City guides
Where to stay, city by city
For the cities we know best, a proper guide: where to stay for the kind of trip you’re planning, which neighbourhood suits it, and what people who’ve stayed there say. Everywhere else, a ranked shortlist.
Every other place, by region Europe (25) Asia (17) North America (9) Africa (5) South America (3) Oceania (2)
67 places covered 6 in-depth guides
The cities we know best
London 15 hotels 7 picks by kind of trip 5 neighbourhoods 15 of London’s best hotels, tested against guest reports and reddit threads: who to book, which room, and what to skip. Pictured: Mandarin Oriental, London (Hyde Park) Read the London guide
Paris 11 hotels 7 picks by kind of trip 4 neighbourhoods 11 of Paris’s best luxury hotels, judged honestly: who has the best service, the best rooms, and who’s worth skipping for the price. Pictured: La Réserve Paris Read the Paris guide
Bangkok 7 hotels 3 Fat Legends 7 picks by kind of trip 3 neighbourhoods Capella, Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, The Siam and more: where to actually stay in Bangkok, river side or city side, and why. Pictured: Rosewood Bangkok Read the Bangkok guide
Tokyo 7 hotels 3 Fat Legends 7 picks by kind of trip 3 neighbourhoods Where to actually stay in Tokyo: 7 hotels tested against real guest reports, honest trade-offs, and who should book what. Pictured: Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi Read the Tokyo guide
Dubai 5 hotels 7 picks by kind of trip 5 neighbourhoods 5 Dubai hotels that earn the money: One&Only The Palm, both Mandarin Orientals, One Za’abeel, Bulgari. Who each is actually for. Pictured: Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai Read the Dubai guide
Hong Kong 5 hotels 1 Fat Legend 6 picks by kind of trip 2 neighbourhoods Five of Hong Kong’s best hotels, judged on service, food and which side of the harbour actually suits your trip. Pictured: Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong Read the Hong Kong guide
Ranked shortlists everywhere else
Every other place we cover, by region and country.
Europe 25 places
Austria
Austria
FranceGermany
GermanyGreece
GreeceIceland
IcelandIreland
Ireland
ItalyNetherlands
NetherlandsPortugal
Portugal
SpainSwitzerland
Switzerland
TurkeyAsia 17 places
Cambodia
Cambodia
ChinaIndia
India
IndonesiaJapan
JapanLaos
LaosMaldives
MaldivesSingapore
SingaporeThailand
ThailandNorth America 9 places
Mexico
MexicoSt Kitts & Nevis
St Kitts & NevisTurks & Caicos
Turks & Caicos
USAAfrica 5 places
Morocco
Rwanda
South Africa
TanzaniaSouth America 3 places
Brazil
ChileOceania 2 places
Fiji
FijiFrench Polynesia
French PolynesiaNot sure where to start? The whole collection, ranked.
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