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Annecy, France
In the hills above Annecy, Le Clos des Sens operates as one of France's most focused alpine dining destinations: three Michelin Stars and a Green Star under chef Laurent Petit, ten rooms, and a kitchen built around plant-forward, lake-sourced Savoyard cooking. Rates from US$432 per night position it firmly in France's small-property, restaurant-first luxury tier.
Porto-Vecchio, France
The 24-room family-run estate sits on a wooded hillside above the Mediterranean, with infinity pool, private beach club, and suites fitted with Philippe Starck soaking tubs — all oriented toward the water views that define the property's case for attention.
Zakynthos, Greece
Lesante Cape occupies Akrotiri village on Zakynthos, a site of documented historical importance where the island's noble families once built their manors. Constructed as a working replica of a traditional Greek village, complete with a central square, taverna, café, folklore museum, and its own church, it is a Leading Hotels of the World member and the architecturally deliberate property on the island.
Doha, Qatar
The first hotel to open in Doha's Msheireb Downtown district, Mandarin Oriental, Doha sits at the intersection of a major urban regeneration project and the brand's signature Asian-inflected luxury. With 249 rooms, a 32,600-square-foot spa, and a La Liste 2026 score of 95.5 points, it occupies the upper tier of the city's hotel market and serves as a useful base for Souq Waqif and the Corniche.
Balblair, United Kingdom
A converted 19th-century stone farm complex on the Black Isle peninsula, Newhall Mains offers nine rooms across four hotel rooms and five cottages, priced from $250 per night. The restaurant draws on local Highland meats and seafood, while the bar runs a focused Japanese whisky programme. A private grass airstrip makes it a practical base for guests arriving by light aircraft.
Holbox, Mexico
An adults-only, eco-conscious retreat on Isla Holbox priced from $401 per night, Nomade Holbox sits on a secluded beach a 15-minute golf-cart ride from the ferry terminal, away from the island's busier stretches. Thirty rooms and suites built from local wood and straw, a Peruvian-Japanese restaurant, and a wellness programme anchored by Mayan-inspired practices define the property's position in Mexico's growing premium coastal circuit.
Gisakura, Rwanda
Set within a working tea plantation on the edge of Nyungwe Forest National Park, One&Only Nyungwe House is a 22-room property that earned 95.5 points on La Liste's Top Hotels ranking for 2026 and the 2025 World Travel Award for Africa's Leading Boutique Resort. The architecture is built around connection to place: wooden villas, locally-made textiles, and extended private decks oriented toward one of the oldest rainforests on the continent.
Bundanoon, Australia
A guesthouse since 1892, Osborn House has been reshaped into one of the Southern Highlands' most considered retreats under the direction of Linda Boronkay, former Design Director at London's Soho House. Twenty-two rooms split between a restored heritage main house and rustic-chic bungalows with fireplaces and outdoor bathtubs, priced from $351 per night, two hours from Sydney.
Dolgellau, United Kingdom
A fourteen-room Victorian country house on the southern edge of Snowdonia National Park, Penmaenuchaf keeps its period architecture intact while updating rooms to a comfortable contemporary standard. Some carry fireplaces, Jacuzzis, or balconies, and all look out over green upland terrain. At around $233 per night, it sits at a mid-range price point for the UK country-house category, making it a serious option for landscape-focused travellers.
Ghent, Belgium
Occupying a 1724 townhouse and its 20th-century neighbor on pedestrianized Hoogstraat, Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Reylof Ghent places 156 rooms within walking distance of the city's medieval waterfront. Empire-style public spaces, a sustainability-forward infrastructure, and two in-house dining options position it firmly in Ghent's upper-mid boutique tier, from around $203 per night.
Zwolle, Netherlands
A 19th-century police station on Stationsweg converted into a 41-room boutique hotel, Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Ter Borch Zwolle brings the Dutch chain's signature comfort-led formula to one of the Netherlands' most undervisited Hanseatic cities. Two distinct dining spaces — the all-day Living lounge and the light-filled Coperto Restobar — give the hotel a food-and-drink identity that goes well beyond standard hotel provisioning.
