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.
COMO Le Beauvallon
The 1914 Belle Époque palace once welcomed Colette and Winston Churchill.
COMO The Treasury
Restored nineteenth-century state buildings retain original jarrah timber floors and historic vault doors.
Condado Vanderbilt Hotel
Spanish Revival landmark commissioned by Frederick William Vanderbilt in 1919 and designed by Grand Central architects Warren and Wetmore.
Congress Hall
Rebuilt in brick in 1879 after fire, hosting multiple nineteenth-century American presidents.
Convento do Espinheiro, Historic Hotel & Spa - Évora
Fifteenth-century Hieronymite monastery and royal residence, classified as a Portuguese national monument.
Convento do Seixo - Boutique Hotel & Spa
Monastic cells and a sixteenth-century Franciscan cloister restored into quiet guest suites.
CoolRooms Palacio Villapanés
An 18th-century admiral's palace built around arcaded courtyards and marble columns.
Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel
A 1923 neoclassical landmark designed by Joseph Gire, inspired by French Riviera grand hotels.
Cora Cora Maldives
A licensed museum displays hundreds of trade relics, seventeenth-century Dutch onion bottles, and a preserved island homestead.
Corinthia Budapest
The 1896 Grand Hotel Royal features a restored Neoclassical facade, grand ballroom, and cinematic history.
Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria Brussels
Built in 1910, this Beaux-Arts palace once welcomed Winston Churchill and Salvador Dalí.
Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard Bucharest
An 1873 neoclassical landmark with restored ballrooms that once hosted royal receptions.
Corinthia Rome
Restored 1920s Bank of Italy palazzo featuring original council chamber frescoes and mosaics.
Corippo Albergo Diffuso
Restored stone rustici with slate roofs across a protected ancient alpine village.
Corpo Santo Lisbon Historical Hotel
An excavated fourteenth-century Fernandine stone wall forms the focal point of the subterranean reading lounge.
Corte della Maestà
A seventeenth-century bishop's palace and seminary abandoned during the 1685 earthquake.
Corte San Pietro
Seventeenth-century tufa cave dwellings preserve original barrel vaults and historic civic street numbers.
Cosmopolitan Hotel and Restaurant
1827 adobe roots and an 1869 stagecoach expansion restored with Victorian antiques.
Cottar's Safaris
Established in 1919, Africa's oldest continuous safari family business operates across five generations in the Mara.
Cotton House Hotel, Autograph Collection
A restored 1879 neoclassical guild palace with frescoed ceilings and original marble staircases.
Country Club Lima Hotel
Designated a national monument, the 1927 estate displays over three hundred viceregal artworks from the Pedro de Osma collection.
Cour des Loges Lyon, A Radisson Collection Hotel
Four interconnected Renaissance townhouses classified as a historic monument with fourteenth-century foundations.
Cour des Vosges
A listed seventeenth-century mansion preserving original terracotta floor tiles, tall volumes, and hand-painted wooden ceiling beams.
Cour du Corbeau Hotel Strasbourg - MGallery Collection
A classified sixteenth-century coaching inn centered around an original 1560 sandstone well.
Crathorne Hall Hotel
An Edwardian stately home completed in 1906, holding Grade II* listed status.
Crossbasket Castle
A restored fifteenth-century Lindsay family tower house retains crenellated battlements along the River Calder.
Cugó Gran Macina
Sixteenth-century Knights of Saint John bastion built to hoist galleon masts.
Culver Hotel
A 1924 National Register flatiron landmark steeped in classic Old Hollywood studio history.
Dar Tantora The House Hotel
Centuries-old mud and stone houses in AlUla Old Town preserve historic wedding murals and ancient irrigation channels.
De Durgerdam Boutique Hotel
Restored 1664 timber sailor inn on the dike with preserved wooden beams and centuries-old staircases.
De L'Europe
An 1896 Renaissance building on medieval rampart foundations, housing private Dutch masterworks.
De Librije
An eighteenth-century women's prison featuring preserved brick arches, barred windows, and original thick timber cell doors.
De Plesman Hotel The Hague
A 1939 brick aviation headquarters with preserved KLM counters and propeller-shaped plasterwork.
Dearborn Inn, Autograph Collection
Albert Kahn designed Henry Ford's 1931 Georgian inn, preserving original checkerboard marble floors.
Deetjen's Big Sur Inn
Handcrafted 1930s redwood cabins on the National Register of Historic Places.
Delano Miami Beach
A 1947 Art Deco landmark tower, preserved with original hexagonal columns and finials.
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.