Grand Stays
Belmond Hotel Cipriani, Venice
Giudecca's grand hotel, five minutes by launch from St Mark's and a world apart.
Grand Stays | Folio I
Amangiri, Utah
A concrete pavilion in the southern Utah desert, built to disappear into the rock.
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Claridge's, London
Mayfair's art deco palace, on the corner of Brook Street and Davies Street since 1898.
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Rosewood Hong Kong
A vertical estate on the Kowloon waterfront, forty-three floors above Victoria Harbour.
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Royal Mansour Marrakech
A king's commission in the heart of the medina, where fifty-three riads hide behind unmarked doors.
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Singita Sabi Sand
Two lodges on the Sand River, on land the Bailes family has held since 1925.
Grand Stays
Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad
A nineteenth-century palace above Hyderabad, restored to its Nizam-era splendour.
Grand Stays
The Brando, Tetiaroa
Marlon Brando's private atoll, now a resort on the islet of Onetahi.
Villas
Amanzoe: The Hilltop Villas Above Porto Heli
Thirteen villas on the eastern Peloponnese, each measured in square metres and each with its own pool.
The Sections
Seven folios
I
Grand Stays
The legendary hotels: addresses that have earned their reputation over decades, not seasons.
II
Villas
Private villas and estates: the houses, the service model, and the stay on your own terms.
III
Palaces
Heritage palace hotels as living heritage: restoration, craft, and the economics of keeping a great house alive.
IV
Hosts
The people who run the world's great stays: general managers, butlers, and craftspeople.
V
News
The business of grand hospitality: rankings, openings, and industry moves, dated and sourced.
VI
Guides
Evergreen counsel for the well-traveled: how to read a grand hotel and book a villa well.
VII
Features
Exceptional stays and travel objects, described from verified facts.
The Signature Franchise
The Golden Key 100
The definitive annual ranking of the world's great stays. Audited, published, and never for sale.
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