Los Angeles, United States
Regent Santa Monica Beach occupies 167 rooms along Ocean Avenue, placing guests at the intersection of Los Angeles waterfront history and contemporary luxury. The property carries a 2026 Star Wine List recognition, houses cuisine by Chef Michael Mina, and partners with Guerlain for its wellness program. Rates are available on request, positioning the hotel firmly in the upper tier of California coastal accommodation.
Marrakech, Morocco
An eight-room adults-only riad in Marrakesh's Dar El Bacha quarter, Riad No. 37 pairs the inside-out architecture of a traditional Moroccan courtyard house with a deliberately Scandinavian design sensibility. Its kitchen, shaped by New Nordic methodology applied to Moroccan ingredients, serves communal dinners that function more like private dinner parties than hotel meals. The result is a property that sits apart from both the grand palace hotels and the generic boutique riad market.
Guangzhou, China
Occupying the top 39 floors of the 108-story CTF Finance Centre in Tianhe District, Rosewood Guangzhou sits above 1,700 feet of southern Chinese sky. Its 251 rooms, seven dining and bar venues, and a 28,000-square-foot spa and fitness floor make it among the more comprehensively appointed luxury addresses in the Pearl River Delta, recognised by La Liste's Top Hotels 2026 with 96 points.
Jackson Hole, United States
A 40-room lodge property on the quieter edge of Jackson's town square, Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa earns its place on La Liste's 2026 hotel ranking (90 points) through a combination of intimate scale, the Body Sage Spa, and a restaurant wine program recognized by Star Wine List. Complimentary shuttles to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and carved alder interiors make it a credible base for both ski and wilderness itineraries.
Mumbai, India
Soho House Mumbai occupies a Juhu beachfront position that places it yards from the Arabian Sea while remaining accessible to Mumbai's creative industries. The 38-room property prices from $349 per night and carries the network's signature country-house design vocabulary, reshaped here through contemporary Indian art and local sensibility. Cecconi's, the Italian restaurant, is open to non-members; the Club restaurant operates on a members-only basis.
Tabanan, Indonesia
On Bali's west-central coast, Soori Bali occupies a stretch of volcanic black sand beach where rice paddies run directly to the shoreline. Designed and operated by architect Soo K. Chan through SCDA, its 48 pool villas sit at the point where Mount Batukaru's foothills meet the Indian Ocean. A Leading Hotels of the World member priced from $760 per night, it positions itself firmly outside Bali's southern resort corridor.
Comporta, Portugal
Spatia Comporta occupies a private pine-and-rice-field estate on Portugal's Atlantic coast, ninety minutes from Lisbon. Four villas, ten rooms, and a pair of outdoor pools define a property built around deliberate seclusion. At around $230 per night, it sits in the lower range of Comporta's upscale hospitality tier, with a Friday-to-Sunday restaurant and nature access as its primary draws.
Florence, Italy
Inside a 16th-century palazzo attributed to Giorgio Vasari, just off Via de' Tornabuoni, Stella d'Italia is a 24-room property assembled by designer Matteo Perduca and calligrapher Betty Soldi. Original paintings, flea-market antiques, Buon Ricordo plates, and cinema seats salvaged from the Odeon define the interiors. Rates from $284 per night place it in Florence's design-led boutique tier.
St. Lucia, St Lucia
Set between the twin volcanic Pitons on St. Lucia's southwest coast, Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort occupies 100 acres of former plantation grounds within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 2025 World Travel Awards named it Caribbean's Leading Luxury Resort and recognised its villas as World's Leading Hotel Beach Villas. With 130 rooms across several accommodation formats and a PADI-certified dive facility, it sits at the upper tier of Caribbean resort offerings.
