This year's Best Business hotel winner, the Georges, is a tiny gem of a boutique hotel, hidden in an art nouveau mansion on a narrow cobbled lane in Istanbul's Galata district.
(CNN) -- Tired of staying in anonymous corporate hotels? Maybe you should try one of the gorgeous lodgings named by Wallpaper* as its best business hotels of 2012.
A panel of well-traveled creatives picked the hotels from a shortlist. Highlights include New York's NoMad, which houses a two-floor library that turns into a cocktail bar, and the Fasano Boa Vista, in Brazil -- a resort that has natural forest and lakes in its vast grounds.
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But this year's best business hotel is the Georges, a tiny boutique establishment in Istanbul's Galata district, which offers its pampered guests a private butler. Who says you shouldn't mix business with pleasure?
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Runner up in the Wallpaper list, and relaunched after a luxurious AU$65m ($68m) makeover earlier this year, Park Hyatt Sydney is a low-slung sandstone structure located within the historic rocks district on Sydney Harbour's Campbell's Cove.
There are 155 rooms, including three new rooftop suites adjacent to the pool on the fourth floor, all of which have balconies with a view. The prestigious Sydney Suite is the grandest with almost 360-degree views of the bridge, harbor and opera house.
Originally known as the Palacio de los Condes de Miravalle, Downtown has a red volcanic rock façade, traditional handmade tiles in the rooms, perfectly manicured patios, and a stone-forged staircase dating from the colonial period.
Located in Porto Feliz, 100km away from the bustling business hub of Sao Paulo, the Fasano Boa Vista resort boasts was designed by Brazilian architect, Isay Weinfeld.
The complex spans 12 million square meters of virgin landscape, a third of which is covered by natural forest and natural lakes.
The third development from local National Properties Holdings, Jervois was designed by two Frenchmen, Florent Nédélec (exteriors) and Christian Liaigre (interiors). The top five penthouse floors overlook Victoria Harbour.
This industrial building on the Brooklyn waterfront is now the Wythe Hotel, a 72-room facility with original exposed brickwork, arched windows and cast-iron columns.
A former cooperage dating from 1901, the hotel's common areas and bar are located in a striking new rooftop glass box extension.
NoMad is a new hotel housed in a turn-of-the-century Beaux-Arts building in the New York's NoMad neighbourhood (north of Madison Square Park).
The hotel houses a grand library that comes complete with an eclectic literary collection.
The legendary Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles is awash with Hollywood glitz and glamour, as emphasized by the Grace Kelly suite (pictured).
Its Spanish colonial façade remains a bright shade of pink, and the decor takes inspiration from the 12 acres of gardens that surround the hotel.
A former bank and music school, the building has been transformed by architect and designer, Piero Lissoni, into something altogether more airy and light-filled.
The Four Seasons Pudong is located in Shanghai's financial district, on the east side of the bustling Huangpu River.
Housed in an elegant 1870s Haussmann building opposite the Opera Garnier, the W Paris has been designed by architecture and interior design specialists Rockwell Group Europe.
An oversized backlit digital wall takes centre stage in the lobby, while historic features such as vaulted ceilings and marble staircases have been partially restored.
Hotelier Florian Weitzer's second property, the Hotel Daniel in Vienna is an intimate boutique hotel located steps from the city's historic Schloss Belvedere.
Designed by architects Atelier Heisse, Hotel Daniel is filled with a mix of antique and contemporary pieces by local designers.
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