Norman Foster and scored by Brian Eno, the property draws on a roster of serious collaborators, from Jean-Georges Vongerichten's top-floor restaurant to a James Beard Award-winning seafood counter at street level.

On Quai du Mont-Blanc, Hotel d'Angleterre occupies a distinct position among Geneva's lakeshore properties: 45 rooms and suites designed without repetition, each interior a considered collision of pattern, texture, and art. Scoring 90 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, it operates at the intimate end of the city's luxury spectrum, where pre-arrival communication and handmade Swiss beds replace the standardised grand-hotel playbook.

A former Underground station transformed into an art deco boutique hotel, The Wellesley Knightsbridge sits at 11 Knightsbridge within Marriott's Luxury Collection portfolio. Recognised by La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking with 93 points and a 2025 Forbes 4-Star rating, it occupies a compact, character-driven niche in a neighbourhood defined by grand-scale rivals. Google reviewers rate it 4.3 from 494 submissions.

Occupying the upper floors of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, The Silo Hotel operates in a category where industrial heritage meets contemporary art patronage. Twenty-eight suites, rates from $1,588, La Liste 95-point recognition in 2026, and exclusive access to the museum below place it in a peer set that very few Cape Town properties can match.

Perched on the 45th floor of the Ritz-Carlton Tokyo in Akasaka, Héritage by Kei Kobayashi holds a Michelin star and an 81-point La Liste 2026 ranking for its French fine dining shaped by Japanese sensibility. The kitchen pairs classical techniques — pâté en croûte, roast pigeon, vacherin — with lighter, ingredient-forward arrangements, set against floor-to-ceiling skyline views over the city.

Scoring 95.5 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit is a 267-suite all-inclusive resort on the Pacific coast at Nuevo Vallarta. Four full-service restaurants, a multi-treatment spa with its signature Water Ceremony, and a broad activity program place it firmly in the upper tier of Pacific Mexico resort properties.

On the eastern edge of Tsim Sha Tsui, the Kowloon occupies a position that most Hong Kong hotels can only approximate: direct access to the East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station and unobstructed views across Victoria Harbour. The lobby's golden chandeliers and classical evening music set a formal register that the rest of the property sustains through butler service, harbour-view rooms, and a room service menu that runs from wonton noodle soup to Parma ham.

A 57-room boutique property in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district, Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi earned a Michelin 1 Key in 2024 for its understated design and focused service. Triple-glazed floor-to-ceiling windows, a traditional onsen, and direct underground access to Tokyo Station place it in a distinct tier among central Tokyo luxury hotels. Note: the property is closed for renovations through March 2026.

On Mariankatu, a short walk from Helsinki Cathedral and the Market Square waterfront, Hotel Maria occupies a 19th-century building with meticulously restored interiors — white marble hallways, a spiral wooden staircase, and over 26 miles of crown molding. Its 117 rooms and 38 suites sit at the upper end of Helsinki's design-led hotel tier, with a full spa program and restaurant Lilja drawing early attention in Nordic fine-dining circles.

On Level 122 of the Burj Khalifa, At.Mosphere holds a 2025 Michelin Plate and an Opinionated About Dining ranking among Asia's top restaurants. The Modern European kitchen runs from breakfast through late night, with seven- and thirteen-course tasting menus anchored by Wagyu, caviar, and French technique. Reservations are required; a jacket is expected.

A AAA 5 Diamond prix fixe restaurant operating since 1984 in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Yosemite, The Elderberry House holds La Liste recognition (77 points, 2026) and serves a daily-changing five-course menu under Chef Ethan de Graaff. Reservations are required for dinner nightly and Sunday brunch. Business casual dress is expected; jackets are strongly recommended for men.

S.E.A. at the Evrima is a multi-course tasting restaurant in San Lawrenz, Malta, where Maltese seasonal produce meets European technique and East-Asian inflection. Operating on an additional-fee, reservation-required model aboard the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection's Evrima, the experience is anchored by a 4,900-shell centrepiece installation and a five-course format paced to avoid fatigue. A Google rating of 4.9 from 158 reviews reflects consistent guest satisfaction.

The Carlyle has anchored the Upper East Side since 1930, operating as the kind of hotel where presidents book suites and jazz fills the air on Monday nights. Holding Michelin 2 Keys, a 2024 World's 50 Best Hotels ranking of #30, and a La Liste score of 98.5 points in 2026, it offers 190 rooms with above-average space, Art Deco interiors, and three distinct venues — Dowling's, Bemelmans Bar, and Café Carlyle — that function as neighbourhood institutions in their own right.

On Park City's historic Main Street, Riverhorse Cafe has held a place in the Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in North America rankings since 2023, most recently at #361 for 2025. The kitchen runs American comfort food with Southwest inflections — think wild game trios and tempura lobster — while the bar program matches the ambition of the plate. Reservations are required; the dress code is relaxed.

Open since 1903 and ranked #38 on the World's 50 Best Hotels list for 2025, The Taj Mahal Palace occupies the southern tip of Colaba with direct sightlines to the Gateway of India and the Arabian Sea. The Heritage Wing preserves the Moorish-Rajput architecture commissioned by Jamsetji Tata, while 285 rooms across two buildings place it at the top of Mumbai's luxury hotel tier. Rates from $456 per night.

Grand Velas Boutique Hotel sits along the Tourist Corridor at Km 17.3, bringing the brand's all-inclusive formula into a more intimate 79-room format. Architect Ricardo Elías designed the six-level property around unobstructed Sea of Cortez views, while the dining programme spans robata-style Japanese-Mexican fusion at Loto and coastal Mexican at Roca. First recognised in 2024, it positions itself as the brand's most design-focused Cabo address.

Situated on Key Biscayne's seven-mile barrier island, roughly 20 minutes south of downtown Miami, the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne operates at a remove from the city's South Beach density. The four-star, Marriott International property delivers oceanfront rooms dressed in Frette linens, a 21-treatment-room spa, an 11-court tennis facility designed by Cliff Drysdale, and a concierge program built around island access rather than city logistics.

Built in 1910 by the son of President Ulysses S. Grant, this Marriott Luxury Collection property anchors downtown San Diego's Broadway corridor with 114 years of political history, Prohibition-era intrigue, and rooms dressed in Italian linens and empire-style furnishings. Fifteen U.S. presidents have stayed here, and the 11th-floor Penthouse Suite still draws the celebrity circuit. Complimentary Saturday history tours and a lounge with live entertainment round out the offer.

Set within the ITDC Tourism Complex on Nusa Dua's managed southern peninsula, Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort is an Accor property with a lagoon-style pool system, Sensatia-partnered spa, and the pan-Asian restaurant Kwee Zeen anchoring its food and beverage programme. Google reviews average 4.6 across more than 9,300 ratings, placing it among the more consistently rated large resorts in the corridor. Club Millésime access and butler service distinguish the upper room tiers.

A sommelier-led wine and dining concept on Pylimo gatvė, Somm pairs French-Japanese fare with a cellar spanning more than 1,600 labels. Michelin Plate recognition and an Opinionated About Dining ranking signal where it sits among Vilnius's modern dining addresses. The format — breakfast through late night, with 75ml tasting pours and weekend Sommelier Lunches — is built for unhurried, wine-forward eating.

In Bangkok's Sathorn business district, COMO Metropolitan sits closer to the city's boutique end of the spectrum than its grand-palace competitors, with 137 rooms, the acclaimed Thai restaurant Nahm, and the COMO Shambhala Urban Escape spa. From $219 per night, it offers a quieter, more design-led alternative to the large-scale luxury chains that dominate the upper tier of the Bangkok hotel market.

Yaamava' Resort & Casino in Highland holds both a 2025 Forbes 4-Star and AAA 5 Diamond rating, placing it among a narrow tier of resort properties in Southern California's Inland Empire. The scale of the complex, its proximity to the San Bernardino Mountains, and its breadth of dining and entertainment programming distinguish it from the casino resorts that dominate the regional market at lower credential levels.

The tasting-menu restaurant inside Grand Velas Los Cabos holds La Liste recognition (89 points in 2026) and AAA 5 Diamond status, placing it at the premium end of the Tourist Corridor's dining tier. Chef Francisco Sixtos works a multicourse format that anchors Mexican ingredients to global technique, with strong emphasis on Baja seafood. Reservations are required; smart-casual dress code enforced, adults only.

Set inside the preserved 1955 Seville Hotel shell on Collins Avenue, The Miami Beach EDITION earns 93 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking by threading historic detail through a deliberately casual luxury framework. Two pools, bungalow roof decks, a multi-format entertainment basement, and an ocean-view lobby bar give the property a layered social architecture that most Miami Beach addresses cannot match.

Holding an AAA Five Diamond rating and ranked in La Liste's global top restaurants, TOPPER'S at The Wauwinet sits nine miles from Nantucket Town at the end of Wauwinet Road, open seasonally from early May through late October. Chef Kyle Zachary's kitchen draws directly from the surrounding waters — Wauwinet Bay oysters, Lightship Diver scallops, dock-to-table lobster — while a wine program spanning 20,000 bottles and 1,550 selections signals serious intent from cellar to table.

LUX* Le Morne Mauritius pioneers 'Lighter, Brighter' luxury at the foot of UNESCO World Heritage Le Morne Brabant mountain, where architect Jean-Marc Tang's light-filled design and sustainable philosophy create an authentic island sanctuary. This distinctive resort features 164 rooms and suites, six restaurants celebrating local flavors, and unique experiences from treehouse dining to guided mountain hikes.

