The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort

What the classifiers highlight

White and Mughal-inspired, this palace inside Katara Cultural Village keeps just 59 rooms and suites plus 32 standalone villas, one a two-level, five-bedroom Royal Villa. MICHELIN and Forbes both note the lobby's high ceilings echoing a historic palace courtyard, the Katara Beach Suite's private beach access, and an infinity pool that runs toward the Gulf horizon.