Most big cities have one hotel icon: Paris' Ritz, London's Claridge's, Singapore's Raffles, Hong Kong's Peninsula.
Lake Como is one of Italy's most gorgeous destinations, so a hotel couldn't compete.
The year's least surprising It List winner is Aman New York. From the basement Jazz Club to the 14th-floor Garden Terrace, Aman was 2022's most anticipated hotel launch.
New boutique hotel in Pink City will make you see red—good. The nine-room Villa Palladio is mostly painted in bright vermilion, cherry, crimson, and carmine.
The Mandarin Oriental on Lake Luzern, the brand's second Swiss property, bears its Palace surname with solar chandeliers, rose-marbled scagliola plaster pillars, and checkerboard marble floors.
With a majestic stone-arch entrance and immaculate grounds, this 1892 neoclassical château appears imposing.
Jumeirah Bali's Dreamland Beach location reveals its beauty. The name fits when you explore its honeyed dunes or watch excellent surfers.
This early 20th-century castle is named after a little girl whose parents erected it as their summer house, which is gruesome.