Every Honeymoon Stay
Every retreat we love, in one place, ready to filter
This is the full list of retreats featured on Honeymoon Huts: overwater bungalows, private islands, pool villas, cliffside suites, treehouses, glass igloos, safari lodges, ryokans, cabins and countryside estates. Each one has its own page with an in-depth guide to the setting, the rooms, dining, spa and activities. It also covers what past guests consistently praise and practical details worth knowing before you book.
We keep the list deliberately selective. Every property here has been researched for what it offers couples specifically. When a hotel is renamed, renovating or closed for the season, we flag it on its page so you aren't caught out.
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas
Dinner beneath the reef, cocktails beneath the stars and a pool for two in between.
Ayada Maldives
Big pool villas, Ottoman touches and an atoll so wide you cannot see across it
COMO Cocoa Island
Thirty-three boat-shaped villas, one sandbank and all the quiet you came for.
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island
Two islands, a dozen dining rooms and one table beneath the sea.
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru
Where the phone in your villa rings to say the mantas have arrived.
Gili Lankanfushi
Driftwood, thatch and starlight, just twenty minutes from the runway.
Hurawalhi Island Resort
A kid-free island where dinner comes with reef sharks gliding past the glass
JOALI Maldives
Every villa has a pool, every path has a sculpture and dinner can be in a treehouse
Six Senses Laamu
Wooden villas over a turquoise lagoon, a surf break nearby and 48 flavors of ice cream
Soneva Fushi
No news, no shoes: the island that taught the Maldives barefoot luxury.
Soneva Jani
Slide into the lagoon at noon, roll back the roof at midnight.
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
Grand-hotel polish, spread across three islands in the South Malé lagoon.
Constance Prince Maurice
Thatched suites on stilts, a private peninsula and very few neighbors
Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Wellness Resort
Colonial verandas, a river through the gardens and a whole estate to explore
LUX* Le Morne
A mountain behind, the lagoon in front and the sun going down every night
Paradis Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa
The tip of the peninsula, a golf course in the garden and water on three sides
The St. Regis Le Morne Resort, Mauritius
Butler-served suites, a soft beach and Le Morne Brabant in every view
Denis Private Island
Twenty-three cottages, one coral island and no phone signal
Four Seasons Resort Seychelles at Desroches Island
Nine miles of beach, a bike and a tortoise or two
Four Seasons Resort Seychelles
Hillside pool villas above one of Mahé's loveliest bays
Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa
The only address on a roadless rainforest island
North Island
Eleven villas, four beaches and an island that belongs to you two
Raffles Seychelles
Granite, jungle and a private pool hanging over the Indian Ocean
Six Senses Zil Pasyon
Island of passion: granite, jungle and an infinity pool that ends in the sea
Aitutaki Lagoon Private Island Resort
A 27-acre motu, 33 bungalows and the only overwater rooms in the Cook Islands
Etu Moana Boutique Beach Villas
Eight thatched villas, a white sand beach and a lagoon that is all yours by evening
Little Polynesian Resort
Fourteen thatched rooms on Rarotonga's clearest stretch of lagoon
Pacific Resort Aitutaki
Twenty-nine bungalows on Aitutaki's sunset shore, each with a deck facing the lagoon
Laucala Island
A whole island, a private airstrip and a residence big enough to lose each other in
Likuliku Lagoon Resort
Thatch, teak and a glass floor over Fiji's calmest lagoon, just for grown-ups
Tokoriki Island Resort
Every bure faces west, so every evening ends with the two of you and the sunset
Turtle Island
Fourteen couples, one Blue Lagoon and a private beach waiting with your name on it
Conrad Bora Bora Nui
A sheltered cove, a hilltop spa and the lagoon at its calmest
Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora
Mount Otemanu at the foot of your bed, the lagoon beneath your feet
Havaiki Lodge
Fifteen bungalows on a Tuamotu lagoon, with a pearl farm at the end of the beach
Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa
Jagged green peaks behind you, a glassy lagoon beneath you
Hotel Le Mahana
A sandy bay on quiet Huahine Iti, with a coral garden at the end of the jetty
InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa
Deep-ocean wellness and Otemanu views on the islet of two hearts
InterContinental Tahiti Resort & Spa
Overwater bungalows facing Moorea, minutes from the airport
Le Taha'a by Pearl Resorts
Overwater suites on a reef islet, with Bora Bora's peak on the horizon
The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort
Big villas, bigger views and a coral garden at the end of the pier
The Brando
Marlon Brando's private atoll, where the lagoon is the only neighbor
Vanira Lodge
Ten wooden bungalows on a jungle hillside above the lagoon at the end of the road
Le Domaine Oro, Series by Marriott
Bungalow suites under the pines, a short walk from Oro Bay's natural pool
Palau Pacific Resort
Palau's classic beach resort, now with water bungalows over the reef
Mounu Island Resort
A coral islet, a handful of thatched fales and humpbacks singing offshore
Arajilla Retreat
Twelve suites under the banyans, a short walk from a turtle beach
Beach Club Hamilton Island
A kid-free boutique hotel right on Catseye Beach, with breakfast and transfers included
Capella Lodge
Nine suites, two mountains and an island that caps its visitors at 400
Chocolate Gannets
Four villas, a spa bath by the fire and the bay across the road
Injidup Spa Retreat
Ten kid-free villas, a heated plunge pool each and the Indian Ocean below
InterContinental Hayman Island Resort
A whole island at the northern edge of the Whitsundays, with the reef close by
Lizard Island Resort
A national park island on the reef, a dinghy and a beach of your own
Longitude 131°
Sixteen tents on a red dune, each one pointed straight at Uluru
Niramaya Villas & Spa
A walled villa, your own plunge pool and Four Mile Beach a short walk away
Park Hyatt Melbourne
Wood-paneled calm on the quiet edge of the city, with the gardens across the street
Park Hyatt Sydney
The Opera House across the water and the Harbour Bridge overhead
Pinetrees Lodge
Five generations of one family, four meals a day and the lagoon at the gate
qualia
Hamilton Island's quiet northern tip, with a plunge pool facing the Coral Sea
Saffire Freycinet
Pink granite peaks, oysters in waders and every meal taken care of
Silky Oaks Lodge
Forty treehouses above the Mossman River, with the Daintree next door
Thala Beach Nature Reserve
Timber bungalows on stilts, a private headland and two kilometers of beach
970 Lonely Bay
Four suites in the bush above Lonely Bay, a short walk from Cooks Beach
Awaroa Lodge
A lodge you reach by boat, plane or on foot, with Awaroa Bay at the end of the path
Azur Lodge
Nine hillside villas with a spa tub at the window and Lake Wakatipu below
Bay of Many Coves
No road in, just a water taxi, a bush-clad bay and a deck over the sound
Delamore Lodge
