Looking for luxury? Travel Best Bets can create the perfect custom itinerary or book existing packages with luxury Tour Operators and Cruise Lines. For some of Claire’s personal hotel & resort recommendations from around the world check out her Luxury List…

DESTINATIONS

Africa & Middle East
Asia & India
Canada
Caribbean
Central & South America
Europe
Mexico
South Pacific
USA

LUXURY TOUR OPERATORS

Abercrombie & Kent
Butterfield & Robinson
Aqua Expeditions
Kensington Tours
Big Five Tours & Expeditions

LUXURY CRUISE LINES

Seabourn
Regent Seven Seas
Silversea
Crystal Cruises
Paul Gauguin Cruises
Oceania Cruise
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
Windstar
Azamara

Africa & Middle East

Londolozi, South Africa
Cape Grace, Cape Town
La Mamounia, Marrakech
Park Hyatt Dubai, Dubai, United Emirates
David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem, Israel
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Fairmont Mount Kenya safari Club, Kenya, Africa

Asia & India

Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Raffles Beijing, Beijing, China
Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India
Conrad Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Amandari, Bali, Indonesia
Fullerton Hotel, Singapore
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, Thailand
Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Maldives
Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Nam Hai, Hoi An, Vietnam

Canada

Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City
Fairmont Pacific Rim, Vancouver
Sparkling Hill Resort, Vernon, BC
King Pacific Lodge, Princess Royal Island
Le Saint-Sulpice, Montreal
Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino, Vancouver Island
Pan Pacific Whistler Village, Whistler
Pillar & Post Inn, Niagara on the lake, Ontario
Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff, Alberta

Caribbean

Jade Mountain, St. Lucia
Peninsula House, Samana, Dominican Republic
The Reefs, Bermuda
Sandals Emerald Bay, Great Exuma
Hotel Le Toiny, St. Barts
Seven Stars Resorts, Turks and Caicos
Jumby Bay, Antigua
Sandals Whitehouse European Village & Spa, Jamaica

 Central & South America

Casa Gangotena, Quito, Ecuador
Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower, Panama City, Panama
Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hotel Monasteria, Cuzco, Peru
Kanantik Reef & Jungle Resort, Belize
Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica
Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, Machu Picchu, Peru

Europe

Northern Europe
Hotel Adlon Kempinski, Berlin, Germany
Hotel Estherea, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Grand Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden
Hotel Amigo, Brussels, Belgium
Dolder Grand, Zurich, Switzerland

Central Europe
Mandarin Oriental, Prague, Czech Republic
Hotel Sacher, Vienna
Regent Esplanade Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Corinthia Hotel, Budapest, Hungary
Hotel Bellevie Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik
Hotel Vestibul Palace,Split
The Esplanade Zagreb, Zagreb
Hotel Croatia, Cavtat

British Isles
The Montcalm London, London, England
The Savoy, London, England
The Merrion, Dublin, Ireland
The Balmoral, Edinburgh, Scotland
Apsley House Hotel, Bath, England
Hayfield Manor, Cork City, Ireland
Ashford Castle, Mayo, Ireland

France
Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris
Chateau Eza, Cote d’Azur
Hotel Le Bristol, Paris
Chateau La Cheneviere, Normandy
Hotel Le Negresco, Nice

Spain
Hotel 1898, Barcelona
ME Madrid, Madrid
Hacienda de San Rafael, Seville
W Barcelona, Barcelona
Alva Park Costa Brava, Fenals
Parador Granada, Granada

Italy
Hotel Caesar Augustus, Capri
Hassler Roma, Rome
Hotel Santa Caterina, Amalfi
Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, Como Lake
Le Sirenuse, Positano
Park Hyatt, Milan
Londra Palace,Venice
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, Florence
Rome Cavalieri, Rome
Hotel Excelsior, Naples
Grand Hotel à Villa Feltrinelli – Gargnano, Italy

Greece & Turkey
Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey
Cappadocia Yunak Evleri Cave Hotel,  Ürgüp, Turkey
Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens, Greece
Blue Palace Resort & Spa, Crete, Greece
Adamant Suites, Santorini, Greece
The Myconian Ambassador, Mykonos, Greece
Charisma Hotel, Kusadasi, Turkey
Amathus Elite Suites, Rhodes, Greece

Mexico

Capella Ixtapa, Ixtapa
St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, Nuevo Vallarta
One & Only Palmilla, Los Cabos
Esperanza, Los Cabos
Le blanc Spa Resort, Cancun
Rosewood Mayakoba, Riviera Maya
La Casa Que Canta, Zihuatanejo
Quinta Real Guadalajara, Guadalajara

South Pacific

Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, New Zealand
Four Seasons, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast, Australia
Sheraton Fiji Resort, Nadi, Fiji
The Langham, Sydney, Australia
Westin Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Te Tiare Beach Resort, Huahine, French
Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, Australia

United States

Las Vegas
Wynn & Encore Wynn
Palazzo Resort & Casino
Bellagio
Cosmopolitan 
Four Seasons

Southern California
The Peninsula,Beverly Hills
Shutters on the Beach, Santa Monica
Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore, Santa Barbara
Sunset Marquis,West Hollywood
Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Beach
Disney’s Grand California, Anaheim California

Florida
Pillars Hotel, Fort Lauderdale
Ritz-Carlton, Naples
King & Grove Tides South Beach, Miami Beach
Disney’s Boardwalk Inn Resort, Lake Buena Vista
Little Palm Island Resort & Spa, Little Torch Key

New York City
The Peninsula
Four Seasons
St. Regis
The Carlyle

Pacific Northwest
Stephanie Inn,Cannon Beach, Oregon
Hotel 1000, Seattle
The Nines, Portland
Alderbrook Resort & Spa,Union, Washington
Inn at Langley,Whidbey island, Washinton

Hawaii
Halekulani, Waikiki
Four Seasons Hualalai, Big Island
Fairmont Kea Lani,Maui
St. Regis Princeville Resort,Kauai