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.
Marquesa Hotel
Restored 1884 Greek Revival clapboard houses on the National Register of Historic Places.
Marriott Mena House, Cairo
An 1869 royal hunting lodge that hosted Churchill during the 1943 Cairo Conference.
Martin's Patershof
Nineteenth-century Neo-Gothic friary church with preserved altar vaults and original stained glass.
Martinis Marchi Heritage Hotel
An eighteenth-century Venetian defensive fortress with cannon embrasures and a four-story tower.
Martius Private Suites
A Renaissance palazzo once leased to Cardinal Braschi, who later became Pope Pius VI.
Marufukuro
Restored 1933 Nintendo headquarters preserving original company plaques, Art Deco fireplaces, and playing-card motif window grilles.
Masseria Calderisi
A fortified 1658 farmhouse estate with preserved tufa stone masonry, vaulted stables, and an ancient consecrated chapel.
Masseria Donna Menga
A fortified fifteenth-century farmhouse with a defensive watchtower and private chapel.
Masseria Torre Coccaro
A sixteenth-century fortified farmhouse featuring an ancient watchtower, cave stables, and a consecrated 1730 chapel.
Masseria Torre Maizza
A restored sixteenth-century fortified farmhouse and defensive watchtower set among ancient olive groves.
Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Budapest
Built in 1902 for Archduchess Maria Klotild, the UNESCO-listed neo-baroque palace frames the Pest entrance to Elisabeth Bridge.
Matsuzakaya Honten
Edo-period origins dating to 1662, with wooden pavilions visited by Emperor Taisho.
Mercer Hotel Barcelona
Ancient Roman defensive walls and twelfth-century frescoes form the backdrop of guest rooms.
Mercer Hotel Madrid
A 1905 landmark headquarters preserving its original marble staircase and historic cage elevator.
Merrill House
An 1878 red-brick Gothic Revival mansion preserving original hardwood floors, marble fireplaces, and soaring vaulted ceilings.
Metropol Palace Hotel Belgrade
A landmark 1957 modernist structure by Dragiša Brašovan, officially protected as a cultural monument of Belgrade.
Metropolis Hotel & Club
The 1911 Beaux-Arts landmark insurance headquarters retains its stone facade and iconic Winged Victory slate dome.
METT Barcelona
A 1925 Noucentista landmark by Ramón Raventós, preserving original fireplaces, marble staircases, and wrought-iron balustrades.
METT Singapore
Restored 1926 British colonial military command building atop Fort Canning Hill featuring soaring ceilings and multi-columned architecture.
Mezzatorre Hotel & Thermal Spa
A sixteenth-century Aragonese watchtower built as a lookout against Saracen pirate raids.
MGallery Santa Teresa Hotel
A restored nineteenth-century coffee plantation mansion framed by preserved colonial brick arches.
Minoudar House
A restored 400-year-old Safavid adobe house once used as a mid-century dental clinic.
Mint House 70 Pine
The 1932 Cities Service skyscraper preserves its soaring Art Deco exterior and landmarked red-marble lobby downtown.
Mirror Lake Inn
Centennial lodge that pioneered Adirondack winter sports and hosted Olympic teams across Lake Placid's games eras.
Miyamasou
Established in 1895 as pilgrim lodgings for Daibizan Bujo-ji Temple.
Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa
Waikiki's 1901 Beaux-Arts First Lady retains its wooden verandas on the National Register.
Molino de Alcuneza
Restored 15th-century stone flour mill retaining original masonry walls, wooden ceiling beams, and antique milling heritage.
Molitor Hotel & Spa Paris
A restored 1929 Art Deco bathing palace where the bikini debuted, retaining its iconic canary-yellow tiered balconies.
Momoyama Onsen Tsukimikan
A registered Tangible Cultural Property dating from the 1930s early Showa era.
Monasterio, A Belmond Hotel, Cusco
A 1592 Jesuit seminary built over Inca foundations, with an on-site Baroque chapel.
Monastero Arx Vivendi
A restored seventeenth-century monastery enclosed by seven-meter stone walls, with original rib vaults and preserved monastic corridors.
Monastero di Cortona - Hotel & Spa
Fifteenth-century Dominican monastery cloisters, vaulted passageways, and restored friars' cells set within Cortona's ancient Etruscan walls.
Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel & Spa
Restored seventeenth-century Dominican convent retaining vaulted stone corridors, historical confessionals, and adjacent medieval chapel architecture.
Mont Cervin Palace
Founded in 1852 by Alexander Seiler, standing as Zermatt's second-oldest landmark alpine grand hotel.
Montebelo Mosteiro de Alcobaça Historic Hotel
A twelfth-century Cistercian monastery cloister and UNESCO World Heritage monument.
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.