One of eight vibes
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
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Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Detroit Foundation Hotel
The 1929 Neoclassical fire department headquarters retains historic engine bay doors, original brickwork, and firehouse crests.
Dexamenes Seaside Hotel
A 1920s currant-wine shipping facility meticulously repurposed, preserving original concrete tank walls and industrial pipework.
Die Port Van Cleve
Built on the 16th-century brewery site where Gerard Heineken founded his beer empire in 1864.
Dimora Ghirlandaio
Domenico Ghirlandaio's Renaissance estate retains a family chapel frescoed by his grandson.
Domaine de Fontenille
An eighteenth-century classical Provençal bastide set amidst parkland and vineyards cultivated since 1638.
Domaine De La Bretesche
Restored seventeenth-century outbuildings and stables surround a moated fifteenth-century Breton château across a two-hundred-hectare forested estate.
Domaine de Locguénolé & Spa - Relais & Châteaux
Restored eighteenth-century granite manor and nineteenth-century château set across twenty-five hectares of historic wooded estate.
Domaine de Primard
An 18th-century Directoire-era château that served as the private country estate of actress Catherine Deneuve.
Domaine de Rochevilaine
Centuries-old Breton granite manors, a thirteenth-century abbey porch, and historic customs houses reconstructed along the rocky coast.
Domaine des Etangs
A 13th-century fortified knight's castle and a restored medieval water mill.
Domaine Le Mouflon D'Or
An early-twentieth-century Belle Époque manor, originally built by railway pioneers for aristocratic travellers in the Alta Rocca.
Domaine Les Crayères
A 1904 Belle Époque château built for Madame Pommery's daughter on Saint-Nicaise Hill.
Domus Zamittello
A sixteenth-century Knights of Malta palazzo preserving grand stone staircases and traditional enclosed balconies.
Donna Camilla Savelli
A 1642 Borromini-designed convent featuring vaulted arcades, ancient crypts, and an active chapel.
Dorothea Hotel, Budapest, Autograph Collection
Named for Archduchess Dorothea, the property incorporates an 1873 Neo-Renaissance bank headquarters.
Downtown Mexico Hotel
Volcanic tezontle walls and stone staircases inside a restored seventeenth-century aristocratic palace.
Dragsholm Castle
An 800-year-old fortified palace and former noble prison, complete with original stone dungeons and an encircling moat.
Dromoland Castle Hotel
Ancestral sixteenth-century seat of the O'Brien clan, featuring Gothic stone turrets, heraldic crests, and original oil paintings.
Dunton Hot Springs
Restored nineteenth-century mining ghost town featuring hand-hewn prospector cabins, an original saloon, and a historic timber bathhouse.
Eastern & Oriental Hotel
The 1885 Sarkies brothers landmark that once hosted Rudyard Kipling and Charlie Chaplin.
Ecole St. Pierre Hotel
An 1842 French schoolhouse enclosing surviving thirteenth-century Genoese defensive ramparts.
Eichardt's Private Hotel
A Category 2 listed gold rush landmark overlooking Lake Wakatipu since the 1860s.
El Cortes
A 1915 Porfirian residence preserving antique Aubusson tapestries, original mouldings, and lime-washed walls revived by local craftspeople.
El Cortez Hotel & Casino
Downtown's oldest operating hotel and casino, listed on the National Register.
El Encanto Santa Barbara
Restored 1918 Craftsman and Spanish Colonial bungalows across seven terraced hillside acres.
El Palace Hotel Barcelona
Opened in 1919 by César Ritz, showcasing preserved marble columns, crystal chandeliers, and storied guest suites.
El Palauet Modernist Suites Barcelona
Pere Falqués designed this 1906 Modernisme landmark, filled with sculpted plasterwork ceilings.
Elkonin Tel Aviv Hotel - MGallery Hotels Collection
Tel Aviv's first hotel from 1913 preserves its stairwell fresco and historic facade.
Elma Hotel
A restored 1968 Brutalist sanitarium overlooking Mount Carmel, originally designed by Ya'akov Rechter.
Emerson on Hurumzi
A restored nineteenth-century palace built for Sultan Barghash's chief financier, Tharia Topan.
Emerson Spice Hotel
Three restored nineteenth-century landmark buildings featuring antique carved timber doors, high ceilings, and an airy courtyard.
Eremo Della Giubiliana
A medieval Knights of Malta convent incorporating a fifth-century BC rock-cut necropolis.
Esmé Miami Beach
Eight restored 1920s buildings encompassing the former Spanish Village bohemian artists colony.
Esplanade Zagreb Hotel
Built in 1925 to host Orient Express passengers, with preserved Art Deco architecture.
Estancia Cristina
A 1914 pioneer sheep ranch preserving original farmsteads and a shearing-shed museum.
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.