Some hotels know how to create a luxury experience before you even arrive; Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago is definitely one of them. Pampering begins at the reservation level and continues throughout your stay. The hotel's stunning architecture combined with their restaurant, Sixteen, The Spa at Trump Chicago, unparalleled views, and proximity to shopping on The Magnificent Mile make it destined to become one of Chicago's premier landmarks.

The stunning yellow and coral stucco Mediterranean Acqualina Resort & Spa on the Beach is a luxurious oasis situated on 4.5 beachfront acres in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida,  just minutes north of Miami, where service and world-class amenities go hand-in-hand. Completing the package and tying it up with a beautiful red bow is 400 feet of white sandy beach dotted with their signature red beach chairs and umbrellas. Ah, La Dolce Vita - the sweet life!

Sophisticated travelers have been staying at the Baur au Lac in Zurich, Switzerland, a luxurious grand dame hotel overlooking Lake Zurich since in 1844, and today it is still a sought after Luxury Experience where exceptional service and modern amenities complete its stunning package.

When it comes to luxury, The Pillars at New River Sound in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is a stunning 22-room gem located on the prestigious Intracoastal Waterway, where I felt like I was a guest at a secret beach oasis of a dear friend where pampering is second nature to the attentive staff.

If the Fairmont Tremblant, located in Mont-Tremblant, Canada, was any closer to the mountain, I could have reached out my window and touched it. For skiers, it is a paradise, as it is the only ski-in, ski-out resort, and for non-skiers, has enough amenities to make it perfect in any season.

When it comes to a perfect location, it does not get any better than the award-winning Campton Place - A Taj Hotel in San Francisco, California, a luxurious little gem located in the heart of prestigious Union Square. 

The Fairfax at Embassy Row in Washington, DC is a stunning luxury hotel that was once the childhood home of Al Gore. Conveniently located in prestigious Embassy Row, the hotel opened in late 2008 after a multi-million renovation, and is a welcome addition to the Washington scene.

Did you ever imagine living in New York? The Alex Hotel is a stylish, contemporary luxury hotel with well-appointed suites; has an excellent restaurant named Riingo; and incredible views of the Chrysler building that will make every guest feel like a New Yorker.

The Taj Boston in Boston, Massachusetts, built in 1927, is a luxurious oasis that overlooks the Public Gardens and fashionable Newbury Street, which Bostonians refer to as the "Rodeo Drive" of Boston, as the street is lined with prestigious shops.

It is said that the French Quarter begins in the lobby of the Hotel Monteleone and this New Orleans, Louisiana landmark, founded by Antonio Monteleone in 1886, and continuously owned by the Monteleone family for four generations, is the oldest hotel in the French Quarter, and the largest hotel in New Orleans.

Torekov Hotell is located in the exclusive seaside area of the northwest point of the Bjäre Peninsula in Skåne, Sweden offering guests luxury accommodations, an excellent restaurant, and a pampering Spa.

Feel the need to escape? Imagine yourself at the luxurious 88-room boutique hotel Ceiba del Mar Beach & Spa Resort in Puerto Morelos located in the Riviera Maya, Mexico where every room has an ocean view, and a long stretch of white, soft, sandy beach to stroll.

The legendary Grand Hotel Stockholm in Sweden was built in 1874 and is a stunning grand dame that defies time. Some hotels seem to get better with age; the Grand Hotel Stockholm is one of them.

The luxurious 534-room and 50-suites InterContinental Berlin in Germany celebrates its 50^th anniversary in 2008. The hotel was built in 1958 as a Hilton Hotel and later became the InterContinental Berlin in 1978.

The Grand Hotel Heiligendamm  in Germany is called  the  "white city by the sea" for its  remarkable  white  buildings,  is a stunning seaside resort nestled on the shore of the Baltic Sea, and has a royal pedigree.

The Kulm Hotel St. Moritz in Switzerland is an elegant grand dame that has offered discerning luxury travelers the utmost in hospitality since Johannes Badrutt founded the hotel in 1856.

The luxurious 130-room and suite Tschuggen Grand Hotel in Arosa, Switzerland is nestled so close to the mountains that you feel like you can almost reach out and touch them.

Rathsallagh House in Dunlavin, County Wicklow, Ireland is what dreams of Ireland are all about; a top rated golf course, a beautiful old stone house covered with green and red tinged ivy, an excellent chef in the kitchen, and genuine Irish hospitality.

The Shelbourne Hotel reopened in March 2007 after an extensive 2-year renovation, is Dublin, Ireland's largest five-star luxury hotel with 265 guestrooms including 19 suites, and is centrally located across from St. Stephen's Green.

Las Brisas Ixtapa in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico is nestled on a hillside with beautiful tropical gardens and the guestrooms overlook the dramatic Mexican Pacific making it a perfect place to relax, to dream, and to revitalize the senses.

The 88-room and suite Hayfield Manor Hotel is a luxurious oasis located in the city center of Cork, Ireland, where the owners have gone to great lengths to create a charming ambience with unusual surprises for the guests.

The 1830s Georgian manor Dunbrody Country House Hotel & Restaurant in Arthurstown, New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland proves that luxury does indeed come in small packages.

Driving up the hill to The Fairmont Southampton, the first thing that you notice is the rolling greens of the golf course, and the second is the color of the hotel, pink, standing proud like the sands of Bermuda.

Staying at Dromoland Castle Hotel & Country Estate in Newmarket-on-Fergus in County Clare, Ireland is what dreams are made of; an authentic castle dating to 1543, a championship 18-hole golf course, a dreamy new spa, and an excellent restaurant.

Sheen Falls Lodge in Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland, once the summer residence of the Marquis of Lansdowne and a fishing lodge, is a luxury hotel with the largest public wine cellar in Ireland.

The Hotel Hans Egede in Nuuk, Greenland is conveniently located to explore the world's smallest capital.

Did you ever wonder what it would be like to stay at an antebellum mansion? Look no further than the stately Monmouth Plantation built in 1818 in Natchez, Mississippi, for a luxury experience.

The Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz is an absolute paradise from which to discover Gozo, the mythical island of Calypso.

101 hotel is like staying at the chic home of a friend, which was the intention of the owner and designer, Ingibjörg S. Pálmadottir.

The Hotel Palace Berlin features 250 rooms and 32 lavish suites, a one-star Michelin, 18 points GaultMillau and 5-cutlery restaurant "first floor," and a pampering SPA.