Katikies | Iconic Caldera Hotel in Oia, Santorini
Perched on the cliffs of Oia like a cascade of white sugar cubes tumbling toward the Aegean, this member of The Leading Hotels of the World has perfected something rare in the age of Instagram: substance that matches the sublime visuals. While cruise ship passengers jostle for sunset selfies in the village above, you’ll be […]
Wales: Britain’s Best-Kept Secret
Slow down, engage with place and people, and you’ll understand why those who know Wales well return repeatedly.
How to Solo Travel Like a Pro – Tips for First Time Solo Travelers
Some people thrive in cities where anonymity provides freedom and constant stimulation prevents loneliness. Others prefer landscapes where solitude feels intentional.
Australia’s Beaches: A Seriously Unfair Concentration of Beauty
These beaches share certain qualities: they’re genuinely spectacular rather than just photogenic, and they reward the effort required to reach them.
Skylodge | Transparent Cliffside Capsules in Sacred Valley, Peru
There are hotel rooms with mountain views, and then there’s sleeping in a transparent capsule bolted to a sheer cliff face 1,200 feet above Peru’s Sacred Valley. If that sentence made your palms sweat and your heart race in equal measure, read on. Skylodge Adventure Suites is not for everyone. Let’s be clear about that […]
ReefSleep | Overnight on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Most visitors experience the Great Barrier Reef on a daytrip timeline: arrive mid-morning, snorkel for a few hours, lunch on the boat, back to shore by sunset. They see the reef at its busiest, most tourist-saturated moment. You’re going to do something infinitely better. ReefSleep offers the rarest of commodities on one of the world’s […]
Monte Rosa Hut | Futuristic Alpine Hut Above Zermatt
Forget everything you think you know about mountain huts. Those rustic timber refuges with communal bunks and questionable plumbing belong to a different era. The Monte Rosa Hut, perched at 9,334 feet on the shoulder of Switzerland’s second-highest mountain, is something else entirely: a crystalline architectural marvel that looks as though it materialized from the […]
Mamula Island | Luxury Hotel in a Restored Sea Fortress
Some hotels occupy buildings with history. Mamula Island is history, rising from the Adriatic like a stone crown, completely isolated from the mainland and utterly yours for the duration of your stay. This 19th-century Austro-Hungarian fortress sits on a tiny island at the entrance to Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor, positioned strategically where emperors once worried […]
Habitas AlUla | Luxury Desert Resort in Saudi Arabia
For decades, Saudi Arabia existed on most travelers’ maps as a kingdom wrapped in mystery. That’s changing rapidly, and nowhere is the transformation more dramatic than AlUla, where ancient Nabataean tombs carved into rose-colored cliffs rival Petra for sheer archaeological magnificence. Habitas AlUla positions you directly in the heart of this awakening wonder, offering front-row […]
Inntel Hotels Zaandam | The Stacked Houses Hotel in Zaandam
The first time you see Inntel Zaandam, your brain will take a moment to process what your eyes are reporting. Rising from the banks of the Zaan River, this hotel looks like someone took 70 traditional Dutch houses in various shades of green and blue, stacked them together at impossible angles, and somehow convinced them […]