2018 World's Greatest Places

TIME evaluated each location based on key factors, including quality, originality, innovation, sustainability and influence.

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Raffles Europejski Warsaw
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Over the past few years, Poland has quietly emerged as one of Europe’s most attractive tourist destinations, thanks to its low prices, improved infrastructure and luxe new lodging options. Chief among them: the Europejski, a majestic property that began its life as a hot-spot for intellectuals in …
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Morpheus Hotel
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Designed by the late Zaha Hadid, Morpheus is the world’s first free-form exoskeleton-bound high-rise: a grid of steel envelops 40 stories of glass with a fluidity inspired by Chinese jade carving. The interior is just as refined, with 770 rooms, a casino floor, high-roller facilities, a rooftop …
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Generator Madrid
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Forget what you think you know about hostels. In a bid to appeal to today’s young travelers, more companies are designing them to resemble high-end coworking spaces. Think private rooms, industrial-chic decor, walkability to the city’s hippest hot spots, and live events like beer tastings and DJs. …
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The Collectionist
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No two Airbnbs look alike, so why should hotel rooms? That is the thinking behind the Collectionist, a new boutique hotel that offers 39 distinct sleeping quarters, created by 20 designers and artists with themes that range from “Moroccan Circus” to “La Chambre Noir” to “Queenie Fah Fah.” Guests …
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Icehotel 365
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There’s no hotel quite like Sweden’s new Icehotel 365, whose suites—featuring ice sculptures of animals, staircases and more—remain open all year. To prevent melting, the structure relies on solar-powered controls, which keep temperatures at 23°F. By day, guests can unwind in a hot sauna or take a …
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Illa Experience Hotel
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So perfectly preserved is the historic city center of Quito, with its indigenous adobe walls alongside colonial Spanish architecture, that it was among the first two cities declared a World Heritage Site in 1978. A microcosm of that rich history can be found at the boutique hotel Illa (“Sacred …

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