Semeli Hotel – Mykonos

Semeli Mykonos

The Semeli Hotel Mykonos is a honeymoon-standard boutique retreat in a quiet yet fairly central corner of Mykonos Town.

Six Senses Shaharut – Israel

Six Senses Shaharut Israel

Six Senses Shaharut debut resort in Israel is bringing it with it a boutique collection of pool villas that gaze out over the desert.

The Alpina Gstaad – Switzerland

The Alpina Gstaad

The Alpina Gstaad – Switzerland As being a luxury travel inspiration source, The Alpina Gstaad cannot be missed from the list. With uber-cool Swiss design making The Alpina Gstaad, just a few hours from Geneva or Zurich, a chic, luxury spa destination in the Alps. Switzerland’s Gstaad has long been a rich-and-famous person’s destination, but […]

The other side – Bahamas

The Other Side Bahamas

Possibly the most glamorous campsite you’re ever likely to pitch up at, The Other Side Bahamas takes ‘glamping’ to the stratospheric heights.

&Beyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge – Botswana

The lodge is beautiful, the suites are spacious and modern and the views are breathtaking. It’s a wonderful and luxurious place, but may lack the sense of community you find at camps such as Savute Under Canvas Sandibe is far from your traditional-style safari camp. Hand-crafted from local wood and reed, the main area was […]

&Beyond Mnemba Island – Tanzania

&Beyond Mnemba Island is a luxury Tanzania hotel offering elegant interiors, excellent service, rooms with sea views and private verandas, a watersports centre, spa and restaurant, on Mnemba Island, near Zanzibar Off the tip of Zanzibar lies this romantic private island, an unpretentious and unspoilt paradise surrounded by coral reefs and dazzling water full of marine life. The […]

Belvedere – Greece

The white buildings of this Mykonos hotel complex resemble a traditional Cycladic village. Inside, though, they’re unexpectedly urbane The architects of the Rockwell Group drew inspiration from contemporary yacht design in their renovation in 2009 The upscale nature of the Belvedere is evident elsewhere too. In the staff uniforms by British designer Neil Barrett, for […]

One&Only Palmilla – Mexico

Set on the tip of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, One&Only Palmilla is luxury at its finest – TRAVEL+LEISURE First, there’s the emphasis on individual service that makes this big resort feel like a boutique hotel (guests are called by name, for example). Then, there’s dining—celeb chef Jean Georges Vongerichten new restaurant, SEARED, which turns out innovative steakhouse […]

Msamwbeni Beach House – Kenya

This luxurious, Lamu-style hideaway in Msambweni, the “land of the sable antelope,” was opened in 2007. Its location on a clifftop above a white sandy beach is practically predestined for an infinity pool, and this one certainly lives up to its name, creating the illusion that you could simply float on out into the Indian […]

Hôtel Du Cap-Eden-Roc – France

A throwback to the F.Scott Fitzgerald era, this grand 19th-century mansion on the Cote d’Azur is set among nine hectares of landscaped gardens, with a guest list that reads like the credits of a Hollywood movie – The Telegraph Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc is the prestigious Grande Dame of the Côte d’Azur, with a 140 year […]

Fujiya Inn – Japan

When designing Fujiya Inn, I developed the concept of layers both in time and space – Kengo Kuma, THE HOTEL’S ARCHITECT “Blonde Madam”, the local call Jeanie Fuji, the American who has turned the Fujiya Inn into one of the best-known hotels in Japan. Having learned the ancient art of okami, traditional Japanese hospitality, in […]