Hotel / Motel

Zermatt, Switzerland

Riffelhaus 1853

Built in 1853, this hotel offers unparalleled views of the Alps and access to some of Switzerland's most iconic mountains.

Copenhagen, Denmark

MS Mary

This boat in the historic harbor of Nyhavn in Copehagen features a two-bedroom hotel.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles Athletic Club

This athletic and social club, the first of its kind in Los Angeles, provided the training for 97 total Olympic medalists, and 47 gold medal winners.

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Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Bedford Springs Resort

This hotel is one of the last and best-preserved 19th-century resort hotels in the United States.

Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Umaid Bhawan Palace

This romantic pool is within a luxury hotel that is also the sixth largest private residence in world.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

RMS Queen Mary 2

This luxury British cruise liner features the first planetarium at sea.

San Francisco, California, United States

Hotel Spero

This former temperance hotel is the legacy of influential philanthropist, Lizzie Glide

Marrakech, Morocco

Amanjena

A place of luxury and relaxation, this Moorish style hotel is truly an oasis within the Sahara Desert.

Barcelona, Spain

Renaissance Barcelona Fira

This modern hotel exhibits a variety of plants on each floor and a vertical garden with more than 300 palm trees.

Sopot, Poland

Sofitel Grand Sopot

Frequented by celebrities, this hotel in Poland once had a casino where millionaires famously lost their fortunes.

Marrakesh, Morocco

La Mamounia

This Moroccan hotel is not just a crown jewel of its country, but of the entire world of hospitality. Winston Churchill called it "the most lovely spot in the whole world."

Marrakech, Morocco

Riad Yasmine

This particular patio seems plucked from the past - primarily thanks to the ancient Moroccan architectural techniques implemented in its design.

Treasure Cay, Bahamas

Sands Club

This tropical dreamland in the Bahamas has been drawing visitors for centuries, for good or for ill.

Margate, United Kingdom

Walpole Bay Hotel

This family-owned hotel in England doubles as a museum, showcasing objects collected from visitors and owners alike throughout its century-long history.

Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States

The Greenbrier

In the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia is “America’s Resort” with the lavish interior designs of infamous Dorothy Draper, while also holding an underground secret that may have ties to the U.S. government.

Le Touquet, France

Westminster Hotel

Sean Connery signed his first 007 contract in this French seaside hotel.

Udaipur, India

The Trident

This Indian hotel has a 150-year-old wildlife conservatory on the premises that is home to wild boar and spotted deer.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Queens Hotel

This iconic hotel in Portsmouth was once completely gutted by a fatal fire, and is currently under major renovation that started in 2018.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Georgian Terrace Hotel

This grand hotel was designed to evoke a southern interpretation of Parisian architecture.

Gavle, Sweden

Grand Hotel

This historic Swedish hotel closed its doors in the early 1940s only to be reopened after extensive renovations in more recent times.

Budapest, Hungary

Hotel Nemzeti

Hotel featuring modern design blended with historic preservation that serves up a scandalous chocolate cake.

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Singapore, Singapore

Raffles Hotel

This high-end hotel, first belonging to Charles Emerson and then a school, is the birthplace of the Singapore Sling and the supposed home of a runaway tiger.

AWA visted here

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Morristown, New Jersey, United States

The Madison Hotel

Millionaires of the Roaring 20s popularized this gilded-age hotel.

Cadiz, Spain

Hotel Las Cortes

Hans Christian Anderson, author of countless stories that would eventually become Disney movies, once stayed in this hotel built for the Marquis de Canada.

Belgrade, Serbia

Hotel Moskva

This Serbian hotel was opened in 1908 by King Peter I to welcome the world's cultural elite. Curiously, no guests can stay in Room 13 as it doesn't exist.

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Paris, France

Hotel Molitor

An art deco lover's dream, designed to resemble a luxury ocean liner.

Potsdam, Germany

Cecilienhof Palace

This German palace hosted world leaders during the Potsdam Conference where President Harry Truman famously notified Stalin of the U.S'. atomic bomb.

Chaves, Portugal

Vidago Palace Hotel

Historic Portuguese hotel renowned for its thermal springs and mineral water.

Oracle, Arizona, United States

Chalet Village Motel

This whimsical row of A-frame houses in Oregon provides refuge for travelers on the Arizona Trail.

San Francisco, California, United States

Palace Hotel

Rebuilt from the ground up after an earthquake in 1906, this San Francisco hotel continues to embrace elegance and prestige.

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

Rifugio Locanda Ospitale

This Italian hotel is one of the oldest in Europe. It sits on top of an equally historic 13th century church, only accessible by lock and key from the hotel's front desk.

Transylvania, Romania

Apafi Manor

This 15th century manor house in Transylvania, Romania has been fully restored and now rents guest rooms.

Buffalo, New York, United States

Hotel Henry

Originally an insane asylum, with grounds designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, this historic building is now a hotel and urban center.

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Stockholm, Sweden

Grand Hotel

This Swedish five-star hotel has hosted Nobel Prize Laureates and their families for over 100 years.

Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

Hotel Dvorak

Nicknamed "The Sun," this hotel has survived through multiple ownership changes.