13 travel writers on their favourite hotels in the world

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A riverside retreat in Siem Reap, a palace in Hyderabad, an Arts and Crafts pile in Norfolk… these are the places to stay our experts still think about

As travel editors and writers, we’ve been lucky to bed down at hundreds of standout hotels across the world, from quirky woodland cabin stays in Cork to glamorous city-centre pads in Hong Kong. Among all the hotels we’ve stayed at over the years, both on home soil and beyond, there are some in particular that we still daydream about. These are our favourite hotels in the world — and we’d love to read about your own in the comments.

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1. Gleneagles, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

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