The Pretty Beach House - Lux Villa In The Bouddi National Park

Sitting on the edge of the Indian Ocean in Umhlanga, The Oyster Box is the kind of place where you can start your morning with unlimited oysters and sparkling wine at breakfast, spend your afternoon learning to make proper Durban curry, and end your evening with a cigar in a …

Imagine stepping into a mirrored orb that hovers above turquoise waters, where your villa reflects the sky so perfectly it nearly vanishes into the horizon. This isn't a fever dream – it's Shebara Resort, Saudi Arabia's latest audacious leap into luxury tourism. Opened in November 2024 on Sheybarah Island, this …

Spread across Nusa Dua's cliffs like a modern interpretation of Bali's terraced rice paddies, The Apurva Kempinski Bali commands attention from every angle. This 475-room resort cascades down the hillside in a symphony of stone and water, with a 250-step grand staircase inspired by sacred temples running through its heart. …

If you've ever wanted to feel like you're floating above the ocean while still having solid ground beneath your feet, Chile's Maralto Cabins might be exactly what you're looking for. These twin wooden structures cling to a steep hillside on the country's wild Pacific coast, offering an unfiltered connection to …

When Barry Sternlicht's 1 Hotels brand finally opened its flagship property on Kauai in early 2023, it marked more than just another luxury resort debut. After decades of family vacations to this stretch of Hawaii's North Shore, the hospitality mogul had transformed what he saw as a property disconnected from …

Somewhere between your second dip in a thermal pool and watching the sun dissolve into the Tyrrhenian Sea, Ischia stops feeling like a place you're visiting and starts feeling like somewhere you might never want to leave. San Montano Resort & Spa has a way of doing that to people. …

There's a moment, sometime between your first glass of Pessac-Léognan and your third hour of doing absolutely nothing by an indoor pool, when Les Sources de Caudalie stops feeling like a hotel and starts feeling suspiciously like someone's very beautiful home that you've been allowed to borrow for a few …

There's a moment, somewhere between spotting a golden eagle banking over the Atlantic and realizing the painting next to your breakfast table is a genuine Tracey Emin, when Another Place, The Machrie stops feeling like a hotel and starts feeling like a very convincing dream. Set on the Isle of …

There's a button on the door of your room at Huus Quell that cuts the Wi-Fi. It's a small thing, but it tells you everything about what Jan Schoch is going for here. The founder of Switzerland's first tech unicorn, a former Goldman Sachs man who spent years on Wall …

There's a building at Hyde Park Corner that looks like it's trying to set sail. All glass and steel outriggers, semi-suspended on anti-vibration bearings to absorb the tremors of the Piccadilly Line rumbling underneath - it's one of the last projects from the late architect Richard Rogers, the man behind …