Hotels
Texel Yurts - Warm And Inviting Yurt CampTexel  
Yurts
I have never had a bad time in a yurt. There’s something lovely about the gas lamps, woodburning stove to keep your group warm on the rug-strewn wooden floor. These things aid relaxation in a way that doesn’t require expensive treatments or over-enthusiastic massages. The structure is circular with the …
Accommodation types: Yurt
Location: Oudeschild  Netherlands  West Europe
Arte Luise Kunsthotel - Cutting Edge Art In BerlinArte Luise  
Kunsthotel
*One of the coolest galleries in the world…which room would you like?* There’s only one place to be in Europe if you want cutting edge art - Berlin. Artists from all over the world come here to open galleries, boutiques, or, in the case of Art Luise, a hotel. The …
Accommodation types: Art
Location: Berlin  Germany  West Europe
D-Hotel - 19th Century Windmill & Contemporary ArchitectureD-Hotel  
The astonishing medieval town of Kortrijk in Belgium is home to some of the most well-preserved historical architecture in Europe. The city center is kept free of cars so the atmosphere is left unspoiled. The D-Hotel takes a 19th Century windmill and farm building and marries it with cutting-edge contemporary …
Accommodation types: Design   Spa   Windmill
Location: Kortrijk  Belgium  West Europe
Nature Observatorio Manzanillo - New-Style Eco LivingNature Observatorio  
Manzanillo
This could be the first structure ever built from the top-down. The two-floor room-and-observation-deck is suspended from a tree using nylon ropes, nylon stripes. Not one screw or nail was used in its construction. Water for the bathroom comes from rainfall and electricity comes from solar panels. Located on the …
Accommodation types: Eco-Friendly   Jungle   Treehouse
Location: Manzanillo  Costa Rica  Central America
Kate's Lazy Desert - Love Shack In The Catskill MountainsKate’s  
Lazy Desert
As this resort is owned and run by Kate Pierson, the singer from The B52s, it’s going to be hard for me to write this without making a pun about the song ‘Love Shack’… Oh wait, she’s beaten me to it. Apparently, you can stay in an actual Love Shack …
Accommodation types: Desert   Trailer
Location: Landers  USA  North America
Hotel Gellért - Thermal Bath Hotel In BudapestHotel  
Gellert
The hotel is named after St Gellert, a visionary monk, and priest who lived in the 10th Century AD. Situated between Gellert Hill and the banks of the Danube, the Gellert Hotel sits on a site that has been used for many centuries. You see, it is the location of …
Accommodation types: Spa
Location: Budapest  Hungary  East Europe
Hotel Ukraina Aka Radisson Royal Moscow - Soviet Renaissance And GrandeurHotel  
Ukraina
This stunning hotel was built in 1952 as part of the ‘Soviet Skyscraper’ project. The foundation stones were laid in 1947 to mark the 800th anniversary of Moscow and celebrate the USSR's victory in World War Two. Though completed after his death, this building and its sisters are seen as …
Accommodation types: Luxury   Skyscraper   Soviet
Location: Moscow  Russia  East Europe
Maison Couturier – Central American VintageMaison  
Couturier
Maison Couturier is an estate built by French immigrants in tropical Mexico in the 1800s. The old farmhouse has been renovated into a boutique hotel where you will find your own private terrace and some delightful antique furnishings. Surrounded by tropical fruit trees, whirring crickets, and lush scents. The white …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Veracruz  Mexico  North America
Adrere Amellal - Desert Ecolodge In EgyptAdrere  
Amellal
*‘At night it is so quiet that you begin to hear the stars’* - Benedict Allen The ancient Egyptians called Siwa the ‘Field of Trees’. Today this most isolated settlement is home to a small population of Berbers and one of the world’s most interesting hotels. You won’t find marble …
Accommodation types: Desert   Traditional
Location: Siwa  Egypt  Middle East
Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge - Prime Position Next To The RuinsMachu Picchu  
Sanctuary Lodge
When Hiram Bingham set out in 1907 to find the lost Inca treasure he could not have expected to find as enormous a jewel as he did. Machu Picchu is the lost city of the Inca built in the 15th Century over 2,300 meters above sea level. Today people come …
Accommodation types: Luxury   Mountain   Nature
Location: Aguas Calientes  Peru  South America
Necker Island - Richard Branson’s Luxurious Private IslandNecker  
Island
Richard Branson’s private island is named after Dutch explorer Johannes de Necker who “discovered” it in the 17th Century. It remained uninhabited until the late 20th Century. In 1965 two British journalists tried to survive as castaways on the island. They lasted three weeks before they were driven off the …
Accommodation types: Beach   Island   Luxury
Location: Necker Island  United Kingdom  West Europe
East Brother Light Station - Historical Lighthouse On A Mini Private IslandEast Brother  
Light Station
By 1874 it became clear that a lighthouse was needed to mark the entrance to San Francisco Bay. The US government, unable to find a suitable location for the lighthouse, took over East Brother Island. Using dynamite to level the island, they built a lighthouse that remains there to this …
Accommodation types: Island   Lighthouse
Location: Richmond  USA  North America
Beckham Creek Cave Lodge - The World’s Most Luxurious CaveBeckham Creek  
Cave Lodge
Way before David Beckham kicked a football, Beckham Creek was hanging around being beautiful and waiting to be discovered. Now a 280-acre estate, the centerpiece is the amazing cave lodge. Do you want to know how our distant ancestors lived in the past but then translated to the luxury of …
Accommodation types: Cave
Location: Parthenon  USA  North America
Sandaya Alicourts Resort - Luxury Treehouses In French Country ResortSandaya  
Alicourts Resort
Want to know what area of France is so beautiful it is often called “The Garden of France”? What if I also told you of an amazing place to stay as well? Don’t worry it caters to single, couple, and family groups. That would be pretty great right? But that’s …
Accommodation types: Nature   Treehouse
Location: Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre  France  West Europe
Xinalani Retreat - Beachside Yoga Retreat In MexicoXinalani  
Retreat
It is in the union of body, mind, and breath that you will find true balance As an Englishman looking out on the continuous grey rain of his country, the thought of a yoga retreat in sunny Mexico with spare hours spent on the beach next to the humming jungle …
Accommodation types: Beach   Nature   Remote
Location: Puerto Vallarta  Mexico  North America
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