The hotels of the ULTIMATE City Guides
Where to stay, from Mayfair to the Maldives
2,897 hotels in 282 destinations and 74 countries, each chosen and checked by the editors of the ULTIMATE City Guides.
Hotels we love right now
All 2,897 hotels →Eight hotels from across our guides, from Lake Como to the Maldives, each with its own write-up on its guide.
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Grand Hotel Tremezzo
Tremezzina · Lake Como · ItalyThe Art Nouveau grand hotel of Tremezzo, facing Bellagio across the water: three pools, a private beach and the T Spa.
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Claridge’s
Mayfair · London · United KingdomMayfair’s great Art Deco hotel on Brook Street, with its famous lobby, afternoon tea in the Foyer and the Fumoir bar.
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The Silo Hotel
V&A Waterfront · Cape Town · South AfricaSuites behind pillowed-glass windows at the top of the old grain silo, above Zeitz MOCAA, with a rooftop bar and pool.
Barefoot-luxury resort
Soneva Fushi
Baa Atoll · The MaldivesSoneva’s flagship island inside the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, with restaurants such as Out of the Blue and Fresh in the Garden.
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Hotel Hassler Roma
Spanish Steps · Rome · ItalyThe grand hotel at the head of the Spanish Steps, with Imàgo, its one-star rooftop restaurant.
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Le Bristol Paris
Faubourg Saint-Honoré · Paris · FranceA palace on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, with Épicure (Three MICHELIN Stars) and a garden courtyard.
Luxury hotel
Raffles London at The OWO
Westminster · London · United KingdomA luxury hotel in the Edwardian Old War Office on Whitehall, with restaurants, The Guards Bar, a Guerlain spa and butler service.
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The Mark
Upper East Side · New York · United StatesA stylish Madison Avenue hotel at 77th Street, with The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges.Choose a region
Every destination →Browse by continent, then country, then city, island or resort.
Europe1,750 hotels · 36 countriesSpain, Italy, Greece, United KingdomNorth America415 hotels · 4 countriesUnited States, Canada, Mexico, GreenlandCaribbean98 hotels · 4 countriesThe Bahamas, St Lucia, Barbados, Puerto RicoSouth America42 hotels · 5 countriesArgentina, Brazil, Ecuador, ChileAsia396 hotels · 12 countriesThailand, Sri Lanka, Maldives, SingaporeMiddle East & North Africa146 hotels · 5 countriesUnited Arab Emirates, Israel, Morocco, EgyptAfrica28 hotels · 5 countriesSouth Africa, Namibia, Tanzania, MauritiusOceania22 hotels · 3 countriesAustralia, French Polynesia, New Zealand
How we choose
Every hotel here is on one of our guides
Every hotel here is already listed on one of the ULTIMATE City Guides, chosen by its editors, from grand palaces to small family-run houses. Each page links back to the guide’s full write-up, and commission never decides what we list.
Hotel brands
All brands →The groups and brands behind the hotels on our guides, from W and The Ritz-Carlton to Aman, Four Seasons and Belmond.