Beach Hotels
Casa Del Mar, Santa Monica - California's Best Beachfront HotelCasa  
Del Mar
In the Roaring Twenties, Casa del Mar was the hotspot for Hollywood stars. The former beach club, originally opened in 1926, has then developed into one of the most luxurious beach hotels in Santa Monica. It's called "the house of the sea", but the five-story building looks more like a …
Accommodation types: Beach   Luxury
Location: Santa Monica  USA  North America
West Usk Lighthouse - Mutant Robots And Time Machines In A Historical Sea Tower At The River UskWest Usk  
Lighthouse
Built in 1821 by a Scottish architect, this lighthouse located at the mouth of the River Usk in the United Kingdom now holds four guest rooms. A stone spiral staircase takes you to the first floor, where all the rooms to let are. These wedge-shaped bedrooms (arranged around a wishing …
Accommodation types: Lighthouse
Location: Newport  United Kingdom  West Europe
Wild Coast Tented Lodge - Giant Cocoon Tents And Nature-Inspired Design In Yala Park Safari CampWild Coast  
Tented Lodge
Simply put, Wild Coast Tented Lodge is paradise. Perfectly located on the Indian Ocean in the south of Sri Lanka, this luxury camp resort combines the romance of colonial camping with modern comfort and environmental awareness. Throw a daily-changing menu and sundowner cocktails to the mix, and you’ve got the …
Accommodation types: Beach   Nature
Location: Yala National Park  Sri Lanka  South Asia
The Cascades Golf Resort, Spa & Thalasso In Soma Bay - Top-Notch Golfing Destination In EgyptThe Cascades  
Golf Resort
Looking for a location for your next golf retreat? Look no further because The Cascades Golf Resort, Spa, and Thalasso has created the ultimate golfer’s paradise in Egypt. Golf players will love the fantastic 18-hole golf course while their non-golfing companions can indulge in all the amenities the 5-star hotel …
Accommodation types: Golf   Spa
Location: Hurghada  Egypt  Middle East
Pelican Point Lodge - Namibia’s Secluded Hotel By The LighthousePelican Point  
Lodge
Pelican Point Lodge is one of those hotels that isn’t just accommodation but a destination in itself. The lodge took its name from the Pelican Point, where it’s situated. It’s a remote peninsula off the coast of Namibia with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Walvis Bay on …
Accommodation types: Beach   Lighthouse   Nature   Remote
Location: Walvis Bay  Namibia  Africa
Drakes Hotel Brighton - Seaside Boutique LuxuryDrakes of  
Brighton
Sophisticated, stunning, and set along the sea, Drakes of Brighton is a one-of-a-kind boutique hotel located in Brighton, England. With just 20 bedrooms, guests will feel as if they’re staying in their own private, luxurious home that offers views of the bright blue English Channel. In fact, the atmosphere is …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Brighton  United Kingdom  West Europe
Bulungula Xhosa Community Lodge - Eco-Friendly Backpackers ParadiseBulungula  
Lodge
The Bulungula Lodge (pronounced boo-lun-GOO-lah) is part backpacker’s roadtrip, part cultural immersion, and part package holiday. It was set up in 2005 as an experiment to see if eco-tourism could help the local economy, and it has been a resounding success. Getting there is part of the by train, bus, …
Accommodation types: Eco-Friendly   Nature
Location: Nqileni  South Africa  Africa
Mustique Island - Private Tropical Island With Luxury VillasMustique Island  
This 1400 acre Caribbean Island is some kind of Olympus of celebrity. A haunt of the famous and privileged… wait a sec, you will have to give me a minute to transcend my jealousy here… thanks. Just imagine the most beautiful deserted tropical beach, and you get to stay in …
Accommodation types: Beach   Island   Luxury   Villa
Location: Mustique Island  Saint Vincent  Central America
Elephant Road Resort - Surf And Rest In Sri LankaElephant Road  
Resort
Located in a quiet part of the Sri Lankan jungle, the Elephant Road Resort is a place where you will see not only elephants but monkeys, peacocks, and birds along the side roads brightening up the day of passersby. Each of the four two-story suites offers guests beautiful jungle and …
Accommodation types: Beach   Nature
Location: Arugam Bay  Sri Lanka  South Asia