Monsaraz, Portugal
A 200-year-old, 1,927-acre agricultural estate in Portugal's Alentejo, São Lourenço do Barrocal has been converted into a 40-room luxury hotel without severing its working roots. The estate still produces organic wine, fruit, and livestock, and both restaurants draw directly from the land. A Leading Hotels of the World member, it sits in a specialist tier of estate-based hospitality that few Portuguese properties can match.
Langham, United Kingdom
The Harper Langham sits on the North Norfolk village high street — a 32-room boutique hotel that runs against the grain of its rural setting with a contemporary-classic interior aesthetic, a full spa and wellness centre, and multiple dining formats including Stanley's modern British restaurant. At around £300 per night, it occupies the premium end of the North Norfolk accommodation spectrum without the scale of a country house resort.
San Diego, United States
Reopened in 2023 after a meticulous restoration, The LaFayette Hotel and Club on El Cajon Boulevard brings mid-century San Diego back into sharp focus. With 139 rooms, an Olympic-sized pool, a collection of inventive bars, and rates from $304, it positions itself against downtown luxury hotels while offering something the Gaslamp corridor cannot: a neighbourhood property with genuine historical weight and retro-glamour credentials.
New Delhi, India
Set across nearly seven acres on Lodhi Road, The Lodhi occupies one of New Delhi's most historically weighted addresses, steps from 15th-century Mughal tombs in Lodi Gardens. A Leading Hotels of the World member, the property won the #1 Hotel in Delhi and NCR in Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards for both 2017 and 2018. Its 48 oversized rooms and suites, many with private plunge pools, position it firmly at the summit of the capital's luxury accommodation tier.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Two restored 1920s buildings on Nachmani Street place The Norman at the intersection of Tel Aviv's Bauhaus heritage and contemporary Israeli culture. The property holds 90 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and operates three distinct dining venues, including rooftop Japanese tapas restaurant Dinings and chef Barak Aharoni's Alena. It is the only designated luxury boutique hotel within the White City UNESCO heritage zone.
Bruges, Belgium
A 19th-century notary's residence on Moerstraat has been converted into an eight-suite bed and breakfast that reads less like a hotel and more like a well-appointed private house. Each suite carries its own decorative identity, ornate without tipping into excess, and the kitchen produces an elaborate Belgian breakfast alongside a Sunday afternoon tea that books up fast. Rates from $292 per night.
Newport Beach, United States
Among Southern California's coastal resorts, The Resort at Pelican Hill sits in a tier defined by scale, setting, and architectural ambition. Spread across 504 acres of Newport Coast hillside with Pacific views from nearly every room, it holds Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five-Diamond ratings for its spa, a La Liste score of 94.5 points (2026), and a Star Wine List award. The address, 15 minutes from John Wayne Airport, puts it closer to the coast than most Orange County competitors.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Occupying the Times Square tower on Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard in District 1, The Reverie Saigon has held Leading Hotels of the World membership since 2025 and earned a 92.5-point placement on La Liste's Top Hotels list in 2026. Its 286 rooms combine European classical and contemporary design schemes, with furnishings commissioned from Italian houses including Visionnaire, Colombostile, and Giorgetti.
Tahoe City, United States
The only ski-in, ski-out resort on Lake Tahoe's north shore, the Ritz-Carlton sits slopeside at Northstar California with direct gondola access, a 17,000-square-foot spa, and rooms designed around gas fireplaces and alpine materials. A two-year renovation sharpened the property's culinary and design credentials, earning La Liste Top Hotels recognition at 90.5 points and a Condé Nast Traveler ranking in 2025.
Macau, Macau
Occupying the upper floors of the Galaxy Macau resort complex since 2015, The Ritz-Carlton, Macau positions itself at the sharper end of Cotai's luxury hotel tier. Every room is a suite, the 51st-floor lobby surveys the peninsula, and a La Liste Top Hotels 2026 score of 96.5 points places it in a clearly defined peer bracket. The property sits above sister hotel JW Marriott Hotel Macau and connects to one of Asia's most expansive resort decks.
