These Are the Most Instagrammed Luxury Hotels of 2016

Hotels with (lots and lots of) great pools tend to be the most popular.
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If you’re using Instagram as a way to figure out where the cool kids are traveling, expect to be steered to the largest hotels on earth. At least that’s the indication based on this year’s list of most Instagrammed luxury hotels, which the company has shared exclusively with Bloomberg. All the properties on the list were classified as five-star stays, but they didn’t earn their spots on this list by virtue of their excellent service or comfortable beds. They’re not purveyors of exclusivity or gateways to glamorous cities, but mega-destinations unto themselves. Forget Instagrammable moments—these hotels are Instagrammable universes. So here’s what not to miss when you inevitably plan your own trip.