The Suite Book

The grandest palace and city hotels

The great addresses of the capitals: the palaces of Paris, the grand hotels of London, Rome and Tokyo.

  1. Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris, France

    Four Seasons Hotel George V

    Paris, France

    An art deco palace of 243 rooms off the Champs-Élysées.
  2. Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel, Paris, France

    Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel

    Paris, France

    A former royal palace on the Place de la Concorde.
  3. Aman Venice, Venice, San Polo, Italy

    Aman Venice

    Venice, San Polo, Italy

    Palazzo Papadopoli on the Grand Canal, with a private garden.
  4. Grand Hotel Villa d'Este, Cernobbio, Lake Como, Italy

    Grand Hotel Villa d'Este

    Cernobbio, Lake Como, Italy

    A 16th-century villa and ten-hectare park on Lake Como.
  5. Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    Madrid's grand hotel of 1910, beside the Prado, with a garden.
  6. Baur au Lac, Zurich, Switzerland

    Baur au Lac

    Zurich, Switzerland

    A family-run hotel in its own park on Lake Zurich since 1844.
  7. Claridge's, London, Mayfair, United Kingdom

    Claridge's

    London, Mayfair, United Kingdom

    An art deco Mayfair landmark with a rooftop Penthouse and a spa pool.
  8. Raffles London at The OWO, London, Whitehall, United Kingdom

    Raffles London at The OWO

    London, Whitehall, United Kingdom

    The Old War Office on Whitehall, with nine restaurants and a spa.
  9. The Connaught, London, Mayfair, United Kingdom

    The Connaught

    London, Mayfair, United Kingdom

    A discreet Mayfair house with a three-star restaurant and an Aman Spa.
  10. Aman New York, New York, Midtown Manhattan, United States

    Aman New York

    New York, Midtown Manhattan, United States

    Eighty-three suites in the Crown Building, on Fifth Avenue and 57th Street.
  11. The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, New York, Upper East Side, United States

    The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel

    New York, Upper East Side, United States

    An Art Deco tower on the Upper East Side, steps from Central Park.
  12. Amanjena, Marrakech, Morocco

    Amanjena

    Marrakech, Morocco

    Pavilions and villas around a central basin, twenty minutes from Marrakech Menara.
  13. La Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco

    La Mamounia

    Marrakech, Morocco

    A palace of 209 keys inside the ramparts of Marrakech, open since 1923.
  14. Royal Mansour Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco

    Royal Mansour Marrakech

    Marrakech, Morocco

    Fifty-three private riads inside the walls of the imperial city.
  15. The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, Lake Pichola, India

    The Oberoi Udaivilas

    Udaipur, Lake Pichola, India

    Domes and courtyards over thirty acres on the bank of Lake Pichola.
  16. Palace Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo, Marunouchi, Japan

    Palace Hotel Tokyo

    Tokyo, Marunouchi, Japan

    Moat-side Marunouchi, with the Imperial Palace Gardens outside every window.
  17. Raffles Singapore, Singapore, Beach Road, Singapore

    Raffles Singapore

    Singapore, Beach Road, Singapore

    A hundred and fifteen suites in the colonial hotel of 1887, with a butler for each.