One of eight vibes
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
36 hotels on this page
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
La Fiermontina | Palazzo Bozzi Corso
An eighteenth-century aristocratic palazzo preserving original vaulted ceilings and ornate marble staircases.
La Fonda Heritage Hotel, Relais & Châteaux
Restored sixteenth-century buildings preserving stone arches, original nave ruins, and eighteenth-century ceiling frescoes honoring local history.
La Maison D'Uzès
A seventeenth-century Chambon de La Tour mansion with Romanesque cellars and listed ashlar facades.
La Maison des Têtes
One hundred and six carved stone heads detail the landmark 1609 Renaissance facade.
La Maison Pavie
Listed fifteenth-century townhouse and birthplace of explorer Auguste Pavie with preserved wattle-and-daub walls.
La Monastica Resort & Spa
A painstaking restoration of the 16th-century Benedictine monastery of Santa Scolastica, preserving stone vaults and historic chapel architecture.
La Playa Hotel
Built in 1905 for Angela Ghirardelli, showcasing Spanish Colonial architecture and century-old bohemian Carmel lore.
La Posta Vecchia Hotel Ladispoli
A 1640 papal post house with an excavated second-century BC Roman villa underneath.
La Pyramide
Fernand Point earned three stars here in 1933, holding them for 53 years.
La Quinta Resort & Club
Original 1926 adobe casitas where Frank Capra scripted films beneath the desert peaks.
La Réserve de Beaulieu
A 1905 Florentine-style villa evolved from an 1880 seaside restaurant and vivier.
La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel, Mallorca
Sixteenth-century stone manor houses set amidst terraced olive groves in the Tramuntana foothills.
La sultana
Centuries-old Kasbah palace compound preserved directly beside the historic Saadian Tombs.
La Torre del Canonigo, an SLH Hotel
Three historic structures across Dalt Vila, spanning a fourteenth-century watchtower and a sixteenth-century convent.
La Torre del Visco
Original stone vaults and masonry inside a restored 1449 fortified tower.
La Valencia Hotel
Pastel pink 1926 Spanish Colonial Revival landmark that hosted Hollywood royalty from Greta Garbo to Gregory Peck.
Labrador Villa
Restored 1920s British army garrison with wide open verandas, louvered timber shutters, and original hardwood flooring.
Lancemore Mansion Hotel Werribee Park
Preserved 1920s seminary wings set beside the 1870s Italianate Chirnside sandstone mansion on historic parklands.
Las Majadas, Hotel & Centro de Reuniones
The 1907 French-Renaissance palace by Alberto Cruz Montt anchors an estate surrounded by century-old exotic trees.
Lazure Hotel & Marina
An 18th-century Venetian lazaretto and quarantine fortress enclosing a restored Catholic chapel.
Le Couvent des Minimes
A 1613 convent preserving original stone cloisters and a vaulted bell tower.
Le Grand Hôtel Dinard
Dinard's original 1858 seaside hotel preserves its Second Empire granite facade overlooking the Baie de la Vicomté.
Le Monastère des Augustines - Hôtel bien-être
Home to the Augustine Sisters for nearly four centuries beside Canada's first hospital.
Le Moulin de l'Abbaye
Historic stone watermill, miller's quarters, and abbot's house dating back centuries along the Dronne River.
Le Mount Stephen
An 1883 neo-Renaissance mansion and former private club with preserved stained glass and woodwork.
Le Pavillon de la Reine
A seventeenth-century ivy-draped mansion concealed behind the arcades of historic Place des Vosges.
Le Relais Bernard Loiseau
A legendary Route Nationale 6 coaching stop featuring the monument-listed Salon Alexandre Dumaine and storied culinary history.
Le Relais Saint Germain
Three connected seventeenth-century townhouses preserving original oak ceiling beams, historic staircases, and period parquet floors.
Le Vieux Logis
Sixteenth-century priory walls, former tobacco-drying barns, and exposed timber beams anchor the historic Dordogne estate.
Leonardo Trulli Resort
Restored eighteenth-century dry-stone trulli and an early-twentieth-century Liberty villa preserve traditional Puglian agricultural history.
Leone Blu Suites
Original Pietra Serena masonry and historic salons across the Ricasoli dynasty's noble floor.
Les Bains Paris
An 1885 bathhouse turned legendary eighties nightclub, retaining original architectural bones and storied bohemian lore.
Les Haras Hôtel by Stay Collection
An eighteenth-century royal stud farm in pink sandstone, designated a historic monument.
Les Hauts de Sancerre
A restored neo-Gothic château on medieval foundations, housing 12th-century cellars and overlooking historic Loire Valley ramparts.
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.