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Best Hotels in Europe (2026)

Places to stay, from budget guesthouses and boutique hotels to large international properties, grouped by area and style.

266 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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61. The Fontenay

Contemporary luxury hotel$$$$Außenalster

A contemporary five-star hotel on the shore of the Alster, with floor-to-ceiling windows, private balconies, a spa with pool and the two-Michelin-star Lakeside restaurant.

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63. The Merrion Hotel

Luxury hotel in Georgian townhouses$$$$Merrion Street

A five-star hotel in four restored Georgian townhouses on Upper Merrion Street, with an 18-metre pool, an art collection and Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud.

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64. Villa Dubrovnik

Luxury cliffside hotel$$$$Sveti Jakov

A luxury cliffside hotel east of the Old Town, built in the 1960s as a modernist residence, with views across the sea to the walls and Lokrum.

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65. Aman Venice

Palazzo luxury hotel$$$$San Polo

A luxury hotel in Palazzo Papadopoli on the Grand Canal in San Polo, with frescoed rooms, rare private gardens and the Arva restaurant.

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66. AthensWas

Boutique design hotel$$$$Acropolis

A 21-room five-star design hotel on the pedestrian avenue below the Acropolis, with private verandas, mid-century interiors and the rooftop restaurant SENSE.

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70. Ett Hem

Luxury townhouse hotel$$$$Lärkstaden

Intimate luxury hotel in the quiet Lärkstaden district, designed to feel like a private home filled with art and objects with real stories.

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72. Hotel Eden

Luxury hotel$$$$Ludovisi / Via Veneto

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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73. Hotel Holt

Classic art-filled boutique hotel$$$Þingholt

Classic four-star hotel in the quiet Þingholt district, established in 1965 and home to what it describes as Iceland's largest private art collection.

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74. Hotel More

Adults-only seafront hotel$$$$Lapad

An adults-only five-star hotel on Lapad Bay, with a beach and pools, three restaurants and a bar inside a natural limestone cave.

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76. Hotel Pod Różą

Five-star historic hotel$$$$Old Town

Kraków's oldest hotel, on Floriańska Street, renovated to five-star standard in 2020, with a spa in its medieval cellars and a restaurant with a glass-walled kitchen.

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77. Hotel Sanders

Boutique luxury hotel$$$$Nyhavn / Indre By

An intimate 54-room boutique hotel behind Nyhavn, owned by former ballet dancer Alexander Kølpin, with a cocktail bar, rooftop and rooms inspired by vintage travel.

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79. Infante Sagres

Boutique luxury hotel$$$$Baixa

A five-star boutique hotel in a 1950s neo-baroque building in the Baixa, member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, with around 70 rooms and suites.

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