The collection
136 hotels, in three tiers
Every one of these is worth the money, or it wouldn’t be here.
Fat Favorite 101
The kind you go back to. 16 to 17.5 out of 20.
17.5 out of 20 22 hotels
17.5 out of 20 Ranthambore, India Aman-i-Khas A tented camp on the edge of Ranthambore National Park, India, built on a former Mughal hunting site.
17.5 out of 20 Hangzhou, China Amanfayun An Aman hotel set in a restored village of courtyards and villas beside the Lingyin Temple outside Hangzhou, China.
17.5 out of 20 Phuket, Thailand Amanpuri Aman’s original 1988 resort on Phuket’s Pansea Beach, built as Thai-style pavilions and villas above the Andaman Sea.
17.5 out of 20 Porto Heli, Greece Amanzoe A hilltop Aman resort above the Argolic Gulf near Porto Heli, Greece, with a separate beach club reached by shuttle or boat.
17.5 out of 20 Torres del Paine, Chile Awasi Patagonia A Relais & Châteaux lodge of standalone villas beside Torres del Paine National Park and Lake Sarmiento in Chilean Patagonia.
17.5 out of 20 Cape Town, South Africa Belmond Mount Nelson A pink-painted historic hotel at the foot of Table Mountain on Cape Town’s Kloof Street.
17.5 out of 20 Ubud, Indonesia Capella Ubud A 23-tent jungle camp in Ubud’s Keliki Valley, designed by Bill Bensley around a 19th-century explorer theme.
17.5 out of 20 Noonu Atoll, Maldives Cheval Blanc Randheli An LVMH-owned, Jean-Michel Gathy-designed resort of 47 villas on its own islands in the Maldives’ Noonu Atoll.
17.5 out of 20 London, United Kingdom COMO The Halkin A 41-room boutique hotel on a quiet Belgravia street near Hyde Park Corner in London.
17.5 out of 20 Florence, Italy Four Seasons Hotel Firenze A Renaissance palazzo hotel in Florence set within eleven acres of private gardens near the historic centre.
17.5 out of 20 Paris, France Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris A Four Seasons hotel in central Paris with renovated rooms, an indoor pool, spa, and multiple dining venues.
17.5 out of 20 Istanbul, Turkey Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet A 65-room former prison turned boutique Four Seasons in Istanbul’s old town, steps from the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia.
17.5 out of 20 Venice, Italy 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.
17.5 out of 20 Paris, France Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel An 18th-century former palace turned hotel in 1909, set directly on Paris’s Place de la Concorde.
17.5 out of 20 Paris, France La Réserve Paris An intimate 40-room Palace hotel off the Champs-Élysées with Jacques Garcia interiors and a three-Michelin-starred restaurant.
17.5 out of 20 Hong Kong, China Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong A harbourside institution in Hong Kong’s Central district known for Man Wah’s Cantonese cooking and Club lounge access.
17.5 out of 20 North Malé Atoll, Maldives One&Only Reethi Rah A One&Only resort on a 109-acre private island in the North Malé Atoll, Maldives, with a dozen beaches, beach and overwater villas, and a dive centre.
17.5 out of 20 Dubai, UAE One&Only The Palm A low-rise beachfront resort at the tip of a Palm Jumeirah frond in Dubai, with villas, three pools, and a Guerlain Spa.
17.5 out of 20 Udaipur, India Raffles Udaipur A Raffles hotel set on its own island on Udai Sagar Lake in Udaipur, India, styled as a trader’s country estate.
17.5 out of 20 Zurich, Switzerland The Dolder Grand A hillside castle-turned-Norman Foster hybrid above Zurich, mixing historic and modern wings with panoramic city and lake views.
17.5 out of 20 London, United Kingdom The Lanesborough A Regency-style Oetker Collection hotel in Knightsbridge, London, facing Hyde Park, with a basement wellness centre and hydrotherapy pool.
17.5 out of 20 Bangkok, Thailand The Siam A Bill Bensley-designed boutique hotel on Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River, with its own private boat shuttle.
17 out of 20 32 hotels
17 out of 20 Ubud, Indonesia Amandari A 1989-built Aman resort styled as a Balinese village above the Ayung River gorge near Ubud, Bali.
17 out of 20 Baa Atoll, Maldives Amilla Maldives A large private-island resort in Baa Atoll, Maldives, with overwater and inland villas and a surrounding house reef.
