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Forget the beaches – Thailand's landlocked Khao Yai National Park offers something the coast can't: a transparent rooftop pool where you swim seemingly suspended above forested peaks. Hotel MYS Khao Yai, a five-star property on Thanaratch Road, brings Scandinavian minimalism to the heart of the country's oldest national park, a …

In Marrakech's fashionable Golden Triangle, a towering Japanese bonsai tree rises from the center of a circular lobby, setting the tone for one of the more intriguing hotel experiments in North Africa. Nobu Hotel Marrakech took over an existing building in 2022 and transformed it into something that sits comfortably …

Walking into what looks like a castle on a leafy Mexico City street and finding yourself surrounded by monochromatic rooms splashed with stained glass and contemporary art isn't your everyday hotel experience. Maison Lézard, which opened in September 2025, is the sort of place where herringbone floors meet electric violet …

A historic bank building in downtown Versailles has been transformed into a 29-room boutique hotel with its own craft distillery, a steakhouse that channels 1950s glamour, and a rooftop bar on the way. The former Woodford Bank and Trust Company now offers clawfoot tubs, equestrian-inspired design, and the kind of …

Most hotels have lobbies. AMOY Hotel by Far East Hospitality has a 200-year-old temple. To reach reception, you walk through the Fuk Tak Chi Museum, one of Singapore's first Chinese temples, past artifacts from the 1800s depicting the lives of early Chinese migrants. The hotel has transformed a heritage shophouse …

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 …

Standing on a pink granite cliff above the Nile since 1899, the Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan is the kind of place where history doesn't just whisper – it practically shouts from the ruby chandeliers and horseshoe arches. Agatha Christie sat on the terrace penning Death on the Nile here. …

In the forested hills above Luang Prabang, architect Bill Bensley has conjured something wonderfully eccentric: a 23-room resort that reimagines a 19th-century French colonial hill station, complete with safari-style tents perched in the treetops. The property sprawls across both banks of the Nam Dong River, connected by a bridge that …

Imagine stepping into a mirrored orb that hovers above turquoise waters, where your villa reflects the sky so perfectly it nearly vanishes into the horizon. This isn't a fever dream – it's Shebara Resort, Saudi Arabia's latest audacious leap into luxury tourism. Opened in November 2024 on Sheybarah Island, this …