One of eight vibes
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
36 hotels on this page
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Hotel Ai Reali
A restored seventeenth-century noble palazzo featuring original terrazzo flooring and a courtyard wellhead carved with family crests.
Hotel AKA Back Bay
A 1925 limestone landmark that once served as Boston Police Department headquarters.
Hotel Albatross
An 1881 Victorian boarding house preserved on Ocean Pathway, featuring double-decker wraparound porches and historic exterior millwork.
Hotel Albergo del Senato
A nineteenth-century Gaetano Koch palazzo preserving vaulted ceilings, antique furnishings, and an ancient Roman column.
Hotel Albrecht
A protected 1920s winegrower restaurant reborn as a registered national cultural monument.
Hotel AMI
A 1925 postal workers hostel preserving its original curved Art Deco facade in the residential fifteenth arrondissement.
Hotel Amigo
A sixteenth-century Spanish prison converted into a luxury hotel for Expo 58.
Hôtel Amour
A nineteenth-century former maison de passe preserved as an intimate bohemian hideaway in historic South Pigalle.
Hotel Amsterdam De Roode Leeuw
A 1912 monumental building by architect Foeke Kuipers, showcasing original woodwork and historic facade detailing.
Hotel Ändra Seattle
A 1926 brick shell that once housed a Women's Army Corps transfer station.
Hôtel Angleterre
Lord Byron composed The Prisoner of Chillon during his 1816 lakeside stay.
Hotel Antumalal
A preserved 1950 lakeside compound that once hosted Queen Elizabeth and Neil Armstrong.
Hotel Arai
An eighteenth-century palace conversion with original facade sgraffito depicting four world rivers.
Hotel Atlantic Hamburg, Autograph Collection
Opened in 1909 for transatlantic ocean liner passengers, preserving its protected neoclassical facade.
Hotel Azul
An 18th-century casona restored around an open central courtyard and stone colonnades.
Hotel Bachaumont
A restored Haussmannian building preserving its original wrought-iron arched portico and historic carved stone inscription.
Hotel Baglio La Porta
A restored sixteenth-century fortified baglio structured around a central quadrangular stone courtyard.
Hotel Bagués
An 1850 Romantic Classical building housing historic Masriera jewelry and Gallé glass.
Hôtel Balzac Paris & Spa Ikoï
Built on the 1848 estate where novelist Honoré de Balzac shared his final residence with Countess Ewelina Hanska.
Hotel Barrière L'Hermitage La Baule
The 1926 Anglo-Norman coastal palace showcases half-timbered gables, expansive balconies, and Belle Époque architectural flourishes facing the sea.
Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet's
Built around the landmark 1899 brasserie, preserving historic Haussmann facades alongside iconic black-and-white Harcourt celebrity portraits.
Hotel Barrière Le Royal La Baule
Belle Époque architecture dating to 1902, fronting the historic promenade of Benoit Beach.
Hotel Bastiò Suites | Suite Lusso Catania
Suites set within Charles V sixteenth-century fortress ramparts of dark Etna basalt.
Hotel Bastion
Guest rooms built directly into the preserved stone of a thirteenth-century Venetian fortress.
Hôtel Beaubourg
Listed 18th-century townhouse featuring original timber beams, bare stone walls, and a vaulted breakfast cellar.
Hôtel Bedford Paris
A nineteenth-century address where Emperor Dom Pedro II held court during his Brazilian exile.
Hôtel Bel Ami
A nineteenth-century printing house where Maupassant's novel Bel-Ami was originally published in 1885.
Hotel Bella Grande
An 1899 Italianate townhouse that once hosted mid-century icons like Marlene Dietrich.
Hotel Berchielli
A riverfront palazzo operating since 1890, where Picasso and Romain Rolland once stayed.
Hotel Bergblick-SPA 5 Sterne
Four centuries of Tyrolean hospitality preserved alongside an extensive private collection of historic handmade clocks.
Hotel Bergs Suites
Restored nineteenth-century brick buildings inside the pedestrian arcade founded by merchant Kristaps Bergs.
Hotel Bernini Palace
A fifteenth-century palazzo featuring the Sala Parlamento, decorated with portraits of Italian unification statesmen.
Hotel Boa-Vista
Operating on the Foz esplanade since 1835 as an early seaside bathing retreat.
Hotel Boca Chica
A late-1950s modernist haven designed by Antonio Peláez during Acapulco's golden age.
Hotel Boscolo Exedra Nice
A 1913 Belle Époque facade by Charles Dalmas anchors Boulevard Victor Hugo.
Hotel Boutique Adolfo
Façade plasterwork by sculptor Sebastián Aguado adorns the historic former Café Español.
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.