Four suites, an infinity pool and the Hauraki Gulf spread out below
Eichardt's Private Hotel
Seven suites on Marine Parade, with the lake out front and the town at your door
Fiordland Lodge
Big timber beams, a lake view and the Milford Road at the gate
Hapuku Lodge + Tree Houses
A tree house in the canopy, with snowy peaks on one side and the Pacific on the other
Lake Tekapo Lodge
A small, owner-run lodge with lake views by day and the Milky Way by night
Legacy Te Waonui Hotel
Four wings wrapped around native rainforest, a short walk from the glacier flights
Milford Sound Lodge
The only beds at the end of the Milford Road, with the fiord to yourselves at dawn
Rosewood Kauri Cliffs
A clifftop farm estate with three private beaches and the Cavalli Islands offshore
Rosewood Matakauri
Fireplace suites in native bush, facing the Remarkables across Lake Wakatipu
Te Anau Lodge
Breakfast in the chapel, a glass of wine in the library and Fiordland at the door
Whare Kea Lodge
A whole lakeside lodge to yourselves, with a mountain chalet a helicopter hop away
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Anguilla
Two beaches, a headland of infinity pools and a plunge pool on your sundeck
Frangipani Beach Resort
Nineteen rooms, one famous beach and water sports thrown in
Malliouhana
The resort that put Anguilla on the map, still perched above two beaches
Curtain Bluff
A storied bluff between two beaches, where waterskiing and cocktails are included
Hermitage Bay
One quiet bay, thirty-odd villas and a Champagne sunset every evening
Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort
Dutch gables, a kitchen of your own and Eagle Beach across the road
Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort
Kid-free, carbon neutral and right on the widest sand in Aruba
Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa
Seventy-two rooms, the widest sand in Aruba and yoga at sunrise
Fowl Cay Resort
Six villas on a private cay, with a boat at the dock and the Exumas to explore
Grand Isle Resort & Residences
Big villas with kitchens on Emerald Bay, twelve minutes from the airport
Pink Sands Resort
Designer cottages in a flowering garden, with the pink beach at the end of the path
Staniel Cay Yacht Club
Pastel bungalows on stilts, a skiff at the dock and nurse sharks under the porch
The Cove Eleuthera
A headland between two private coves, with sunset drinks on the point
The Dunmore
Nineteen cottages in a garden above the pink sand, with dinner at the Clubhouse
The Rock House
Ten rooms on the sunset side of Harbour Island, with dinner downstairs
Cobblers Cove
Forty suites, a pink Great House and the gentlest beach in St. Peter
Coral Reef Club
Twelve acres of gardens, coral stone cottages and a five-minute walk to Holetown
Little Arches Boutique Hotel
Ten rooms, a rooftop restaurant and Enterprise Beach across the lane
Sandy Lane
Mahogany trees, a coral sand beach and six decades of polish
The Loren at Pink Beach
Clean modern lines, pink sand and the Atlantic below your terrace
Oil Nut Bay
Reached only by boat or helicopter, at the far eastern end of Virgin Gorda
Rosewood Little Dix Bay
A half-mile crescent of sand that has been seducing couples since 1964
Saba Rock
A speck of an island in North Sound with a bar, a handful of rooms and boats all around
The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman
Seven Mile Beach, a serious spa and dinner at Blue by Eric Ripert
Casa de Campo Resort & Villas
A 7,000-acre estate where your golf cart is the honeymoon getaway car
Eden Roc Cap Cana
Punta Cana with a Riviera accent and your own pool steps from the bed
Sublime Samaná Hotel & Residences
Big suites, a long quiet beach and the jungle-green Samaná Peninsula outside
Laluna
Sixteen thatched cottages, sixteen plunge pools and one sleepy Grenadian cove
Couples Swept Away
Seven Mile Beach, sunset sails and tennis courts, all for two and all included.
GoldenEye
Ian Fleming's old cliff estate, now a lagoon of cottages, kayaks and rum bars
Jamaica Inn
Blue-and-white verandahs, a golden cove and no TV in sight.
Rockhouse Hotel
Thatched villas, red ladders and the sea right below your feet.
Round Hill Hotel & Villas
Old-Hollywood glamour, a private-pool villa and a cove all your own.
Sandals Royal Caribbean
Glass floors, a private island and the Caribbean's original overwater villas.
Club Seabourne
A small hillside hotel on Culebra with bay views, hammocks and breakfast on the porch
Condado Vanderbilt Hotel
A 1919 oceanfront landmark with butler suites, caviar at the bar and Old San Juan ten minutes away
Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
Rockefeller's old plantation retreat, three miles of coast and a spa up in the trees
El Blok
A round concrete hotel on the Esperanza waterfront, with balconies, a rooftop and dinner downstairs
Hacienda Tamarindo
Seventeen rooms, a 275-year-old tamarind tree and a view down to Esperanza Bay
Hix Island House
Open-air lofts, outdoor showers and the sound of the trade winds instead of air conditioning
Montpelier Nevis
Eighteen rooms, an old sugar mill set for dinner and a private beach down the hill
Park Hyatt St. Kitts Christophe Harbour
A calm crescent of sand on the Southeast Peninsula, with Nevis across the water
Anse Chastanet
Barefoot romance on a reef-fringed bay below the Pitons
Jade Mountain
A missing wall, a private pool and the Pitons filling the frame
Ladera Resort
A thousand feet up a volcanic ridge, with the Pitons as your fourth wall
Sandals St. Lucia Grand Bay
A peninsula between two seas, with everything already paid for
Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort
Plunge-pool villas tucked into the valley between two volcanic peaks
Zoëtry Marigot Bay St. Lucia
All-suite, all-inclusive and wrapped around the prettiest harbor on Saint Lucia
Hotel L'Esplanade
Sea-view lofts on the hill, a heated pool and the best dinner street in the Caribbean down the path
Bequia Beach Hotel
Ten garden acres on Friendship Bay, with the Grenadines on the doorstep
The Cotton House
Seventeen rooms, thirteen acres and the island everyone whispers about
Mandarin Oriental, Canouan
Forbes Five-Star polish on a reef-sheltered Grenadines lagoon
COMO Parrot Cay
A thousand barefoot acres, one long white beach and nowhere you need to be
Grace Bay Club
The original Grace Bay icon, with a kid-free wing right on the sand
Gallows Point Resort
One-bedroom suites on a small point, five minutes' walk from Cruz Bay
Lovango Resort + Beach Club
Treehouses and glamping tents on a tiny cay, ten minutes by boat from St. John
The Westin St. John Resort Villas
Villas with kitchens on 47 acres of Great Cruz Bay, ten minutes from Cruz Bay
The Blancaneaux Lodge
Thatched cabañas, a creek full of waterfalls and dinner from Coppola's own recipes
Cayo Espanto
Seven villas, one tiny island and a chef who cooks only what you love
Pelican Beach Resort South Water Caye
A solar-powered cottage, a hammock and the barrier reef off the beach
Turtle Inn
Balinese thatch, barefoot dinners and the Caribbean at the end of your deck
Arenas del Mar Beachfront and Rainforest Resort
Rainforest suites with balcony jacuzzis, two beaches and monkeys for neighbors
Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo
Two beaches, one isthmus and howler monkeys for an alarm clock.
