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.
Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna Hotel
A listed 1873 Neo-Renaissance palace designed by Theophil Hansen, featuring preserved Ionic columns, stucco ceilings, and marble floors.
Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel
Neoclassical 1880s palazzi framing Piazza della Repubblica, with ancient Diocletian bath ruins visible beneath glass floors.
Andaz London Liverpool Street Hotel
A Grade II listed 1884 Victorian railway hotel housing a preserved 1912 Greek Masonic temple.
Anna & Bel
A preserved eighteenth-century complex that once housed an asylum for single women.
Ansitz Heufler by Norbert Niederkofler
A 1580 alpine manor with corner turrets and an ornate tiled stove.
Ansitz Steinbock
Thirteenth-century foundations, Gothic stone arches, and historic wood-paneled Stuben within a former medieval courthouse and village inn.
Antigua Casona San Blas
Restored eighteenth-century colonial adobe walls, salvaged red roof tiles, and hand-carved wooden balconies frame the central courtyard.
Arche Hotel Klasztor Wrocław
Ribbed vaulted ceilings, original brickwork, and an active convent wing inside an 1896 monastery.
Ardour Milton Park Bowral
A 1910 Federation Arts and Crafts manor house surrounded by historic Edwardian gardens and century-old plantings.
Argini Syros
An 1853 neoclassical mansion in Vaporia featuring restored ceiling frescoes of Greek revolutionary heroes.
Argos in Cappadocia
A restored ancient monastery complex with subterranean tunnels and a historic linseed press.
Arizona Biltmore
A 1929 desert landmark that hosted every American president from Hoover to Bush.
Artemisia Domus - Giardino
Sixteenth-century palazzo where John Keats once stayed, with Ministry-protected Pompeiian wall frescoes.
Arthotel Blaue Gans
Four medieval townhouses dating to 1350 form Salzburg's oldest recorded traveller inn.
Ascesi Resort
A 1080 pilgrim hospital where Saint Francis paused, housing a sixteenth-century church fresco.
Aspen Meadows Resort
The 1950s landmark campus preserves original earthworks and historic Aspen Institute meeting halls.
Auberge Saint-Antoine
Excavated cannon battery foundations and warehouse walls house hundreds of colonial relics.
Augustine Hotel, Prague
Seven 13th-century structures encompass a living Augustinian friary and private theological library.
Áurea Convento Capuchinos
A seventeenth-century Capuchin monastery where the barrel-vaulted church houses fine dining.
Ausonia Hungaria
A 1907 facade covered in thousands of polychrome majolica tiles by Luigi Fabris.
Avenida Palace
An 1892 neoclassical landmark designed by José Luís Monteiro, once central to wartime espionage.
Azerai La Residence Hue
A 1930 governor's mansion anchors the estate, preserving original Streamline Moderne curves.
Azumi Setoda
Built in 1876, the former Horiuchi salt estate preserves original joinery and timber beams.
B&B The Verhaegen
Protected 1760s hôtel particulier once home to diplomat Count d'Hane-Steenhuyze.
Baan Manee BKK
A restored 1906 timber riverside house that previously served as a royal-decreed boatbuilding yard and community clinic.
Baan2459 Heritage Boutique Hotel
A restored 1916 Rama VI mansion featuring original teak staircases, louvered shutters, and preserved brickwork.
Badrutt's Palace Hotel
A turreted 1896 Gothic Revival palace connected to the historic 1658 Chesa Veglia.
Baglio Oneto
18th-century fortified stone baglio originally built by the Princes of San Lorenzo, featuring a preserved crenellated tower.
Baglioni Hotel Luna
A twelfth-century palazzo once sheltering the Knights Templar, featuring eighteenth-century frescoes painted by pupils of Giambattista Tiepolo.
Ballyfin Demesne
An 1820s Regency mansion restored over nine years with original ancestral portraiture.
Ballynahinch Castle
A 250-year-old castle estate once home to the O'Flaherty clan, Humanity Dick Martin, and the Maharaja of Nawanagar.
Batty Langley’s
Restored eighteenth-century Spitalfields townhouses featuring original wood paneling, open-hearth fireplaces, and museum-grade period antiques.
Baur au Lac
Seven generations of family stewardship since 1844, anchored by its own historic wine merchant business.
Beacon Grand
A 1928 Renaissance revival landmark with original gold leaf ceilings and grand marble staircases.
Beau-Rivage Genève
Historic lakeside salons tied to Empress Sissi and the 1918 founding of Czechoslovakia.
Beau-Rivage Palace
A landmark 1861 palace where the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne was signed.
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.