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art'otel Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

art'otel Amsterdam Review: The Design Hotel Two Minutes From Centraal

A gallery in the lobby, a pool in the basement and a two-star chef in the kitchen. Amsterdam's most practical address for a short city break, with one caveat that decides everything.

art'otel Amsterdam

££££Last checked 6 Nov 2026

Perth Five-Star Hotel Collection, Perth, Australia

Perth·Top Rated

Perth's Finest: Three Five-Star Hotels Competing for the Title of Australia's Most Exclusive

Crown Towers holds Australia's only Forbes 5-star rating. COMO The Treasury is Perth's most expensive and most intimate. The Ritz-Carlton brings waterfront glamour to Elizabeth Quay. Three hotels, one city, one question — which is truly the most exclusive?

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Kyoto·City Hotels

The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto: Serenity on the Kamogawa

On the banks of the Kamogawa River, with views of the Higashiyama mountains, the Ritz-Carlton Kyoto embodies Japanese restraint — washi paper screens, tea ceremonies, and seasonal spa rituals.

The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto

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Paris·City Hotels

Le Bristol Paris: Eighth-Arrondissement Perfection

Since 1925, Le Bristol Paris has been the benchmark for French palace hospitality — a rooftop pool, a three-Michelin-star kitchen, and a 4,000-square-metre garden in the heart of the eighth.

Le Bristol Paris

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San Sebastián·Editor's Choice

San Sebastián: Europe's Most Delicious Secret

The Basque coastal city with more Michelin stars per capita than anywhere on Earth — where three-star tasting menus meet pintxos bars, La Concha curves like a shell, and every evening is a bar-hopping masterpiece.

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