Gaia Hotel & Reserve
A small grown-up hotel in its own patch of rainforest above Manuel Antonio
Hotel Belmar
Alpine-style chalets, cloud forest trails and sunsets over the Gulf of Nicoya
Lapa Rios Lodge
Open-air villas on a 1,000-acre rainforest reserve where the Osa meets the Pacific
Nantipa, a Tico Beach Experience
Beachfront bungalows on Playa Santa Teresa, with surf, yoga and sunset on the sand
Nayara Springs
Thirty-five villas, thirty-five warm springs and no one here but couples.
Nayara Tented Camp
A safari tent on stilts, a spring-fed pool and a volcano for a neighbor.
Sí Como No Resort
A longtime Manuel Antonio favorite with honeymoon rooms and a kid-free pool
Almare, a Luxury Collection Resort, Isla Mujeres
Kid-free, all-inclusive and a twenty-minute boat ride from the Cancún crowds
Azulik Tulum
A hand-woven nest above the sea, where the jungle does the decorating.
Baja Club Hotel
A restored seafront villa, a courtyard pool and sunset on the roof
Banyan Tree Mayakoba
Thai serenity in a Mexican jungle, with a full-size pool outside your door.
Be Tulum
Barefoot minimalism, a plunge pool in the palms and the Caribbean at the door.
Casa Las Tortugas Petit Beach Hotel & Spa
Palm roofs, hammocks on the sand and a short walk to dinner
Chablé Yucatán
A restored hacienda in the jungle, a pool for two and a spa around a cenote
El Dorado Maroma
Glass floors, Caribbean blue and a butler on call: Mexico's answer to the Maldives.
Escondido Oaxaca Hotel
Twelve rooms, a rooftop pool and mezcal with a view of the old city
Esperanza, Auberge Collection
Palapa roofs, a hot tub facing the Sea of Cortez and waves crashing below dinner.
Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City
A hacienda-style courtyard hotel on the city's grandest boulevard
Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita
Red-tile casitas, a Pacific sunset and humpbacks breaching off the point.
Hacienda San Angel
Twelve suites, three pools and the cathedral crown just below your terrace
Hotel Escondido
Sixteen thatched cabins, a long pool and an empty Pacific beach
Hotel Mesón del Marqués
A 17th-century mansion on the main square, with a pool behind the arches
Hotel Xcaret Arte
Pottery in the morning, cenotes by noon, a tasting menu by candlelight.
Imanta Punta de Mita
Stone, palapa and jungle on a private Pacific cove, with nobody else in sight.
Las Alcobas, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Mexico City
Thirty-five quiet rooms on Polanco's smartest street, made for slow mornings
Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort
Tile mosaics, a fireplace for cool desert nights and a butler who knows your tequila sign.
Paradero Todos Santos
Concrete suites, farm fields and a star net on the roof
Rosewood Mayakoba
Mangrove channels, a boat to your door and a plunge pool that's all yours.
Rosewood San Miguel de Allende
Fireplaces, soaking tubs and the Parroquia glowing pink from the rooftop
Panamonte Inn & Spa
A century-old inn with fireplaces, gardens and the Caldera River below the volcano
Punta Caracol Acqua-Lodge
Two-story cabins on stilts over the clear water of Bocas del Toro
Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo, Panama City
A 1917 gentlemen's club turned grand hotel at the edge of the old town
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
A storybook castle on a turquoise lake, with a glacier as your view.
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
Log cabins and fireside suites on a glacier-green lake in Jasper National Park
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
The castle on the cliff that has defined Québec City's skyline since 1893
Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu
A copper-roofed château on a bluff, with the St. Lawrence filling every window
Fogo Island Inn
Twenty-nine rooms, one wild ocean and an island that welcomes you home.
Free Spirit Spheres
Two of you, one hand-built orb and a rainforest rocking you to sleep.
Hastings House Country House Hotel
A seaside manor, a farm and 18 suites on Salt Spring Island
Nita Lake Lodge
A boutique lodge on a glacier-fed lake, away from the village crowds
Sparkling Hill Resort
A crystal-studded spa on a granite ridge above Okanagan Lake
The Ritz-Carlton, Montréal
Montreal's grande dame since 1912, with Champagne in the Palm Court and Daniel Boulud downstairs
Wickaninnish Inn
Where the Pacific puts on the show and you watch from a deep soaking tub.
1 Hotel Hanalei Bay
Waterfall-streaked mountains, a crescent bay and a hotel that feels grown from the cliff.
Amangiri
Concrete, canyon and silence: the desert at its most sublime, made for two.
Ambiente, A Landscape Hotel
A glass box for two among the red rocks, with the stars waiting upstairs.
Auberge du Soleil
Provence without the passport, hung on a sunlit hillside above the vines.
Bar Harbor Inn
Eight waterfront acres in town, with the Shore Path starting at the lawn
Blackberry Farm
Southern hospitality, mountain mist and the best farm dinner of your lives.
Borealis Basecamp
Fall asleep under a glass sky and let Alaska wake you when the aurora dances.
Camp Denali
A cabin at the end of the park road, with Denali framed in the window
Castle Hill Inn
A private peninsula, a lighthouse and Adirondack chairs facing the sunset over Narragansett Bay
Cove Haven Resort
Heart-shaped tubs, a seven-foot champagne glass and zero irony required.
Edgewood Tahoe Resort
A timber lodge on the South Shore, with the lake at the end of the lawn
El Tovar Hotel
A 1905 lodge of stone and pine, a few steps from the edge of the canyon
Enchantment Resort
Wake up inside a red-rock canyon, with nothing between your patio and the cliffs.
Fairmont San Francisco
Old San Francisco glamour on top of Nob Hill, with the cable cars rattling past
Farmhouse Inn
Twenty-five rooms on six acres between the vineyards, the redwoods and the coast
Four Seasons Resort Lanai
One quiet island, one calm bay and dolphins for a morning alarm clock.
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
Wailea Beach at your feet, Lānaʻi on the horizon and a pool where no one shouts 'Marco.'
Halekulani
Waikiki's calmest grand hotel, with Diamond Head views and hula at sunset
Hotel Wailea
Seventy-two suites, fifteen garden acres and not a single cannonball in the pool.
Jenny Lake Lodge
Log cabins in Grand Teton National Park, with dinner, bikes and horses included
Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge
The only lodge inside Kenai Fjords National Park, reached by boat from Seward
L'Auberge de Sedona
Sycamores, a babbling creek and a fireplace for two, minutes from uptown Sedona.
