TOP 10s: Romance

At a Glance Situated behind an unmarked doorway and surrounded by a private garden, the Aman Venice is one of the city’s most discreet properties (it’s a favorite for under-the-radar celebrities). The former Palazzo Papadopoli has been transformed into a...

Set on Providenciales, the Turks & Caicos’s main island, Amanyara has Asian minimalist design and pampering service that goes above and beyond. This secluded estate welcomes guests with a calming presence from the moment they arrive and cast their eyes...

The hilltop town of Ravello has some of the Amalfi Coast’s most vertiginous views, and this hotel makes the most of them. A serene sanctuary, it feels like a private villa (which it was in a past life). There’s a...

At a Glance A favorite of bon vivants since it opened in 1902, Capri Tiberio Palace does indeed occupy a palatial setting, but interiors are creative, colorful and quirky. Whether you’re sipping pink-pepper-and-pink-grapefruit sparklers at the 1950s Jacky Bar (named...

Re-opened in February 2016 after a serious renovation, the Four Seasons Resort Lanai is still growing into what it wants to become, but many details are already top-notch, including the newly Zen-ed out interiors and the stunning setting overlooking Hulopoe Bay.

At a Glance On the tip of Cap d’Antibes, Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, an Oetker Collection property, is one of the South of France’s most iconic hotels. A lesser-known detail is the fact that this spot originally hosted a writer’s retreat...

At a Glance When the Ritz closed its doors for renovations, loyalists eagerly awaited how Paris’s most romanticized Belle Époque hotel would adapt to meet 21st-century tastes without losing its historic soul. After all, much of the Ritz’s appeal always...

Originally designed as the private home of Phil and Liz Biden (a South African power couple who also own the esteemed Royal Malewane and Birkenhead House), La Residence, in Franschhoek, feels exquisitely personal.

Singita Lebombo Lodge, one of 15 properties in the Singita portfolio built on a mission of land and animal conservation, is a hilltop lodge in a big cat­–rich corner of the Kruger National Park, with 15 nest-like lodges and a...

Historic and grand, this 83-room hotel lives up to and exceeds expectations. You arrive by boat to the Taj Lake Palace, a white marble extravaganza that seems to be floating like an apparition in the middle of Lake Pichola, with cupolas silhouetted...