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Marrakech, Morocco

Riad Tarabel

A ten-room courtyard mansion in Marrakesh's Dar El Bacha quarter, Riad Tarabel sits at the intersection of Second Empire grandeur and medina intimacy. Awarded 91 points on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking, it operates at a room rate of $592, positioning it well above entry-level riad accommodation. The design deliberately sidesteps regional cliché in favour of Victorian bathtubs, aristocratic French Colonial furnishings, and dinner served wherever the guest chooses.

Marrakech, Morocco

Urubamba, Peru

Rio Sagrado, A Belmond Hotel

On the banks of the Urubamba River in Peru's Sacred Valley, Rio Sagrado, A Belmond Hotel offers 23 rooms and suites designed after traditional Andean village architecture, with no televisions and expansive river-facing windows in their place. Rated 93 points by La Liste Top Hotels 2026, the property sits at a lower altitude than Cusco, making it a practical acclimatisation base with its own train station for the Hiram Bingham service to Machu Picchu.

Urubamba, Peru

Alberton, United States

RiverView Ranch Retreat & Western Adventures

On more than 1,000 acres along Montana's Clark Fork River, RiverView Ranch is an all-inclusive, eight-suite retreat that runs year-round. Every meal is prepared to guest preference using garden-grown and locally sourced ingredients, while activities range from cattle drives and trail rides to winter sleigh rides and ice skating.

Alberton, United States

Queenstown, New Zealand

Roki Collection

Roki Collection sits on the edge of Lake Wakatipu in central Queenstown, 15 suites of stacked schist and glass framing glacial water and the Southern Alps beyond. Michelin Selected in 2025, it operates at the quieter, service-intensive end of the town's hotel market — where a jet-black Rolls-Royce Cullinan, a 15,000-bottle wine cellar, and anticipatory logistics handling place it in a different tier from the larger resort properties nearby.

Queenstown, New Zealand

Doha, Qatar

Sharq Village & Spa, a Ritz Carlton Hotel

A traditional Qatari village layout scaled to 174 rooms and villas, Sharq Village & Spa sits just beyond Doha's centre with a natural private beach, a 23-treatment-room spa drawing on four wellness traditions, and whitewashed courtyards that absorb the city's pace rather than amplify it. Rooms start at 517 square feet and the Royal Villa exceeds 21,000. Rates from approximately $692 per night.

Doha, Qatar

Venice, Italy

Sina Centurion Palace

A five-star palazzo on the Grand Canal in Dorsoduro, Sina Centurion Palace occupies a neo-Gothic building whose restoration uncovered Roman coins and seventh-century foundations. The interiors blend contemporary bespoke design with high ceilings and velvet-draped corridors, placing it in a different register from Venice's heritage-preservation hotels.

Venice, Italy

Boulder, United States

St Julien Hotel & Spa

A Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel at 900 Walnut St in downtown Boulder, St Julien Hotel & Spa positions itself between Pearl Street Mall and the Flatiron formations with 201 rooms, live music programming from Tuesday through Sunday in summer, and direct access to more than 200 miles of biking and hiking trails. Complimentary bicycles, afternoon tea service, and rotating local artwork give the property a distinctly Boulder character.

Boulder, United States

Sea Island, United States

The Cloister

Operating since 1928 on a private Georgia barrier island, The Cloister holds Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star status alongside sister properties including the state's only Five-Star restaurant and its sole Five-Star spa. The property scales across five miles of private beach, six pools, three championship golf courses, and a 71-foot yacht, positioning it among the more comprehensively programmed resort destinations on the American East Coast.

Sea Island, United States

Shura Island, Saudi Arabia

The Red Sea EDITION

The Red Sea EDITION sits on Shura Island, a purpose-built destination within Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Project. Across 240 rooms and 53 suites, the property deploys design-forward minimalism against open ocean views, and its beverage programme has earned recognition from Star Wine List (2026). It occupies a distinct position in the region's fast-developing luxury hospitality tier.

Shura Island, Saudi Arabia

Lahaina, United States

The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua

On the northwestern tip of Maui, The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua occupies 54 acres of the Kapalua Resort with direct Pacific Ocean frontage, 466 rooms and suites, six restaurants, and a 17,500-square-foot spa rooted in Hawaiian tradition. It holds AAA Five Diamond recognition and a 2026 La Liste rating of 91 points, placing it in the upper tier of Hawaiian luxury resort properties.

