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Gold List 2024 hotels

The best hotels in 2024, as reviewed by our editors and contributors. We've stayed at some of the finest properties around the world, and these made the top of our list.

75 Hotels in Gold List 2024

First In: Hotel d'Inghilterra, Rome

$$$ | Italy, Roma, Via Bocca di Leone 14
A winningly intimate oasis amidst Rome's overwhelming tourist bustle.
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The Siam

$$$ | Thailand, Bangkok, The Siam 3, 2 Thanon Khao, Vachirapayabal, Dusit District
With a one-million-dollar facelift and a new restaurant, The Siam continues to reign as Bangkok’s most accomplished urban hideaway.
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1 Hotel Hanalei Bay

$$$ | United States, Kauaui, 5520 Ka Haku Rd
A veritable homecoming for the eco-driven, plant-loving 1 Hotels brand.
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The Breakers Palm Beach

$$$ | United States , Palm Beach, 1 S County Rd
The Breakers was built in 1896 and, more than 100 years later, it remains one of Florida's most luxurious resorts.
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The Farmhouse Inn

$$$ | United States, Sonoma, 7871 River Rd.
Shepherded by fifth-gen Sonomans (and siblings), Farmhouse Inn looks and feels like a classic New England country charmer—with California wine county street cred
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Heckfield Place

$$ | England, Hampshire, Heckfield Place
The smartest new country-house hotel in years—time was taken to get this utterly right and it has paid off, with a dream team behind the food and design.
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Rosewood Hong Kong

$$$ | China, Hong Kong, No18, Salisbury Rd
As much of a stake in the ground marking the Kowloon waterfront as the place to be as another flawless hotel from Rosewood.
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Chateau Marmont

$$$ | United States, Los Angeles, 8221 Sunset Blvd.
One of the famous and infamous stays in Hollywood.
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White Elephant Nantucket

$$$ | United States, Nantucket, 50 Easton St.
A historic cottage resort steps from all the cobblestones, climbing roses, and summer crowds in town.
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Finca Cortesin

$$$ | Spain, Casares, Caretera Casares, s/n
A palatial Andalusian finca, with golf on the side.
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De L'Europe Amsterdam

$$$ | Netherlands, Amsterdam, Nieuwe Doelenstraat 2-14
A regal grand dame in the beating heart of Amsterdam
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Explora Patagonia National Park

$$$ | Chile, Cochrane, Estancia Valle Chacabuco S/N, XI Región
The only luxury lodge in the newly formed Patagonia National Park is a front-row seat to sprawling grasslands, snow-capped Andean peaks, and (if you’re lucky) a puma or two.
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The Gritti Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice

$$$ | Italy, Venice, Campo Santa Maria del Giglio
This grande dame is the ultimate in traditional luxury: a rich-hued marvel of a place that defines classic Venetian hospitality.
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Hotel Imperial, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Vienna

$$$ | Austria, Vienna, Kärnter Ring 16
Get swept away in a whirl of pomp and circumstance in one of Vienna's most spectacular properties.
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Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa

$$ | United Kingdom, Chippenham, Colerne
Leading the charge long before the Soho Farmhouses of this world were even thought up, a must-visit country-house hotel
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The Dorchester

$$$ | United Kingdom, London, 53 Park Ln
A grand dame with a prime location in the heart of Mayfair, overlooking Hyde Park
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Song Saa Private Island

Cambodia, Koh Rong Archipelago, Koh Ouen Private Island
Out on the Cambodian archipelago of Koh Rong, this escapist paradise brags conservation credentials, locally sourced food, and high design.
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Badrutt’s Palace

$$$ | Switzerland, St. Moritz, Via Serlas 27
There are few places quite as iconic as this grande dame in St Moritz.
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Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

$$ | Canada, Vancouver, 900 W Georgia St
The Grand Dame of Vancouver, a true landmark, is the only local hotel that deserves the overused “iconic” label.
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Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto, a Luxury Collection Hotel & Spa

$$$ | Japan, Kyoto, 284 Nijoaburanokoji-cho
A shiny new Kyoto hotel, centred around a seasonally-blooming courtyard garden, fuses up to the minute design with rich Japanese heritage.
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