Positioned at the base of Aspen Mountain between the gondola and Silver Queen lift, The St. Regis Aspen Resort occupies one of the most strategically placed addresses in Colorado ski country. With 179 alpine-chic rooms, a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star spa spanning 15,000 square feet, and five dining options including the after-ski Shadow Mountain Lounge, it competes directly with Aspen's small tier of full-service luxury properties.

Positioned at the edge of Jing'an Park in central Shanghai, The PuLi Hotel and Spa is a 229-room urban resort that trades the bombast of the Bund for considered calm. A 2026 La Liste Top Hotels score of 92.5 points and Leading Hotels of the World membership place it firmly in the city's premium tier, with rates from $433 per night reflecting that positioning.

STAY by Yannick Alléno brings two Michelin stars to Palm Jumeirah inside the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star One&Only The Palm. Chef Ilya Evdokimov executes contemporary French technique across a five- and six-course menu format, with a dining room defined by black crystal chandeliers, vaulted ceilings, and Baroque detailing. La Liste has scored the kitchen at 85 points in both 2025 and 2026.

A 17th-century palazzo occupying the largest waterfront footprint on the San Marco basin, The St. Regis Venice earned 92.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. A 2022 renovation wove art commissions — including an Ai Weiwei Murano glass installation — through interiors that pay homage to Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa. Piazza San Marco is four minutes on foot.

The Ritz-Carlton, Baku occupies a sail-shaped tower on Babek Avenue in the Nasimi district, positioning 190 rooms between Baku's old-city heritage and its modernist new architecture. The dining programme spans the New York-style Tribeca brasserie and the Blind Tiger speakeasy bar, while the ESPA spa with twin pools and a hammam grounds the property firmly in the upper tier of Baku's luxury hotel market. Rates from $264.

Open since 1907, The Plaza has anchored the corner of Fifth Avenue and Central Park South through more than a century of New York history. A Fairmont-managed Four-Star property, it earned 92.5 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Afternoon tea at The Palm Court, the Guerlain Spa, and rooms designed in Beaux Arts style make it one of Manhattan's most historically grounded addresses.

In Nusa Dua's guarded resort enclave, The St. Regis Bali spreads across nearly 20 acres of beachfront land, with 81 suites and 42 villas connected by garden pathways that lead to a 40,000-square-foot salt lagoon pool and a private Indian Ocean beach. Butler service runs around the clock regardless of room category, and the Iridium Spa's eight treatment rooms sit beside koi ponds in a setting that takes the property well beyond standard five-star resort formulas. Google reviewers rate it 4.8 from over 2,600 responses.

A Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star institution on South Santa Monica Boulevard, The Belvedere has anchored Beverly Hills fine dining for decades under the American Californian banner. Chef Antonio Favuzzi leads a menu that draws on the hotel's own garden, while the weekend champagne brunch and rotating cultural programming — from an Emerging Artist Series to whiskey collaborations — give regulars repeated reasons to return.

Set on a wooded property less than a mile from the 610 Loop, The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa holds a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating and operates one of the largest private fitness clubs in Houston across 175,000 square feet. Trellis Spa, the largest luxury spa in Texas, occupies 21 treatment rooms alongside a full salon. Three outdoor pools and renovated guest rooms complete the picture for a property that reads more resort than city hotel.

Savoy Palace transforms Funchal's premier seafront location into Madeira's most prestigious luxury address, where 352 ocean-view rooms, Portugal's largest spa, and The Reserve's exclusive 16th-floor sanctuary define island grandeur. This Leading Hotels of the World member combines bold wave-inspired architecture with Nini Andrade Silva's botanical interiors, creating an intimate boutique atmosphere within Madeira's largest luxury hotel.

The Chateau at Nemacolin brings the architectural grammar of grand European hotels to the Laurel Highlands of southwestern Pennsylvania. Coffered ceilings, Corinthian columns, and a 12,000-bottle wine cellar anchor a 2,200-acre resort where the dining programme at Five-Star Lautrec runs a five-course farm-to-table tasting menu, and two Golf Digest top-100 public courses sit on property.

Occupying floors 64 to 80 of the China World Trade Center tower in Beijing's Central Business District, China World Summit Wing positions itself at the sharper end of the capital's business-luxury tier. Floor-to-ceiling windows, rooms averaging 600 square feet, and an indoor infinity pool on the 64th level place it in a distinct peer set among CBD high-rises. Google reviewers rate it 4.6 from 154 reviews.

Inside The Peabody Memphis, Chez Philippe holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025) for its Franco-Southern prix-fixe format, pairing classical French technique with Tennessee ingredients across four- and seven-course menus. Wine Director Ava Vali oversees a 1,500-bottle cellar with California and French strengths, priced at mid-range markups. Dinner service runs in a three-tiered dining room where business-casual dress applies and Southern hospitality sets the pace.

Among Eixample's upper tier of luxury hotels, Mandarin Oriental Barcelona occupies a century-old bank building on Passeig de Gràcia, steps from Casa Batlló. Patricia Urquiola's interior design, two-Michelin-Key recognition, and restaurant programming from Carme Ruscalleda and Gastón Acurio position it at the intersection of architectural heritage and contemporary hospitality. Rates from around $802 per night for 98 rooms.

On Via Vittorio Veneto, the Baglioni Hotel Regina occupies one of Rome's most storied addresses, where Sicilian marble lobbies give way to leopard-print lounge chairs without apology. A Leading Hotels of the World member, it pairs classically proportioned rooms with Brunello Lounge and Restaurant's Mediterranean kitchen. The Roman Penthouse, designed by Rebosio and Spagnulo, sits at the far end of the room spectrum for those measuring a stay in once-in-a-generation terms.

Positioned at the far southeastern edge of the Corridor, Nobu Hotel Los Cabos earned 90 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and operates as the only Nobu Hospitality property in Baja California Sur. Five dining outlets anchored by the signature Nobu restaurant, four pools, and a 13,691-square-foot spa give the 200-room property a self-contained logic that most corridor resorts attempt but few sustain.

Atelier Playa Mujeres positions itself at the sharper end of Mexico's all-inclusive market, with 593 suites ranging from 635 to 1,948 square feet, nine restaurants spanning modern Mexican to Mongolian, and a Greg Norman-designed golf course three minutes from the lobby. Located 40 minutes north of Cancun International Airport, it draws guests who want the convenience of all-inclusive without the compromises that usually accompany it.

One&Only Cape Town transforms two private islands at the V&A Waterfront into South Africa's premier urban resort, where 131 redesigned rooms and suites frame Table Mountain views while Africa's only Nobu restaurant and the exclusive Spa Island redefine luxury hospitality in the Mother City.

A slim, flat-iron tower on Sanlitun's main strip, InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun earned 92 points from La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking within a decade of opening. The property's five restaurants, a fifth-floor pool with skyline sight lines, and a Club InterContinental lounge on the 22nd floor position it squarely in Chaoyang's upper tier of full-service luxury hotels.

The Condado Vanderbilt Hotel occupies a landmark address on Ashford Avenue in San Juan's Condado district, where two 11-story towers hold 316 rooms and suites across a property defined by its Atlantic-facing heated infinity pool, island-exclusive hammam, and butler service on every floor. It is among the most architecturally deliberate hotels on the island, pairing historic gravitas with a deliberately modern interior language.

Set within a 1,000-year-old monastery complex adjacent to Chengdu's Daci Temple, The Temple House pairs Qing Dynasty courtyard architecture with a rigorously modern 142-room tower designed by Make Architects. A La Liste score of 92.5 points places it among China's most recognised city hotels. The contrast of ancient stonework and pared-down contemporary interiors defines both the look and the logic of the experience.

A Georgian manor house in Hampshire that took a decade to restore, Heckfield Place sits on 400 acres of Hampshire countryside and holds a 94-point La Liste Top Hotels ranking for 2026. Forty-five individually characterised rooms, over 400 pieces from owner Gerald Chan's private art collection, and a sustainability program embedded into daily operations make this one of southern England's most considered country retreats.

Fairmont Nile City occupies twin towers on the Corniche in Bulaq, with 542 rooms, a rooftop Sky Pool on the 25th floor, and Willow Stream Spa. The hotel's Bab El Nil restaurant draws late-night crowds for live entertainment and Middle Eastern cuisine, while Fairmont Gold rooms add butler service and private lounge access. Rates from $229 per night.

W Taipei occupies a commanding position in Xinyi District, Taipei's dense corridor of fashion, nightlife, and Taipei 101. With 405 rooms and suites, it is the largest luxury hotel in the city, and its 10th-floor lobby level concentrates the key social and dining spaces in one energetic sweep. The Away Spa, Woobar, and neon-lit Wet pool bar complete a property designed for guests who want the city's pulse at close range.

Spread across six historically themed rooms in The American Club hotel, The Immigrant Restaurant is one of Wisconsin's rare Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star dining destinations. Chef Thomas Hauck's seasonally driven five-course tasting menu draws on direct relationships with regional artisan producers, and the restaurant's cheese program — 40-plus selections, including an Evolution of Cheddar flight — signals just how seriously this kitchen takes its regional sourcing mandate.

Among the few new-build hotels in a city that prizes colonial authenticity, Live Aqua Urban Resort San Miguel de Allende occupies a deliberate middle ground: contemporary construction dressed in natural slate, rattan, and oak, four blocks from the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel. Sculptures by Mexican artists punctuate public spaces, a panadería greets guests at arrival, and Feel Urban Spa extends day-use access to non-guests who book treatments.

Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto redefines luxury accommodation through its extraordinary 800-year-old ikeniwa pond garden setting in historic Higashiyama district. This sophisticated property combines Kyoto's most spacious guest rooms with authentic cultural experiences, Josper grill dining, and personalized service that reveals the ancient capital's hidden treasures.