Lahaina, United States

Baku, Azerbaijan

The Ritz-Carlton, Baku

The Ritz-Carlton, Baku occupies a sail-shaped tower in the Nasimi district, positioning itself between the Old City's stone ramparts and the modernist Heydar Aliyev Center. Its 190 rooms, ESPA spa with two heated pools, and the speakeasy-style Blind Tiger bar place it at the upper tier of Baku's international luxury hotel market, with rates from $264 per night under Marriott International.

Baku, Azerbaijan

Half Moon Bay, United States

The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay

Perched on a coastal bluff above the Pacific, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay sits 40 minutes south of San Francisco International Airport, making it one of the Bay Area's most accessible coastal escapes. The resort holds a 93-point La Liste Top Hotels ranking for 2026 and a Star Wine List award, with 239 rooms, 22 suites, two championship golf courses, and a 15-treatment-room spa anchoring its offer.

Half Moon Bay, United States

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The St. Regis Downtown Dubai

Positioned along the Dubai Water Canal in Business Bay, The St. Regis Downtown Dubai brings the brand's signature butler service and evening champagne sabering ritual to one of the city's most connected addresses. With 298 rooms, a canal-facing infinity pool, the Italian restaurant Basta, and the St. Regis Spa, it offers a considered base for both leisure and business travellers at rates from $531 per night.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

San Francisco, United States

The St. Regis San Francisco

Open since 2005, The St. Regis San Francisco occupies a purpose-built tower on Third Street in the SoMa arts district, steps from Yerba Buena Gardens and SFMOMA. Its 260 rooms and 46 suites pair butler service with a curated art collection and an all-day restaurant. La Liste ranked the property 90.5 points in its 2026 Top Hotels list, placing it firmly within San Francisco's upper tier of internationally recognised luxury hotels.

San Francisco, United States

Dublin, Ireland

The Westbury Hotel

On Balfe Street in Dublin 2, The Westbury occupies one of the Irish capital's most strategically placed addresses, with Grafton Street at the front and the Creative Quarter behind. A Forbes Recommended property and Leading Hotels of the World member since at least 2025, it has spent four decades building a reputation as a social and cultural hub. The Gallery's afternoon tea has become a Dublin institution in its own right.

Dublin, Ireland

Bridgehampton, United States

Topping Rose House

A restored 19th-century mansion in Bridgehampton positions Topping Rose House as the only full-service hotel in the Hamptons. Alexandra Champalimaud's interiors bridge heritage architecture with contemporary craft, while the spa, art program, and complimentary beach transfers address the gap between luxurious lodging and the area's coastline.

Bridgehampton, United States

Madrid, Spain

URSO Hotel & Spa Madrid

A Michelin Key-awarded boutique hotel set in a restored early 20th-century palace, URSO Hotel & Spa Madrid bridges the residential calm of Chamberlí and the energy of Chueca. With 78 rooms, Madrid's first branded luxury spa affiliated with Natura Bissé, and interiors by designer Antonio Obrador, it occupies a clear niche between grand historic landmark and contemporary design hotel. Rates start from around $547 per night.

Madrid, Spain

Orebić, Croatia

Villa Korta Katarina & Winery

A 1930s stone villa on the Pelješac Peninsula, Villa Korta Katarina belongs to the Relais & Châteaux network and operates eight individually styled suites alongside a working winery focused on the bold reds of one of Croatia's most serious wine-producing regions. Rates start from US$2,106 per night. The Adriatic and Mount Sveti Ilija frame the view from every room.

Orebić, Croatia

Ibiza, Spain

Six Senses Ibiza

Six Senses Ibiza occupies a clifftop position above Cala Xarraca on the island's northern edge, with 137 rooms, residences, and beachfront cave accommodations spread across a property organised around wellness programming, a 1,200-square-metre spa, and four restaurants overseen by celebrity chef Eyal Shani. Ranked 49th in World's 50 Best Hotels (2023) and 94 points in La Liste Top Hotels (2026), it sits at the premium end of Ibiza's resort market.

Ibiza, Spain

Camden, United States

The Norumbega Inn

A restored 1887 castle-style residence on Camden Harbor, The Norumbega Inn offers 11 distinctly styled rooms along the Maine midcoast. Featured on EP Club's top 100 list for two consecutive years, the property pairs old-world residential grandeur with a harbor-facing position a short walk from downtown Camden.

