Unimpeachable service and hospitality are hallmarks of any Andrew Harper hotel, but smaller properties naturally have an advantage. With fewer guests, staff can more easily remember names and individual preferences. So when a grand hotel or resort — one with more than 50 rooms — delivers the same level of personalized attention across a wide range of on-property amenities, it’s even more impressive. Half of the hotels in this category were recognized as Members’ Choice favorites last year, but five new ones enter the 2026 list. All the newcomers are beloved classics in Western Europe, except for one remarkable outlier: a Caribbean resort reborn after a devastating hurricane.

1. Le Bristol Paris
Paris, France

Near the shops of Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, this “centrally located” 188-room hotel offers a “classic Parisian location” with an “exceptional staff that remember your name visit after visit.” With Le Bristol’s “impeccable service” and “quietly elegant suites,” many Andrew Harper members have to ask: “Is there another choice?”

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