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​A guide to Europe's most storied hotels

Not every luxury hotel is a grand hotel.

The distinction is not about 

star ratings, it's about character,

history - and a proper bar.

164
HOTELS

11
COUNTRIES

1118
OLDEST HOTEL (EST.)

EXPLORE BY COUNTRY
London

United Kingdom & Ireland
18 Hotels

Apartment Building

France
15 Hotels

Historic Building Facade

Italy
29 Hotels

Lake city view

Switzerland
27 Hotels

Brandenburg Gate

Germany
16 Hotels

Tram with fountain

Austria
13 Hotels

City Center

Spain & Portugal
13 Hotels

Amsterdam Canal

Benelux
8 Hotels

Scenic Stockholm Waterfront

Scandinavia, Central Europe, Greece
25 Hotels

The Map
164 hotels. 11 countries. Every one has a story.

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Tuileries Garden in the Winter

PARIS, FRANCE

 

Le Meurice

228 Rue de Rivoli · est. 1835

 

Salvador Dalí spent at least one month a year here for three decades. He once demanded a herd of sheep be brought to his room and, upon their arrival, pulled out a pistol and fired at them — mercifully loaded with blanks.

 

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"Mick Jagger was refused afternoon tea, as he wore neither jacket nor tie. 'Nuff said."

— THE RITZ, LONDON

European Grand Hotels

We are editors, not critics. A curated guide to the hotels that have earned the title "Grand."

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