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Hotels Around the World
Grande DameThe Ritz Paris
After a four-year, top-to-toe restoration, the address on Place Vendôme is once again the most romantic — and most photographed — hotel in France.
From $1,400 / night
IconMarina Bay Sands
Three towers, a ship balanced on top, and the most famous rooftop pool on earth. It's a spectacle — and, surprisingly, it earns the hype.
From $520 / night
StatementBurj Al Arab
It calls itself seven stars. It isn't — no such thing exists — but the sheer, gold-leafed audacity of the place is a destination in its own right.
From $1,600 / night
Palace HotelLa Mamounia
Behind the ramparts of the medina lies a 200-year-old garden and a hotel that has hosted everyone from Winston Churchill to the entire fashion set.
From $750 / night
Grande DameThe Plaza
A French Renaissance landmark at the corner of Fifth and 59th — equal parts fairy tale, film set, and living piece of New York mythology.
From $895 / night
Cliffside RetreatBelmond Hotel Caruso
1,000 feet above the Tyrrhenian Sea, a former bishop's palace holds the most photographed infinity pool in Italy — and a view that ruins you for anywhere else.
From $1,300 / night
La Mamounia
Marrakech, Morocco
“Mint tea in the 200-year-old gardens at golden hour, orange blossom in the air and the Koutoubia minaret glowing pink beyond the palms.”
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