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.
Relais Villa d'Amelia
An 1858 Piedmontese cascina with original exposed brickwork and a consecrated chapel suite.
Relais Villa Porta
A protected nineteenth-century villa and hunting lodge set within historic botanical grounds.
Relais Villa San Martino
Restored nineteenth-century farmhouse preserved by an art restorer, surrounded by lush gardens.
Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel
Direct connection to the seventeenth-century domed Koepelkerk and restored canal townhouse facades.
Renaissance New York Harlem Hotel
Preserved 1917 Victoria Theater marquee, outdoor gilded ticket booth, and a restored grand marble staircase.
Rendezvous Heritage Hotel
The 1914 former Farmers department store with restored Art Deco architectural details.
Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne
Harry Tompkins designed the 1913 tower with Australia's first cream-glazed brick facade.
Repère Sauvage
A nineteenth-century brick hunting lodge beside the preserved Renaissance gate of Fort Girard.
Residence Mercer Seville
The 1880 Casa Palacio Castelar preserves its original neoclassical facade, soaring ceilings, and sweeping marble spiral staircase.
Restaurant, Hotel & Spa Savarin
The 1642 Buitenplaats Zuidhoorn country estate incorporates a historic manor and former farmhouse.
Reykjavik Konsulat Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton
Once Consul Thomsen's bustling department store, the 1918 building still displays original family heirlooms.
Reykjavik Residence Hotel
Nine restored century-old townhouses encompass early twentieth-century bookbinderies, tanneries, and artisan workshops.
Rhinefield House Hotel
A Grade II* listed Jacobethan manor with an Alhambra-inspired onyx smoking room.
Rhinoceros Roma
A seventeenth-century residential palazzo preserving weathered masonry and original patterned floor tiles.
Riad Brummell Medina
Original nineteenth-century painted wood ceilings and Mauresque arcades crown the restored Medina palace.
Riad Dar Darma
A seventeenth-century aristocratic mansion preserving hand-carved plaster arches and antique cedar doors.
Riad El Amine Fes
An aristocratic nineteenth-century townhouse restored by master craftsmen inside the historic medina.
Riad Goloboy
Two nineteenth-century aristocratic townhouses in the Sidi Mimoun quarter house restored Moorish archways and traditional courtyards.
Riad Sakkan
A historic medina residence preserved with hand-carved cedar doors and traditional zellige tilework.
Riberach
A 1925 village wine cooperative rescued from abandonment, retaining original steel gangways.
Rickety Bridge Estate
Cape Dutch farm buildings from 1839 hold rooms with period antiques beside vineyards.
Rimondi Boutique Hotels, an SLH Hotel
Two architect-restored historic quarters preserve sixteenth-century masonry and original Renaissance stone arches.
Rinuccini Relais
Balconies of a seventeenth-century palazzo jut directly over the bustle of Piazza Dante.
Riva Lofts Florence
A nineteenth-century artisan complex preserves exposed stone walls and vaulted brick arches.
Rivet House by Old Edwards
A turn-of-the-century textile mill retaining original freight elevator doors and heavy timber.
Riviera Resort & Spa Palm Springs
A 1959 Irwin Schuman desert resort with a spoke-wheel layout that once hosted the Rat Pack.
Rixos Montaza Alexandria
Restored royal quarters inside the nineteenth-century Salamlek Palace, set amid former royal summer estate grounds.
Rocco Forte House
Restored nineteenth-century Milanese palazzo preserving original ceiling frescoes and noble-floor stucco mouldings.
Rocco Forte House
An eighteenth-century Roman palazzo preserves lofty ceilings and shuttered windows overlooking Piazza di Spagna.
Roewers Privathotel & Spa
An ensemble of five preserved white Bäderarchitektur villas dating to the classic Baltic seaside resort era.
Romantik Hotel am Brühl
A listed timber-framed ensemble preserving Prussian vaulted ceilings and a former distillery.
Romantik Hotel Landhaus Bärenmühle
A preserved 16th-century watermill complex, with half-timbered barns and a relocated blacksmith forge.
Romantik Hotel Landschloss Fasanerie
Preserved eighteenth-century ducal stables house the tavern amid historic royal pleasure grounds.
Romantik Hotel Manoir Carpe Diem
A protected interwar residence with a preserved wartime bunker on the grounds.
Romantik Hotel Villa Margherita Mira
A seventeenth-century patrician villa preserving original frescoes, stuccos, and a five-arch portico.
Rookery Hall Hotel & Spa
A Grade II listed Georgian mansion with Jacobean wood paneling and chateau-style towers.
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.