Miraflores Park, A Belmond Hotel, Lima

Character and identity

Perched on the Malecón clifftop in Miraflores, this all-suite Belmond commands the Pacific edge of Lima with 89 suites spread across eight floors and a rooftop crown on the eleventh. The look is classic and refined rather than design-forward, with the wow moment reserved for the heated infinity pool and the west-facing Observatory restaurant above it. Tragaluz handles dinner with an Asian-Peruvian fusion, while Belo Bar pours what locals will tell you is among the city's best pisco sours. Service runs attentive, with a bath butler, a 24-hour Club Class lounge and a Spa Concierge partnership.

Who's it for

Bottom line

What sells this hotel is the vertical stack of pleasures at the top: the eleventh-floor infinity pool, the Observatory's sunset over the Pacific and the Club Class lounge one floor below. Book a City-View Deluxe Suite for the oversized Roman tub and bath butler, or upgrade to Club Class if you'll use the lounge's all-day food service and 24-hour access; otherwise the room product is good but not transformative.