Hotels
Hi Hotel Eco Spa and Beach - Well-Being And Eco-PhilosophyHi Hotel  
Eco Spa and Beach
The Hi Hotel is a contemporary hotel and spa located 200 meters from the Mediterranean in Southern France. Designed by France’s best young designer, it is a contemporary space that focuses on well-being and eco-philosophy. You can be sure that everything in the hotel is responsibly sourced, the waste is …
Accommodation types: Design   Spa
Location: Nice  France  West Europe
Eh Hausl - The Smallest Hotel In The WorldEh'häusl  
Fascinating stuff, this hotel. It was built in 1728 and could well be the smallest hotel in the world. The story goes like this: back in the olden days in Germany, couples who wanted to marry had to own property. So some enterprising local put down his frothy beer and …
Accommodation types: Luxury
Location: Amberg  Germany  West Europe
Arrebol Patagonia Hotel - Nature Hotel With Unique FeaturesArrebol  
Patagonia Hotel
This hotel blends seamlessly with the forests and lakes of Puerto Varas which is one of South America’s most treasured landscapes. Local wood was used to construct the wooden fences that protect the outer walls. The interior walls are constructed from wooden bricks and other paneling was done by local …
Accommodation types: Design   Eco-Friendly
Location: Puerto Varas  Chile  South America
Prince Noir - A Thousand Year-Old Castle B&BPrince  
Noir
If you were a French Celt living in the 2nd Century AD under threat from the Romans you would want to in Les Baux-de-Provence. Set high in the Alpilles mountains on a rocky outcrop with a view of the surrounding plateau, the location has been inhabited for thousands of years. …
Accommodation types: Castle   Cave   Traditional
Location: Les Baux-de-Provence  France  West Europe
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
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