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Stays

We don’t mind if we sleep in a boat, a treehouse, on the edge of a cliff or in the middle 
of a jungle. The very latest in extraordinary, weird, wonderful accommodation from around the globe.

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HOTELS WITH BIG MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY

Sleep Atop Nepal’s Other Mountain

Move aside Mt. Everest and Annapurna, the Nilgiri mountain range is the next big thing.

These Lodges Make Normal Hotels Look Boring

From cliff-hanging cabins in Norway to barefoot island escapes in Fiji, these seven lodges are as much the destination as the trip itself.

This Diamond in the Desert is Actually a Hotel

The Tengger Desert is not short on drama. It has vast dunes, huge skies and silence that makes even a short walk feel like an expedition.

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NO, THSE HOTELS AREN’T AI

Check Into a Bond Film Above the Glacier

At around 3,000 metres above Verbier, Cabane Tortin is about as far from the standard ski chalet as you can get without giving up a comfortable bed.

Zambia Just Took The Humble Safari Lodge To New Heights

Anantara’s first tented safari camp has landed in Kafue National Park. Some of the beds are 14m in the air. Naturally, we have questions.

Japan Just Built A Treehouse From The Future  

Treehouses have come a bloody long way since Dad nailed three planks of timber to a gum tree and told you not to fall out.

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Namia River Retreat

Forget R & R, Hoi An’s newest river retreat will have you feeling on top of the world, or at least, on top of the Thu Bon River. But that’s not what makes this place unique.

Coronet Ridge opens in Queenstown

Queenstown has never been short on good views, but it has just levelled up its lounging game.

Kosmos Stargazing Resort & Spa Opens

Kosmos puts you somewhere the city lights can’t reach and the stars take centre stage. Like, the night sky here is so clear it practically taps you on the shoulder. But that’s probably because the resort is nestled in Colorado’s San Luis Valley within a certified Dark Sky Park.

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Hang Out in the Jungle (Literally)

If you’ve ever looked at a rainforest and thought, “Yeah, but what’s going on up there?”, this one’s for you.

Rooms Hotel Kazbegi

Staying at the Rooms Hotel Kazbegi, in Georgia’s incredible northern region, sort of feels as if you’re sat on some shoulders at a gathering of the giants.

Stay at the Revamped Twinpalms Tented Camp

If you thought camping meant wet socks, lumpy mattresses, and suspicious rustling in the bushes, Phuket’s new Twinpalms Tented Camp is here to ruin those low expectations in the best possible way.

The New-Look Wellbeing Sanctuary at Bawah Reserve

Bawah Reserve, the ultra-remote, eco-luxe paradise that’s only accessible by private seaplane (because of course it is), just got even more indulgent. Enter the newly expanded Aura Wellbeing Sanctuary, a jungle-hidden oasis where sweating, freezing, and feeling absolutely blissed-out are all on the itinerary.

Regent Bali Opens Beach House

Do you like your sunsets shaken, not stirred, and preferably with a view of the Indian Ocean? If your answer was yes, then Beach House in Canggu is your new spiritual home. Freshly flung open within Regent Bali’s ritzy beachfront resort, this bar/beachfront love affair is wrapped in coastal cuisine, craft cocktails, and a serious tan line.

Lose Yourself in Vietnam’s Mountains

Way up in Vietnam’s Hoàng Liên Son mountains, Topas Ecolodge makes clocks feel irrelevant.