A 23-key boutique ryokan in Kyoto's Gion district, SOWAKA occupies a 100-year-old restored teahouse on the stone-paved lanes of Higashiyama Ward. Recognised by La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels with 90.5 points, it positions itself between heritage inn and design property, with a Tokyo-pedigreed restaurant, a sake-focused bar, and a concierge program that reaches into private geisha dinners and temple access.

On Jalan Sultan Ismail, Hotel, Kuala Lumpur sits within a rare pocket of greenery at the centre of one of Southeast Asia’s most restless capitals. Six hundred and sixty-two rooms and suites look out over either the city skyline or the hotel’s own garden grounds, while the Horizon Club Lounge, outdoor pool, and Shang Wellness Retreat give the property a depth of amenity that positions it squarely in KL’s upper tier of city-centre hotels.

On the Janiculum Hill above Trastevere, Villa Agrippina a Gran Melià occupies the grounds of an ancient Roman estate with 1st-century archaeological finds visible beneath the building. A Leading Hotels of the World member recognised by La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking with 91 points, the property trades on landscaped seclusion, a 1920s-style pool, and 14 room categories, most with views across Vatican and Rome skyline.

Positioned in Nişantaşı, Istanbul's high-fashion district, The St. Regis Istanbul pairs 118 rooms with Marmara marble bathrooms, a 10,225-square-foot spa, and two distinct dining destinations including Wolfgang Puck's Spago. Recognised on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels list with 95 points, it operates at the upper tier of the city's international luxury hotel market, with a starting rate around $544 per night.

A Forbes Travel Guide Four Star property on Macau's Cotai Strip, Conrad Macao sits within The Londoner Macao complex and scores 95 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Its 659 rooms draw on Victorian-era design references, with four pools, multiple dining formats spanning Macanese, Chinese and Western cuisines, and direct access to Shoppes Cotai's 600-plus stores.

Amangiri Canyon Point dissolves minimalist luxury into Utah's high desert, where 34 suites carved into 600 protected acres offer unprecedented access to five national parks. This ultra-luxury Aman resort features architecture that seamlessly blends with ancient sandstone cliffs, a spa with natural rock formations, and exclusive desert experiences from via ferrata climbing to helicopter flights over Monument Valley.

Few addresses on the Promenade des Anglais carry the architectural weight of Le Negresco. The 128-room Belle Époque hotel holds a 2024 Michelin 2 Keys distinction and Leading Hotels of the World membership, with two restaurants under executive chef Virginie Basselot, a bar famous for live music sessions, and rooms individually designed across themed floors — no two identical in character.

Against Cotai Strip's scale-obsessed resort corridor, The St. Regis Macao takes a different position: 400 rooms, restrained Portuguese-inflected design, and two flagship F&B venues that trade spectacle for substance. Recognized by La Liste's Top Hotels at 94 points in 2026, it occupies a distinct niche in Macau's luxury tier, closer in character to a European grand hotel than to the mega-resort properties surrounding it.

Conrad Jiuzhaigou sits in the Min Mountains foothills of Sichuan, less than 10 miles from the Jiuzhaigou Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its 161 rooms and villas draw design cues from Amdo Tibetan culture, while the Bas.In restaurant emphasises locally and ethically sourced ingredients. Operated by Hilton Worldwide, it holds a 3.7 Google rating from early reviewers.

One&Only Portonovi opened in 2021 as the brand's first European property, occupying a bayfront position on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro near Herceg Novi. The 123-room resort earned 97.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and anchors its offer around a four-concept dining programme, a 43,000-square-foot Chenot Espace spa, and guided excursions into Boka Bay and the surrounding medieval villages.

At the foot of Canal Street, the Four Seasons New Orleans occupies a position that few hotels in the American South can match: a riverfront address with serious dining, a 15,000-crystal chandelier bar, and an 75-foot rooftop infinity pool. Recognized on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels list with 92 points, it sets the standard for full-service luxury in a city that rewards staying somewhere with real culinary ambition.

On Lam Son Square, directly opposite the Opera House, Park Hyatt Saigon occupies one of Ho Chi Minh City's most historically charged addresses. The 245-room property, originally opened in 2005 and renovated in 2019, scores 92 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and holds a Google rating of 4.6 across more than 4,000 reviews. French colonial architecture frames modern room technology, a Mekong Delta-inspired spa, and evening programming that runs from classical piano to DJ sets.

A Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star and Michelin 2 Keys property on Waikiki Beach, Halekulani has operated from its five-acre beachfront site since 1917. The 453-room hotel earns its La Liste 93-point ranking through a service culture built around anticipation and restraint, with five dining venues, two pools, and a spa contained within one of Honolulu's most composed resort footprints.

Occupying One Hamilton Place on the edge of Hyde Park, InterContinental London Park Lane carries a history that includes a former royal residence connection and commands views across to Buckingham Palace. Three distinct venues — Arch Bar, Najma, and Theo Randall's at InterContinental — give the property an unusually varied food and drink offer for a Mayfair hotel. Google reviewers rate it 4.5 from nearly 3,000 submissions.

A 17th-century Cape Dutch manor set across nine acres of gardens in Constantia Valley, The Cellars-Hohenort operates at the quieter, estate-led end of Cape Town's luxury hotel market. Fifty-one rooms span historic manor houses and private villas, with two restaurants, a full spa, and rates from around $743 per night positioning it against the city's most established country properties.

Park Hyatt Sydney transforms Australia's most coveted waterfront address into an intimate luxury sanctuary, where 155 rooms and suites with private harbour-view balconies overlook the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, while 24-hour butler service and specially commissioned Australian artworks define this Category 8 harbourfront retreat.

The Dorchester Collection's first country-house property occupies a preserved 18th-century Georgian estate in Berkshire, where 200 acres of parkland, a working polo field, and proximity to Ascot racecourse define the setting as much as the 49 rooms and suites do. The spa's glass-and-living-roof architecture is among the most considered design interventions in the English country-house category, and the equestrian centre operates as a genuine amenity rather than a decorative footnote.

Fifteen miles from the capital's core, The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner earns a La Liste 90-point rating for 2026 while operating at a scale and pace that its downtown Washington counterparts rarely match. A direct connection to Tysons Galleria, a 24th-floor Club Lounge with sightlines to the Washington Monument, and a sleep-focused wellness program make this Northern Virginia address a considered alternative to the city proper.

Set behind a Georgian facade on a quiet Kent Street block in Millers Point, The Langham, Sydney occupies a different register from the harbour-front hotels that define most luxury comparisons in this city. With 96 rooms, a multicultural open-kitchen restaurant, a Chuan Day Spa drawing on traditional Chinese medicine, and what is reportedly Sydney's only hotel tennis court, it positions itself as a more contained, culturally layered alternative to the city's larger five-star properties.

Jumeirah Mina Al Salam anchors the western edge of the Madinat Jumeirah complex in Umm Suqeim, offering Arabian-styled rooms, a private beach, and direct access to the souk, waterpark, and spa. Rated 91 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels list, it positions itself as the family-oriented gateway property within one of Dubai's most self-contained resort destinations. Friday brunch across multiple in-house venues is a particular draw.

Scored 94 points by La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking, Sofitel Dubai The Palm sits on the Eastern Crescent of Palm Jumeirah, around 30 minutes from the city centre. The French Polynesian theme runs through accommodation, spa, and dining in a way that feels considered rather than cosmetic. For milestone celebrations and extended stays, the Lodge Villas set a different standard entirely.

The Tower at The Boca Raton sits at the apex of one of South Florida's most elaborate resort complexes, a 27-story structure that underwent a $65 million Rockwell Group redesign and earned a Michelin One Key in 2024. With 224 suites, dedicated butler service, and access to more than a dozen dining venues, it occupies the upper tier of Florida resort hotels.

Six Senses Zighy Bay occupies a remote horseshoe bay on Oman's Musandam Peninsula, its 82 stone-and-palm-frond villas modelled on a traditional fishing village. Ranked #84 on the World's 50 Best Hotels list in 2025 and rated 98.5 points by La Liste in 2026, it pairs serious sustainability infrastructure with dramatic arrival options — paraglide in from the ridge above, or arrive by speedboat.

Positioned mid-mountain at Deer Valley Resort, The Chateaux Deer Valley sits within walking distance of ski lifts at one of Utah's skiers-only resorts. Mountain-lodge rooms with gas fireplaces and cashmere throws, a full-service spa, and a complimentary shuttle to Park City's Main Street make it a coherent retreat property across both winter and summer seasons. Google reviewers rate it 4.5 across 695 reviews.

Ranked #39 on the World's 50 Best Hotels list in 2025 and awarded three Michelin Keys in 2024, One&Only Mandarina occupies 80 acres of coastal rainforest on Mexico's Riviera Nayarit, an hour north of Puerto Vallarta. Its 105 rooms span treehouses set nearly 40 feet above the jungle canopy and cliff villas that open directly into the forest. A dining programme anchored by Enrique Olvera's Carao and a private beach rounds out the proposition.

Capella Ubud sits in a jungle ravine outside Ubud's Keliki village, where 23 tented villas designed by Bill Bensley replace the standard resort blueprint with something closer to a staged wilderness. Rates start from $926 per night, the property holds Leading Hotels of the World membership, and La Liste awarded it 96 points in 2026. Wellness, cultural programming, and Indonesian dining are built into the daily rate rather than added as extras.

Spread across 7,000 acres outside La Romana, Casa de Campo has operated as the Dominican Republic's most complete resort address for decades, drawing guests from Bill and Hillary Clinton to Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Three championship golf courses, a full-service marina, offshore island excursions, and a spa anchor an itinerary that scales from active to entirely unhurried. Villa guests receive butler service, a private pool, and daily in-room breakfast.

