5 Unusual Hotels Worth Understanding Before You Book
Some hotels make the room part of the destination. You might sleep inside a sphere among trees, look out from a converted aircraft or wake t...
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Hotels: Distinctive Stays & What to Consider
An interesting place to stay can become part of the journey, from a setting close to nature to architecture that changes how you see a destination. Browse distinctive hotels and unusual accommodation stories, then look beyond the photographs to decide whether the stay suits your trip.
Consider the location, access, room arrangements and what is included. Historic features in our archive describe an earlier moment, so check current availability and facilities directly before booking. A memorable setting works best when the practical details fit too.
Start with Gili Lankanfushi, Maldives: What to Know Before Booking and Treehotel, Sweden: Choosing a Room Among the Pines.
A Hotel Guest’s Pillow Art—and Small Ways to Be Thoughtful
A hotel bed can become many things in an imaginative photograph: a face, a creature or a small piece of theatre made from pillows and folded...
Infinity Pools: Choose the View and the Stay That Suit You
An infinity pool seems to let the water continue straight into the landscape. The edge becomes difficult to pick out, the horizon takes over...
Dubai’s Rosemont Rainforest Hotel: The Design Behind the Story
Two towers, a sky pool and a lush landscape raised above the city: the Rosemont hotel concept gave architecture fans plenty to talk about wh...
5 Bali Resorts to Compare by Location and Holiday Style
Bali hotel photographs can make every pool look like the start of a perfect holiday. The more useful comparison begins outside the frame: wh...
5 Distinctive US Hotels for Five Different Kinds of Stay
A beautiful hotel can be the centre of a holiday or a comfortable place to return after exploring. Decide which role you want it to play bef...
Resort Settings Around the World: Find Your Kind of Escape
A resort holiday can mean a room open to a volcanic view, a city beach or a secluded base for guided wildlife outings. Those experiences dif...
Dunbar Rock, Honduras: Planning a Dive Holiday off Guanaja
From the water, Dunbar Rock looks almost too compact to hold a holiday: a white building rises above a small rocky base, with terraces facin...
Subsix, Maldives: What to Know About Dining Underwater
At Subsix, the windows do much of the decorating. Beyond the tables, the water changes colour and marine life moves through the view. It is ...
Cavo Tagoo Mykonos: What to Compare Before You Book
Cavo Tagoo’s photographs make a strong first impression: white surfaces, deep blue water and a poolside scene built around the view. The use...
Skylodge Adventure Suites, Peru: Is a Cliffside Night for You?
A transparent capsule fixed to a cliff makes the Sacred Valley feel almost like the wall of your bedroom. At Skylodge Adventure Suites, the ...