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Lake Lucerne · Alps
Bürgenstock Resort is perched on a forested ridge 500 metres above Lake Lucerne, and its cliff-edge infinity pool, seemingly suspended over the water, is one of the most famous hotel pools in Switzerland. A hotel has stood on this ridge since 1873, welcoming royalty, statesmen and film stars; Audrey Hepburn married here in 1954. Rebuilt and reopened in 2017, the resort now combines several hotels, a vast spa and a dozen restaurants on a car-free plateau with views across the lake to the Alps.
Palisades Tahoe · California
Everline Resort & Spa is a ski-in, ski-out resort at Palisades Tahoe, the legendary Californian ski area that hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics and is one of the most searched ski resorts in the United States. Set in Olympic Valley, a short drive from Lake Tahoe, the resort combines direct access to the slopes with a huge pool complex, a spa and a championship golf course, making it a true all-season mountain base.
Banff · Canadian Rockies
Fairmont Banff Springs is the castle in the Rockies, one of the most famous hotels in Canada and a landmark of Banff National Park. Opened by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1888, its turreted, Scottish baronial towers rise from the forest above the meeting of the Bow and Spray rivers, with mountains on every side. It was the railway's dream of luring travellers into the wilderness; as the CPR's William Van Horne put it, "If we can't export the scenery, we will import the tourists."
Lake Louise · Canadian Rockies
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise stands on the shore of the most photographed lake in the Canadian Rockies, and few hotel views anywhere are as instantly recognisable. In front of it, the water glows an impossible turquoise; at the far end, the Victoria Glacier hangs between the peaks like a frozen waterfall. The Canadian Pacific Railway built a simple log chalet here in 1890, and over the following decades it grew into the grand, château-style hotel that now anchors one of North America's great mountain landscapes.
Whistler · Canadian Rockies
A ski-in, ski-out resort at the foot of Blackcomb Mountain, with 519 rooms, Vida Spa and its own Robert Trent Jones Jr. golf course.
Jasper · Canadian Rockies
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge is a sprawling mountain retreat on the shores of Lac Beauvert, a turquoise lake in the heart of Jasper National Park, the largest and wildest of the Canadian Rockies parks. Rather than a single grand building, it is a village of log cabins and cedar chalets scattered across 700 acres of forest and lakeshore, with a celebrated golf course and some of the darkest skies in North America.
St-Luc · Alps
A charming Belle Époque hotel in a quiet Valais village, family-run with a small spa. Far cheaper than Zermatt or Verbier nearby.
Baqueira-Beret · Pyrenees
Hotel Val de Neu is the finest ski hotel in the Spanish Pyrenees, a five-star Grand Luxury hotel at the foot of the slopes in Baqueira-Beret, the resort favoured by the Spanish royal family. With ski-in, ski-out access, a Sisley spa, an igloo-style champagne bar and excellent facilities for children, it brings Alpine-standard luxury to one of the most beautiful valleys in the Pyrenees.
Incline Village · Nevada
The Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe is a lakefront resort on the Nevada shore of Lake Tahoe's quieter north side, with a private beach, lakeside cottages and a floating pier bar. In the upscale village of Incline Village, surrounded by pine forest and mountains, it combines a classic beach holiday in summer with easy access to skiing in winter, along with a large spa and a lively casino.
Saariselkä · Scandinavia
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort is the hotel that made the glass igloo famous. Deep in the snowy forests of Finnish Lapland, well north of the Arctic Circle, its domed glass rooms let you lie in a warm bed and watch the Northern Lights dance across the sky overhead. It has become one of the most searched-for winter stays in the world, and it remains one of the most magical ways to experience the Arctic.
Imlil, High Atlas · Atlas Mountains
A restored kasbah beneath North Africa's highest peak, with rooftop terraces and a strong eco-ethos. Great for trekkers.
Courchevel · Alps
A long-standing family-run hotel with a celebrated gastronomic restaurant.
Val d'Isère · Alps
Les Barmes de l'Ours is Val d'Isère's grandest ski hotel, set at the foot of La Face de Bellevarde, the famous Olympic downhill run, in one of the most snow-sure resorts in the French Alps. With four floors of themed rooms, a large spa, a Michelin-starred restaurant and excellent facilities for families, it is a luxurious, ski-focused base in the heart of the Espace Killy.
Megève · Alps
A hamlet of old Savoyard farmhouses gathered into a cosy chalet hotel.
Bariloche · South America
Llao Llao Hotel & Resort is the most famous hotel in Argentine Patagonia, a grand timber-and-stone lodge on a hill between two glacial lakes, surrounded by forested mountains and snow-capped peaks. Designed by the architect Alejandro Bustillo and first opened in 1938, it has become a national icon, often compared to the great mountain hotels of the Alps and the Canadian Rockies, and it offers golf, a spa and some of the most beautiful views in South America.
New Paltz · Appalachians
Mohonk Mountain House is one of the most extraordinary resorts in America, a sprawling Victorian castle on the shore of a small, deep mountain lake on the Shawangunk Ridge, about two hours north of New York City. Built by Quaker twin brothers Albert and Alfred Smiley from 1869 onwards, it has been run by the same family ever since, and it is surrounded by thousands of acres of protected forest, cliffs and trails.