Cairo, Egypt
Rising 36 stories above the Nile Corniche in Bulaq, The St. Regis Cairo occupies one of the Egyptian capital's most commanding positions. With 362 rooms, suites, and serviced apartments dressed in Egyptian design detail, and a La Liste score of 95.5 points for 2026, it sits firmly within Cairo's upper tier of international luxury hotels. Four restaurants, a two-floor spa, and the brand's butler service complete the proposition.
Mumbai, India
A La Liste Top Hotels 2026 recognition (92 points) places The St. Regis Mumbai among Mumbai's most formally credentialed addresses. Set in Lower Parel on Senapati Bapat Marg, the tower's 395 rooms and multi-outlet format serve both business travelers and leisure guests. The Palladium mall connection, poolside skyline views, and the nightlife venue Koishii give the property a wider reach than a single-use hotel.
Southwold, United Kingdom
The Swan Southwold sits at the centre of a Suffolk seaside town deeply shaped by Adnams brewery, and the hotel is the hospitality arm of that same operation. Thirty-five rooms across a renovated Georgian property combine antique-style furniture in contemporary colours with two distinct drinking and dining spaces. Rates from around $301 per night place it in the mid-premium tier for coastal East Anglia.
Lisbon, Portugal
A restored 18th-century palace in Lisbon's Chiado district, Verride Palácio de Santa Catarina holds a Global Winner award for Luxury Historical Hotel and a Country Winner title for Luxury Boutique Hotel. With 19 rooms, a rooftop pool, and two food and drink venues anchored by Portuguese produce, it operates in the intimate end of Lisbon's heritage property market, closer in spirit to a private house than a conventional hotel.
Porto, Portugal
A restored 19th-century manor house on Porto's Atlantic coastline, Vila Foz Hotel & Spa pairs the signature interior work of Portuguese designer Nini Andrade Silva with a Michelin-starred restaurant and a garden spa. Sixty-eight rooms split between the atmospheric original manor and a contemporary addition, with rates from $309 per night.
Rome, Italy
Set within the historic grounds of the ancient Villa Agrippina on the Janiculum Hill, this Gran Meliá property sits five minutes on foot from St. Peter's Basilica. A Leading Hotels of the World member rated 91 points by La Liste (2026), it combines 1920s-style garden architecture, a Clarins spa, and 14 room categories with views across Vatican and Rome skyline.
Orta San Giulio, Italy
A Moorish Revival villa from the 1880s on the shores of Lake Orta, Villa Crespi holds three Michelin stars and a 2024 Michelin Key for its hotel offering — one of only 14 rooms in the property. Less than an hour from Milan, it operates at a price point starting from $458 per night, with a restaurant priced at $980 per person, anchored by an 1,800-label wine list and chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo.
Venice, Italy
A 32-room family-owned boutique hotel steps from Piazza San Marco, Violino D'Oro belongs to the Leading Hotels of the World and operates with a deliberately residential character. Every piece of furniture, fabric, and glass was crafted in Italy, from Murano workshops to Tuscan artisans. The same family behind Florence's Grand Hotel Minerva brings an unhurried, well-connected hospitality to one of Venice's most visited addresses.
Santorini, Greece
Carved into Oia's volcanic cliffside, Canaves Ena offers 18 suites renovated in 2024 around a Cycladic minimalism that prioritises caldera views and retreat-style quiet. Awarded 95.5 points by La Liste Top Hotels 2026, it sits within the Canaves Oia Hotels group alongside sister property Canaves Oia Suites. The all-day pool restaurant, infinity swim bar, and private motor yacht define its proposition for guests seeking stillness with access.
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Set within a 16th-century building at the heart of San Miguel de Allende's UNESCO World Heritage centro histórico, Rosewood San Miguel de Allende operates 67 rooms and suites alongside five distinct food and drink venues, a rooftop lounge, and a spa rooted in Mexican healing traditions. Scored 97.5 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, it represents the international-brand tier of a city that balances colonial grandeur with a serious arts and culinary identity.
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