Actor
1932
London, England
American
$1,083
Hotel Excelsior looks across the Adriatic to Dubrovnik's stone walls from a grand villa and sea-facing tower. Queen Elizabeth II stayed here in October 1972, adding royal ceremony to a waterfront address whose private terraces still feel removed from the city.
$1,852
The restored Waldorf Astoria New York revives Park Avenue's grandest Art Deco address. The glamour is personal for Paris and Nicky Hilton: both sisters spent part of their teenage years living in the hotel with their family.
$564
Cashel Palace sits beneath the Rock of Cashel with the composed grandeur of an Irish country house restored for a new era. Jackie Kennedy was among its celebrated guests, giving the Palladian rooms a thread of Camelot-era elegance.
Splendido occupies a former monastery above Portofino's harbor, with terraced gardens and broad Ligurian Sea views. Belmond's own history connects Elizabeth Taylor with repeated stays at the hotel, often with Richard Burton, making the relationship stronger than a one-off restaurant appearance. The hillside Splendido is distinct from its smaller sister property, Splendido Mare, on the piazzetta below.