World's Greatest Hotels

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Season 2
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Arrive in style at one of Hong Kong's most historic hotels. In a city teaming with more billionaires than almost any other, flying into the Hong Kong Peninsula by chopper is the norm, with not one, but two rooftop helipads for the big spenders.
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Step inside the front doors of London's oldest hotel. Sitting pretty in the heart of trendy Mayfair, Brown's is a true bastion of Britishness and a luxury landmark. Over its 180-years in operation, this is a hotel that has welcomed the who's who of London life into its richly elegant interiors.
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Become immersed in the underwater world of Hotel Atlantis, Dubai. Perched on top of a giant manmade palm tree shaped island in the Arabian Gulf - this hotel made the biggest global splash ever when it opened just 12 years ago to a fanfare the world had never seen before.
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Take a walk up the red carpet and head inside a hotel that's played host to Hollywood royalty for the last six decades. The Beverly Hilton is one of Beverly Hills' most famous residents - a mid-century design icon that was built to attract show business. But it's not only movie stars that this hotel can count amongst its r...
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Head to the city of love and check into one of Paris’s chicest hotels. This hotel really goes beyond five stars. One of only 31 in France to belong to an exclusive group of ‘Palace’ hotels, the George V really has that extra je ne sais quoi.
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This week we're heading to London to check in at a quintessentially English hotel with a naughty streak. Situated in the heart of swanky Mayfair, Claridge’s has a well-earned reputation as being both private retreat for Royals and politicians as well as the ultimate venue for A-lister indulgence. Since its opening in the e...
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Since its opening in 1907, The Plaza has remained a New York icon, hosting world leaders, dignitaries, Broadway legends and Hollywood royalty. A magnet for stars like The Beatles and F. Scott Fitzgerald this episode takes us behind the scenes of a New York landmark
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Checking out The Plaza, on Fifth Avenue in New York. A magnet for stars as bright as The Beatles and F Scott Fitzgerald, it has been a beacon of opulence since its opening in 1907.
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