Madeline Hotel & Residences
Ski-in, ski-out in Mountain Village, a free gondola ride from old Telluride
Many Glacier Hotel
A Swiss-style railway lodge on Swiftcurrent Lake, deep in Glacier's wild northeast
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
Laurance Rockefeller's 1965 resort on one of Hawaiʻi's finest crescent beaches
Montage Kapalua Bay
Your own Maui home on the bluff, with whales for neighbors and a kitchen you'll never need.
Post Ranch Inn
Above the fog, at the edge of the continent, with nothing to watch but the sea.
San Ysidro Ranch
Thirty-eight hillside cottages where the Kennedys spent their honeymoon
Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort
Cool pines, koi ponds and a private spa hale built for exactly two.
The Ahwahnee
A 1927 stone and timber lodge in Yosemite Valley, with Half Dome outside the window
The Charlotte Inn
An English-style inn of antiques, oil paintings and gardens on a quiet Edgartown street
The Little Nell
At the foot of Aspen Mountain, with the gondola outside and a famous wine cellar below
The Wauwinet
A gray-shingled inn on a sliver of sand, with a beach on each side
Topnotch Resort
A spa resort on the Mountain Road, with a fireplace suite for after the slopes
TreeHouse Point
A handcrafted retreat in the cedars, where the river does the talking.
Ventana Big Sur
Where the redwoods meet the meadow and the meadow meets the Pacific.
Wentworth Mansion
An 1886 mansion with 21 rooms, a rooftop cupola and port by the fire each night
Wildflower Farms, Auberge Collection
Cabins in the meadows, the Shawangunks on the horizon and dinner from the farm
Alvear Palace Hotel
Buenos Aires' grande dame, a few blocks from Recoleta Cemetery
Awasi Mendoza
A private villa in the vines, with your own guide and 4x4
Casa de Uco Vineyards & Wine Resort
Your own winery, a lagoon at the door and the Andes behind it
EOLO Patagonia's Spirit
Seventeen rooms, a lot of sky and the steppe all to yourselves
Estancia Cristina
Reached by boat through the icebergs, with the Upsala Glacier next door
Hostería El Pilar
Ten rooms, no Wi-Fi and Fitz Roy filling the window
Llao Llao Resort, Golf-Spa
A timber-and-stone grand hotel on a hill between two Patagonian lakes
The Vines Resort & Spa
A villa in the vines, the Andes on the horizon and dinner cooked over fire
Xelena Hotel & Suites
Lake Argentino out the window and a warm pool after the glacier
Hotel das Cataratas, A Belmond Hotel, Iguassu Falls
The falls to yourselves at dawn, from the only hotel inside the park
Casa Turquesa
A handful of suites behind a colonial facade on Paraty's cobblestones
Pousada Estrela D'Água
Feet in the sand on Praia dos Nativos, a walk from the Quadrado
Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro
Ipanema at your feet and Dois Irmãos across the rooftop pool
Fasano Trancoso
Thatched bungalows, a 50-meter pool and a long empty beach south of the village
NANNAI Noronha
A ten-bungalow beach house above Sueste, run by one of Pernambuco's best hotel names
Pousada do Toque
The charm pousada that put the Milagres coast on the map
Pousada Mangabeiras
Sea-view bungalows on a forested hill where the river meets the Atlantic
Pousada Maravilha
Eleven rooms, one bay and a hot tub on the veranda facing it
Pousada Morena
Infinity pool, island peak and a short walk to the village
UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa
Fifteen artisan-built casas around Trancoso's grassy square
Vila Kalango
Sleep on stilts in a coconut grove, a short walk from the sunset dune
Awasi Atacama
A small adobe lodge where your days are planned for two, not for a group
Awasi Patagonia
Sixteen villas, a private reserve and the towers on the horizon from your bed
EcoCamp Patagonia
A warm dome, a wood stove and the trail to the towers starting nearby
Explora Rapa Nui
Guided days among the moai, then a hot tub looking out over open grassland and sea
Explora Torres del Paine
The Cuernos across Lake Pehoé from your window, with a guide for every kind of day
Nayara Alto Atacama
Earth-toned rooms tucked below the Salt Mountains, with a heated plunge pool if you ask for it
The Singular Santiago
A neoclassical retreat in Lastarria with the Andes and San Cristóbal Hill from the roof
Tierra Atacama
Licancabur volcano framed in your window and a spa built for tired legs
Viña Vik
A titanium-roofed hilltop hotel above its own vineyards, two hours from Santiago
Casa San Agustín
Three whitewashed colonial houses, 31 rooms and the walled city at your door
Hacienda Bambusa
Seven suites on a working farm, deep in Colombia's coffee hills
Las Islas
Wooden bungalows in the trees on a quiet corner of Barú, an hour from Cartagena
Finch Bay Hotel
Marine iguanas on the beach path and your own yacht at the dock
Galápagos Safari Camp
An African-style tented camp with giant tortoises for neighbors
Pikaia Lodge
Sleep on a volcano rim by night and sail to a different island by day
Palacio Nazarenas, A Belmond Hotel, Cusco
An Inca palace turned convent, with oxygen in the air and a warm pool in the courtyard
Sanctuary Lodge, A Belmond Hotel, Machu Picchu
The only hotel at the gates of Machu Picchu, with 31 rooms and the mountain to yourselves
Explora Valle Sagrado
Guided Andean hikes by day, a colonial-manor spa by night, everything arranged
Hotel B
Lima's art-filled mansion hotel in the city's most romantic neighborhood
Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba
A hacienda on a working farm, with fireplace casitas and the valley spread below
Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel
Adobe casitas, orchids and hummingbirds, a few steps from the Machu Picchu train
Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica
Thatched cabanas, hammocks and a plunge pool in the Peruvian Amazon
Sol y Luna, Relais & Châteaux
Stone casitas, mountain gardens and a hotel that pays for a school
Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel
A river-view jacuzzi and an Andean tasting menu at the foot of Machu Picchu
Heritage Hotel Hallstatt
Three old houses on the lakefront with the village to yourselves at dawn
Hotel Sacher Wien
Vienna's grand hotel across from the State Opera, with cake on the side
Hotel Schloss Dürnstein
A Baroque castle on the Danube, run by the same family since 1937
Hotel Schloss Mönchstein
A small castle in its own park, high on the hill above Salzburg's old town
Tennerhof Gourmet & Spa de Charme Hotel
A family-run Tyrolean chalet hotel looking straight across at the Streif
Four Seasons Hotel Prague
Four historic buildings on the Vltava, with Prague Castle across the water
Grandhotel Pupp
Neo-Baroque grandeur at the top of the promenade, with three centuries of spa town history
Hotel Růže
A Renaissance Jesuit college above the river, looking across the rooftops to the castle
Airelles Courchevel, Les Airelles
A fairy-tale alpine palace with the piste at the door
Airelles Gordes, La Bastide
A Renaissance palace on the edge of Gordes, looking straight over the Luberon
Auberge du Père Bise Jean Sulpice
A lakeside inn in Talloires where dinner is the reason to go
Baumanière
Five old houses below Les Baux and one of the great tables of France
Hôtel Casadelmar
Every room faces the sea and dinner holds two Michelin stars
Château de la Chèvre d'Or
A medieval village hotel hanging over the Mediterranean
Coquillade Provence
An 11th-century hamlet on a Luberon hilltop, wrapped in its own vines
Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel
