Forbes Travel Guide 2026 hotels

Forbes guide distinctions, not general hotel star classes.

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Source-checked entries from the official list captured in 2026. This is not a union of every snapshot.

Checked 2026-09-23List snapshot 2026-09-23Official source ↗

1,717 hotels

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Sofitel Barcelona SkipperBarcelona, Spain
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Sofitel Barú Cartagena Beach ResortCartagena, Colombia
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Sofitel Bogotá Victoria RegiaBogota, Colombia
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Sofitel Le Scribe Paris OpéraParis, France
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Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo, PanamaCasco Viejo, Panama
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Sofitel Legend Santa Clara CartagenaCartagena, Colombia
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Sofitel Legend The Grand AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Sofitel Lisbon LiberdadeLisbon, Portugal
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Sofitel Munich BayerpostMunich, Germany
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Sofitel New YorkNew York, United States
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Sofitel Paris Le FaubourgParis, France
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Sofitel Sydney Darling HarbourSydney, Australia
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Southall Farm & InnFranklin, United States
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Southern Ocean LodgeKingscote, Australia
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St. Ermin's HotelLondon, United Kingdom
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Stanly Ranch, Auberge CollectionNapa, United States
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Steigenberger Wiltcher'sBrussels, Belgium
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Sugar Beach, a Viceroy ResortSoufriere, St Lucia
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Taj Coral Reef Resort & Spa MaldivesNorth Malé Atoll, Maldives
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Tambo del Inka, a Luxury Collection Resort & SpaUrubamba, Peru
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The Athenee Hotel, A Luxury Collection HotelBangkok, Thailand
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The Ballantyne, A Luxury Collection HotelCharlotte, United States
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The Beekman, A Thompson HotelNew York, United States
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The BiltmoreCoral Gables, United States
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The Biltmore MayfairLondon, United Kingdom
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The BoTree London, Curio Collection by HiltonLondon, United Kingdom
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The Capitol Kempinski Hotel SingaporeSingapore
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The Clement Palo AltoPalo Alto, United States
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The Cliff LodgeSnowbird, United States
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The Colony Hotel, Palm BeachPalm Beach, United States
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The Cosmopolitan of Las VegasLas Vegas, United States
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The Cove at AtlantisParadise Island, Bahamas
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The Cove EleutheraGregory Town, Bahamas
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The Darling at The Star Gold CoastBroadbeach, Australia
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The Domain Hotel and SpaManama, Bahrain
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The Dupont CircleWashington, D.C., United States
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The Dylan AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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The Empire BruneiBrunei, Brunei Darussalam
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The Europe Hotel & ResortKerry, Ireland
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The Fifth Avenue HotelNew York, United States
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The Fitzwilliam Hotel DublinDublin, Ireland
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The Fullerton Hotel SingaporeSingapore
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The Garden City HotelGarden City, United States
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The Glasshouse HotelEdinburgh, United Kingdom
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The Grand Lotte SeoulSeoul, South Korea
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The Gwen, A Luxury Collection HotelChicago, United States
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The Heathman HotelPortland, United States
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The Hermitage HotelNashville, United States
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The Hotel HersheyHershey, United States
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The Inn at Lost CreekMountain Village, United States
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