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Palaces
Former homes of sultans, khedives, dukes, counts and doges, from the Bosphorus to the Grand Canal. Only real palaces, not hotels that simply carry the name. 20 stays from the ULTIMATE City Guides, each one checked against the hotel’s own history or a public record.
Europe
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The Pucić Palace
Old Town · Dubrovnik · CroatiaA Baroque palace begun in the 17th century, home of the aristocratic Pucić family.The hotelOn our Zagreb guide
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Çırağan Palace Kempinski
Beşiktaş · Istanbul · TürkiyeThe Ottoman palace built for Sultan Abdülaziz on the Bosphorus in 1863–67.The hotelOn our Istanbul guide
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Parador de Úbeda
Úbeda · Andalusia · SpainThe Palacio del Deán Ortega, a Renaissance palace of the mid-16th century on Úbeda’s great square.The hotelOn our Andalusia guide
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Eurostars Palazzo Zichy
Józsefváros · Budapest · HungaryA 19th-century neo-Baroque palace built by Count Nándor Zichy for his family.The hotelOn our Budapest guide
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Airelles Château de Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle
Versailles · Paris · FranceBuilt in 1681 by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, the only hotel within the grounds of the Palace of Versailles.The hotelOn our Paris guide
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Ca’ Sagredo Hotel
Cannaregio · Venice · ItalyThe Grand Canal palace of the Sagredo counts, declared a National Monument.The hotelOn our Venice guide
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Hotel Imperial, Vienna
Kärntner Ring · Vienna · AustriaBuilt in 1862–65 as the town palace of Duke Philipp of Württemberg; a hotel since 1873.The hotelOn our Vienna guideRead the story
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Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel
Place de la Concorde · Paris · FranceA former royal palace on the Place de la Concorde, born of Louis XV’s plan for the square.The hotelOn our Paris guideRead the story
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Olissippo Lapa Palace
Lapa · Lisbon · PortugalA house of 1870 that the Count of Valenças turned into a palace in 1877.The hotelOn our Lisbon guide
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Orient Express Venezia
Cannaregio · Venice · ItalyA 15th-century palazzo on the Strada Nova, reworked in the 1800s by Gian Battista Meduna.The hotelOn our Venice guide
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Palacio Ca Sa Galesa
Palma old town · Mallorca · SpainA 16th-century palace in Palma’s old town, looking over the bay.The hotelOn our Mallorca guide
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Palais Coburg
Innere Stadt · Vienna · AustriaAn imperial city palace raised on the Braunbastei, part of Vienna’s 16th-century city walls.The hotelOn our Vienna guide
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Palazzo Albricci Peregrini
Como · Lake Como · ItalyA family’s 15th-century palazzo inside Como’s medieval walls, opened to guests.The hotelOn our Lake Como guide
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Pestana Palace Lisboa
Alcântara · Lisbon · PortugalThe palace commissioned by the Marquess of Valle-Flôr; its royal suites were once the marquesses’ rooms.The hotelOn our Lisbon guide
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The Gritti Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel
San Marco · Venice · ItalyA Venetian Gothic palazzo, home of Doge Andrea Gritti in the 16th century.The hotelOn our Venice guideRead the story
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The Xara Palace
Mdina · MaltaA 17th-century palazzo on the bastions of Mdina, the only hotel inside the Silent City’s walls.The hotelOn our Malta guidePalace stay
Judita Palace Heritage Hotel
Old Town · Split · CroatiaThe Renaissance palace of an old Split noble family, in its present form since the early 16th century.The hotelOn our Zagreb guidePalace stay
Palazzo Portinari Salviati
Florence · Tuscany · ItalyOne of Florence’s great noble palaces, built by the Portinari in 1470–80 and enlarged by the Salviati.The hotelOn our Tuscany guideMiddle East & North Africa
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