Further afield
Around the world
Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa
Sole resort on Silhouette Island, backed by a rainforest national park and a long empty beach.
Hoshinoya Fuji
Cliffside glamping cabins above Lake Kawaguchi with uninterrupted Mount Fuji views.
Hoshinoya Karuizawa
Hot-spring hideaway of stilted rooms above a valley stream in Karuizawa's highland forest.
Hotel 1001 Nótt
Family-owned boutique hotel above Lake Lagarfljót, the best base in the East Fjords
Hotel Barrière Le Carl Gustaf
Small hillside hotel above Gustavia with private pools and harbour views from every suite.
Hótel Búðir
Family-run country inn on the Snæfellsnes coast beside its famous black church
Hotel Cala di Volpe, a Luxury Collection Hotel
Landmark Sardinian resort on Cala di Volpe bay, with a saltwater pool and private beach.
Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel
Giudecca hideaway with an Olympic-size saltwater pool, vineyard garden and lagoon views.
Hotel de la Coupole - MGallery
A flamboyant design hotel in the middle of Sapa, at the foot of Vietnam's highest peak.
Hotel Escondido
Sixteen thatched cabanas with plunge pools on an empty beach east of Puerto Escondido.
Hotel Esencia
Fifty-odd acres of jungle and private beach at Xpu-Ha, run as an intimate owner-led estate.
Hotel Le Toiny
The island's most private hotel: villa suites with private pools above rugged Anse de Toiny.
Hotel Marqués de Riscal, a Luxury Collection Hotel
A Gehry-designed hotel inside a working nineteenth-century Rioja winery at Elciego.
Hotel Nantipa
A small beachfront hotel on the Nicoya Peninsula, with direct access to Santa Teresa's sand.
Hotel Rangá
Country resort by the Rangá river with hot tubs, an observatory and aurora wake-up calls
Huka Lodge
Grande dame of New Zealand lodges on the Waikato River above Huka Falls, refurbished and reopened.
Il San Pietro di Positano
A Relais & Châteaux landmark cut into the Positano cliffs, with a private beach below.
Inara Camp
Luxury camp on 21 hectares of the Agafay, with a pool, spa tent and Atlas views at dusk.
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.
Jabali Ridge
Asilia's Ruaha lodge, tucked among boulders and baobabs, with huge lion prides on the doorstep.
Jack's Camp
Ten green canvas tents facing the Kalahari's salt flats, with meerkats and quad bikes.
Jade Mountain
Architectural sanctuaries with open fourth walls and private infinity pools, facing the Pitons.
Jamaica Inn
Family-run Ocho Rios classic: fifty-odd suites with open verandas over a private beach.