Most Beautiful Hotels in the World

February 7, 2022

Blue Palace, Elounda, Crete With an elevated position just beyond Elounda on the eastern side of Crete Island in Greece, the Blue Palace has what Dr. Paul Johnson of..A Luxury Travel Blog calls “an enviable view that overlooks the picturesque island of Spinalonga,” itself a star of numerous novels and films

**Southern Ocean Lodge, Australia** ”Perched on the limestone cliffs of Kangaroo Island, Southern Ocean Lodge “has a front-row seat to the wild Southern Ocean,” says freelance journalist Jill K. Robinson..“Every view from the secluded lodge on this rugged coast is a rich one.”

**Santa Caterina, Amalfi, Italy**Whether you’re seated at Santa Caterina’s Beach House restaurant or draped on your lounge chair by the pool, the views here of the Amalfi Coast “ are just incredible from every angle,” says Stacy Small, founder of Elite Travel International.

With its 4th wall missing so that rooms open to the Caribbean Sea and blue skies, Ladera inspires every visitor and sets a benchmark, view-wise, that’s hard to beat.

**Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez, France**

What could be more classically Riviera than the view from this stunner in the famed French coastal magnet for the chic and glamorous?

“This is coastal California at its best,”adding that the views from this sprawling resort just go on and on. An added benefit? Terranea is aneasy reach from Los Angeles, so it’s an ideal weekend getaway.