17 out of 20 London, United Kingdom Belmond The Cadogan A townhouse hotel on Sloane Street in Chelsea, London, with around 67 rooms opposite a private garden.
17 out of 20 London, United Kingdom Claridge’s A Mayfair, London hotel known for its Art Deco style, with 269 rooms and suites and a below-ground André Fu-designed spa.
17 out of 20 St Barthélemy, France Eden Rock St Barths A beachfront Oetker Collection hotel built into a rock outcrop over Saint-Jean Bay in St Barthélemy.
17 out of 20 Geneva, Switzerland Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva A historic lakeside hotel in Geneva, steps from the Old Town, with a top-floor Japanese-fusion restaurant and on-site spa.
17 out of 20 Tokyo, Japan Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi A 57-room Four Seasons directly above Tokyo Station, steps from Ginza, known for standout staff rather than a new building.
17 out of 20 Baa Atoll, Maldives Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru A 103-villa Four Seasons on a private island inside Baa Atoll’s UNESCO Marine Biosphere Reserve, reached by seaplane.
17 out of 20 Mallorca, Spain Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor A beachfront Four Seasons resort on Mallorca’s Formentor peninsula, about an hour from Palma airport.
17 out of 20 Lisbon, Portugal Four Seasons Ritz Lisbon A historic Four Seasons hotel in Lisbon with spacious rooms, a bar, buffet breakfast, and pool and sauna facilities.
17 out of 20 Paris, France Le Bristol Paris A Haussmannian Palace hotel on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, open since 1925 with a three-Michelin-starred restaurant on site.
17 out of 20 Dubai, UAE Mandarin Oriental Downtown, Dubai A new-build 2025 Mandarin Oriental inside Wasl Tower on Sheikh Zayed Road, between Downtown Dubai and DIFC.
17 out of 20 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai A beachfront Mandarin Oriental in Dubai’s Jumeira area with a private beach, multiple pools, and 256 rooms.
17 out of 20 Paris, France Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris A historic Art Deco hotel on Paris’s Left Bank in Saint-Germain, near Le Bon Marché.
17 out of 20 Lake Como, Italy Mandarin Oriental, Lake Como A 19th-century lakeside villa on Lake Como with a floating infinity pool, three restaurants, and a spa reached by golf cart between buildings.
17 out of 20 London, United Kingdom Mandarin Oriental, London (Hyde Park) A historic Knightsbridge landmark on Hyde Park, with a two-Michelin-starred restaurant and rooms that vary sharply by category.
17 out of 20 Paris, France Mandarin Oriental, Paris A modern five-star hotel on rue Saint-Honoré, steps from Place Vendôme and the Louvre.
17 out of 20 Cape Town, South Africa One&Only Cape Town An urban resort at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront, facing Table Mountain, with Nobu, ROOI and a spa on site.
17 out of 20 Dubai, United Arab Emirates One&Only One Za’abeel A landmark sky-bridge hotel in Dubai’s One Za’abeel district with a suspended infinity pool and skyline-facing suites.
17 out of 20 Lake Como, Italy Passalacqua An 18th-century villa hotel with 24 rooms set in terraced gardens on the shore of Lake Como, Italy.
17 out of 20 Singapore, Singapore Raffles Singapore A colonial-era, all-suite hotel in Singapore’s central civic district, home to the Long Bar and Tiffin Room.
17 out of 20 Tuscany, Italy Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco A restored hilltop village estate in Tuscany’s Val d’Orcia region near Montalcino, with villas, a vineyard, and a golf course.
Founders’ Verdict 17 out of 20 Champillon, France Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa A contemporary Relais & Châteaux retreat above Épernay, with vineyard panoramas and a world-class spa.
17 out of 20 Sawai Madhopur, India Six Senses Fort Barwara A restored fort turned Six Senses hotel on a hillside in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, near Ranthambore National Park.
17 out of 20 London, United Kingdom The Berkeley A 129-room Maybourne hotel in Knightsbridge, London, with a rooftop pool and a Cedric Grolet patisserie on site.
17 out of 20 New York, USA The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
17 out of 20 London, United Kingdom The Connaught A Maybourne hotel in Mayfair, London, set back from the street behind a small driveway.
17 out of 20 London, United Kingdom The Emory An all-suite Maybourne hotel in Belgravia, London, designed by Richard Rogers and set opposite Hyde Park.
17 out of 20 Bangkok, Thailand The Peninsula Bangkok A riverside five-star on the Chao Phraya in Bangkok, reached by its own boat shuttle to ICONSIAM and the BTS.