Six hectares of pines and a seawater pool at the tip of the cape
Hostellerie de Levernois
A riverside park, a starred dinner and the Côte de Beaune five minutes away
Hôtel Belles Rives
Fitzgerald's Riviera summer, with a pontoon and a starred dinner
Hôtel du Palais Biarritz
An empress's summer villa, rebuilt as a grand hotel on the Atlantic
Le Bristol Paris
The first Paris palace, with a rooftop pool and a suite named for honeymooners
Le Vieux Logis
A family farm turned country house, with dinner in the old tobacco barn
Les Sources de Caudalie
A wine estate hotel where the spa runs on grapes and dinner earns two stars
Hôtel Pavillon de la Reine & Spa
A queen's address on the oldest square in Paris, with a starred table downstairs
Relais Christine
A private-home feel on a quiet Saint-Germain lane, with a spa under medieval vaults
Relais des Trois Mas
A painter's view of Collioure from your balcony and a starred dinner downstairs
Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa
Forty-seven rooms, every one facing the vines of the Marne valley
Schloss Elmau
A castle alone in a high Alpine valley, with six spas and a concert most nights
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
Peacock gates, a mosaic lobby and the Chain Bridge outside your window
Káli Art Inn
Sixteen rooms, a lavender garden and a swimming pond in Balaton's wine country
Ballynahinch Castle Hotel
A castle on a salmon river, log fires lit and the Twelve Bens behind the trees
Dingle Skellig Hotel & Peninsula Spa
Dingle Bay out the window and the town's music pubs a short walk away
Dromoland Castle
The O'Brien family's castle, fifteen minutes from your transatlantic flight
The Europe Hotel & Resort
A balcony over Lough Leane, the Kerry mountains opposite and a vast spa below
The Merrion
Four Georgian townhouses, a garden courtyard and Ireland's most decorated restaurant
Hotel Copernicus
A historic townhouse hotel on Kraków's oldest street, a few steps below Wawel
Bairro Alto Hotel
A boutique hotel on Lisbon's liveliest square, with a terrace looking over the Tejo
Bela Vista Hotel & Spa
A 1918 seaside mansion on the cliffs of Praia da Rocha with a Michelin-starred kitchen
Belmond Reid's Palace
Madeira's grand clifftop hotel since 1891, with gardens, sea pools and afternoon tea
Valverde Sintra Palácio de Seteais
Sleep in a neoclassical palace, then walk to Quinta da Regaleira before the crowds
São Lourenço do Barrocal
A restored farming village among cork oaks and vines near Monsaraz
Six Senses Douro Valley
A 19th-century quinta above the Douro river with vineyards, gardens and a serious spa
The Yeatman
A wine hotel on the Gaia hillside with every room looking across the river to Porto
White Exclusive Suites & Villas
Nine white suites on the volcanic shore of São Miguel, minutes from Ponta Delgada
Badrutt's Palace Hotel
A turreted 1896 grand hotel above the lake, still run in the Badrutt spirit
Bergwelt Grindelwald
A modern alpine hotel with the Eiger filling the window
Bürgenstock Hotel & Alpine Spa
A clifftop resort above Lake Lucerne, reached by catamaran and funicular
Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola
An 1880 villa in a subtropical park, with its own lido on Lake Lugano
Grandhotel Giessbach
A Belle Époque hotel beside a waterfall, reached by boat and an 1879 funicular
Hôtel des Trois Couronnes
An 1842 palace on the water in Vevey, with the Alps across the lake
Mont Cervin Palace
Zermatt's grand hotel since 1852, with a red horse carriage at the door
Riffelalp Resort 2222m
A mountain hotel at 7,290 feet, with the Matterhorn and the stars all to yourselves
The Alpina Gstaad
Old timber, new chalet luxury and a heated pool that stays open in the snow
The Omnia
Thirty rooms on a rock ledge above Zermatt, reached by a lift through the cliff
Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa
Interlaken's grande dame, with the Jungfrau framed at the end of the lawn
Barnsley House
Honey-colored stone, one of England's best-loved gardens and a spa among the flowers
Claridge's
Mayfair's grande dame, with Art Deco corridors and the best afternoon tea in town
Gilpin Hotel & Lake House
Private hot tubs, a Michelin star and a tarn of your own near Windermere
Grays Court
Twelve rooms in a house older than the Minster's towers, with the city walls in the garden
Hell Bay Hotel
England's most westerly hotel, 25 suites and the Atlantic at the end of the garden
Inverlochy Castle Hotel
A Victorian castle by its own loch, three miles from Fort William
Prestonfield House
A baroque mansion, peacocks on the lawn and Edinburgh's Old Town five minutes away
The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa
Sleep in the middle of Bath's most famous view, with a secret garden out back
The Scarlet
A kid-free eco hotel on the Cornish cliffs, with hot tubs facing the Atlantic
The Three Chimneys & The House Over-By
A crofter's cottage restaurant, loch-view suites and nothing but sheep for miles
Green Coast Hotel MGallery Collection
The Albanian Riviera's polished resort, at the foot of the Llogara Pass
Grand Park Hotel Rovinj
Terraced rooms looking straight across the harbor at Rovinj's old town
Hotel Adriana, Hvar Spa Hotel
Rooftop pool, big spa and the Hvar harbor a few steps from the door
Hotel Bellevue Dubrovnik
Sea-view rooms on a cliff above a pebble cove, ten minutes from the Pile Gate
Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik
A seafront grande dame facing the walls, five minutes from the Ploče Gate
Hotel Park Split
Split's classic address since 1921, a few steps from the sand at Bačvice
Hotel San Giorgio
About ten rooms, a garden restaurant and the quietest island in Dalmatia
Lešić Dimitri Palace
Five palace residences inside the walls of Korčula, each named for a stop on the Silk Road
Maslina Resort
A low-key design resort among pines and olives on a quiet Hvar bay
Palace Elisabeth, Hvar Heritage Hotel
A five-star palace on St. Stephen's Square, with the harbor below your window
Villa Dubrovnik
A small modernist hotel on the cliffs, looking back at the walls from among the pines
Anassa
A whitewashed hillside village above its own beach on Chrysochou Bay
Canaves Oia Epitome
Volcanic stone, a private pool and the sun sinking into the Aegean, just for you two
Casa Delfino
A family mansion a lane back from Chania's Venetian harbor
Cavo Tagoo Mykonos
A sculpted white cliff above the Aegean, with Mykonos Town just a shuttle ride away
Cotommatae 1810
Seven rooms in an early 19th-century mansion, a few lanes from Hydra harbor
Domes Miramare, a Luxury Collection Resort, Corfu
A 1960s jet-set resort in an olive grove, reborn as a kid-free seaside retreat
Domes Noruz Chania
Kid-free pool suites on a sandy bay, ten minutes from Chania's old harbor
Elies Resorts
Pool villas stepping down the hillside to the calm, sandy bay of Vathi
Elounda Mare Hotel
Stone bungalows with their own pools above the calm Gulf of Mirabello
F Zeen Kefalonia
A kid-free wellness retreat between Mount Ainos and the calm water of Lourdas Bay
Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens
A pine-covered peninsula with three beaches, half an hour from the Acropolis
Grace Hotel Santorini, Auberge Resorts Collection
Twenty-three rooms, one showpiece pool and the caldera at your feet in Imerovigli
Gundari Resort
Cave suites with private pools on an 80-acre Folegandros clifftop
Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens
The grand old address of Athens, with the Acropolis lit up over dinner
