Crown Towers Sydney

There’s no mistaking Crown Towers. The British-designed twist of steel and silver shoots over a quarter of a kilometre into Sydney’s skyline, making it the city’s tallest skyscraper. Naturally, that means views: great panoramas of the harbour, bridge, opera house and bay, all from the comfort of contemporary, stylish bedrooms...read more

The Bull & Last

London, England

For all of its metropolis credentials, London is also abundant in green spaces compared with many cities, and Hampstead Heath – all 320 hectares of it – is the prime example of an oasis amid the urban landscape. On one edge of this city-countryside, there’s the listed Kenwood House, with...read more

Punta Caliza

Mexico

A laidback island retreat in Mexico makes the most of balmy waters, with private pools for every suite, the Caribbean on one side, a lagoon on the other and protected flora, fauna and wildlife all around North of the Yucatán Peninsula, between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, lies...read more

Bearslake Inn

Devon, England

The Devon market towns of Okehampton and Tavistock have forever been the gateways to great yomps on Dartmoor and in this 13th-century, Grade II-listed pub with six rooms (four of them dog friendly), they’ve got the perfect hikers and bikers retreat handily located between them. The thatched – naturally –...read more

Iniala Beach House

Thailand

Those with a keen eye for design will appreciate the eclectic, playful group of beach villas on the Phang Nga coastline of Thailand, an ideal spot to explore lagoons, caves and cultural highlights Futuristic eclecticism meets retro-leaning tropical modernism at this unique and playful plot on Thailand’s Phang Nga coast...read more

Hotel Del Len

Italy

In this alpine concerto of oak, pine and sustainability, reclaimed wood sings from the walls, floors and ceilings, from which clever book-nooks, tables, stools and cabinets organically emerge. Even placemats are a round of trunk, thinned into a topographical ring for your room-service mug. Its 22 rooms offer chalet sophistication...read more

The Vices

York, England

Skirting the edge of York’s city centre, entering The Vices feels more gallery than hotel. Previously a Victorian police station and then a 14-bedroom hotel, co-owners Daniel Curro and Moreno Carbone spent four years renovating and the result is a design-forward, contemporary house-hotel in a class of its own, with...read more

Fixie Lofts

Dominican Republic

The Caribbean architecture and culture of the 16th century is waiting to be explored in DOMINICAN REPUBLIC from the comfort of a beautifully restored villa in the historic quarter of Santo Domingo The Caribbean of 400 years ago is laid bare at Fixie Lofts, in the heart of one of...read more

One Devonshire Gardens

Glasglow, Scotland

https://www.hotelduvin.com/Escape to an opulent country house without leaving town, in Glasgow’s historic West End. The boutique One Devonshire Gardens embodies the city’s blend of old and new on a tree-lined Victorian terrace. Here, 49 rooms and suites are peppered with original bay windows, grand chandeliers, fireplaces and free-standing roll-top bathtubs...read more