Among SoHo's boutique hotels, Crosby Street Hotel occupies a specific position: a Firmdale property designed by Kit Kemp, earning Michelin 3 Keys in 2024 and 94.5 points from La Liste in 2026. The 86-room hotel sits on cobbled Crosby Street with a 107-seat cinema, a guest-only Drawing Room, and rates from $1,525 per night placing it firmly in New York's upper-tier independent hotel bracket.

A 15-room aristocratic residence on Via Piacenza, Villa Spalletti Trivelli operates at the quieter, more personal end of Rome's luxury hotel spectrum. Earning 95 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, it offers family-portrait walls, a complimentary bar stocked with fine spirits, and a library of over 1,000 rare books recognised by Italy's Ministry of National Heritage and Culture.

Among Orlando's Bonnet Creek corridor properties, Waldorf Astoria Orlando occupies a distinct tier: a Forbes 4-Star, La Liste 91-point address that operates at a different register than its resort-heavy neighbors. Part of the Hilton Worldwide portfolio, it offers a counterpoint to the area's theme-park adjacency — polished, deliberate, and positioned firmly within the upper bracket of Florida luxury hospitality.

Four heritage-protected palaces fused into one address on Vienna's Ringstrasse, the Ritz-Carlton delivers classical architecture alongside contemporary rooms, a Susanne Kaufmann spa with an 18-metre pool (the longest in Vienna), and restaurants that have earned Star Wine List recognition. Scoring 96 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking, it positions itself at the upper tier of Vienna's grand-hotel tradition.

Perched 400 feet above Avalon on Catalina Island, Mt. Ada occupies the former summer residence of chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. With only six rooms accommodating 14 guests at a time and a staff-to-guest ratio of 2-to-1, this colonial-style mansion operates closer to a private house party than a conventional hotel. Breakfast and lunch are included; the morning sun and evening sunset come with every room.

Hotel Santa Caterina transforms a 19th-century Liberty-style villa into the Amalfi Coast's most prestigious family-run luxury hotel, where 66 rooms and suites cascade down terraced cliffs to a private beach. Four generations of Gambardella family hospitality, Michelin-starred dining, and dramatic Gulf of Salerno views define this legendary Italian coastal sanctuary.

Positioned on a hillside 10 minutes from Samui International Airport, The Ritz-Carlton, Koh Samui translates the brand's international scale into a Gulf of Thailand resort with 260 rooms, six dining venues, and an artificial swim reef that is the only one of its kind in Southeast Asia. It competes in Koh Samui's upper tier of large-format luxury resorts, where breadth of amenities and unobstructed ocean views define the peer set.

Hotel Xcaret México revolutionizes luxury hospitality in Riviera Maya through its All-Fun Inclusive™ concept, offering 900 elegantly appointed suites across five Mayan-themed casas, twelve celebrity chef restaurants, and unprecedented complimentary access to nine eco-archaeological parks, creating an immersive cultural experience that celebrates Mexico's natural beauty and living heritage.

Among the Riviera Maya's large-format luxury resorts, Fairmont Mayakoba distinguishes itself by preserving the majority of its mangrove ecosystem intact, creating a property where jungle canals, wildlife, and Caribbean beach access coexist across a sprawling multi-restaurant footprint. Rated 94 points by La Liste Top Hotels in 2026 and part of the Accor portfolio, it suits travellers who want resort scale without sacrificing ecological setting.

Michael Mina's Bourbon Steak Orange County defines oceanfront luxury dining in Newport Beach, where butter-poached prime cuts and theatrical tableside presentations unfold against spectacular Pacific views at the exclusive Monarch Beach Resort.

Perched on the steep hillside above Taling Ngam on Koh Samui's quieter southwest coast, Conrad Koh Samui arranges 81 stilted villas across a verdant slope facing the Gulf of Thailand. Each villa comes with a private 10-metre infinity pool, and the property's Iris Farm supplies the dining venues with produce grown and processed on site, from house-cured salmon to freshly roasted coffee.

A restored 1906 Edwardian mansion above Bantry Bay's Atlantic cliffs, Ellerman House operates at the quieter, smaller end of Cape Town's luxury hotel market: 13 individually decorated rooms, a 7,500-bottle wine cellar, and one of South Africa's more substantial private art collections under one roof. Rates from USD 1,060 per night. Scored 98.5 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking.

A 1926 Italian Renaissance Revival palace on Santa Monica's beach, Casa del Mar holds a Michelin Key and stands as one of only two Los Angeles hotels with direct beach access. Its 129 rooms, redesigned by Michael S. Smith, combine period architecture with contemporary comfort. Oceanfront dining at Terrazza and the alfresco Patio del Mar complete the offer.

Perched above Santorini's caldera in Imerovigli, Grace Hotel sits within Auberge Resorts Collection and earned 93.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. The property pairs Cycladic architecture with a service approach built around personalisation, the largest infinity pool in the village, and Varoulko Santorini, the restaurant helmed by chef Lefteris Lazarou. Google reviewers rate it 4.7 from 219 submissions.

A large-scale cliff-top resort on Jimbaran's southwestern headland, AYANA Resort Bali spans 290 rooms and suites, the only Thermes Marins spa in Southeast Asia, and the cliff-anchored Rock Bar, which sits roughly 46 feet above the Indian Ocean. The property operates at a scale that few resorts in southern Bali attempt, with dining spanning five or more distinct cuisines and a spa campus covering 236,000 square feet.

Lefay Resort & Spa Dolomiti sits at the upper tier of Italian alpine luxury, earning Michelin 2 Keys and a 90-point La Liste rating in 2026. The property's modernist architecture, locally sourced materials, and four-floor spa complex place it in a distinct peer set among design-led mountain retreats. Rates from $481 per night; 88 suites across the Pinzolo valley.

Aman Summer Palace occupies a private compound of hundred-year-old guest houses on the grounds of Beijing's 260-year-old UNESCO-listed Summer Palace, roughly 9 miles northwest of the city center. With 51 rooms, underground spa facilities, and a staff-to-guest ratio that tips toward 300 attendants for a handful of guests, it places itself in a distinct tier among Beijing's luxury hotels — secluded by design, yet connected to one of the world's great capital cities.

A 1930s stone manor on the edge of Nairobi's indigenous forest, Giraffe Manor sits in a category almost entirely its own: twelve individually styled rooms, Rothschild's giraffes wandering the grounds at all hours, and a private retreat with spa, infinity pool, and Kenyan cuisine at Daisy's Cafe. Ranked 94.5 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels list, it draws travellers who want wildlife proximity without sacrificing comfort.

Set inside the historic Chatham Bars Inn with floor-to-ceiling Atlantic views, STARS anchors its New England menu to produce from the inn's own farm, acquired in 2012. Chef Andrew Chadwick's kitchen runs from 30-day dry-aged striploin to seared scallops and housemade Cape Cod ice cream, supported by a 520-selection wine list managed by Wine Director Paul Fox. Reservations are recommended year-round; the dress code prohibits beachwear.

A Forbes Travel Guide Four Star hotel and 2025 Leading Hotels of the World member, The Joule occupies a landmarked 1927 neo-Gothic building at the center of downtown Dallas. The property integrates a serious permanent art collection, a cantilevered 10th-floor pool, and Midnight Rambler — one of Dallas's most recognized cocktail bars — into a coherent design-led package that places it in a distinct tier among the city's luxury hotels.

Opened in 2012 on the crown of Oberbort hill, The Alpina Gstaad positions itself a tier above Gstaad's established palace hotels through a combination of contemporary design, a Michelin-starred restaurant, and a Six Senses Spa. Scored 98.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and awarded Michelin 3 Keys, it operates seasonally and draws a clientele that values art-forward interiors and views in equal measure.

Knife & Spoon at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and is anchored by James Beard-nominated Chef John Tesar's dry-aging program, with some cuts aged up to 240 days in-house. USDA Prime beef from Cameron, Texas-based 44 Farms anchors the menu, supported by a 255-selection wine list and a terrace that faces the lake at sunset. Reservations are recommended; valet parking is available on-site.

Among Atlanta's upper tier of luxury hotels, The St. Regis Atlanta positions itself at the intersection of Buckhead prestige and European formality. Holding 95 points from La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking and landing at #46 in Condé Nast's 2025 Best Hotels list, the 26-floor property at 88 West Paces Ferry Road houses 151 guest rooms alongside 53 private residences and a 9,800-square-foot Remède Spa.

Assembled from eight medieval townhouses on Zurich's Rennweg, Widder Hotel holds 49 individually designed rooms, a two-Michelin-Key recognition, and a 95-point La Liste Top Hotels score for 2026. The Widder Restaurant carries two Michelin Stars, while the property's art program — overseen by designer Tilla Theus with UBS patronage — gives the interiors the density of a working museum.

A 300-acre private island off Antigua's north shore, Jumby Bay is accessible only by a five-minute boat transfer and operates on a fully all-inclusive model. The 1830s Estate House, recently restored at a cost of $6 million, anchors the resort's dining program alongside three pools, three beaches, and accommodation ranging from resort rooms to private residences. La Liste awarded the property 94 points in its 2026 Top Hotels ranking.

Set where Oak Creek meets the base of Sedona's Red Rock formations, L'Auberge de Sedona occupies one of Arizona's most immediately legible resort addresses. Its 62 rooms and cottages range from creekside European-inflected retreats to contemporary vista suites with sweeping canyon views. Cress on Oak Creek adds a French-influenced, locally sourced dining program to a property that earned 91.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking.

Set along the banks of Oak Creek within L'Auberge de Sedona, Cress on Oak Creek serves French-inflected American Southwest cuisine at linen-set outdoor tables where the creek runs audibly beneath Sedona's red rock formations. A five-course prix fixe anchors dinner service, supported by a wine list of 325 selections spanning California, France, and Arizona. Reservations are required for dinner and strongly advised at all other times.

