Four Seasons Sultanahmet - Converted Prison Built By The Ottomans In 1918

The stone walls are thick enough to have withstood demolition attempts in the 1930s, and the barred windows remain resolutely in place. But these days, the only thing being executed at Bodmin Jail is an ambitious vision to transform one of Britain's most forbidding historical sites into a luxury hotel …

On the outskirts of Melbourne, HM Prison Pentridge used to host famed criminals of various guilts, from serial killing to planting fake bombs to raise awareness of the nuclear threat. Although Australia's incarceration rate is on a slight uptrend, some aging facilities need replacement. And when that happens, historic buildings …

This is the story of how Finland's former largest and most dangerous prison was turned into a boutique hotel. Kakola Prison was opened in 1863 to host notorious criminals behind the thick granite walls. The correctional facility was built on Turku's second highest point, the Kakolanmäki Hill.

Welcome to a picture-perfect Western film set where you can pretend to be the Sheriff. Or the saloon owner who sets the prices of the goods. Or a banker that owns shiny gold bars in a classic vault. The cowboy town is all yours! But, if you are like me, …

You wake up in a prison cell with s pounding heart and a painful headache reminiscent of your yesterday's consumption. Distressed, you try to collect your last night's memories. And then it hits you, and you breathe a sigh of relief. You haven't done anything wrong. Actually, you have done …

Sitting on the edge of the Indian Ocean in Umhlanga, The Oyster Box is the kind of place where you can start your morning with unlimited oysters and sparkling wine at breakfast, spend your afternoon learning to make proper Durban curry, and end your evening with a cigar in a …

Somewhere in western Belize, a waterfall is tumbling into a turquoise pool that almost nobody sees. It isn't on a popular trail or a backpacker's bucket list. It's just sitting there, doing its thing, above the jungle canopy of the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, which stretches across 107,000 acres …

There are places that make you question why you ever settled for ordinary vacations, and Capella Lodge on Lord Howe Island is one of them. This nine-suite retreat sits at the foot of two volcanic peaks that tower over the world's southernmost coral reef, on an island so pristine that …

In the shadow of the Valley of the Kings, on Luxor's west bank, sits a hotel that feels like stumbling into someone's private fantasy. Al Moudira sprawls across ten hectares of palm groves and gardens, a maze of 54 suites scattered around ten courtyards, each one different from the next. …

A place that opens with "We're not a wellness fortress with animated breakfast buffets" is making a specific promise. At Zu Kirchwies, a small chalet village in Laion, South Tyrol, you won't find golden taps or petting-zoo charm. What you will find: Scottish Highland cattle wandering the property, a family …