Further afield
Around the world
InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort
A dramatic Bensley-designed resort stacked across four levels of the Son Tra Peninsula.
Itz'ana Resort & Residences
Contemporary Belizean-colonial villas straddling beach and lagoon on the Placencia peninsula.
Jumeirah Muscat Bay
Beachfront resort with hillside villas and pools, fifteen minutes from central Muscat.
Kumarakom Lake Resort
Heritage villa resort on Lake Vembanad in the Kerala backwaters, with a meandering pool.
Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort
Whitewashed suites with private terraces on the Tourist Corridor between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose.
Le Sirenuse
Family-run Positano landmark with a starred restaurant and a famous Champagne bar.
Marbella Club Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa
Bungalows and villas in mature gardens on the Golden Mile, the original Marbella address.
Milos Cove
An all-suite retreat above a private Milos inlet, with a pool and sea view in every room.
NIHI Sumba
Twenty-seven thatched pool villas on a remote surf coast on the island of Sumba, east of Bali.
Nonsuch Bay Resort
Apartment-style resort above a reef-sheltered east-coast bay with a serious sailing school.
Post Ranch Inn
Adults-only cliffside retreat in Big Sur where every room faces either ocean or redwood forest.
Raes on Wategos
Small whitewashed boutique hotel directly on Wategos Beach, Byron Bay's most sheltered cove.
Rayavadee
Boat-access resort of round thatched pavilions between three beaches on Krabi's Railay peninsula.
Regent Phu Quoc
A contemporary all-suite resort on Long Beach with pool villas and a well-regarded spa.
Reid's Palace, A Belmond Hotel, Madeira
Madeira's grand old clifftop hotel above Funchal, open since 1891 and still the island's best.
Rosewood Baha Mar
The luxury component of Cable Beach's Baha Mar development, with British colonial styling.
Rosewood Kauri Cliffs
Clifftop Northland lodge on a 6,000-acre ranch, with a celebrated golf course and three beaches.
Rosewood Le Guanahani St Barth
Colourful cottage-style resort on its own peninsula, with a lagoon on one side and surf on the other.
Rosewood Mayakoba
Waterway-linked suites with private plunge pools inside the Mayakoba reserve, north of Playa del Carmen.
Saffire Freycinet
All-inclusive Tasmanian coastal lodge facing the Hazards and the oyster beds of Great Oyster Bay.
San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel
Former Taormina convent turned Four Seasons, with cloisters, terraced gardens and sea views.
Sandy Lane
Barbados' most famous address: coral-stone grandeur, three golf courses and a vast spa.
Shangri-La Villingili, Maldives
A large Addu Atoll island resort, recently reopened, with the country's only golf course.
Six Senses Con Dao
Fifty beachfront pool villas facing the sea on a wild, protected island off southern Vietnam.