On Beethovenstrasse, a short walk from Paradeplatz and Bahnhofstrasse, Park Hyatt Zurich occupies a position that few city-centre hotels can match for access to Zurich's financial and retail core. With 138 rooms among the largest in the city, a signature restaurant built around a wood-burning oven, and a 2026 La Liste score of 95 points, it sits in the upper tier of Zurich's contemporary hotel set.

On Al Ta'awun Street facing the Gulf, Jumeirah Messilah Beach occupies a different tier from Kuwait City's downtown luxury towers: a self-contained resort designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, with 405 rooms and villas, a 37,000-square-foot spa, a private beach, and one of the most architecturally distinctive meeting rooms in the city. A Google rating of 4.5 across more than 6,300 reviews reflects consistent delivery at scale.

Within the Fairmont Mayakoba complex on the Riviera Maya, Gaia at Maykana positions itself as the area's most considered seafood destination. A welcoming raw bar anchors the room, while a menu structured around sourcing provenance — Gulf clams, Pacific oysters, bluefin tuna, daily white fish — signals an operation more interested in supply chain clarity than coastal theatrics. Reservations are recommended.

Park Hyatt St. Kitts Christophe Harbour sits at the southern tip of St. Kitts on the golden sands of Banana Bay, marking the Park Hyatt brand's first Caribbean address. The 126-room property draws design cues from Kittitian heritage, houses the Caribbean's only Miraval Life in Balance Spa, and holds a Google rating of 4.6 from over 500 reviews.

A rare all-suite property on one of London's most address-conscious streets, 51 Buckingham Gate sits within the Taj Hotels portfolio and earned 98 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Every suite arrives with a full kitchen, separate sitting area, and a bathroom scaled generously even against the London luxury tier. The complimentary evening cocktails and canapés in the Library give the property a residential cadence that sets it apart from conventional five-star formats.

The only grand palace hotel on Gstaad's chalet-lined main street, Le Grand Bellevue has anchored the town's luxury tier since 1912. With 57 rooms, a Michelin 2 Keys rating, and a La Liste 92.5-point recognition in 2026, it occupies a distinct position among the resort's four historic luxury properties: high-calibre without the ostentation that dominates much of Gstaad's retail strip.

Regent Phu Quoc earned 91.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, placing it among Vietnam's most decorated resort properties. The Marina Integrated Resort Complex address puts guests on Bai Truong beach with five pools, villa accommodation, and the island's only omakase counter at Japanese-French restaurant Oku. Google reviewers rate it 4.9 from 989 responses.

Positioned at Amman's Fifth Circle, the commercial and diplomatic hub of Jordan's capital, The St. Regis Amman places 258 rooms within reach of the city's main cultural sites, upscale retail, and historic neighbourhoods. The property carries the St. Regis brand's New York lineage while incorporating locally sourced materials and Jordanian culinary programming across four distinct dining venues. Rates begin at $265 per night. Google reviewers rate it 4.6 from 3,546 reviews.

A 1907 landmark in Pasadena's oak-lined residential corridor, The Langham Huntington occupies a different tier from the Beverly Hills hotel circuit — larger in scale, more formal in register, and rooted in European grand-hotel tradition. Recognised by La Liste (91.5 points in 2026) and ranked 37th on Condé Nast's Best Hotels list in 2025, it combines manicured gardens, historic ballrooms, and Langham Hospitality Group's signature club-level programming.

Occupying a medieval church and a Byzantine-era tower steps from the Duomo, Brunelleschi Hotel is one of Florence's most structurally singular addresses. Its 96 rooms combine contemporary-classic design with direct cathedral views, while the two-Michelin-starred restaurant Santa Elisabetta adds serious culinary weight. A Michelin 1 Key property with suite-level personal concierge service and a private Roman ruins museum beneath the floors.

Occupying a 1911 heritage building and a contemporary tower at 2 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Lu, Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund holds a 4-Star Forbes rating and 93 points from La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking. The dual-structure property sits on the Bund's most recognisable stretch, where Shanghai's colonial past and its current financial ambitions meet in a single address.

The St Julien Hotel & Spa holds a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating and occupies a considered position in downtown Boulder, where the Pearl Street Mall meets the approach to the Flatirons. With 201 rooms dressed in natural textures and custom local art, and a location that places guests within steps of Boulder's trail network and dining corridor, it functions as a genuinely useful base for the city's particular brand of outdoor-urban life.

Occupying the fourth and fifth floors of the 700-room Fairmont Banff Springs, the Gold tier distills the castle's heritage scale into 110 rooms and suites with dedicated lounge access, private concierge, and mountain views that make the building's 1888 origins feel entirely deliberate. It is the considered way to stay inside one of Canada's most architecturally significant railway hotels, without the crowds that come with it.

Set on a private island in Baa Atoll's UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, Amilla Maldives pairs whitewashed geometric architecture with 67 villas and residences ranging from overwater to treetop settings. The absence of a traditional reception desk sets the tone: a personal katheeb handles every logistical detail, from spa bookings to in-room dining. La Liste ranked the property at 92.5 points in its 2026 Top Hotels list.

Set across a cluster of historic buildings in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, The Inn at Leola Village blends Tuscan design sensibility with Lancaster County vernacular architecture across 62 individually styled rooms. The property carries a Four-Star spa rating, extensive gardens that peak in summer and fall, and an in-house pastry kitchen that supplies Osteria Avanti. For couples marking an occasion, few properties in the region offer this combination of design depth and dedicated romance programming.

The most formally appointed of the three resorts within the Baha Mar development on Cable Beach, Rosewood Baha Mar earns 91 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Its 231 rooms and suites occupy a 12-story British Colonial-style building, with dining that spans Indian, Mexican, and Bahamian cuisines across multiple restaurants and bars, all accessible via a single room charge across 40-plus Baha Mar venues.

The Palazzo at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas occupies the quieter, more restrained end of the Strip's mega-resort spectrum. With all-suite accommodations finished in marble and Egyptian cotton, a 134,000-square-foot Canyon Ranch Spa, and more than 30 restaurants including names like Wolfgang Puck and Emeril Lagasse, it functions as a self-contained district rather than a single hotel. Google reviewers rate it 4.6 across nearly 27,000 reviews.

Opened in 2018, Marriott Riyadh Diplomatic Quarter draws its architectural language from Wadi Hanifa, the desert valley that cuts through the capital, with canyon-like walls and interior waterways that give the property a distinctive sense of place. The all-day restaurant Goji runs from breakfast buffet through to dinner, covering a wide spread of global cuisines. A Google rating of 4.5 across more than 2,300 reviews places it among the more consistently regarded hotels in its district.

In Makati's central business district, Fairmont Makati occupies 30 levels of a tower shared with Raffles Makati, giving guests access to amenities across both properties. The 280 rooms carry Filipino design details alongside marble bathrooms and Le Labo products, while the 13,000-square-foot Willow Stream Spa, fourth-level outdoor pool, and Fairmont Gold floor position it firmly in Makati's upper tier of business-and-leisure hotels.

At the quieter northern end of Miami's barrier island, the Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour occupies a purpose-built tower with a curved facade that produces 180-degree ocean views from most of its 95 rooms. The property sits steps from Bal Harbour Shops and a short drive from South Beach, offering a measurably calmer alternative to the main strip without sacrificing access to the city's energy. Google reviewers rate it 4.7 across more than 1,500 responses.

The Yacht Club at The Boca Raton carries the resort's century-long legacy in one of its most atmospheric settings, earning a 2025 Forbes 4-Star rating and a 4.7 Google score across early reviews. Positioned within the broader Boca Raton resort complex, it sits in a distinct tier of South Florida luxury that pairs historical weight with waterfront sensibility. Plan accordingly: the property draws serious demand during Florida's winter season.

Set on 8,000 acres of rolling Blue Ridge Mountain terrain, The Inn on Biltmore Estate offers access to America's largest private residence alongside working farmland, manicured gardens, and a service culture that leans warm and unhurried. The breakfast buffet draws on estate-grown ingredients, carriage tours and guided hikes come gratis with a stay, and the seasonal events calendar shapes the rhythm of any visit.

Perched on the caldera cliffs of Oia, Santorini Secret Suites & Spa occupies a position that the island's accommodation market has long treated as its highest-value real estate. Seventeen suites, each with a private pool or Jacuzzi terrace, sit above the Aegean alongside the open-air Black Rock Restaurant and a spa drawing on Santorini's volcanic geology. Among Oia's cliff-face properties, it competes in a small, serious tier.

At the southern curve of Regent Street, Hotel Café Royal occupies a Georgian building where Oscar Wilde, Andy Warhol and David Bowie once held court. Today, 160 rooms dressed in Carrera marble and pale-grey plaster sit above one of London's most layered in-house dining and spa programs. La Liste awarded it 97.5 points in 2026, placing it firmly among London's upper tier of grand-address luxury.

Occupying floors 37 to 54 of the sail-shaped Shimao Straits Tower on Xiamen's southwestern coast, Conrad Xiamen is the tallest coastal hotel in the region. More than 240 rooms offer floor-to-ceiling sea views, pale wood interiors, and access to four distinct dining venues. The address also positions guests well for Xiamen's business district, the Shapowei Art Zone, and Nanputuo Temple.

A 21-story new-build in Nashville's SoBro district, The Joseph landed on Condé Nast Traveler's Best Hotels list in 2025 and carries a collection of nearly 1,000 original artworks across its floors. The hotel houses four distinct food and drink concepts, a rooftop spa, and a customizable minibar program, positioning it as one of the more considered luxury addresses in a city where the hotel market has grown sharply since 2020.

