Further afield
Around the world
Beau-Rivage Palace
A grand lakeside palace at Ouchy with a Guerlain spa and Anne-Sophie Pic's restaurant.
Belvedere Mykonos
Whitewashed buildings on a hill above Mykonos Town, with a famous pool scene and Matsuhisa dining.
Beniya Mukayu
Sixteen-room Relais & Chateaux ryokan on Yakushiyama hill, an hour from Kanazawa.
Blancaneaux Lodge
Thatched cabanas and villas beside Privassion Creek in Belize's Mountain Pine Ridge forest reserve.
Blue Waters Resort & Spa
Family-run resort in its own north-west bay with 85 rooms, suites and hillside villas.
Borgo Egnazia
Large Puglian resort built as a traditional borgo, with golf, spa and a beach club.
Borgo Santo Pietro
Restored 13th-century villa on a Tuscan farm estate, with gardens, spa and starred dining.
Bürgenstock Hotel & Alpine Spa
A cliff-top Lake Lucerne resort with a vast alpine spa and one of the great Swiss views.
Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
All-suite hotel on a man-made island off Jumeirah Beach, with duplex suites and butlers.
Canaves Oia Epitome
Private-pool villas cut into the Oia cliff, built around caldera sunsets and ambitious dining.
Cap Juluca, A Belmond Hotel
Belmond's Anguilla flagship: whitewashed Greco-Moorish villas on 179 acres at Maundays Bay.
Cape Lodge
Cape Dutch-style country estate with 22 rooms, a private lake and one of Margaret River's best kitchens.
Capella Hanoi
A jewel-box Bensley hotel on a quiet street steps from Hanoi's colonial opera house.
Carlisle Bay
Design-led all-suite resort on a south-coast bay backed by rainforest hills.
Castello del Sole Ascona
A farm estate near Ascona with vineyards, a 2,500 square metre spa and private Lake Maggiore sand.
Castello di Reschio
Eleventh-century castle hotel on a huge Umbrian estate, designed down to the door handles.
Cayo Espanto
An all-inclusive private island for a maximum of eighteen guests, three miles west of San Pedro.
Cempedak Private Island
Bamboo villas on a 42-acre adults-only private island off Bintan's east coast, near Singapore.
Chable Yucatan
Casitas in the grounds of a 19th-century Yucatán hacienda, half an hour from Mérida.
Château de la Chèvre d'Or
Perched in the walled village of Èze with Michelin dining and vertiginous sea views.
Chem Chem Lodge
A private 40 sq km concession on the elephant corridor, with eight suites and a lakeshore beach.
Cheval Blanc Randheli
An LVMH-owned island of 46 villas in Noonu Atoll, with a spa spread over five private islets.
Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France
LVMH-owned beachfront hotel on Flamands Bay, known for its Guerlain spa and service.
Chiawa Camp
Family-owned riverfront camp in the Lower Zambezi, known for canoeing and tiger fishing.