Katikies Santorini
The Santorini of postcards: white cave suites spilling down Oia's cliff toward the sea
Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino
Green-roofed villas, private pools and the calm curve of Navarino Bay
Melenos Art Boutique Hotel
Twelve suites on the Acropolis slope, a rooftop table and the bay of Lindos below
Melian Boutique Hotel & Spa
Fifteen sea-view rooms on the Pollonia waterfront, a few steps from the beach
Milos Cove
Private pools, a private beach and the quiet northeast tip of Milos
Naxian Collection
Villas with pools on Stelida hill, with Naxos Town and its castle across the water
Parilio, a Member of Design Hotels
Arches, terracotta and local marble a few minutes from Naoussa harbor
Santa Marina, a Luxury Collection Resort, Mykonos
A private peninsula on Ornos Bay, with your own stretch of Mykonos sand
Skinopi Lodge
Seven stone villas, nine acres of hillside and a deck on the Aegean
Caruso, A Belmond Hotel
An 11th-century palazzo where the pool seems to spill into the sky.
Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel
Five minutes from St. Mark's by launch, a world away from the crowds.
Splendido, A Belmond Hotel, Portofino
A former monastery in the olive groves above Portofino, freshly restored
Borgo Santo Pietro
A medieval villa on a 300-acre organic farm, where dinner starts in the garden.
Capofaro Locanda & Malvasia
Twenty-five rooms, a working vineyard and a lighthouse facing Stromboli
Casa di Langa
Thirty-nine terraces facing the Alta Langa hills, with Barolo country next door
Hotel Castello di Reschio
A thousand-year-old castle, its own hills and a spa in the old wine cellars
Forestis
Wood, stone and silence in the forest high above Brixen
Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées
Belle Époque grandeur on the Stresa shore, with the Borromean Islands outside the window
Grand Hotel Fasano & Villa Principe
An imperial hunting lodge on the water, with a Michelin star and a lakeside jetty
Hotel Caesar Augustus
A clifftop villa in Anacapri with the whole Bay of Naples below the pool
Hotel Castel Fragsburg
Twenty suites, a hilltop garden and the whole Merano valley below
Hotel de Russie, a Rocco Forte Hotel
A terraced Secret Garden in central Rome, between Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps
Hotel Porto Roca
A cliff-top hotel above Monterosso with an infinity pool facing the Ligurian Sea
Hotel Punta Tragara
The Faraglioni from your terrace and the Piazzetta a short stroll away
Hotel Santa Caterina
Lemon groves, a cliffside elevator and the sea waiting at the bottom.
Hotel Santavenere
Twenty-six rooms in a clifftop garden above the quietest gulf in southern Italy
J.K. Place Capri
A white seafront villa where Capri feels like a private house party for two
Le Sirenuse
A family villa turned legend, where Positano glows below your balcony.
Masseria Torre Maizza, a Rocco Forte Hotel
A whitewashed 16th-century masseria in the olive groves near Savelletri
Mezzatorre Hotel & Thermal Spa
A half-finished watchtower, a private thermal spring and Ischia's best sunsets
Monaci delle Terre Nere
An 18th-century monks' estate on Etna's black soil, with organic vines and a quiet pool
Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel & Spa
A 17th-century convent turned 20-room sanctuary, hanging over the sea.
Passalacqua
Twenty-four rooms, a composer's villa and the art of doing nothing beautifully.
Su Gologone Experience Hotel
Craft, fire-roasted food and the Supramonte cliffs in Sardinia's heartland
Villa d'Este
A cardinal's Renaissance villa, a queen's retreat and Lake Como's grandest address.
Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz
Limestone, a big spa and the quiet west end of Gozo outside the door
One&Only Portonovi
Montenegro's mountains, a calm bay and Europe's first One&Only
Regent Porto Montenegro
Venetian palazzo style, superyachts outside and the bay a boat ride away
The Chedi Luštica Bay
Sea-view balconies, a quiet marina and the Bay of Kotor just around the point
Garden Village Bled
Sleep in the trees or over the water, three minutes from Lake Bled
Hiša Franko
A three-star dinner, a short walk to bed and the Soča in the morning
Hotel Triglav Bled
Bled's second-ever hotel, with the island framed in the window
Vander Urbani Resort
Old townhouses, a rooftop pool and the river at the door
Belmond La Residencia
Two old manor houses, olive terraces and the artists' village of Deià next door
Cap Rocat
A former military fortress on the Bay of Palma, turned into a small hotel
Castell Son Claret
A castle and a 132-hectare estate at the foot of the Tramuntana, half an hour from Palma
Corral del Rey
Seventeen rooms in a restored casa palacio, with the Giralda from the roof
Cotton House Hotel, Autograph Collection
A neoclassical guild house with a rooftop pool, steps from Passeig de Gràcia
Es Marès Hotel & Spa
Local sandstone, a Natura Bissé spa and the island's prettiest village square outside
Gecko Hotel & Beach Club
Thirty rooms, a seafront pool and Migjorn's long white beach at the end of the garden
Hostal de La Gavina
Murano chandeliers, a saltwater pool over the bay and nine decades of Costa Brava glamour
Hotel Alfonso XIII, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Seville
A tiled palace built for the 1929 exposition, steps from the Alcázar
Hotel Alhambra Palace
A Moorish-revival landmark on the Alhambra hill with Granada spread out below
Hotel Cala Saona & Spa
A west-facing cove, an infinity pool and the sun dropping into the sea every evening
Hotel Maria Cristina, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Sebastián
San Sebastián's grand 1912 hotel, a short stroll from La Concha and the pintxo bars
Hotel Marqués de Riscal, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Elciego
Ribbons of pink, gold and silver titanium rising over one of Rioja's oldest wineries
Hotel Mercer Sevilla
A 19th-century mansion turned small luxury hotel, a short walk from the cathedral
Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid
Madrid's grand old palace hotel, a short stroll from the Prado and Retiro Park
Marbella Club Hotel
Old-school Costa del Sol glamour among gardens that run down to the sea
Parador de Cangas de Onís
Sleep in a Benedictine monastery by the river, with the Picos de Europa on the doorstep
Parador de Ronda
The building closest to Ronda's famous bridge, with the gorge under your window
Secrets Lanzarote Resort & Spa
Kid-free and all-inclusive on Lanzarote's volcanic coast, beside a quiet marina
Six Senses Ibiza
Ibiza's wellness side, on a north-coast cove far from the club strip
Torralbenc
Whitewashed farm cottages, vines and the Mediterranean across the fields
Argos in Cappadocia
Old stone mansions, a wine cellar in the rock and Pigeon Valley below
Casa Bi Hotel
Sixteen rooms on the Çukurbağ cliffs, private pools and a swim deck below
Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul
A sultan's palace, an infinity pool on the Bosphorus and ships gliding past
Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum
A pine-covered bay, private beaches and more restaurants than nights in your stay
Museum Hotel Kapadokya
Sleep among Anatolian antiques in restored caves above Pigeon Valley
Sultan Cave Suites
The terraces where Cappadocia's balloon photos are made, with a cave room below
Arctic TreeHouse Hotel
Scandinavian design on stilts, with a wall of glass facing the northern sky.
