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.
Stallmästaregården
Stockholm's oldest active inn, hosting travellers beside Brunnsviken Bay continuously since 1645.
Stamba Hotel
Preserved printing conveyors and drying beams inside a 1930s Soviet publishing house.
Stary Hotel
A fifteenth-century merchant townhouse incorporating Gothic timber beams and preserved Renaissance frescoed walls.
Staypineapple, an Iconic Hotel, The Loop Chicago
Occupies the landmark 1895 Reliance Building with preserved wrought-iron elevator cages and original mosaic tile floors.
Steam Hotel
A decommissioned 1917 red-brick steam power plant preserved with soaring iron beams and lakefront brickwork.
Steenberg Hotel & Spa
Restored late-seventeenth-century Cape Dutch buildings anchored on the Cape's oldest registered farm.
Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof
An 1840 grand hotel and birthplace of the Steigenberger brand, set opposite the historic Kurhaus.
Stella d'Italia
A sixteenth-century Vasari-designed palazzo featuring preserved Renaissance architecture, eighteenth-century frescoes, and historic noble club origins.
Stikliai Hotel
Restored seventeenth-century private residence combining authentic Gothic masonry, vaulted ceilings, and Baroque Old Town courtyards.
STILE Downtown Los Angeles
A 1927 Spanish Gothic tower founded as the original United Artists headquarters.
Stillwater Restaurant and Stillwater Seven Accommodation
An 1830s flour mill preserving rough-hewn Oregon beams, historic machinery, and sandstone walls.
Stock Exchange Hotel, Manchester, Autograph Collection
Grade II listed Edwardian Baroque trading halls, featuring original stained glass, marble fireplaces, and domed plasterwork.
Stockholm Stadshotell
An 1875 almshouse commissioned by Queen Josefina, preserving neoclassical pilasters and chapel frescoes.
Stradom House, Autograph Collection
Fourteenth-century monastery walls and restored baroque frescoes frame guestrooms and a chapel bar.
Straubinger Grand Hotel Bad Gastein
Restored Belle Époque landmark on Straubingerplatz preserving original patinas, historic woodwork, and nineteenth-century architectural layers.
Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel
Restored 1899 Meiji villa Enmei-kaku and the 1910 thatched pavilion Hasshoken anchor the historic temple grounds.
Sumiya Ryokan
Taisho-era wooden ryokan with historic tea rooms and ironwork detailing preserved from its founding metalsmith workshop.
Summer Lodge Country House Hotel & Restaurant
A 1798 Georgian dower house expanded with Victorian rooms by Thomas Hardy.
Summum Boutique Hotel, member of Meliá Collection
A fifteenth-century Gothic palace preserving vaulted former stables and an authentic stone courtyard.
Sun Valley Lodge
America's first destination ski lodge, where Ernest Hemingway wrote his famed novel.
Sunset Tower Hotel
Leland Bryant's 1929 Art Deco tower once housed Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra.
Swallow Manor
Built in 1894 as an alpine sanatorium before housing a Franciscan convent.
Swinton Estate
An eighteenth-century castellated Gothic castle with drawing rooms designed by James Wyatt.
Tai O Heritage Hotel
Preserved 1902 marine police outpost retaining holding cells, searchlight platforms, cannons, and original Victorian granite stairs.
Tainaron Blue Retreat
A nineteenth-century fortified Mani watchtower preserved with defensive stone masonry and arrow slits.
Taj Connemara, Chennai
Operating since 1854 as Chennai's oldest hotel inside a Grade I colonial landmark.
Taj Nadesar Palace, Varanasi
An East India Company mansion turned royal residence of the Maharaja of Benares.
Taj Usha Kiran Palace, Gwalior
An 1880 royal guesthouse with ornate sandstone screens and a vintage London-engineered elevator.
Taniya
A restored century-old Meiji merchant townhouse standing directly adjacent to the nationally protected Kusakabe Family Residence.
Taskonaklar Hotel Cappadocia
Abandoned Uçhisar village ruins and troglodyte chambers, hand-restored by one family over fifteen years.
Temple Tree Resort Langkawi
Eight century-old timber homes salvaged across Peninsular Malaysia and reassembled on site.
Tenuta Cammarana
Built in 1778 by master stonemasons, preserved across eight generations of the family.
Tenuta Di Canonica
Medieval stone watchtower and seventeenth-century water mill built over ancient Roman brick foundations.
Tenuta di Murlo
Restored 13th-century water mills, medieval watchtowers, and a 14th-century parish church across a multi-generational family estate.
The Abner Hotel
An 1888 granite courthouse where former jury boxes now serve as restaurant banquettes.
The Adelphi Hotel
An 1877 Victorian landmark with an elevated pillared piazza and restored grand staircase.
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.