Top 5 Amazing Hotels Around The World
Colony Palms Hotel, US
Fire pits and private nooks are sprinkled throughout the property. But it’s the verdant, palm tree-lined pool, with its backdrop of the San Jacinto Mountains, that’s the centerpiece for the silk headscarf-adorned jet-set crowd—much more concerned with sipping spritzes poolside than playing “who’s who” at a desert dance party.
Since it first opened in the 1930s, the Spanish Colonial Revival hotel has seen several owners, most recently getting a multimillion dollar makeover from Hermann, who’s made a career of designing for A-listers and execs. Hermann first planted his flag in the desert with the opening of the ultra-private, laid-back L’Horizon Resort, with the attached ultra-exclusive Hermann Bungalows anticipated to open later this year.
Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur, India
At Risala restaurant, feast on aromatic smoked lamb kebab and spicy green-lentil dal beneath portraits of former maharajas. Breakfast is a highlight, for freshly cooked eggs and a glass of Champagne as you sit on the colonnaded veranda watching the preening peacocks in the gardens.
The seamless check-in is an indicator for the service throughout, which is charged with pomp and ceremony while remaining discreet, intuitive, and smooth. Take your switched-on butler up on the offer of arranging a drive through the city in a vintage car, or dinner under star-flecked skies in the Thar Desert.
Fouquet’s New York
A French lavender, mint green, and cream color scheme includes custom-made wallpapers with France-linked illustrations of New York City scenes like Lady Liberty, pizza-eating Central Park goers, and cartoon pigeons with croissants in their beaks.
The backstory Groupe Barrière, the French luxury hotel group known for its Paris and St. Barth’s properties and has been in operation for 110 years, and Caspi Development opened the long-anticipated property on September 29, 2022. The hotel was designed by UK-based Martin Brudnizki Design Studio.
The rooms Two room types and four suite types make up the 97 rooms, all of which boast high ceilings, bordered trim, wood floors, Art Deco style furniture, mirror-hidden TVs, and floor-to-ceiling windows with electronically operated curtain shades. Suites include bathrooms of deep and contrasting two-tone marble, from the large rain shower to his-and-hers sinks, and a seating area with sectional.
Le Bristol Paris
From its prime spot on chic Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Le Bristol has since 1925 served as a hub for a discerning international crowd, a favorite of everyone from Charlie Chaplin and Rita Hayworth to top fashion designers and photographers. During World War II, the hotel served as the home of the American Embassy and many American expats—which may be the roots of its dedicated U.S. clientele.
In appreciation of its devoted regulars, Le Bristol stayed open for all six years of a top-to-toe renovation that was completed in 2018, a changeover that included the addition of a new wing, new suites, and a refreshed decor. The overall style, though, remans true to the Le Bristol story: high-end but understated, with cheery chintz fabrics, Persian carpets, and classic furnishings.
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
On floors 30 to 46, rooms have stellar skyline views (ask for a lake view to tower over Lake Michigan). Suites have doors that separate living from sleeping quarters, but even the smallest rooms have a residential feel with armchairs, matching ottomans, and circular dining tables.
Spacious bathrooms with marble counters, Malin + Goetz amenities that are easy to swipe and come in under the TSA's 3-ounce rule, and plush terrycloth bathrobes to wrap up in post-shower.Options by the dozens, from the long wine list to the children's menu, plus a slew of items guaranteed to be delivered in 15 minutes or less. Curl up in a bathrobe with a glass of prosecco ($12) and a rich Lobster BLT with avocado ($28).