Camden, United States

Copenhagen, Denmark

1 Hotel Copenhagen

Occupying a 1933 modernist building that once housed a department store and later the Hotel Skt Petri, 1 Hotel Copenhagen brings the American brand's sustainability-led aesthetic to Denmark's capital in a way that aligns naturally with local hygge sensibility. With 282 rooms, a Nordic restaurant called Fjora, the cocktail bar PÆRE, and a Bamford spa arriving in 2026, the property sits at the intersection of environmental discipline and low-key luxury.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Barcelona, Spain

ABaC Restaurant & Hotel

ABaC Restaurant & Hotel occupies a century-old Sarrià-Sant Gervasi villa on Avinguda del Tibidabo, where a three-Michelin-star kitchen under chef Jordi Cruz operates as the property's clear centre of gravity. Fifteen contemporary rooms, a full spa with thermal and cold-water pools, and a 2024 Michelin One Key recognition place it firmly in Barcelona's small tier of restaurant-led hotels. Rooms from $259 per night.

Barcelona, Spain

Beppu, Japan

ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa

A Michelin-keyed resort where the thermal waters of Kannawa meet the kind of structured, undemonstrative luxury that ANA-brand properties have long delivered. Eighty-nine rooms and suites sit above a HARNN Heritage Spa drawing directly from Beppu's famed hot springs, and a French restaurant anchors an unusually strong food-and-drink program for a Japanese onsen destination.

Beppu, Japan

Memphis, United States

ARRIVE Memphis

ARRIVE Memphis occupies a converted industrial building on South Main Street in Memphis's Arts District, earning a Michelin 1 Key recognition in 2024. Its 62 rooms balance weathered antique surfaces with Victorian-inspired wallpaper, while an on-site bar, restaurant, cocktail lounge, coffee roaster, and bakery form a coherent neighbourhood hub priced from $475 per night.

Memphis, United States

Wilmington, United States

ARRIVE Wilmington

A Palisociety hotel earning a Michelin Key in 2024, ARRIVE Wilmington occupies three merged historic buildings in the city's waterfront district at $390 per night across 48 rooms. The design pairs post-industrial texture with Southern coastal character, while Dram Yard restaurant and the Gazebo Bar give the property genuine food-and-drink credibility beyond the rooms themselves.

Wilmington, United States

Hua Hin, Thailand

Anantara Hua Hin Resort & Spa

Sitting on the Gulf of Thailand shoreline at 43/1 Phet Kasem Road, Anantara Hua Hin Resort & Spa earned 95 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, placing it firmly in the upper tier of Thai resort properties. At 187 rooms and with rates from $288, it offers structured space gradations from garden-view rooms to silk-appointed suites, alongside a notably broad cultural programming schedule that sets it apart from standard beach resort formats.

Hua Hin, Thailand

Rome, Italy

Anantara Palazzo Naiadi

A 19th-century crescent palazzo on Piazza della Repubblica, Anantara Palazzo Naiadi positions itself in Rome's upper tier of grand-hotel addresses, carrying La Liste Top Hotels recognition (90.5 points, 2026) and Leading Hotels of the World membership. Its 232 rooms and suites sit above the ruins of the Baths of Diocletian, with rooftop terraces looking out across the city's northeastern skyline.

Rome, Italy

Tokyo, Japan

Andaz Tokyo

Andaz Tokyo occupies floors 51 and 52 of Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, one of Tokyo's tallest towers, with 164 rooms priced from $777 per night. The property earned a Michelin 1 Key in 2024 and positions itself at the intersection of international chain reliability and location-specific design, with interiors by Tony Chi and Shinichiro Ogata built around washi paper, wood, and sweeping city views.

Tokyo, Japan

Courchevel, France

Annapurna

Courchevel 1850's highest-positioned hotel holds a Michelin Key (2024) and 67 rooms across a contemporary interior that reads more like a design-conscious mountain residence than a conventional ski lodge. Three restaurants, a Codage spa, indoor pool, and an extensive family programme place it in a specific niche: technically polished hospitality with genuine room for children, at altitude.

Courchevel, France

Kaga, Japan

Araya Totoan

In the mountains of Ishikawa Prefecture, Araya Totoan is a 17-room ryokan where centuries of refinement show in the smallest details: shadow lines cast by a flowering plant, cypress baths fed by private hot springs, and seasonal kaiseki cuisine that mirrors the coastal and mountain ingredients of the region. Awarded a Michelin Key in 2024, it operates at the upper tier of Japan's traditional inn category, with rates from JPY 107,800 per night.

