Further afield
Around the world
Sublime Comporta
A 68-hectare estate of cabanas and villas in the pine woods inland from Comporta beach.
Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Goa
Beachfront resort on 56 acres at Benaulim in South Goa, with spa, golf and villa suites.
Taj Lake Palace
Eighteenth-century marble island palace on Lake Pichola, reached only by boat from Udaipur.
Tau Pan Camp
Nine chalets on a dune overlooking Tau Pan, in Africa's second-largest protected area.
The Algonquin Resort, Autograph Collection
Historic seaside resort on the Bay of Fundy, with a clifftop links course and full spa.
The Alpina Gstaad
Gstaad's modern grand chalet, with 56 rooms and Switzerland's first Six Senses spa.
The Chedi Andermatt
A serene Andermatt landmark blending Swiss chalet timber with Asian design and a very large spa.
The Chedi Muscat
Low-rise Omani-Asian design on 21 acres of garden, with one of the region's best spas.
The Cove at Atlantis
All-suite luxury wing of Atlantis with adults-only pools and two private beaches.
The Danai Beach Resort & Villas
Fifty-six suites and villas above a private Sithonia beach, with a serious cellar and small scale.
The Highlands
Asilia's high-altitude camp above the Ngorongoro crowds, with eight domes and wood-burning stoves.
The House by Elegant Hotels
Small adults-only hotel on Paynes Bay with a deliberately informal, no-lobby arrival.
The Inn at Bay Fortune
Michael Smith's waterside inn on eastern PEI, centred on a nightly open-fire feast.
The Legian Seminyak, Bali
All-suite beachfront hotel with a three-tier pool on Seminyak Beach in southern Bali.
The Little Nell
Aspen's only Five-Star, Five-Diamond ski-in ski-out hotel, at the foot of the Silver Queen Gondola.
The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch
All-inclusive Wyoming ranch with its own creamery, distillery and vast private trout water.
The Majlis Resort
A whitewashed boutique resort on Ras Kitau Bay, facing the UNESCO-listed old town across the water.
The Marlborough
Historic Victorian convent reborn as a ten-suite boutique hotel amid Marlborough's vineyards.
The Oberoi Amarvilas
Moorish-Mughal hotel six hundred metres from the Taj Mahal, with the monument in every room view.
The Oberoi Beach Resort, Lombok
Thatched pavilions and private pool villas on Medana Beach in northwest Lombok.
The Oberoi Vanyavilas Wildlife Resort
Luxury tented camp on the edge of Ranthambore National Park, one of India's top tiger parks.
The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort
Four Seasons-run Paradise Island landmark with formal Versailles gardens and a long beach.
The Palms Turks and Caicos
Grace Bay resort of large suites and residences, known for its 25,000 sq ft spa.
The Plettenberg
Thirty-five rooms and two villas on a rocky promontory above Plettenberg Bay's beaches.