17 out of 20 Istanbul, Turkey The Peninsula Istanbul A Bosphorus-front hotel in Karaköy, Istanbul, set in restored early-1900s heritage buildings with a private yacht arrival option.
17 out of 20 London, United Kingdom The Peninsula London A newly built Peninsula hotel in central London near Hyde Park Corner, with rooftop views toward Wellington Arch.
17 out of 20 Florence, Italy 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.
16.5 out of 20 32 hotels
16.5 out of 20 Kyoto, Japan Aman Kyoto An Aman hotel with 25 rooms set in wooded, garden-filled grounds at the edge of Kyoto, centered on an outdoor onsen.
16.5 out of 20 Bangkok, Thailand Aman Nai Lert Bangkok A 52-suite Jean-Michel Gathy-designed Aman set inside the gated Nai Lert Park, between Siam and Thonglor in Bangkok.
16.5 out of 20 Marrakech, Morocco Amanjena A secluded Aman resort in Marrakech’s Palmeraie, built around reflecting pools and pisé-walled pavilions outside the medina.
16.5 out of 20 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 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.
16.5 out of 20 Baden-Baden, Germany Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa A historic 1870s hotel beside Lichtentaler Allee park in Baden-Baden, with a medical spa in its Villa Stéphanie building.
16.5 out of 20 Rome, Italy Bulgari Hotel Roma A 110-room contemporary hotel near the Spanish Steps, facing the Mausoleum of Augustus, with a multi-floor spa and rooftop bar.
16.5 out of 20 Dubai, UAE Bulgari Resort Dubai A beachfront resort in Dubai operated by Bulgari Hotels, offering rooms with beach-view options.
16.5 out of 20 Lake Lucerne, Switzerland Bürgenstock Resort A cliffside resort above Lake Lucerne reached by boat and funicular, built around a large Alpine spa and infinity pool.
16.5 out of 20 Saint-Tropez, France Cheval Blanc St-Tropez A beachfront hotel on the site of the former Résidence de la Pinède, on the edge of Saint-Tropez, France.
16.5 out of 20 London, United Kingdom COMO Metropolitan London A 54-room Como hotel on Park Lane in Mayfair, within walking distance of Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace.
16.5 out of 20 Troll Peninsula, Iceland Deplar Farm A 16-room adventure lodge on a converted sheep farm in Iceland’s Fljot Valley on the Troll Peninsula.
16.5 out of 20 San Pedro de Atacama, Chile Explora Atacama A 50-room expedition lodge in Chile’s Atacama Desert built around small-group guided excursions, all-inclusive.
16.5 out of 20 London, United Kingdom Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane A recently refurbished Four Seasons at the bottom of Park Lane in Mayfair, close to Hyde Park and Green Park.
Founders’ Verdict 16.5 out of 20 London, United Kingdom Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge A Four Seasons hotel in the former 1922 Port of London Authority building near Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.
16.5 out of 20 Marrakech, Morocco Four Seasons Resort Marrakech A large garden resort near the M Avenue mall, about ten minutes from Marrakech’s old city and the airport.
16.5 out of 20 Serengeti, Tanzania Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti A resort-style Four Seasons lodge overlooking a Central Serengeti watering hole, reached by light aircraft.
16.5 out of 20 Courchevel, France L’Apogée Courchevel A palace-rated Oetker Collection hotel in Courchevel 1850 with secluded ski-in/out access to the Three Valleys.
16.5 out of 20 Mallorca, Spain La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel A Belmond hotel in two historic manor houses on a Tramuntana cliff-top above Deià, Mallorca.
16.5 out of 20 Paris, France Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris A Raffles hotel behind a classic façade in Paris’s 8th arrondissement, near the Arc de Triomphe and Monceau Park, with an art collection throughout.
16.5 out of 20 Bodrum, Turkey Mandarin Oriental Bodrum A hillside resort above Paradise Bay in Bodrum with 109 sea-facing rooms, private-pool suites, and two private beaches.
16.5 out of 20 London, United Kingdom Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London A 50-suite Mandarin Oriental on Hanover Square in Mayfair, sharing its entrance with 77 private residences.
16.5 out of 20 Istanbul, Turkey Mandarin Oriental, Istanbul (Bosphorus)
16.5 out of 20 Big Sur, USA Post Ranch Inn A cliffside luxury inn in Big Sur, California, with tree house and ocean-view rooms overlooking the Pacific.
