Hotel
1. Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul
A five-star Kempinski hotel built around a restored 19th-century Ottoman palace on the Bosphorus shore, with an infinity pool and 317 rooms.
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2. Hotel Arts Barcelona
A Ritz-Carlton tower hotel on the Port Olímpic seafront, with two outdoor pools, a fourth-floor spa and the two-Michelin-star Enoteca Paco Pérez.
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3. Hotel Hassler Roma
Open since 1893 at the top of the Spanish Steps, the five-star Hassler has 82 individually designed rooms and the Michelin-starred Imàgo restaurant.
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4. Ritz Paris
César Ritz's legendary 1898 hotel on Place Vendôme, with the Ritz Club pool and spa, Bar Vendôme and the École Ritz Escoffier cookery school.
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5. The Savoy
A landmark luxury hotel on the Strand, open since 1889, with Thames views, the American Bar and the Gordon Ramsay Savoy Grill.
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6. Claridge’s
A Mayfair grande dame dating back to 1812, famed for its Art Deco interiors, afternoon tea and long association with royalty and celebrity.
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7. Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet
A luxury hotel in a converted early 20th-century neoclassical prison, steps from Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque in the heart of Sultanahmet.
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8. Hotel de Russie
A Rocco Forte five-star hotel between Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps, set around a terraced Secret Garden beneath the Pincio.
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9. Le Meurice
A Dorchester Collection hotel facing the Tuileries since 1815, home to Restaurant le Meurice Alain Ducasse, Bar 228 and Cédric Grolet's pastry shop.
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10. Mandarin Oriental Barcelona
A luxury hotel on Passeig de Gràcia with a rooftop terrace and pool, a spa and restaurants overseen by chef Carme Ruscalleda.
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11. El Palace Barcelona
Barcelona's grand old luxury hotel, originally The Ritz, on the Gran Via near Passeig de Gràcia, with a rooftop garden, spa and Rafa Zafra's Amar restaurant.
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12. Hotel Eden
Opened in 1889 and now part of Dorchester Collection, the five-star Hotel Eden sits a short walk from the Spanish Steps, with rooftop dining.
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13. Le Bristol Paris
An Oetker Hotels palace on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré since 1925, with Epicure, a courtyard garden and a top-floor swimming pool.
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14. Pera Palace Hotel
The grand hotel built in the 1890s for Orient Express passengers, with its Agatha Christie Room, Orient Bar and domed Kubbeli Lounge afternoon tea.
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15. The Ritz London
César Ritz's Piccadilly hotel, opened in 1906, famous for its Louis XVI-style interiors and its afternoon tea in the Palm Court.
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16. Hazlitt’s
A characterful Georgian townhouse hotel in Soho, named after the essayist William Hazlitt and furnished with antiques and period details.
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17. Hotel 1898
A four-star hotel on La Rambla in the former headquarters of the General Philippines Tobacco Company, with a rooftop pool terrace and spa.
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18. Hôtel des Grands Boulevards
A 4-star Experimental Group boutique hotel on Boulevard Poissonnière with 50 rooms, a glass-roofed restaurant and The Shed rooftop bar.
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19. Hotel Locarno
Opened in 1925 near Piazza del Popolo, Hotel Locarno is a characterful five-star hotel with a well-known bar and a rooftop terrace.
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20. The Marmara Pera
A modern Beyoğlu hotel in Tepebaşı topped by the Michelin-starred Mikla restaurant, with a panoramic terrace and the Pera 77 jazz and world-music venue.
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