Design
Dinamo Hotel Baku
“Restored constructivist clubhouse”
The Merchant Baku
“Caspian shipping headquarters”
JW Marriott Absheron Baku
“Caspian waterfront beacon”
Art Gallery Hotel
“Restored oil-boom townhouse”
Fairmont Baku Flame Towers
“Landmark skyscraper perch”
The Ritz-Carlton, Baku
“Sculpted sail tower”
Four Seasons Hotel Baku
“Beaux-Arts waterfront palace”
Wellness
Fairmont Baku Flame Towers
“Landmark skyscraper perch”
JW Marriott Absheron Baku
“Caspian waterfront beacon”
The Ritz-Carlton, Baku
“Sculpted sail tower”
Four Seasons Hotel Baku
“Beaux-Arts waterfront palace”
Michelin Keys
Heritage Design
The Merchant Baku
“Caspian shipping headquarters”
Dinamo Hotel Baku
“Restored constructivist clubhouse”
Art Gallery Hotel
“Restored oil-boom townhouse”
Editorial mentions
Four Seasons Hotel Baku
“Beaux-Arts waterfront palace”
JW Marriott Absheron Baku
“Caspian waterfront beacon”
Fairmont Baku Flame Towers
“Landmark skyscraper perch”
The Ritz-Carlton, Baku
“Sculpted sail tower”
Dinamo Hotel Baku
“Restored constructivist clubhouse”
Kilim Boutique Hotel
“Woven textile townhouse”
InterContinental Baku by IHG
“Poetic oil-boom hotel”
The Merchant Baku
“Caspian shipping headquarters”
Wellness Central or lively
Fairmont Baku Flame Towers
“Landmark skyscraper perch”
JW Marriott Absheron Baku
“Caspian waterfront beacon”
The Ritz-Carlton, Baku
“Sculpted sail tower”
Four Seasons Hotel Baku
“Beaux-Arts waterfront palace”
The whole area
Four Seasons Hotel Baku
“Beaux-Arts waterfront palace”
Fairmont Baku Flame Towers
“Landmark skyscraper perch”
The Ritz-Carlton, Baku
“Sculpted sail tower”
Art Gallery Hotel
“Restored oil-boom townhouse”
JW Marriott Absheron Baku
“Caspian waterfront beacon”
Dinamo Hotel Baku
“Restored constructivist clubhouse”
The Merchant Baku
“Caspian shipping headquarters”
Kilim Boutique Hotel
“Woven textile townhouse”
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Art Gallery HotelGuest rooms hang original canvases by Azerbaijani painters beneath restored high ceilings.DesignHeritageLocal$$D
Dinamo Hotel BakuAlberto Pinto Atelier interiors pair 1930s Art Deco lines with stone carpet mosaics.DesignHeritageLuxe$$$F
Fairmont Baku Flame TowersCurving glass tower architecture housing a fifty-six-foot lobby with a two-tonne cascading Bohemian crystal chandelier.WellnessDesignLuxe$$$ Four Seasons Hotel BakuFrench Beaux-Arts architecture carved in pale limestone and crowned with copper domes.LuxeDesignWellness$$$$H
Hotel Indigo Baku by IHGBayil district boutique hotelDesignSocialLocal$$I
InterContinental Baku by IHGPoetic oil-boom hotelDesignWellnessLocal$$$J
JW Marriott Absheron BakuInteriors feature vibrant Azerbaijani carpet motifs, cubist lobby library nooks, and rabbit-shaped lamp sculptures in the lounge.DesignLuxeWellness$$$K
Kilim Boutique HotelWoven textile townhouseLocalDesignHeritage$$R
Radisson Hotel BakuScandinavian waterfront towerDesignLuxeLocal$$T
The Merchant BakuRestored Caspian merchant ship frescoes and Art Deco motifs beneath a glass atrium.DesignHeritageLuxe$$ The Ritz-Carlton, BakuA sail-shaped glass tower with marble interiors and Silk Road carpet motifs.LuxeDesignWellness$$$$Gold. Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver. Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze. They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed. A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
Design. Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe. Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local. It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Heritage. A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness. You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic. The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort. A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.