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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
17 Hotels

Apartment Building

France & Monaco
18 Hotels

Historic Building Facade

Italy
18 Hotels

Lake city view

Switzerland
21 Hotels

Brandenburg Gate

Germany
15 Hotels

Tram in front of Burgtheater,  Vienna/Austria

Austria
9 Hotels

City Center

Spain & Portugal
11 Hotels

Amsterdam Canal

Scandinavia & Benelux
13 Hotels

Scenic Stockholm Waterfront

Central Europe & Greece
12 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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