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Belmond
43 Properties in our collection · Average score 9.4/10
Heritage train and hotel collection born from the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. James Sherwood built the company around historic transport and properties; LVMH acquired it from his estate in 2019.
What Makes Belmond Different
James Sherwood founded Sea Containers in 1965 and acquired the rights to the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express in 1977. The hotel collection grew outward from the train: Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Reid's Palace in Madeira, Mount Nelson in Cape Town, Copacabana Palace in Rio. Each acquisition was a proper
The LVMH acquisition in 2019 gave Belmond access to LVMH's hospitality network (which includes Cheval Blanc) but the operational identity remains rooted in heritage assets. The trains (Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, British Pullman, Royal Scotsman, Eastern & Oriental Express, Andean Explorer) are st
Ideal Guest
Train enthusiasts, heritage-property travelers, multi-generational European trips. Repeat Belmond guests who collect properties: the Mount Nelson in Cape Town, the Cipriani in Venice, the Splendido in Portofino. Not for travelers seeking modern design-led luxury or budget-conscious itineraries; the
Portfolio Character
Forty-three properties spanning hotels, trains, and river cruises. The European hotel portfolio anchors heritage destinations (Venice, Portofino, the Sicilian coast, Madeira, Mallorca). Latin American flagships include Copacabana Palace, Las Casitas in the Colca Canyon, and the Sanctuary Lodge at Ma
Signature Service
The trains themselves: service that reproduces 1920s and 1930s transcontinental rail at restoration-grade detail. The Cipriani's pool boat between the property and St. Mark's Square is a lesser-known but structural amenity.
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43 Properties
Belmond Hotel Cipriani
Venice
9.8/10
Belmond's 1958 Venetian flagship on Giudecca Island — 96 rooms with private boat service to St. Mark's Square.
Belmond Royal Scotsman
Edinburgh
9.8/10
Belmond's Scottish Highlands sleeper train — luxury cabins with en-suite bathrooms on multi-day journeys from Edinburgh.
Belmond Villa San Michele
Florence
9.7/10
Belmond's Fiesole hillside villa above Florence — 15th-century monastery conversion with original frescoes and terraced gardens.
Cap Juluca, A Belmond Hotel
Anguilla
9.6/10
Belmond's Caribbean beachfront property on Anguilla's Maundays Bay — 108 rooms and suites along a mile-long white-sand beach.
Belmond Miraflores Park
Lima
9.6/10
Belmond's Lima property in Miraflores — ocean-view suites and rooftop infinity pool above the Pacific.
Belmond Governors Residence, Yangon
Yangon
9.6/10
Belmond's 1920s colonial mansion in tropical gardens — 49 keys in Yangon's diplomatic quarter.
Belmond Villa SantAndrea
Taormina
9.6/10
Belmond's 1950 Sicilian coast property — 67 keys on a private beach in the Bay of Mazzarò below Taormina.
Belmond El Encanto
Santa Barbara
9.6/10
1918 hillside hotel above Santa Barbara — 92 rooms and suites with ocean views, restored in 2013 under Belmond.
Belmond Napasai
Koh Samui
9.6/10
Belmond's Koh Samui beachfront — 30 villas and 15 suites in a tropical garden setting on the island's quieter northern coast.
Belmond Hotel das Cataratas
Foz do Iguaçu
9.6/10
The only hotel inside Brazil's Iguaçu National Park — 100 rooms with exclusive after-hours access to the falls.
Belmond British Pullman
London
9.6/10
Belmond's 1920s British Pullman — vintage carriages running day journeys from London Victoria across the British countryside.
Belmond Palacio Nazarenas
Cusco
9.6/10
Belmond's Cusco property — a converted colonial-era building in the San Blas neighborhood, steps from the Plaza de Armas.
Belmond Hotel Monasterio
Cuzco
9.6/10
Belmond's 16th-century monastery conversion in Cuzco — 122 rooms in a 1592 colonial structure steps from the Plaza de Armas.
Belmond La Résidence dAngkor
Siem Reap
9.6/10
Belmond's Siem Reap property — 59 rooms in a walled Khmer-style garden compound near the Angkor temple complex.
Belmond Hotel Caruso
Amalfi Coast
9.5/10
Belmond's clifftop Ravello property — an 11th-century palazzo above the Amalfi Coast with an infinity pool suspended over the coastline.
Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge
Chobe National Park
9.5/10
Belmond's 12-tent safari lodge in Chobe National Park's Savute Channel region — Botswana's elephant-dense savannah corridor.
Belmond Castello di Casole
Tuscany
9.5/10
Belmond's Tuscan countryside estate — a 10th-century castle with 41 suites on an ancient Etruscan site near Casole d'Elsa.
Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo
Taormina
9.5/10
Belmond's 1873 Sicilian flagship — a neo-classical hotel above Taormina's Greek Theatre with Mount Etna views.
Belmond Safaris
African Safari
9.5/10
Belmond's Okavango Delta safari operation — luxury tents and lodges across private concessions, established 1990.
Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatSaisons
Great Milton
9.5/10
Raymond Blanc's 32-room Oxfordshire manor house hotel — two Michelin stars held since 1984, with a working kitchen garden supplying the restaurant.
Belmond La Résidence Phou Vao
Luang Prabang
9.5/10
Belmond's Luang Prabang hilltop property — 34 rooms and suites overlooking the UNESCO Heritage city and surrounding mountains.
Belmond Hotel Splendido
Portofino
9.5/10
Belmond's 60-room Portofino harbor property, in a building dating to 1400, renovated in 2018.
Belmond Copacabana Palace
Rio de Janeiro
9.5/10
Belmond's 1923 beachfront palace on Copacabana — 230 rooms and 15 signature suites anchoring Rio's social scene.
Belmond Cap Juluca
Anguilla
9.5/10
Belmond's Caribbean beachfront property on Anguilla's Maundays Bay — white-sand crescent with Moorish-influenced architecture.
Villa Sant'Andrea, A Belmond Hotel, Taormina Mare
Taormina Mare
9.4/10
Belmond's Taormina Mare beach property — private beach access below the clifftop town, with boat shuttle to the main Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo.
Villa San Michele, A Belmond Hotel, Florence
Florence
9.4/10
Belmond's Fiesole hillside property above Florence — terraced gardens, panoramic pool, and La Loggia Restaurant overlooking the Arno valley.
La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel, Mallorca
Mallorca
9.4/10
Belmond's Mallorcan mountain retreat in Deià — 67 rooms across two 16th-century manor houses in the Tramuntana foothills.
Belmond Las Casitas
Colca Canyon
9.4/10
Belmond's Andean lodge on the rim of Colca Canyon — 20 casitas with private heated plunge pools at 3,260 meters.
Caruso, A Belmond Hotel, Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
9.4/10
Belmond's 11th-century palazzo conversion in Ravello, 350 meters above the Amalfi Coast with terraced gardens and infinity pool.
Belmond Rio Sagrado
Urubamba
9.4/10
Belmond's Sacred Valley property — 23 rooms and villas on the Urubamba River between Cusco and Machu Picchu.
Belmond La Residencia
Deia
9.4/10
Belmond's Mallorcan mountain property — 35 rooms and suites in a 14th-century stone estate above Deià.
Belmond Sanctuary Lodge
Machu Picchu
9.4/10
Belmond's 31-room lodge at the entrance to Machu Picchu — the only hotel within the archaeological site's gates.
Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada
San Miguel de Allende
9.4/10
Belmond's 37-room San Miguel de Allende property across colonial-era mansions, in operation since 1950.
Belmond Jimbaran Puri, Bali
Jimbaran
9.4/10
Belmond's Balinese beachfront resort — 64 villas and cottages on Jimbaran Bay, opened 1993, renovated 2018.
Eastern & Oriental Express, A Belmond Train
Southeast Asia
9.2/10
Belmond's Southeast Asian train — Bangkok to Singapore via Malaysia, with Dior Spa and Michelin-starred dining onboard.
La Samanna, A Belmond Hotel, St Martin
St Martin
9.2/10
A Caribbean sanctuary blending French elegance with island charm.
Maroma, A Belmond Hotel
Riviera Maya
9.2/10
Belmond's Riviera Maya beachfront property — 63 suites with traditional Mexican design on a white-sand Caribbean beach.
Belmond Reids Palace
Funchal
9.1/10
Belmond's 1891 Madeira flagship — 158 keys in clifftop gardens above Funchal, with a Michelin-starred restaurant.
Jimbaran Puri, A Belmond Hotel
Bali
9.0/10
Belmond's Bali beachfront property — private cottages and villas on Jimbaran Bay's quieter southern stretch.
The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel
London
9.0/10
Belmond's 54-room Chelsea townhouse hotel in the 1887 building where Lillie Langtry lived and Oscar Wilde kept a pied-à-terre.
Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel
Cape Town
9.0/10
Belmond's Cape Town flagship — a pink-painted heritage hotel in the Company's Garden since 1899.
La Samanna by Belmond
Saint Martin
8.8/10
Belmond's Caribbean beachfront resort on Saint Martin's Baie Longue — 83 rooms and suites on a mile-long white-sand beach.
Las Casitas, A Belmond Hotel, Colca Canyon
Colca Canyon
8.8/10
Belmond's Andean retreat — 20 casitas with private heated plunge pools on the rim of Colca Canyon.
Destinations: African Safari, Amalfi Coast, Anguilla, Bali, Cape Town, Chobe National Park, Colca Canyon, Cusco, Cuzco, Deia, Edinburgh, Florence, Foz do Iguaçu, Funchal, Great Milton, Jimbaran, Koh Samui, Lima, London, Luang Prabang, Machu Picchu, Mallorca, Portofino, Rio de Janeiro, Riviera Maya, Saint Martin, .
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