Opened in 2023 within three restored historic buildings along the Karaköy waterfront, The Peninsula Istanbul places 177 rooms at the intersection of 1930s Ottoman architecture and contemporary Peninsula precision. Rooftop restaurant Gallada frames Turkish-Asian cuisine against Bosphorus panoramas, while a subterranean spa with dual hammams and an outdoor infinity pool anchor the property's leisure offer. Rates from $839 per night.

A National Register of Historic Places property on the Kohler campus in Wisconsin, The American Club operates as a Four-Star resort built inside a 1918 English Tudor workers' dormitory. The resort earned 97.5 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking and draws guests primarily for championship golf at Whistling Straits, Kohler Waters Spa treatments, and dining at the underground Immigrant Restaurant.

Wymara Resort and Villas sits on Front Street in Cockburn Town, Grand Turk, carrying Forbes 4-Star recognition and Leading Hotels of the World membership in 2025. The property occupies a quieter tier of Turks and Caicos luxury than the Providenciales resort strip, trading volume for a more contained, service-led experience. For travellers who want certification-backed quality without the scale of a large resort, it represents a considered entry point into the archipelago.

Occupying a landmark Nob Hill mansion that has been drawing guests since the early twentieth century, The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco sits at the intersection of architectural gravity and considered luxury. The building earned its first recognition in 1994 and holds 91 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. The JCB by Jean-Charles Boisset Tasting Lounge and club-level amenities anchor its position among San Francisco's most formally credentialed hotels.

Set along Hangzhou's Zijingang Road, Banyan Tree Hangzhou occupies a lake-facing compound where ivory villas rise above water and every suite begins at 1,291 square feet. The property operates through a design logic that foregrounds Han antiques, local materials, and landscape framing rather than grand-hotel spectacle. Three restaurants, a treatment-focused spa drawing on Longjing tea traditions, and highly flexible dining arrangements give it a distinct position among Hangzhou's luxury lake properties.

The signature restaurant at the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, Florie's opened in January 2019 as Mauro Colagreco's first U.S. venture, bringing the live-fire and stone hearth techniques of his three-Michelin-starred Mirazur to Florida's Atlantic coast. The 200-seat dining room blends French and Mediterranean discipline with local seafood and citrus, while the bar draws on an onsite garden to shape a cocktail program that changes with the seasons.

Rare Steakhouse Boston stands as Massachusetts' only registered Kobe Beef Federation user, serving authentic A5 Japanese beef alongside New England specialties at Encore Boston Harbor. This sophisticated casino steakhouse combines impeccable service with genuine Kobe cuts and an extensive rare spirits collection.

Genting Palace at Resorts World Las Vegas makes a serious case for Cantonese dining on the Strip. Dim sum arrives in sculptural, color-coded presentations, the Peking duck is carved tableside, and a wine list of 1,500 bottles — weighted toward Burgundy and Bordeaux — gives the room credentials that extend well beyond its casino-hotel address.

Florida's tallest hotel at 70 stories, Four Seasons Hotel Miami occupies a commanding position in Brickell that has made it the financial district's anchor property since 2003. A Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating, rooms redesigned by Tara Bernerd, and a 50,000-square-foot Equinox partnership place it in a specific tier of Miami luxury, distinct from the beach corridor properties to the east.

A Leading Hotels of the World member awarded a 2024 Michelin Key and 92.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, Villa d'Este has operated as a hotel since 1873 from its Renaissance palace on Lake Como's western shore. With 152 rooms across two buildings, 25 acres of Italian gardens designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and alfresco dining overseen by executive chef Michele Zambanini, it occupies a distinct position among Italy's grand hotel tier.

The $2.5 billion reimagining of the Century Plaza Hotel reopened in 2021 as Fairmont Century Plaza, bringing a French brasserie, one of Los Angeles's largest hotel spas, and balconied rooms to Century City's Avenue of the Stars. With Fairmont Gold suites, live music five nights a week, and event spaces that once hosted the Emmys and Grammys, this is a full-scale luxury address built for both leisure and large gatherings.

Occupying a restored 1930s Belle Époque palace and a contemporary tower on Avenida Alvear, Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt sits at the intersection of Buenos Aires' gilded past and its present as a serious luxury address. Recognised in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels at 91.5 points, the 165-room property holds a particular position on Recoleta's most prestigious boulevard, rated 4.7 across nearly 7,700 Google reviews.

Bahrain's first all-villa hotel arrived in December 2023 as a deliberate counterpoint to Manama's glass-and-steel skyline. Set in the coastal town of Zallaq, roughly 40 minutes from the capital, Raffles Al Areen Palace comprises 78 private villas, each at least 4,300 square feet, with dedicated butler service and a private pool. Rates from $463 per night place it in the upper tier of Gulf resort hospitality.

Bernardus Lodge & Spa sits in Carmel Valley's oak-studded hills, 73 rooms arranged around a property that doubles as a working winery estate. Recognised with Michelin 2 Keys in 2024 and a 94.5-point La Liste Top Hotels score in 2026, it occupies the compact tier of California wine-country retreats where room count and estate provenance matter as much as the spa program.

A 50-story Rafael Viñoly-designed tower at West 28th Street and Broadway, the Ritz-Carlton NoMad is the brand's contemporary Manhattan answer to its more formal uptown address. With a Michelin Key, a 94.5-point La Liste ranking, and José Andrés overseeing the culinary program, it occupies a distinct tier among New York's new-wave luxury hotels. Rooms from $1,276 per night; 250 rooms total.

A Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel in Beverly Hills' Golden Triangle, The Beverly Hilton has occupied the corner of Wilshire and Santa Monica since 1955. It holds the largest hotel balconies in Beverly Hills, a sprawling Aqua Star Pool, and the only hotel-based Upgrade Labs in the country, positioning it as a working base for both event-heavy visits and leisure stays with genuine historic character.

Aurora Anguilla Resort & Golf Club sits on Rendezvous Bay with a white-walled Mediterranean silhouette that reads as incongruous until the Caribbean light hits the water. The dining programme spans four distinct venues drawing produce from two on-site hydroponic greenhouses, while the only golf course on the island is currently being redesigned to a Greg Norman Signature layout. Google reviewers rate it 4.7 across 202 responses.

Open since 1929 and scoring 93 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking, Raffles Hotel Le Royal is Phnom Penh's most historically significant luxury address. Its 208 rooms span colonial-era Landmark suites and four Personality Suites themed around famous guests, while Restaurant Le Royal and the Elephant Bar set the dining and cocktail standard for the city. Rates from $255 per night via Accor.

Balboa Bay Resort sits on Newport Beach's waterfront along Pacific Coast Highway, halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, with 160 rooms, three Duffy boats for water-taxi service, and a spa facility closed to the public but accessible to hotel guests. The resort has hosted figures from Humphrey Bogart to George H.W. Bush and carries a 4.6 Google rating from over 2,600 reviews. Its recent renovation shifted the property from traditional nautical styling toward coastal contemporary.

Conrad Seoul occupies a tower in Yeouido, Seoul's financial district on the Han River, scoring 92.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Eighty percent of its rooms face the river, the 36th-floor Penthouse Suite runs 3,100 square feet, and the ninth-floor Vertigo space holds a government-recognised rooftop dining designation. It sits within the Hilton Worldwide portfolio and is well-positioned for both Gimpo and Incheon airports.

The St. Regis Doha occupies a prime address in West Bay, positioning itself among Doha's upper tier of full-service luxury hotels. With 58 suites, a Guerlain Spa, private beach, and the St. Regis Butler Service on call around the clock, the property delivers the kind of structured, high-contact hospitality that the brand has built its global identity around. The Vine breakfast buffet draws both guests and the wider city.

Mondrian Doha occupies West Bay Lagoon with an intensity that few hotels in the Gulf can match: Marcel Wanders-designed interiors, a 'Staircase to Nowhere,' a Frozen Forest of white tree sculptures, and the first ESPA spa in the Middle East. Scored 92 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, it sits in a specific tier of design-forward luxury that separates it from Doha's more conventional five-star offer.

Drake Bay Getaway Resort occupies a hillside position above the Pacific on Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula, where five teak-and-hardwood cabins on stilts sit inside 160 acres of protected forest. The property operates carbon-negative, offsets more than it emits, and positions itself as a design-led eco-standard for Central America. Google reviewers rate it 4.5 from 91 responses, reflecting a niche that rewards travellers who prioritise remoteness and ecological accountability over resort scale.

Set inside The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain at the edge of the Tortolita Mountains, CORE Kitchen & Wine Bar is a Four-Star restaurant where American Southwestern cooking draws on the resort's own citrus grove and the regional larder. From chilaquiles at breakfast to cast iron jambalaya at dinner, the kitchen keeps one foot firmly in the desert. Friday wine experiences and a Sunday prix-fixe brunch round out the calendar.

Opened during the 2008 financial crisis as a deliberate bet on unapologetic fine dining, Marea has held its position on Central Park South for over fifteen years, earning placement on La Liste's 2026 Top Restaurants list and consistent recognition from Opinionated About Dining. The focus is Italian seafood — crudo, house-made pasta, and whole fish — served in a room that draws power crowds without the stiffness of many peers at this price point.

Set beside the 18,000-acre Northwest Point Marine National Park on Providenciales, Amanyara occupies the quieter, more insular end of Turks and Caicos luxury. Fifty-six pavilions and villas spread across a protected coastline, with Asian-influenced architecture, a 164-foot volcanic rock infinity pool, and starting rates around $3,000 per night placing it firmly in the ultra-premium tier of Caribbean escapes.

