Our team invests time and money to visit luxury hotels around the world. We step foot in the lobby, sleep in the bed, drink at the hotel bar, and analyze the service.

Sometimes we even took the dogs, kids, and partners along for the ride. We’re not just checking in and taking notes. We’re testing the property the way our clients actually experience it, the stroller through the lobby, the kids’ menu, connecting rooms, favorite views and whether the kid-friendly or romantic descriptions really live up to it.

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Check out our team’s top picks from this list

Here’s the hotel round-up from January to June 2026:

Caribbean & Mexico

• St. Barths — Cheval Blanc & Le Toiny,  Eden Rock, Le Guanahani, Hotel Christopher, Gypsea, Le Barthelemy
• Nevis & St. Kitts — Four Seasons, Park Hyatt
• Antigua — Tamarind Hills,  Hermitage Bay and Curtain Bluff
• Nassau, Bahamas — Goldwynn Hotel
• Turks & Caicos — Ambergris Cay
• Playa Mujeres — Atelier
• Riviera Maya — Rosewood Mayakoba, Fairmont Mayakoba, Belmond Maroma ,Chablé Maroma, Grand Velas Riviera Maya

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Europe

• Ischia Mezzatorre +Hotel San Montano + Botania
• Capri: Hotel La Palma + J.K. Place Capri + Hotel Caesar Augustus + Capri Palace + Hotel Villa Marina + Grand Hotel Quisisana
• Amalfi Coast: Il San Pietro di Positano + Casa Angelina + Belmond Hotel Caruso + Palazzo Avino + Borgo Santandrea + Villa Franca + Le Sirenuse + Hotel Mediterraneo + Hotel Cocumella + Hotel Ara Maris + Hotel Excelsior Vittoria
• Milan & Lake Como — Casa Brera, Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Villa d’Este
• Ireland & UK — Castlemartyr, Adare Manor, Cliveden House, The Ned London
• Greece — One&Only Aesthesis, Phaea Blue, Corfu Imperial, Cayo Exclusive

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North East & West Coast

• NYC — Fifth Avenue Hotel, Lotte Palace, Waldorf Astoria NYC, Beekman Hotel
• The Hamptons — Canoe Place
• Nantucket & Martha’s Vineyard — Nantucket Hotel, Winnetu, White Elephant, Harborview
• The Berkshires — Prospect
• Napa — Alila Napa Valley, Cavallo Point, Four Seasons Napa, Solage Calistoga
• Big Sur — Alila Ventana
• Palm Springs — Parker Hotel

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Mountain West, Midwest, Southeast & Puerto Rico

• Deer Valley, Utah —Grand Hyatt Deer Valley
• Aspen — White Elephant Aspen
• Chicago — Park Hyatt
• Telluride — Hotel Madeline & Element 52
• New Orleans –Four Seasons New Orleans, The Roosevelt Hotel, Maison Metier, The Chloe, Saint Vincent, Peter & Paul
• Puerto Rico —Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Dorado Beach
• Charleston — The Cooper

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Costa Rica & Canada

• Costa Rica — Nayara Tented Camp, Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Nekajui
• Tofino, BC — Wickaninnish Inn, Long Beach Lodge

 

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