Dorchester Collection destinations worldwide

Elmer Grey's 1912 Mission Revival building above Sunset Boulevard—its languid pink-and-green palette established from the beginning—became the definitive Hollywood hotel through Paul R. Williams' mid-century renovations of the Polo Lounge and Don Loper's banana-leaf wallpaper, the 23 private bungalows still the most mythologised accommodation in Los Angeles.

Jouin Manku's 2007 renovation of Albin Richter's 1931 Art Deco building restored the Promenade's gilded pilasters and Ballroom's mirrored ceiling to their original magnificence, the hotel's three-Michelin-star Alain Ducasse restaurant and landmark Park Lane address making it one of London's most globally recognised luxury properties.

Philippe Starck's 2007 renovation left the 1835 palace's gilded Versailles-referencing ceilings intact while adding playful wit, and Cédric Grolet's patisserie counter in the lobby has since become one of Paris's most-queued destinations, drawing pastry obsessives to one of the city's most extraordinary hotel lobbies.

Philippe Starck's 2007 reworking of the Meurice's Salle Belle Étoile pairs a contorted-glass chandelier and contemporary furniture in acid yellow and deep purple with the 18th-century gilded ceiling above, making the room feel provocatively alive in one of Paris's most historically charged hotel spaces.

A Mayfair Art Deco hotel in a Gropius-designed building overlooking Hyde Park, with a Michelin-starred restaurant.