The Arabian Court at One&Only Royal Mirage occupies a distinct position among Dubai's Jumeirah Beach properties: a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star resort where Moorish architecture, 65 acres of gardens, and a three-quarter-mile private beach frame multiple dining formats and a hammam spa. It reads less like a city hotel and more like a walled retreat with serious hospitality credentials.

At Jaddaf Waterfront, Palazzo Versace Dubai translates the fashion house's visual language into a full-scale hotel experience. The mosaic lobby floor references Gianni Versace's Miami mansion, the rooms dress in Versace Home silk and Carrara marble, and the property earned 94 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Three outdoor pools, multiple dining venues, and Q's Bar and Lounge complete the picture.

Set across 17 acres of gardens and waterways in Hangzhou's UNESCO-listed West Lake district, Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake holds 78 rooms spread across traditional pavilions and rates from $660 per night. Forbes Travel Guide-recommended and La Liste Top Hotels-rated at 91 points for 2026, this 81-key property operates at the smaller, design-specific end of the Four Seasons portfolio, where setting and integration with the surrounding landscape carry more weight than scale.

A 35-room boutique property on Presidente Masaryk Avenue, Las Alcobas occupies the upper tier of Polanco's luxury hotel set, earning 92.5 points on the La Liste Top Hotels ranking and a Forbes Travel Guide listing for 2026. Part of Marriott's Luxury Collection, it trades scale for discretion, with signature restaurant Anatol, a two-treatment-room spa, and finishes that read closer to a private residence than a branded hotel.

A 41-room Belgravia address with La Liste Top Hotels recognition (92pts, 2026) and starting rates from $682 per night. COMO The Halkin occupies a converted site on a quiet one-way street within walking distance of Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge, and Buckingham Palace. The property is part of COMO Hotels and Resorts, with spa access available at the neighbouring Metropolitan.

Modeled after a traditional Qatari village, Sharq Village & Spa sits just outside central Doha with 174 rooms organized across whitewashed villas, shaded courtyards, and palm-lined paths. The natural private beach, a two-pool setup, and a 23-treatment-room spa place it in a smaller, design-led tier of Doha luxury. Rates from $692 per night and a Google rating of 4.6 across nearly 4,800 reviews confirm its standing.

Designed by Bruce Graham for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Hotel Arts is a 44-story steel-and-glass tower on the waterfront at Barceloneta, operating under Ritz-Carlton standards across 483 rooms. The two-Michelin-star restaurant Enoteca Paco Pérez anchors the dining program, and the 43rd-floor spa sits above most of the city's skyline. A 2024 Michelin One Key award places it among Barcelona's formally recognised hotel properties.

Positioned in a modern glass tower at 99 Union Street, Four Seasons Hotel Seattle sits within walking distance of Pike Place Market, the Seattle Art Museum, and Benaroya Hall. The property earned 90.5 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, with 147 rooms averaging 449 square feet and an outdoor infinity pool that is rare for downtown Seattle.

A turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau villa on Palermo's bay, Villa Igiea was designed by Ernesto Basile for the Florio family and has since been restored by Rocco Forte Hotels to its Belle Époque character. With 100 rooms, three dining venues, and an Irene Forte Spa, it scored 91.5 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Ten minutes by taxi from the city centre, it operates as a self-contained property with a seaside pool and terraced gardens.

Conrad Los Angeles occupies The Grand LA complex at 100 South Grand Avenue, flanked by Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall and steps from The Broad Museum. The hotel earned 92 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and a Pearl recommendation from our inspectors. San Laurel, the 10th-floor restaurant associated with José Andrés's group, faces the Concert Hall directly, setting a cultural frame that few Downtown hotels can match.

The signature restaurant of The St. Regis Punta Mita, Carolina frames Mexican Pacific cuisine within a formal setting that earns its La Liste Top Restaurants placement. A highly seasonal multicourse menu draws on native ingredients — corn, tropical fruit, daily-caught seafood — while terrace seating opens onto the Punta Mita coastline. It is one of the Pacific coast's most carefully composed fine-dining propositions.

A Michelin Plate-recognised Indian restaurant on San Carlos Avenue, Saffron brings regional South Asian cooking to the Peninsula at an accessible price point. Under chef Ibrahim Kasif, the kitchen draws on clay-oven technique and layered spice work. Google reviewers rate it 4.2 across more than 900 reviews, making it one of the area's more consistently regarded Indian dining options.

Positioned at Hardenbergstraße 28 opposite Zoologischer Garten station, the Waldorf Astoria Berlin brings its New York lineage into a West Berlin context that has been gaining momentum since the major redevelopment of the Bahnhof Zoo district. Designed by Professor Christoph Mäckler with deliberate art deco references, the property holds a 94.5-point score in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and carries a Google rating of 4.5 across more than 3,200 reviews.

Set inside the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Lodge at Sea Island, Colt & Alison is a members-and-guests-only American steakhouse where prime USDA beef anchors a menu built around tableside theatrics, classic Southern hospitality, and windows overlooking the Plantation Course's 18th hole. The dress code skews toward collared shirts and dresses, the service runs formal, and the Front Porch Lemonade — made with a Woodford bourbon blend exclusive to Sea Island — is worth ordering before anything else.

Housed in the late Arthur Erickson's twisting downtown tower at 1161 West Georgia Street, Paradox Hotel Vancouver pairs design-led rooms finished in Italian marble with the international Cantonese dining of Mott 32 and a nightclub-pool hybrid in Mansion. The property holds a Google rating of 4.6 across 822 reviews and positions itself at the more programmatically active end of Vancouver's premium hotel market.

The Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates occupies a singular position in Dubai's hotel market: a desert city property with direct sightlines onto an indoor ski slope. Scored 94.5 points by La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking, it pairs its well-known Ski Dubai adjacency with 20 standalone chalets — 15 overlooking the slopes, five opening onto outdoor infinity pools — plus a full amenity stack on Sheikh Zayed Road.

London's first grand hotel, open since 1865, The Langham sits at the northern edge of Regent Street with 380 rooms and a West End address that puts Oxford Circus, Marylebone, and Mayfair within easy walking distance. Its internal geography covers everything from the Palm Court, where afternoon tea has been served since the Victorian era, to Artesian, one of London's most-recognised cocktail bars. Rates from $703 per night; Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rated.

Occupying the highest of Amman's seven hills, Four Seasons Hotel Amman earned 94 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. The 192-room property houses La Capitale brasserie, the intimate Sirr bar, dual rooftop pools, and a Dead Sea-focused spa. Rooms start from $331 per night, with the Presidential One-Bedroom Suite spanning 2,153 square feet.

Operating since 1962, Trump National Doral Miami has long anchored South Florida's golf resort circuit with 72 holes of championship golf across four Gil Hanse-redesigned courses, including the storied Blue Monster. With 643 guest rooms, a full-service spa, and dining anchored by BLT Prime's dry-aged steakhouse program, it sits in a distinct tier of destination resorts built around the sport itself.

A 1930s elementary school converted into a 48-room boutique hotel in Kyoto's Higashiyama district, The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu holds a Michelin 1 Key and Leading Hotels of the World membership. Rates from $1,145 per night. The preserved brick facade, rooftop bar with Yasaka Pagoda views, and a Benoit Kyoto outpost from the Ducasse Paris group place it among Kyoto's most architecturally considered stays.

Ranked #34 on Condé Nast's 2025 Best Resorts list, JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes sits on 500 acres between Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando, offering a resort-within-a-resort experience that includes access to the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Ritz-Carlton Spa. Newly renovated suites, a working farm-to-table restaurant, and a freshly debuted waterpark make this a credible alternative to Orlando's theme park hotel circuit.

A 1920s Italian Renaissance Revival mansion on 10 acres of urban Austin, the Commodore Perry Estate earned Michelin 2 Keys and a 92-point La Liste rating in 2026. Designer Ken Fulk preserved the estate's throwback atmosphere while delivering 54 rooms across the mansion and satellite buildings, anchored by a 50-foot pool and a palette of muted pinks, apricots, and celadons.

Opened in 1986 on the banks of Lady Bird Lake, Four Seasons Hotel Austin occupies a position between downtown Austin and the water that few properties in the city can match. A 2026 La Liste recognition at 90 points, a recent multi-space renovation, and 33 lake- or skyline-facing suites place it in the upper tier of Austin's luxury hotel market.

Casa Chameleon at Las Catalinas transforms a dramatic Pacific clifftop into Costa Rica's most exclusive adults-only retreat, where 21 private villas with saltwater infinity pools cascade down pristine coastline. This Relais & Châteaux property combines pura vida philosophy with sophisticated luxury in the car-free town of Las Catalinas.

Al Habtoor Palace occupies a distinctive position among Sheikh Zayed Road's luxury hotel cluster, offering French-inflected interiors, butler service across all room categories, and direct access to Al Habtoor City's wider amenity network. The property holds a Google rating of 4.6 from over 4,000 reviews, and its two rooftop pools, Silk Spa, and World Cut Steakhouse give it a self-contained character that sits closer to resort-style living than a transit business hotel.

Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta occupies the lower 19 floors of a Midtown skyscraper on 14th Street, where the city's cultural and commercial core converge. Recognized since 1999, the property sits in Atlanta's premium hotel tier with an indoor lap pool, full spa facilities, and rooms dressed in marble and light wood. It earns a Google rating of 4.7 from over 2,000 reviews.

Set above Anse La Liberte bay on Mahé's southwest coast, Four Seasons Resort Seychelles comprises 67 standalone villas built into a steep, forested hillside, each with a private pool and Indian Ocean views. The property sits 35 minutes from Seychelles International Airport and operates at a price point from approximately $18,899, placing it at the upper register of Mahé's luxury resort tier.