Leogang · Alps
A nature-focused mountain hotel at the foot of Leogang’s Asitz, combining the extensive waldSPA, regional and Japanese dining, family facilities and nearby skiing.
Nikko · Japan
Nikko Kanaya Hotel is Japan's oldest Western-style resort hotel, a beautiful wooden building on a hillside in Nikko, beside the UNESCO-listed shrines and temples of Toshogu. Founded in 1873, when the Kanaya family opened their home to foreign travellers, it has welcomed guests including the explorer Isabella Bird, the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and Albert Einstein, and it remains one of the most atmospheric places to stay in Japan, at a surprisingly reasonable price.
Val d'Aran · Pyrenees
Parador de Vielha is a four-star hotel on a hillside above Vielha, the capital of the Val d'Aran, in the Catalan Pyrenees. Part of Spain's state-run Paradores network, famous for its historic and scenic hotels, it offers sweeping views over the valley and the surrounding peaks, a circular glass-walled restaurant and a great-value base for skiing at Baqueira-Beret in winter and hiking in summer. It reopened in November 2025 after a major renovation.
Lech · Alps
A family-run Lech landmark, where an Alpine inn’s heritage meets individually styled rooms, varied dining and mountain-facing pools.
Bavarian Alps · Alps
Schloss Elmau is a castle hotel in a hidden valley of the Bavarian Alps, and one of the most unusual luxury retreats in Europe. Part spa resort, part cultural centre, it hosts hundreds of concerts and readings every year in its historic concert hall, and it is set in an alpine meadow beneath the dramatic Wetterstein mountains. It became world-famous as the setting of the G7 summits in 2015 and 2022.
Fiss · Alps
A five-star family and spa hotel above Fiss, with direct slope access in Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis, extensive pools and separate adult and family wellness spaces.
Vail · Colorado
A family-run, Bavarian-style hotel in the heart of Vail Village, with a generous spa.
Soldeu · Pyrenees
A five-star, all-suite hotel at the foot of the Grandvalira slopes in Soldeu, with a 5,000 m² spa, a Michelin-starred restaurant and supervised clubs for children.
Deer Valley · Utah
Stein Eriksen Lodge is one of the most celebrated ski hotels in North America, a timber-and-stone lodge with the warmth of a Norwegian mountain retreat, set on the slopes of Deer Valley in Utah. It was created in the 1980s by Stein Eriksen, the Norwegian Olympic champion who became Deer Valley's director of skiing, and it remains a byword for luxury, service and seamless skiing.
Svolvær, Lofoten · Scandinavia
Restored fishermen's cabins on the water, with dramatic peaks rising behind. Good for the Northern Lights and the midnight sun.
Yosemite National Park · California
The Ahwahnee is the grandest hotel in America's national parks, a monumental lodge of stone, timber and stained glass set beneath the soaring granite walls of Yosemite Valley. Opened in 1927, it has welcomed presidents, royalty and film stars, and its interiors inspired some of the most famous hotel scenes in cinema. Staying here puts you in the heart of one of the most celebrated landscapes on Earth, with Half Dome and Yosemite Falls on your doorstep.
Colorado Springs · Colorado
The Broadmoor is one of America's great resort hotels, a pink-stuccoed Italianate palace set beside a lake at the foot of Cheyenne Mountain, where the Rocky Mountains meet the plains. Opened in 1918 by the adventurer and entrepreneur Spencer Penrose, it has welcomed presidents, film stars and generations of families, and it holds a remarkable distinction: it is the only property in the world to have held a Forbes Five-Star rating every year since the awards began in 1960.
Aoraki/Mount Cook · New Zealand
A classic lodge with huge windows facing New Zealand's highest peak, and superb stargazing in a dark-sky reserve.
Northstar · California
The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe is a grand timber-and-stone lodge set mid-mountain at Northstar California, one of the most family-friendly ski resorts in the Sierra Nevada. With ski-in, ski-out access, a large spa, heated outdoor pools and a fire pit where guests toast s'mores every evening, it brings classic five-star service to the slopes, a short drive from the north shore of Lake Tahoe.
Estes Park · Colorado
The Stanley Hotel is one of the most famous hotels in America, and one of the most talked-about haunted hotels in the world. Built in 1909 by the inventor F.O. Stanley on a hillside above Estes Park, its gleaming white Colonial Revival buildings and red roofs stand against a backdrop of Rocky Mountain peaks. In 1974, a stay in Room 217 inspired Stephen King to write The Shining, and the hotel has embraced its spooky reputation ever since.
Zephyr Cove · Nevada
Zephyr Cove Resort is a classic Lake Tahoe getaway, a cluster of rustic cabins among the pines beside one of the lake's best sandy beaches, on the Nevada shore. It began in the late nineteenth century as a simple inn for silver prospectors, and today it offers an old-fashioned, family-friendly mountain holiday, with paddle-wheeler cruises, boating and beach days in summer, and snowmobiling in winter, at a price that is rare at Tahoe.
