The 50 Best Honeymoon Hotels in the World

LVMH's Maldives flagship, 45 villas across five private islands in Noonu Atoll, designed by Jean-Michel Gathy. The most refined Maldivian luxury under the Cheval Blanc standard.

Behind the restored Art Deco glass of La Samaritaine, LVMH's Paris flagship took France's official Palace distinction in 2026. The upper suites look down the Seine toward the Île de la Cité, and the rooftop restaurant turns a city stay into a destination of its own.

The restored 1906 Gresham Palace, Zsigmond Quittner's Art Nouveau masterwork on Széchenyi István tér, opposite the Chain Bridge, turned into 179 rooms by Four Seasons in 2004.

25 villas on a private 3,500-acre island, South Pacific's most exclusive luxury.

On 32 acres outside Jaipur, 71 rooms, luxury tents, and an original 280-year-old Shiva temple. Oberoi's Indian palace flagship.

The former Maharaja of Jaipur's residence, 78 rooms across 47 acres of gardens, Polo Bar, the Suvarna Mahal dining room. Taj's flagship Indian palace hotel.

On Kruger's N'wanetsi River concession, 15 contemporary suites, the design-led Singita property.

Twenty-four rooms in an 18th-century villa above Moltrasio, opened 2022 by the De Santis family who own Grand Hotel Tremezzo. The new benchmark on the lake.

24 suites in a former French hospital, the Aman that defines Luang Prabang luxury.

Thirty suites on the Oloololo Escarpment 1,000 feet above the Mara, the most photogenic safari setting in Africa.

Twenty-five over-water villas in Noonu Atoll, each with retractable roof above the bed and a slide directly from villa to lagoon. The most spectacular over-water villas in the world.

King Mohammed VI's project, 53 individual riads connected by underground tunnels, 600 master craftsmen worked on the build, the most extraordinary hotel construction in modern history.

On the Place du Casino since 1864 and restored through 2018, Monaco's original grand hotel still sets the tone of the principality. Le Louis XV–Alain Ducasse holds three Michelin stars downstairs, and the sea-view suites watch the harbour fill with yachts in Grand Prix week.

9 tented suites on Chief's Island, Botswana's highest game density.

On Place Vendôme since 1898 and reborn in 2016 after a four-year restoration, the Ritz is romance by accumulated legend. Couples still queue at Bar Hemingway after dinner, breakfast is taken in the garden courtyard, and the Coco Chanel suite keeps the name of the woman who lived here for decades.

Aman's first property, opened 1988 on Pansea Beach with 40 pavilions and 30 villas. The brand's first hotel, the original luxury Asia, and still arguably the most refined.

On Copacabana Beach since 1923 to 239 rooms in Rio's grand hotel, the South American luxury icon.

Five lodges across Singita's Sabi Sand and Kruger concession, Boulders, Castleton, Ebony, plus Sweni and Lebombo in Kruger. The benchmark for luxury safari globally.

Aman's Turks & Caicos property on West Caicos, 38 pavilions and 16 villas in a protected nature reserve, the most secluded Caribbean luxury.

On 30 acres of Lake Pichola lakefront, 87 rooms, semi-private pools for most rooms, and views directly onto the Lake Palace and the City Palace.

A 1746 white-marble palace floating on a four-acre island in Lake Pichola, 65 rooms, hotel boat for arrival, the most romantic single-property hotel in Asia.

Twelve bandas on a private island off Zanzibar's northeast coast, &Beyond manages, available only as whole-island buyout for groups, the most exclusive Indian Ocean stay.

22 hectares of cliff-top gardens at Porches with a private beach, 192 rooms and suites, a Sisley spa, ten restaurants and bars including the two-Michelin-star Ocean under chef Hans Neuner.

La Sponda's Michelin-starred tables are set by candlelight on a terrace above the sea. The hotel has been run by the same family since 1951 and shows no sign of losing the argument.

Belmond's Anguilla flagship, 96 rooms in white-domed Moorish villas on Maundays Bay, possibly the best beach in the Caribbean.

On Meads Bay and Barnes Bay, 181 rooms, suites, and villas, two pools, the most polished Four Seasons family-luxury option in the Caribbean.

Opened 2020 on the Chao Phraya, 101 all-suite rooms, three Michelin-aspirational restaurants, the most refined modern luxury arrival in Asia.

Open since 1876 on the Chao Phraya River. Author's Lounge has hosted Conrad, Maugham, Coward. Eight restaurants under the property, two with Michelin stars. The legendary Asian hotel.

Forty all-suite Relais & Châteaux property with English country-house aesthetic, small, refined, the antithesis of mass-luxury Caribbean.

Passeig de Gràcia's most refined address. Two Michelin stars and Patricia Urquiola interiors, the combination is unreasonably good.

Antonio Citterio interiors, 119 rooms in Embassy Quarter, Bulgari's Chinese flagship.

Five themed lodges across Bhutan, each with a distinct architectural concept (forest, palace, water, suspension, stone). The most ambitious luxury hotel project in the country.

Twelve hundred feet above the Pacific. The bar against which every American clifftop resort is measured, and most are still found wanting.

Richard Branson's private island, Great House plus 9 Bali Houses, full-island buyout for up to 30 guests.

In a restored 1934 mansion, 165 rooms with extensive Recoleta garden.

On former Italian Duchess's 50-acre private estate, 31 villas with private beach.

In Elounda, 251 bungalows facing Mirabello Bay, Marriott Luxury Collection.

On clifftop with private boat to Old Town, 56 rooms with panoramic Adriatic views.

4 villas on private Kaibu in Fiji's remote Lau group, the most isolated South Pacific luxury.

The Belle Époque cliff palace at Cap d'Antibes, open since 1870, the Eden-Roc pool carved into the rocks below. The most legendary address on the French Riviera.

Opened in 1834 as the Hôtel des Bergues, the oldest hotel in Geneva and the historic answer to the question of where to stay in the city. 103 rooms on the Quai des Bergues facing the Rhône.

Twenty thousand acres along the May River, just over the bridge from Hilton Head. The Lowcountry's most complete luxury statement, and not really a hotel at all.

100 villas, every one with a private pool, the most beautiful resort architecture in Vietnam.

The Grande Dame of the Far East, open since 1928, the iconic colonnade lobby, helicopters from the roof, and Felix on the 28th floor by Philippe Starck.

14 villas with private guide and 4WD per villa, Argentina's most exclusive Iguazu experience.

On private cove in Ocho Rios since 1958, 55 rooms in family-run heritage luxury.

On Thornybush concession adjacent to Kruger, 8 suites, Royal Portfolio's flagship safari.

On Sweni River, only 7 suites, the smallest Singita Kruger property.

The 16th-century cardinal's residence with the most famous floating pool in Europe. Open since 1873. The benchmark for Lake Como, and arguably for Italy.

A 19th-century villa in Gargnano, 21 rooms, the most refined small luxury hotel on Lake Garda.