Hotels

The hotels of Belmond

The 7 Belmond hotels in the collection, starting with the highest score. 2 more are open or on the way, too new to score yet.

The top five of 7

  1. 1 Belmond Hotel Caruso Legend · 18/20
  2. 2 Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice Favorite · 17.5/20
  3. 3 Belmond Mount Nelson Favorite · 17.5/20
  4. 4 Villa San Michele, A Belmond Hotel, Florence Favorite · 17/20
  5. 5 Belmond The Cadogan Favorite · 17/20
  1. Belmond Hotel Caruso — Ravello, Italy Fat Legend, 18 out of 20. Ravello, Italy 1 Belmond Hotel Caruso A cliffside Belmond hotel in Ravello, 350m above the Amalfi Coast, built around terraced gardens and a celebrated infinity pool.
  2. Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice — Venice, Italy Fat Favorite, 17.5 out of 20. Venice, Italy 2 Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice A Belmond hotel on Venice’s Giudecca island, set around gardens and a pool with private boat transfers to St Mark’s Square.
  3. Belmond Mount Nelson — Cape Town, South Africa Fat Favorite, 17.5 out of 20. Cape Town, South Africa 3 Belmond Mount Nelson A pink-painted historic hotel at the foot of Table Mountain on Cape Town’s Kloof Street.
  4. Villa San Michele, A Belmond Hotel, Florence — Florence, Italy Fat Favorite, 17 out of 20. Florence, Italy 4 Villa San Michele, A Belmond Hotel, Florence A hillside hotel near Fiesole, 20 to 30 minutes from central Florence, with gardens, a pool and a shuttle into the city.
  5. Belmond The Cadogan — London, United Kingdom Fat Favorite, 17 out of 20. London, United Kingdom 5 Belmond The Cadogan A townhouse hotel on Sloane Street in Chelsea, London, with around 67 rooms opposite a private garden.
  6. Belmond Copacabana Palace — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Fat Favorite, 16.5 out of 20. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 Belmond Copacabana Palace An Art Deco hotel on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro dating to 1923, with 239 rooms and a Michelin-starred restaurant.
  7. La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel — Mallorca, Spain Fat Favorite, 16.5 out of 20. Mallorca, Spain 7 La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel A Belmond hotel in two historic manor houses on a Tramuntana cliff-top above Deià, Mallorca.

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We follow these from the day they’re announced, and score them once enough guests have stayed.

Expected 2027

Milaroca, A Belmond Hotel
Not yet scored

Milaroca, A Belmond Hotel

Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

Belmond’s first ground-up Mexican Pacific resort, on the Riviera Nayarit coast. Belmond’s Riviera Nayarit resort is slated for 2027 with roughly 57 pavilions and villas, 27 private villas, six dining venues and an organic farm.

Expected 2027

Katanchel, A Belmond Hotel
Not yet scored

Katanchel, A Belmond Hotel

Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

A 17th-century hacienda restored. Belmond restores the seventeenth-century Hacienda Katanchel into roughly thirty-five suites on a 220-hectare Yucatán estate with a cenote and Mayan pyramid remains.

What fat travellers ask about Belmond

What is the best Belmond hotel?

Belmond Hotel Caruso leads our Belmond list with a Fat Score of 18/20. A cliffside Belmond hotel in Ravello, 350m above the Amalfi Coast, built around terraced gardens and a celebrated infinity pool.

How many Belmond hotels does Fat Voyage recommend?

7 Belmond hotels are in the collection right now. Each is scored on service, rooms & design, location, dining and wellness, from trip reports in luxury travel communities, critics’ reviews and verified guest reviews.

What is a Fat Score?

Fat Voyage’s score out of 20, read from what luxury travellers write after their stays: trip reports, critics’ reviews and verified guest reviews. The long, recent ones count most, and no hotel can pay for a score.

Which Belmond hotels have Michelin Keys?

All 7 Belmond hotels in our collection hold Michelin Keys in the Michelin Guide’s 2026 hotel selection. Three Keys: Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice. Two Keys: Belmond Mount Nelson; Belmond The Cadogan; Belmond Copacabana Palace; and La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel. One Key: Belmond Hotel Caruso and Villa San Michele, A Belmond Hotel, Florence. The Keys come from the guide’s own anonymous inspections and are separate from the Fat Score.