On a private peninsula at the west crescent of Palm Jumeirah, One&Only The Palm trades Dubai's characteristic spectacle for Moorish-Andalusian architecture, 90 rooms and villas, and a restaurant program anchored by two Michelin-starred STAY under Yannick Alléno. Scored 96 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, it sits at the quieter, design-focused end of Palm Jumeirah's luxury accommodation tier.

Occupying the upper floors of Midtown's 1921 Crown Building, Aman New York sits at 5th Avenue and 57th Street with 83 all-suite rooms, three Michelin Keys, and a wellness complex spanning 25,000 square feet. Rates from $2,500 position it at the premium end of Manhattan's luxury hotel tier, where it competes on depth of programming rather than scale.

Set across floors 36 to 48 of a central Changsha skyscraper, JW Marriott Hotel Changsha places guests above the city's dense urban fabric with rooms from 484 square feet, marble bathrooms, and panoramic skyline views. The design draws on Chinese art heritage through latticework, calligraphic paintings, and an earth-toned palette. Hao Yu serves Hunan and Cantonese cooking, and Spa by JW occupies the 33rd floor.

Post Ranch Inn sits on a cliff above Big Sur's Pacific coastline, 39 rooms distributed across architect Mickey Muennig's treehouse and ocean-suite designs on 100 redwood-filled acres. Sierra Mar restaurant, a Michelin Guide selection with a wine cellar holding more than 15,000 bottles, anchors the dining programme. The property holds Michelin 3 Keys (2024) and a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating, and is adults-only throughout.

A Belle-Époque Italianate mansion steps from the Casino de Monte-Carlo, Hotel Metropole sits deliberately outside the SBM palace hotel circuit. Jacques Garcia's renovation produced rooms of rich fabrics and Carrara marble, while four Joël Robuchon restaurants and a Givenchy spa reinforce its standing as a culinary and wellness address. La Liste rated it 98 points in 2026; Michelin awarded 2 Keys in 2024.

Set inside the Borrego House, a 1756 adobe landmark on Canyon Road, Geronimo holds a firm place in Santa Fe's upper dining tier with Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star and AAA Four Diamond recognition. Chef Sllin Cruz runs a globally inflected menu with Asian and French technique alongside Southwestern ingredients, while Wine Director Shaun Adams oversees a 1,200-bottle list strong in California and France. Reservations are made by phone or online; the room seats up to 150.

On the 25th floor of Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, The Aubrey occupies the space left by Pierre with a Japanese izakaya format built around rare spirits, an omakase cocktail bar, and a menu drawing on Ginza izakaya tradition. The room divides into distinct zones — main bar, Curio Lounge, Drawing Room — each calibrated for a different hour and mood, with Central's harbour panorama framing all of it.

Ranked 45th on Condé Nast's Best Hotels list in 2025 and awarded 96 points by La Liste in 2026, The Ritz-Carlton, Astana occupies Astana's first upscale multi-use complex on Dostyk Street. Three dining venues — including a White Rabbit Family-backed restaurant — anchor a property that reflects the Kazakhstani capital's architectural ambition and evolving hospitality scene.

The St. Regis Chengdu occupies a commanding position in the city's central business district, earning 96 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Rooms start at 700 square feet, butler service extends to luggage packing and SIM card sourcing, and the Iridium Spa's Sichuan Tea Bathing Ritual draws on local healing tradition alongside Western techniques. Corner rooms on high floors deliver the most sweeping views over Tianfu Square.

Rosewood Jeddah sits on Corniche Street in the Al Shatie District, positioning it directly against the Red Sea with 101 guest rooms and 26 suites across a property that earned 95 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. The Royal Suite spans floors 18 and 19 across 5,242 square feet, with sea-facing Jacuzzi access and a private cinema. Twenty-four-hour butler service applies to every accommodation category.

A 750-acre independent resort in the wooded hills of the Pays de Fayence, Terre Blanche reads from a distance like a Provençal village — sun-washed stone, terracotta roofs, winding paths through oak and pine. Look closer and the architecture conceals two championship golf courses, a destination spa, four restaurants, and 115 suites and villas. Holding a 2024 Michelin Key and Leading Hotels of the World membership, it occupies a distinct tier among Riviera-adjacent estates.

Opened in March 2023 above a protected red mangrove reserve, The St. Regis Kanai Resort brings 124 rooms, eight restaurants and bars, and an architecture shaped by Mayan cosmology to a 620-acre private enclave on the Riviera Maya. Rates from $695 per night place it in the upper tier of the region's luxury market, alongside Michelin Key-holders Rosewood Mayakoba and Banyan Tree Mayakoba.

On a 1,500-acre estate bordering the Allegheny National Forest outside Bradford, Pennsylvania, The Lodge at Glendorn operates at a remove from the luxury resort mainstream. Rates from $705 per night buy into a cabin-and-main-lodge compound built from California redwood and knotted pine, with four seasons of outdoor programming — from fly-fishing and kayaking to ice fishing and cross-country skiing — organized around the property's three lakes and forest terrain.

On Maximilianstraße, Munich's premier luxury boulevard, Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski has operated since 1858 and earned 97 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. The 298-room property pairs Gothic Revival lobby architecture with thoroughly modernised rooms, a glass-domed rooftop spa, and a Kempinski-wide butler programme. Rates begin around $440 per night.

Occupying floors 53 to 71 of the IFC Two tower in Lujiazui, The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong translates the city's 1920s Art Deco heritage into a contemporary high-rise format. The 285-room property earned 96 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, with the 58th-floor Flair bar and a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star spa among its most recognised features.

A historic inn on Main Street in Highlands, North Carolina, Old Edwards Inn and Spa occupies the upper tier of mountain resort hospitality in the Blue Ridge region. Rates start from $500 per night, the on-site spa draws on local mountain quartz traditions, and the Falls Cottages with freestanding fireplaces represent the property's most considered accommodation. Inspector-rated 4.7/5 with 905 Google reviews.

Opened in 1939 with a visit from King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver is one of downtown's few surviving grand railway hotels, holding 557 recently renovated rooms across 15 floors at 900 West Georgia Street. The property sits opposite the Vancouver Art Gallery, one block from Robson Street, and within walking distance of the waterfront. Google reviewers rate it 4.5 from more than 6,200 ratings.

A thousand-year-old estate in the hills south of Siena, Castello di Casole operates within Belmond's portfolio as one of Tuscany's more architecturally layered rural retreats. Awarded Michelin 2 Keys in 2024 and rated 90.5 points in La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking, its 41 rooms and suites span medieval stonework, converted farm buildings, and a contemporary Oliveto wing — open seasonally from mid-March through October.

Inside the Fairmont Austin, Garrison operates as one of the city's more considered hotel dining rooms — a Michelin Plate recipient serving New American cooking anchored in Central Texas produce. Prime cuts, hearth-roasted vegetables, and a 3,000-bottle wine cellar position it well above standard hotel fare, competing directly with Austin's standalone fine-dining tier.

Set on Rabat's Dar Es Salam estate alongside the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, the Ritz-Carlton Rabat occupies a different tier from the city's urban luxury hotels. Its 117 rooms feature hand-carved cedar ceilings and zellij mosaics, while the grounds stretch through Andalusian-inspired gardens toward a palm-bordered pool. La Liste awarded the property 93 points in 2026.

Perched atop The Boca Raton Yacht Club, Flybridge is an adults-only five-course dining room that translates superyacht aesthetics into a fixed-format seafood experience. The seasonal menu runs in two tracks — a seafood-forward Coastal Cuisine option and a vegetarian-friendly alternative — with tableside chef interaction built into the format. Among Boca Raton's resort dining tier, it occupies the most structured, occasion-driven position.

Operating from the same Amstel riverbank address since 1896, De L'Europe Amsterdam is one of the few hotels in Europe that maintains the full architecture of the classic grand hotel, from Michelin-starred dining and a Dutch High Tea lobby to butler-served signature suites. A Leading Hotels of the World member, it earned 94 points from La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking, placing it firmly in Amsterdam's upper tier.

Cane & Canoe at Maui's Montage Kapalua Bay brings Polynesian fusion to the west Maui shoreline, grounding its menu in locally sourced ingredients from farms like Kula Country Farms. Breakfast runs seven days a week, Sunday brunch adds live jazz and a bloody Mary bar, and the piano bar pours handcrafted tropical cocktails from 5 p.m. Google reviewers rate it 4.3 across 340 reviews. Currently undergoing renovation while remaining open to guests.

Set on Coral Bay along one of Hainan Island's most sheltered stretches of beach, Mandarin Oriental, Sanya spreads across 30 acres of beachfront property with guest rooms starting at 560 square feet. The property earned 93 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and combines Hainanese and Cantonese dining at Yi Yang restaurant with an 18-treatment-room spa offering traditional Chinese medicine consultations.

Occupying floors 79 to 93 of the Shanghai World Financial Center in Pudong's Financial District, Park Hyatt Shanghai pairs a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating with some of the highest guest-room elevations in the city. The interior, conceived by designer Tony Chi, runs to gray, cream, and dark wood with an understated Zen register. Three distinct dining venues — including the 87th-floor Chinese restaurant and the split 91st-floor concept — anchor the hotel's food program alongside a 20-metre infinity pool on the 85th floor.

Positioned on Quai Wilson with direct views over Lake Geneva, Hotel President Wilson occupies a distinct position in the city's luxury hotel tier: a large-format property with 180 rooms and 48 suites that holds its own against Geneva's more boutique competitors. The 11,000-square-foot Royal Penthouse Suite is reported to be the largest in Europe, and the La Liste Top Hotels score of 95 points (2026) places it firmly in the upper bracket of Swiss lakefront hospitality.