Conrad Bali - Luxurious Beach HotelConrad  
Bali
Located on the coast of Nusa Dua at Tanjung Benoa in Bali, Indonesia, the Conrad Bali Hotel is a beautiful place to stay when visiting this part of the world. Just how luxurious is the award-winning Conrad? For starters, guests are offered a “pillow menu” with selections of fifteen pillows …
Accommodation types: Beach   Luxury
Location: Nusa Dua  Indonesia  Oceania
Falkensteiner Schlosshotel Velden - Lakefront Spa Hotel On Another Level In AustriaFalkensteiner  
Schlosshotel
Located in Austria, this posh, lakefront hotel offers lavish rooms and is just a five-minute walk from the shore of Lake Wörthersee. Schlosshotel Velden is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and includes an award-winning spa, an indoor pool, and a lovely garden with an outdoor pool. …
Accommodation types: Luxury   Spa
Location: Velden am Wörthersee  Austria  West Europe
Domes of Elounda - Luxurious Suites With Private Pools Overlooking The SpinalongaDomes  
of Elounda
The Domes of Elounda hotel in Greece is a world-famous 5-star hotel overlooking the Venetian castle on the island of Spinalonga across the strait. The hotel features the ultimate in relaxation with its world-class spa that houses an indoor saltwater pool, a sauna, hot tubs, and Turkish steam rooms accompanied …
Accommodation types: Beach   Design   Luxury   Spa
Location: Eloúnda  Greece  East Europe
Velaa Island - Luxury Maldives Resort On A Private Island With Breathtaking SpaVelaa  
Island
When people think of an exclusive island experience, their thoughts tend to turn towards hotels in places like the Maldives; however, true exclusivity will be yours when you check into your private oceanfront villa on Velaa Island. This is because it is only accessible by boat, seaplane, or helicopter. The …
Accommodation types: Island   Luxury   Spa
Location: Noonu  Maldives  South Asia
Alila Villas Soori - Luxury Beachside Resort On Bali’s Southwest CoastAlila Villas  
Soori
Alila Villas Soori is a luxury beachside resort on Bali’s southwest coast. Located away from the tourist trail, the resort offers excursions to local villages and unseen temples. SCDA Architects designed each villa letting traditional, Asian structures blend into the environment, terraces, and private pools. Your villa has views of …
Accommodation types: Beach   Luxury   Nature
Location: Kerambitan  Indonesia  Oceania
The Shell House - Casa Caracol - Who Lives In A Shell By The Sea? You DoThe Shell  
House
You know when you hold a shell to your ear, listen and hear the sea? What if you could live inside the shell? The Shell House is such a place. Inside, you will always hear and smell the sea, too, because the Caribbean waters are just footsteps away. The Shell …
Accommodation types: Beach
Location: Isla Mujeres  Mexico  North America
Hotel Boca Chica - The Return Of Glamour In AcapulcoHotel  
Boca Chica
Acapulco, Mexico, in the 1950s was a glamorous haven for rich dudes with grey-haired chests and beauties in white bikinis. But recently, some people have said it is in decline. Lucky, then, that Hotel Boca Chica has arrived on the scene. Located in a vintage Acapulco hotel, new owners overhauled …
Accommodation types: Beach   Design
Location: Acapulco  Mexico  North America
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
Corona Save the Beach Hotel - Made Of TrashCorona  
Save the Beach
What kind of hotel advertises itself as “fully disinfected”? A hotel made of trash, that’s what. This temporary hotel was erected on the banks of the Tiber in Rome to bring attention to the threat posed to Europe’s beaches by the mountains of trash left by careless tourists each year. …
Accommodation types: Concept
Location: Rome  Italy  West Europe
Eco Lodge Mancora - Chillin' In The Ecuadorian Surf TownEco Lodge  
Mancora
Northern Peru - the sun sets like an Orange half disappearing behind the blue punch of the ocean. It’s a popular beach but you have privacy because you are staying in the Eco Lodge Mancora. This small but perfectly formed hotel is part of the eco-lodge movement. Therefore it is …
Accommodation types: Design   Eco-Friendly
Location: Mancora  Peru  South America
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
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