The white Main Residence of The Siam, Bangkok, at dusk above its reflecting pool

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Virtuoso

The broadest of them all: benefits at more than 2,000 luxury hotels, including many independents no chain programme covers.

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Pictured: The Siam, Bangkok, Thailand. Courtesy of The Siam.

Your benefits

What you get.

  • Daily breakfast for two
  • A dining, resort or hotel credit (typically around US$100)
  • A room upgrade on arrival, usually to the next room category, subject to availability
  • Early check-in and late check-out, if available
  • Exclusive amenities and Wi-Fi

What these perks mean

Good to know

  • Where a hotel also has its own programme (Four Seasons, Rosewood, Belmond and others), that rate is usually the better choice
  • No minimum stay; existing bookings may qualify

Points. You usually still earn hotel loyalty points and elite nights.

About Virtuoso

The world's luxury travel network.

Virtuoso is a by-invitation-only network of travel agencies specialising in luxury and experiential travel. It brings together more than 1,200 agency locations and over 20,000 travel advisers in 58 countries, and holds preferred relationships with some 2,300 of the world's finest hotels and resorts, cruise lines, tour companies and destinations. Its hotel partners range from great chain flagships to the independent island and countryside retreats that sit outside any brand programme. Membership is selective on both sides, and the network's combined buying power secures benefits a single traveller could not negotiate alone.

Book a Virtuoso hotel through a Virtuoso adviser and the stay is flagged to the hotel with the programme's benefits attached, usually alongside your own hotel loyalty points. It suits travellers who stay in independent hotels that have no programme of their own, and anyone who wants one adviser across every hotel on the trip.

Membership
By invitation only
Advisers
Around 20,000 in 58 countries
Partners
Around 2,300 worldwide
Chon Thai restaurant at The Siam, set in a traditional teak house

Where we would book first

The Siam

Bangkok, Thailand

Bill Bensley's art deco riverside house on the Chao Phraya, filled with Thai antiques, with its restaurant in a century-old teak house. Virtuoso covers independents like this that no hotel group programme reaches.

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Courtesy of The Siam.

Where to stay

Six Virtuoso hotels we would book.

The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India

Udaipur, India

The Oberoi Udaivilas

Domed pavilions and courtyards on the banks of Lake Pichola, facing the City Palace, with semi-private pools running past the rooms.

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Soneva Fushi, Baa Atoll, Maldives

Baa Atoll, Maldives

Soneva Fushi

Barefoot villas hidden in the jungle of a Baa Atoll island, with private stretches of beach, an observatory and an open-air cinema.

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Hoshinoya Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

Hoshinoya Kyoto

A riverside ryokan in the forested Arashiyama gorge, reached by the hotel's own wooden boat along the Oi River.

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The Brando, Tetiaroa, French Polynesia

Tetiaroa, French Polynesia

The Brando

Beach villas on Marlon Brando's private atoll of Tetiaroa, a short flight from Tahiti, ringed by a turquoise lagoon and coral reef.

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Claridge's, London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Claridge's

Mayfair's red-brick landmark on Brook Street, with Art Deco interiors, afternoon tea in the Foyer and a long royal history.

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The Upper House, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

The Upper House

André Fu's calm, generously sized rooms high above Pacific Place in Admiralty, with floor-to-ceiling views over Victoria Harbour or the Peak.

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Photographs courtesy of The Oberoi Group, Soneva, Hoshino Resorts, The Brando, Maybourne Hotel Group, The House Collective.

In Asia: Capella Ubud and Capella Singapore, The Oberoi Bali, COMO Shambhala, Soori Bali, Trisara Phuket, The Siam and Capella Bangkok, Anantara Golden Triangle, Azerai Hue, The Fullerton Hotel and Fullerton Bay in Singapore, Soneva Fushi and Janu Tokyo.

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All 1,853 Virtuoso hotels to book.

Every hotel in Virtuoso, as Classic Travel lists them. Choose a region or search by hotel, city or country, then book with the benefits attached.

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