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The United Kingdom
Another Place, The Machrie
A relaxed links hotel above Islay's Laggan Bay, with hot tubs, cold tub and 43 rooms.
Château Rhianfa
Victorian French-fantasy château on the Menai Strait with private beach and sea views.
Hell Bay Hotel
A low-slung island hotel on Bryher, with Atlantic surf on one side and sheltered sand on the other.
Knockinaam Lodge
Ten-room Victorian hunting lodge in its own Galloway cove, with a seven-course set dinner.
Penally Abbey
Small Gothic country house over Tenby's south beach, with ruined chapel and sea views.
The Airds Hotel
Eleven rooms on the shore of Loch Linnhe at Port Appin, with a long-admired kitchen.
The Gallivant
A low-slung, beach-facing bolthole opposite Camber Sands, with Bamford treatments and yoga.
The Headland Hotel & Spa
A grand clifftop hotel outside Newquay with a large spa and Adam Handling's Ugly Butterfly.
The Nare Hotel
A timeless country-house-by-the-sea on the Roseland Peninsula, right above Carne Beach.