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Rambagh Palace, Jaipur
The 1835 royal residence of Jaipur maharajas preserves Indo-Saracenic archways, Mughal domes, and storied guest registers.
Regent Carlton Cannes
Belle Époque landmark from 1913 that opened the Riviera's first private beach club.
Ritz Paris
An 1898 Place Vendôme landmark where Coco Chanel lived for thirty-four years in private quarters.
Ryokan Ohana Yanagawa Tachibana-Tei
Feudal daimyo estate founded in 1738, preserving Meiji pavilions, samurai museum treasures, and designated scenic pond gardens.
Samode Palace
Four centuries of royal history unfold through the preserved 16th-century fort walls, Mughal arches, and ancestral Durbar Hall.
San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel
A fourteenth-century Dominican monastery converted into a grand hotel during the nineteenth century.
Sextantio Le Grotte Della Civita
Prehistoric cave dwellings carved into Matera tufa rock, anchored by a thirteenth-century rupestrian church.
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi
A 1901 landmark housing wartime air-raid shelters and suites named for resident writers.
St. Regis New York
A 1904 Beaux-Arts landmark founded by John Jacob Astor IV, featuring an original nineteen-story brass-and-marble staircase.
Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad
An 1894 scorpion-shaped royal palace housing rare archives and a 101-seat banquet table.
Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur
An eighteenth-century white marble palace built on an island in Lake Pichola.
Tawaraya Ryokan
Family-owned and continuously operated in central Kyoto since 1709.
The Beverly Hills Hotel
A 1912 landmark whose original estate and script logo named the surrounding city.
The Dwarika's
Salvaged thirteenth-century Newari woodwork and brick courtyards assembled into a living architectural museum.
The Gritti Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice
A 15th-century Gothic palazzo on the Grand Canal, once home to Doge Andrea Gritti.
The Hotel Chelsea
A landmark 1884 Victorian Gothic building filled with original artworks gifted by legendary bohemian artist residents.
The Peninsula Hong Kong
A 1928 neoclassical landmark preserving Corinthian lobby columns, ornate plasterwork, and historic ballrooms.
The Plaza Hotel
A 1907 National Historic Landmark framing over a century of American cultural, literary, and cinematic history.
The Queen Mary
A storied 1936 transatlantic ocean liner and wartime troopship permanently moored with original teak decks and salons.
The Ritz London
César Ritz's 1906 Grade II* listed neoclassical landmark on Piccadilly incorporates the eighteenth-century William Kent House.
The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa
Two Grade I listed Georgian townhouses anchoring the center of the 1767 crescent.
The Savoy
A landmark opened in 1889 where César Ritz and Auguste Escoffier pioneered modern hotel standards and hospitality.
The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai
Commissioned in 1903 by Jamsetji Tata beneath a landmark central red dome.
The Venice Venice Hotel
A restored thirteenth-century palazzo on the Grand Canal, formerly the Ca' da Mosto.
TWA Hotel
Eero Saarinen's landmark 1962 flight terminal stands fully restored, featuring tubular red walkways and historic aviation exhibits.
Villa d'Este
A 1568 Renaissance estate by Pellegrino Tibaldi, operating as a grand hotel since 1873.
Walaker Hotell
Norway's oldest family-run inn spans four centuries across historic fjord-side timber buildings.
Waldorf Astoria New York
A landmark 1931 Art Deco skyscraper preserving the restored Silver Corridor and 1893 World's Fair clock.
Winter Palace Luxor
The 1907 palace where Howard Carter announced the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb.
