Discover and dream your way through our selection of stunning unusual and exciting hotels in locations all over the world revealed in High Definition.
Private Beach Hotels
La Valise Tulum - Raw Beauty Under The Thatched RoofsLa Valise  
Tulum
La Valise is a dream for anyone looking for extraordinary raw beauty. This hotel has only nine rooms under hand-thatched palapa roofs and feels like your own little secret paradise. The beach is outside the door, so here you are, awakened by the breeze from the Caribbean sea, to gaze …
Accommodation types: Beach
Location: Tulum  Mexico  North America
Calilo - Adult Playground On Ios IslandCalilo  
Ios, famous for attracting the affluent youth of European countries and for its vibrant nightlife, has something new to show off. A retreat that's so hidden from all the commercial noise, it has its own helipad and boat port in case you would find the road leading there lengthy. However, …
Accommodation types: Beach   Luxury   Nature
Location: Manganari  Greece  East Europe
Hotel Cala Di Volpe - 60s Architectural Landmark In SardiniaHotel Cala  
Di Volpe
The scenic Cala di Volpe bay is located in the north of Sardinia. It's part of the Costa Smeralda, AKA Emerald Coast, famous for its white-sand beaches, exclusive hotels, and ability to attract celebrities and other affluent visitors. The place is so special that The Spy Who Loved Me, a …
Accommodation types: Beach   Design   Luxury   Movie
Location: Porto Cervo  Italy  West Europe
Nihi Sumba Resort - Paradise Now At The World's Best Rated HotelNihi Sumba  
Rated the number one hotel in the world by Travel & Leisure Magazine in 2016, Nihiwatu is a resort made up of private, traditionally-thatched villas spread along the island of Sumba, just an hour’s flight from Bali. Travelers can choose to stay in a range of different rooms from family-sized …
Accommodation types: Beach   Luxury   Nature   Remote
Location: Wanukaka  Indonesia  Oceania
Dolphin Island - Tropical Retreat In FijiDolphin Island  
A private retreat in the South Pacific’s Fiji Islands, Dolphin Island Huka Retreats offers four rooms with accommodations for just eight guests at a time to enjoy the ultimate peace and serenity that comes with island life. With 14-acres to enjoy, guests can enjoy a plethora of activities from diving …
Accommodation types: Beach   Island   Luxury   Nature
Location: Dolphin Island  Fiji  Oceania
Little Palm Island Resort & Spa - The American ParadiseLittle Palm Island Resort  
Island Resort
What used to be a refuge for pirates and smugglers is today the luxurious escape for the very richest. There are very few places like this in the USA. A tropical resort with its own island. Little Palm Island is a secret Florida destination. In the early days before the …
Accommodation types: Beach   Island
Location: Munson Island  USA  North America
Jeeva Beloam Beach Camp - Tropical Treasure On The Island Of East LombokJeeva  
Beloam
The Jeeva Beloam Beach Camp, set on the picturesque island of East Lombok, is everything you would imagine a tropical beach destination to be. The private bungalows offer uninterrupted sea views that make you feel like you have left reality and stepped into a postcard. The eleven bungalows, or Beruga …
Accommodation types: Beach   Nature   Remote
Location: Tanjung Ringgit  Indonesia  Oceania
Titanic Mardan Palace - The Ultimate Luxury ResortTitanic Mardan  
Palace
Like the Pharaohs' pyramids and Nebuchadnezzar’s hanging gardens, rich men have long sought to build the ultimate thing. Mardan Palace is considered to be one of the most expensive resorts in the world, costing $1.4 billion to build. There are 546 rooms separated into three wings: Dolmabahce, European, and Anatolian, …
Accommodation types: Luxury   Palace   Spa
Location: Antalya  Turkey  Middle East
Masseria San Domenico - Luxury Resort In The New TuscanyMasseria  
San Domenico
Masseria San Domenico was once a watchtower used to defend this outpost of Christendom against the supposedly heathen Turks. Now, this former bastion of brutality stands at the heart of a fabulous modern resort. There are two restaurants, The San Domenico serves local cuisine under vaulted ceilings that once housed …
Accommodation types: Luxury   Palace   Spa
Location: Fasano  Italy  West Europe
Hotel Marmara Antalya - Revolving HotelHotel Marmara  
Antalya
Antalya is one of Turkey’s most beautiful cities with a sequence of historic buildings that makes a dramatic skyline. To fully appreciate this, the Hotel Marmara has built a special loft on top of its normal hotel building. Containing 24 rooms, the loft is designed to rotate through 360º using …
Accommodation types: Beach   Design
Location: Antalya  Turkey  Middle East
Elsewhere Goa - The Secret Goa GetawayElsewhere  
Goa
Goa is one of the most popular destinations on the globe. Its year-round sunshine, laid-back culture, and infinite stretches of beach attract people the world over. Now wouldn’t it be nice if you could break off a piece of this paradise to call your own? Well, you can at Elsewhere. …
Accommodation types: Beach   Traditional
Location: Goa  India  South Asia
North Island – The Eco ReformationNorth Island  
Staying in a North Island beach hut allows you to take part in a remarkable story of conservation. This island in Seychelles was once full of coconut trees, people, and animals working to supply the industrial coconut industry. But that collapsed in the 1970s and the island was deserted by …
Accommodation types: Island   Luxury   Remote
Location: North Island  Seychelles  Africa
Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental Abu Dhabi - 7-Star Luxury In Abu DhabiEmirates Palace  
Mandarin Oriental Abu Dhabi
Burj-al Arab Hotel was the first to call itself ‘7 Star’. Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental Abu Dhabi is the second. It would take a whole book to describe this place in detail - there’s so much to do. There is a helipad, a jogging track, and a water park. The …
Accommodation types: Beach   Luxury   Palace
Location: Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates  Middle East
Aman Sveti Stefan - Mediterranean High LifeAman  
Sveti Stefan
Sveti Stefan is a fortified village built on an island connected to the Montenegro mainland by a thin causeway. It was originally a Muslim settlement built in the 15th century. When it became Christian, the 12 families living there fortified the village to protect it from the expansionist Ottoman Empire. …
Accommodation types: Beach   Island   Luxury
Location: Sveti Stefan  Montenegro  East Europe
Verana Hotel - Retreat In The Lush Jungles Of MexicoVerana Hotel  
The Verana Spa is carved into the lush jungle overlooking a beach that sits like a blessing next to the lazy ocean. Designed by Hollywood set designers, your sense of adventure is tingled from the moment the jungle parts to reveal the ‘primitive chic’ spa (you may want to play …
Accommodation types: Beach   Luxury   Remote
Location: Yelapa  Mexico  North America
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