16.5 out of 20 Amsterdam, Netherlands Rosewood Amsterdam A restored 17th-century Palace of Justice on Amsterdam’s Prinsengracht canal, now a Rosewood hotel with an Asaya spa and an on-site art collection.
16.5 out of 20 Beijing, China Rosewood Beijing A 2014-built tower hotel in Beijing’s CBD with a Manor Club lounge and rooms starting at 50 square meters.
16.5 out of 20 Montecito, USA Rosewood Miramar Beach An oceanfront resort on Montecito’s coast near Santa Barbara, with a private beach and Michelin-recognized dining.
16.5 out of 20 Malolo Island, Fiji Six Senses Fiji A secluded beachfront resort on Fiji’s Malolo Island, reachable by boat or helicopter from Nadi.
16.5 out of 20 Krabey Island, Cambodia Six Senses Krabey Island A private, hilly jungle island resort off Cambodia’s coast, reached by air and boat transfer, with pool villas and an on-site spa.
16.5 out of 20 Udaipur, India Taj Lake Palace A palace hotel built in the 1740s, set on its own island in the middle of Lake Pichola in Udaipur.
16.5 out of 20 Hong Kong, China The Peninsula Hong Kong A historic harbour-facing hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, known for its grand lobby and Rolls-Royce airport transfers.
16.5 out of 20 Paris, France The Peninsula Paris A Peninsula brand hotel in central Paris near the Champs-Elysees, with rooftop views over the city.
16.5 out of 20 Tokyo, Japan The Peninsula Tokyo A Ginza-adjacent Peninsula overlooking the Imperial Palace gardens, known for spacious rooms and hands-on service.
16 out of 20 15 hotels
16 out of 20 Venice, Italy Aman Venice A 16th-century palazzo on the Grand Canal, restored to its original Renaissance splendor.
16 out of 20 Nusa Dua, Indonesia Aman Villas at Nusa Dua A private villa resort in Nusa Dua, Bali, with pool villas, in-villa dining and a beach area near the airport.
16 out of 20 Paris, France Cheval Blanc Paris LVMH’s crown jewel on the Seine — where Parisian savoir-faire meets haute couture hospitality.
16 out of 20 New York, USA Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown A Four Seasons in Lower Manhattan near the World Trade Center, with an indoor pool and CUT by Wolfgang Puck on site.
16 out of 20 Miami, USA Four Seasons Surf Club An under-80-room Four Seasons on a restored prohibition-era club site in Surfside, north of Miami Beach.
16 out of 20 Los Cabos, Mexico One&Only Palmilla A hacienda-style One&Only resort on the Los Cabos coast with one of the area’s few swimmable beaches.
16 out of 20 Paris, France Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme A modern five-star hotel near Place Vendôme in central Paris, within walking distance of the Louvre and Palais Garnier.
16 out of 20 Paris, France Ritz Paris A 142-room palace-style hotel on Place Vendôme in central Paris, with bars, a spa and pool, and named historic suites.
16 out of 20 Bangkok, Thailand Rosewood Bangkok A 30-story tower in central Bangkok directly connected to the BTS Skytrain and Central Embassy mall.
16 out of 20 Hong Kong, China Rosewood Hong Kong A 413-room Rosewood hotel on Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, with rooms and suites up to the 40th floor.
Founders’ Verdict 16 out of 20 Hof bei Salzburg, Austria Rosewood Schloss Fuschl A 15th-century castle on an alpine lake, reborn as Rosewood’s Austrian masterpiece — three Michelin Keys, lake-to-table dining, and the Salzkammergut at your door.
16 out of 20 Madrid, Spain Rosewood Villa Magna A Rosewood hotel on Madrid’s Paseo de la Castellana in the Salamanca neighbourhood, with a spa and multiple dining and lounge outlets.
16 out of 20 Ibiza, Spain Six Senses Ibiza A clifftop Six Senses property in Ibiza’s northern hills above Cala Xarraca Bay, with direct sea access.
16 out of 20 Noonu Atoll, Maldives Soneva Jani A large overwater and beach villa resort on the edge of Noonu Atoll, Maldives.
16 out of 20 London, United Kingdom The Chancery Rosewood London The former U.S. Embassy on Grosvenor Square, reborn as Mayfair’s most ambitious all-suite hotel — David Chipperfield architecture, Joseph Dirand interiors, and eight dining venues.