Kai Okuhida

Japan

Over a century of Japanese hospitality has been woven into Kai Okuhida, the latest onsen ryokan from multi-award-winning Hoshino Resorts. The lantern-lit abode sits some 1,200m up in Japan’s Northern Alps, in one of the largest geothermal areas in the country – a rumple of pine-lined valleys known as Okuhida...read more

The Great Bustard

Tucked away in Great Durnford, a tranquil village peppered with thatched roofs a few miles from Salisbury, this 19th-century inn has been revived and reinvented, offering both a pub for locals seeking a pint, and a restaurant with an ambitious seasonal menu. Chef Jordan Taylor is one to watch, allowing...read more

Lancemore Lindenderry, Red Hill

Shadowed by aligning trees, the driveway curves through rows of vines before revealing Lancemore Lindenberry Red Hill – a country manor turned boutique hotel in the heart of Australia’s Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. Nestled in the wine estate, the manor has been given a new life by acclaimed designer Hecker Guthrie...read more

The Retreat, Koh Chang

Once largely uninhabited except for a handful of fishing families, traders and the odd pirate, Koh Chang – sitting just off Thailand’s Trat province – hit its stride in the 20th century as an off-the-beaten-track paradise. The 1980s brought national park status and since then, despite resorts cropping up along...read more

The New Otani Tokyo

Once you step into The New Otani, it’s easy to get lost among the restaurants, cafés and boutiques — and that’s before you even make it to your room. This isnot your typical city hotel, but a sprawling, self-contained microcosm — part luxury complex, part retro time capsule. Built for...read more

Trebartha East, The Round House

Just when you think the lush tropical landscape of Sri Lanka can’t get any more alluring, up pops Trebartha East: The Round House, taking views to new heights. Designed by Professor Narein Perera, the award-winning structureoffers 360-degree vistas across a 5ha cinnamon plantation (currently being revived), rice paddies, jungleand as...read more

Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort

Oman

Perched dramatically on the curving rim of a canyon in northern Oman’s rugged Hajar Mountains, Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort Oman is a bucket-list escape. Just a two-hour drive inland from Muscat, the luxury resort sits 2,000m above sea level on the storied Green Mountain – making it one...read more

Bespoke Tulum

With its golden sands, swaying palms and impossibly blue waters, Tulum is a firm favourite for sun-seekers. Making the most of its prime beachfront setting is Bespoke Tulum in Tankah Bay. While the setting is unmistakably tropical, the architecture is a bold, contemporary structure of stacked white cubes, reimagined by...read more

Zannier Hotels Bãi San Hô

Where the emerald hills of south-central Vietnam’s Phu Yen province meet porcelain-white sands, Zannier Bai San Ho offers a sophisticated coastal retreat. It feels like a world apart, even though it’s just a 90-minute drive from the domestic airports of Phu Cat and Tuy Hoa. The journey sets the tone...read more