Kaga, Japan

Izu, Japan

Arcana Izu

On the Izu peninsula two hours from Tokyo, Arcana Izu holds a Michelin 1 Key and 16 rooms that sit at the intersection of classic ryokan tradition and international boutique design. Furniture by Osaka studio Graf and a 32-seat French restaurant where every table faces the forest make the case for a property that earns its place in Japan's most considered rural hospitality tier.

Izu, Japan

Massa Lubrense, Italy

Art Hotel Villa Fiorella

A Michelin Key-awarded boutique hotel in Massa Lubrense, Art Hotel Villa Fiorella sits above the Gulf of Naples in an olive grove, with 23 rooms built around sweeping sea views, a minimalist design aesthetic, and a glass-encased restaurant serving a seafood tasting menu. Open April through October, it offers among the more considered stays on the Sorrento Peninsula, with Capri visible from the infinity pool and the Sky Bar.

Massa Lubrense, Italy

McMinnville, United States

Atticus Hotel

A Michelin Key-awarded boutique hotel in McMinnville, Oregon's Willamette Valley wine country, the Atticus Hotel puts contemporary design inside a small city more accustomed to working ranches than design-forward accommodations. Thirty-six rooms span Micro Studios to a penthouse suite, rates from $391 per night, and an in-house restaurant drawing on Mediterranean and Northwestern flavors round out a property that earns its recognition.

McMinnville, United States

Narai, Japan

BYAKU Narai

Occupying a collection of restored Edo-era buildings on the Nakasendo Road in Narai-juku, BYAKU Narai converts an old sake brewery, guesthouse, and temple fragment into 16 rooms that hold traditional Japanese craftsmanship at their centre. A Michelin Key recipient in 2024, the property pairs an on-site brewery and bar with a Japanese restaurant and public baths, bringing considered hospitality back to a post town that had largely fallen silent.

Narai, Japan

Otranto, Italy

Baglioni Masseria Muzza

A Michelin Key-awarded masseria outside Otranto, Baglioni Masseria Muzza works within the established grammar of Puglia's whitewashed farmhouse hotels and executes it at a high register. Thirty-six rooms and suites hold to a palette of whites, creams, and grays; a disproportionately large spa anchors the amenity stack; and two restaurants serve Salentine cooking with the Almini Lakes nature reserve and the Adriatic coast both within reach.

Otranto, Italy

Cape May, United States

Beach Plum Farm Cottages

A Michelin Key-recognized working farm turned six-unit retreat on 62 acres at the southern tip of New Jersey, Beach Plum Farm Cottages sits a mile west of Cape May's Victorian center. Three converted barns and two cottages offer full kitchens, indoor fireplaces, and outdoor fire pits alongside a pool and farm tours. Rates begin at $300 per night, bookable through EP Club's customer service team.

Cape May, United States

Awara, Japan

Beniya Kofuyuden

Built on the ashes of a 140-year-old inn destroyed by fire in 2018, Beniya Kofuyuden is a 17-room ryokan in Awara, Fukui, designed by architect Tetsuo Kobori to carry the form's traditions into contemporary practice. Awara's hot springs feed the onsen baths, in-room tubs, and underfloor heating. Rates start at $735 per night, and the property holds a Michelin 1 Key (2024).

Awara, Japan

Nagato, Japan

Bettei Otozure

A Michelin-recognised ryokan at the western edge of Honshū, Bettei Otozure occupies mountain terrain near Nagato City in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Its 18 suites blend tatami-floor traditions with considered modern design, floor-to-ceiling views of the Japanese countryside, and both communal and private open-air bathing. Rates are available on request, and reservations require assistance from the EP Club team.

Nagato, Japan

Indianapolis, United States

Bottleworks Hotel Indianapolis

A 1920s Coca-Cola bottling plant turned 139-room hotel on Indianapolis's Massachusetts Avenue, Bottleworks earned a Michelin 1 Key in 2024 for its Art Deco bones, contemporary room design, and a mixed-use development that houses the Garage Food Hall and Blue Collar Coffee Co. Rates from $255 per night place it in the mid-upper tier for the city.

Indianapolis, United States

Mali Losinj, Croatia

Boutique Hotel Alhambra

Operating from two heritage buildings on the Čikat waterfront since 1908, Boutique Hotel Alhambra pairs Art Nouveau and Neoclassical architecture with 51 rooms and suites, a Michelin-starred restaurant, and a 660-square-metre spa. The property earned 92 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, placing it among Croatia's most formally recognised small luxury hotels.

Mali Losinj, Croatia