Island Hotels
Glamping & Camping - Hobbit Houses On The Westman Islands In IcelandGlamping & Camping  
Iceland
If you want to go off the beaten path, Vestmannaeyjar (The Westman Islands) is an archipelago of 15 islands off the South Coast of Iceland. The islands host the largest population of nesting puffins in the world and are equally rich in natural beauty as you would expect from Iceland. …
Accommodation types: Fairytale   Nature   Remote
Location: Vestmannaeyjar  Iceland  West Europe
Soneva Jani Maldives - Instagram-Famous Water Villas With Slides In The MaldivesSoneva Jani  
Maldives
This resort has been a social media sensation, featured on countless blogs, Instagram accounts, and Facebook pages. With picture-perfect water villas scattered around turquoise water, it’s not hard to see why Soneva Jani is regarded by many as the ultimate traveler’s paradise. The villas sit on stilts just above the …
Accommodation types: Beach   Island   Luxury
Location: Medhufaru Island  Maldives  South Asia
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
Taprobane Island - Private Island With Only One Villa In Sri Lanka's Weligama BayTaprobane  
Island
Imagine a private island just off Sri Lanka’s South coast that can be reached only one of two ways: a ride on the back of an elephant, or by wading through crystal clear knee-deep waters. Well, imagine no more for this place really exists - welcome to Taprobane Island! Originally …
Accommodation types: Beach   Island   Villa
Location: Weligama  Sri Lanka  South Asia
Jeeva Beloam Beach Camp - Tropical Treasure On The Island Of East LombokJeeva  
Beloam
The Jeeva Beloam Beach Camp, set on the picturesque island of East Lombok, is everything you would imagine a tropical beach destination to be. The private bungalows offer uninterrupted sea views that make you feel like you have left reality and stepped into a postcard. The eleven bungalows, or Beruga …
Accommodation types: Beach   Nature   Remote
Location: Tanjung Ringgit  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
Tierra Chiloé - Unique Hotel In Patagonia On A Mystical IslandTierra  
Chiloé
On a mystical island with small fishing villages in the middle of the deep blue ocean off Chile’s northern coast is the Tierra Chiloe Hotel. The Chiloe Archipelago is an enchanting place with a picturesque 12 room hotel that offers tailored holiday experiences for its guests. The island is a …
Accommodation types: Eco-Friendly   Nature
Location: Castro  Chile  South America
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
Son Gener – Romantic Spain In This FarmhouseSon Gener  
The Son Gener hotel is an 18th Century farmhouse lovingly restored set in acres of private property in a very rural and quiet area of Majorca. Far from the madness of the tourist-thronged beach and thong-bottomed festivities of the south; the beaches nearby are as if you stepped back in …
Accommodation types: Design   Luxury   Spa
Location: Son Servera  Spain  West Europe
Aspros Potamos – Traditional Greek LivingAspros  
Potamos
You won’t wake to the sound of your neighbor’s obnoxious music blasting from their in-room iPod dock here. Nor will you hear anyone talking to their friends on their mobile phones. Because it’s all banned. All the annoyances of the modern world are left behind you so you can yourself …
Accommodation types: Nature   Traditional
Location: Makris Gialos  Greece  East Europe
Murtoli - A Figa – Corsican GrandeurMurtoli  
A Figa
The A Figa Villa in Corsica was built in the 17th Century and has been wonderfully maintained in that original style. It is the signature property in a portfolio of stunning buildings in beautiful landscapes around the Corsican coast. It houses seven people and is a traditional ‘tall house’ looking …
Accommodation types: Nature   Traditional   Villa
Location: Sartène  France  West Europe
Albergo Il Monastero – Ten Hail Marys And Two Hello FishesAlbergo  
Il Monastero
This was once a convent. Built in the 16th Century, the cloisters and passageways once echoed with the sound of rosary beads and prayers. Today, it is the building that contemplates on a rock overlooking the sea while, inside, the residents relax. Thousands of religious hours have been worn into …
Accommodation types: Castle   Island   Traditional
Location: Naples  Italy  West Europe
Explora Rapa Nui - Easter Island LodgeExplora  
Rapa Nui
Easter Island or ‘Rapa Nui’ is one of the most remote islands in the world: first populated by humans roughly 1000AD. The original Polynesian inhabitants carved the famous Easter Island Heads that represent their deified ancestors who, they believed, controlled the environment. Some of the statues have been shoved over. …
Accommodation types: Luxury   Nature   Remote
Location: Hanga Roa  Chile  South America
Espejo de Luna - Upside-Down Boat HotelEspejo  
de Luna
The main bulk of the hotel resembles an upside-down boat and a complex of tourist lodgings spreading out through this wooded stretch of coastline on the island of Chiloe in Chile. The area is famous for its wildlife and is an excellent place to spot rare Dolphins and Whales. There …
Accommodation types: Boat   Nature   Remote
Location: Queilen  Chile  South America
Hotel Katajanokka - Escape The OrdinaryHotel  
Katajanokka
You will be pleased to know your window does not have bars here. And you can check out whenever you like. When this unusual hotel was a prison, inmates would ask each other: ‘how long is your cake?’ ‘Cake’ was a term Finnish prisoners used to describe the length of …
Accommodation types: Jail
Location: Helsinki  Finland  East Europe
Langholmen Hotel - Former Swedish PrisonLangholmen  
Hotel
The activities available to guests and groups at the Langholmen Hotel are all about pretending to be a prisoner and making your escape from the island. You will learn skills such as teamwork, climbing, and marksmanship. Has no one told the staff that Langholmen is no longer a prison? I …
Accommodation types: Hostel   Jail
Location: Stockholm  Sweden  West Europe
W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island – Super Grand Prix Hotel!W Abu Dhabi  
Yas Island
This hotel is constructed from two twelve-story towers - one in the middle of the track and one in the marina with a spidery structure (grid shell) linking them. There are two rooftop swimming pools. In addition, there is an enormous roof with thousands of sparkling, ever-changing LED lights to …
Accommodation types: Car   Luxury
Location: Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates  Middle East
Ikies Traditional Houses - Stunning Whitewashed Domes In SantoriniIkies  
Traditional Houses
Ikies offers you the chance to stay in the traditional village houses of Oia on the Greek island of Santorini. Stunning little whitewashed domes with mosaic floors built on terraces carved from a cliff where the Mediterranean sea sings 1000 feet below. The Oia sunset is famous for its beauty, …
Accommodation types: Luxury   Traditional
Location: Oia  Greece  East Europe
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