As travelers, we spend many an hour searching for the best time to visit our dream bucket-list destination -- all with the hope of avoiding the crowds. However, there are plenty of vacation spots where you can escape the masses no matter when you show up. Below, we rounded up a list of eight secluded hotels in Europe -- some of which require a long journey -- where you wont have to worry about elbowing your way through crammed streets or fighting over a lounge chair on the beach. So, will you go the distance?

Alisha Prakash, Oyster.com

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3100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat, Switzerland