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort
The original glass igloo village, where the aurora is your ceiling.
Levin Iglut Golden Crown
A hot tub, a glass roof and a sky that lights up green above the fells.
Eleven Deplar Farm
A converted sheep farm on the Troll Peninsula, with a swim-up bar under the aurora
Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon
Iceland's highest peak behind you, the glacier lagoon ahead and hot tubs in between
Hótel Búðir
A lone country hotel between the lava field, the black church and the sea
Hótel Jökulsárlón (Glacier Lagoon Hotel)
Icebergs, Diamond Beach and an evening soak, all within a short drive
ION Adventure Hotel
Brutalist lines, steaming hills and a bar built for watching the aurora.
The Retreat at Blue Lagoon
Milky-blue water, black lava and a quiet suite at the edge of the world.
The Reykjavik EDITION
A polished harbor-side base in Reykjavik, steps from Harpa and the northern lights
Fretheim Hotel
A 19th-century fjord hotel with a tower suite made for two
Hamn i Senja
A fishing-village resort on Senja's outer coast, with hot tubs facing the fjord
Hotel Ullensvang
A family hotel on the Sørfjord since 1846, with an infinity pool that runs out to the fjord
Lyngen Lodge
Eight rooms, one fjord and a guide who tells you when to look up
Nusfjord Arctic Resort
A whole Lofoten fishing village of red cabins, with nineteen locals and a hot tub
The Thief
A design hotel on the water, with art on the walls and the Oslofjord out the window
Union Geiranger Resort & Spa
Four generations of one family, a Japanese hot bath and the fjord out the window
Icehotel
A hotel carved from river ice, reborn by artists every single winter.
Treehotel
Sleep in a mirrored cube, a bird's nest or a cabin with a net slung over the pines.
Casa Cook El Gouna
Earthy design, swim-up suites and Red Sea kite winds in a kid-free beach hotel
Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan
A Victorian palace on pink granite, with feluccas drifting past the terrace
Sofitel Winter Palace Luxor
A grand Victorian palace on the Nile, steps from Luxor Temple
Al Manara, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Saraya Aqaba
A Red Sea finale with a private pool, a lagoon and the Sinai glowing at sunset
Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea
Babylon-inspired terraces, nine pools and a float at the lowest point on Earth
Mövenpick Resort Petra
Wake up, cross the road and be walking the Siq before the tour buses arrive
Old Village Resort Petra
A stone village of terraces and lanterns, a short ride from the Siq
Petra Marriott Hotel
A hilltop room facing west, so the Petra mountains turn red right outside your window
SunCity Camp
A glass-fronted dome, red sand outside and more stars than you have ever seen
Dar Ahlam
A kasbah with no menu, no schedule and dinner wherever you least expect it
El Fenn
Linked riads, bold color and a rooftop that looks straight at the Koutoubia
Heure Bleue Palais
A 33-room medina palace with a rooftop pool above the ramparts
Kasbah Tamadot
A hilltop kasbah with Berber tents and Toubkal on the horizon
La Mamounia
A 1920s palace hotel with 20 acres of gardens just inside the medina walls
Merzouga Luxury Desert Camps
En suite tents in the Erg Chebbi dunes, with dinner by lantern light
Riad Fès, Relais & Châteaux
A palace riad in the old medina, with a rooftop over Fes and a pool for hot afternoons
Royal Mansour Marrakech
A walled medina of 53 private riads, each with its own roof terrace
Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort
Pool villas on a canyon rim, two hours and several degrees cooler than Muscat
Desert Nights Camp
Air-conditioned tents, a camel at sunset and dinner under the stars
The Chedi Muscat
Water gardens, a 103-meter pool and the Gulf of Oman at the end of the lawn
Al Maha, a Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa, Dubai
Forty-two pool villas in a desert reserve where oryx graze past your terrace
Anantara Sir Bani Yas Island Al Yamm Villa Resort
Beach villas by the mangroves, with giraffes and oryx a short drive inland
Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi
A domed palace on its own beach, where even the cappuccino comes with gold
One&Only The Palm
Moorish gardens, a private beach and Yannick Alléno's cooking on Palm Jumeirah
Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara
A desert fortress among the dunes of the Empty Quarter, with private pool villas
Belmond Eagle Island Lodge
A plunge pool over the floodplain and sundowners at the Fish Eagle Bar
Chobe Game Lodge
Elephants on the river, silent boats and the suite Burton and Taylor chose
Jack's Camp
Persian rugs, a plunge pool and nothing but salt pan to the horizon
Wilderness Mombo
The Delta's most famous game viewing, from a plunge pool deck on Chief's Island
Wilderness Vumbura Plains
Game drives in the morning, a mokoro in the afternoon and a plunge pool in between
Zarafa Camp
Four suites, a copper bath and elephants at the lagoon
Angama Mara
Eleven meters of glass between your bed and the whole of the Maasai Mara
Kinondo Kwetu
A small, barefoot hotel at the quiet far end of Galu Beach
Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp
Twelve tents on the edge of an escarpment, with Mount Kenya floating on the horizon
Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort
Beach villas, high dunes and dhow sunsets on the archipelago's largest island
&Beyond Benguerra Island
Fourteen beach retreats with plunge pools on a national park island
Kisawa Sanctuary
A design-led residence on its own acre of beach and forest
&Beyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge
Glass suites, plunge pools and an astronomer on the edge of the Namib
Damaraland Camp
Ten suites above the Huab Valley, with desert elephants in the riverbeds below
Hoodia Desert Lodge
Thatched chalets on the Tsauchab River, twenty minutes from the Sesriem gate
Horizon by Ongava
Three villas, one ridge and a waterhole below your private deck
Little Kulala
Eleven chalets, rooftop star beds and a private gate to the dunes
Bisate Lodge
Six nest-shaped villas, a fire in the hearth and Bisoke on the horizon
Nyungwe Tea Forest Resort
Treehouse rooms between a tea estate and one of Africa's oldest rainforests
One&Only Gorilla's Nest
Treehouses in the eucalyptus, a spa after the trek and the park gate a short drive away
Virunga Lodge
Eight stone bandas on a ridge, two lakes below and the volcanoes lined up across the sky
Wilderness Magashi
Eight tents on a quiet lake in Rwanda's savanna park, with hippos for neighbors
Sundy Praia
Fifteen forest villas on a turtle beach in a Gulf of Guinea biosphere reserve
Babylonstoren
Whitewashed gables, a garden that feeds the table and mountains on every horizon.
Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel
Afternoon tea, nine acres of gardens and Table Mountain over the hedge
Ellerman House
A private art collection, a wine cellar and the Atlantic at the bottom of the garden
Great Fish River Lodge, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve
Nine thatched suites above a winding river on a reserve with very few other vehicles
Londolozi Game Reserve
A century of safari, five intimate camps and the leopards that made it famous.
Madikwe Safari Lodge
Three small camps, one kid-free ridge and the bushveld at your feet
Singita Boulders Lodge
Stone, thatch and glass above the Sand River, where leopards set the schedule.
The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa
Mountains at the back door, the Atlantic across the road and nothing else in sight
Tsala Treetop Lodge
A suite in the forest canopy with your own pool among the treetops
Loapi, Tswalu Kalahari
Your own house in the Kalahari, with a chef, a guide and nobody else in sight
Motse, Tswalu Kalahari
Nine suites, red dunes and a private guide who works only for the two of you
&Beyond Mnemba Island
A barefoot private island, a ring of protected reef and only your footprints in the sand
&Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
The game lodge at the top of the world, perched on the rim of an ancient caldera
Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti
Elephants at the waterhole, a glass of wine by the pool and the Serengeti all around
Singita Sasakwa Lodge
An Edwardian manor on a hilltop, with the Serengeti rolling out below your private pool
Elewana Tarangire Treetops
Twenty rooms in the treetops and a thousand-year-old baobab in the lounge
Chiawa Camp
The first camp in the Lower Zambezi, still family run, under mahogany trees on the river
Mfuwe Lodge
Eighteen thatched chalets on two lagoons, with elephants in the lobby in mango season
Sausage Tree Camp
Seven airy suites, each with its own plunge pool and a private guide waiting at the boat
Tena Tena Camp
Eight tents under mahogany trees between river and lagoon, in the valley's quiet north
Time + Tide Chinzombo
Six canvas and timber tents, each with its own pool facing a bend in the Luangwa
Time + Tide Chongwe Camp
Eight classic tents where two rivers meet, twenty minutes from the airstrip
Wilderness Linkwasha Camp
Nine tents on the edge of the Ngamo Plains, with elephants at the waterhole below the deck
Matetsi Victoria Falls
Nine miles of Zambezi frontage, a private game reserve and the falls within easy reach
The Elephant Camp
Sixteen suites on a ridge, each with a plunge pool and the falls' spray on the horizon
The Victoria Falls Hotel
Zimbabwe's grand old hotel, with the spray of the falls rising beyond the lawn
Amankora Punakha
A 300-year-old farmhouse, rice terraces and the warmest valley in Bhutan
COMO Uma Paro
Pine forest, a wood stove and Tiger's Nest a short drive away
Gangtey Lodge
A roll-top bath, a stone fireplace and cranes on the marsh below
Phum Baitang
Stilted wooden villas among rice paddies, minutes from the road to Angkor
Alila Yangshuo
An old sugar mill on the Li River, rebuilt for slow days among the karst peaks
Ahilya by the Sea
Nine rooms, two pools and a banyan tree on a quiet curve of Dolphin Bay
Kumarakom Lake Resort
Old Kerala timber villas, a pool that winds past your door and the lake at sunset
Rambagh Palace
The Maharaja's former home, with peacocks on the lawn and tea on the verandah
Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Andamans
Stilted villas in the forest, with Radhanagar Beach a short walk through the trees
Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur
A white marble palace in the middle of Lake Pichola, reached only by boat
The Leela Palace Udaipur
Gilded corridors, a lakeside terrace and Jag Niwas glowing across the water
The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra
The Taj Mahal from your balcony, your bathtub and the pool terrace
The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur
Domes, courtyards and a pool outside your door, with the City Palace across the lake
Alila Villas Uluwatu
Sharp modern lines, a cabana suspended over the sea and sunsets on repeat.
Amanjiwo
A limestone amphitheater in the rice fields, aimed straight at Borobudur
AYANA Komodo Waecicu Beach
Every room faces the sea and Komodo's islands start at the end of the jetty
BASK Gili Meno
A pool that runs into the sea, turtles offshore and no cars on the island
Batu Karang Lembongan Resort
Twenty-three hillside villas and suites watching the sun set over Bali
Bulgari Resort Bali
Italian polish, Balinese stone and 500 feet of cliff between you and the Indian Ocean.
Capella Ubud
A storybook rainforest camp where every tent has its own pool and its own tale.
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan
Cross the bridge, step onto a lotus pond and let the river valley take over.
Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
A riverbank village of pool villas where your butler knows your morning ritual.
Misool Resort
A former shark-finning camp turned private island, with a reef under your deck
Munduk Moding Plantation
Heated pool villas, mist and coffee on a highland estate in north Bali
Nihi Sumba
Barefoot luxury at the edge of a wild island, with horses on the beach at dusk.
The Oberoi Beach Resort, Bali
Thatched villas in old gardens on Seminyak Beach, a few lanes from the best restaurants
The Oberoi, Lombok
Thatched pavilions and pool villas on a quiet bay, with the Gilis on the horizon
Wapa di Ume Sidemen
Rice terraces, a private pool and Mount Agung from your balcony
Aman Kyoto
A hidden forest garden, mossy stone paths and onsen water at Kyoto's edge.
Aman Tokyo
A washi-paper hush at the top of a tower, with Tokyo spread out below
Beniya Mukayu
Sixteen rooms, sixteen cypress baths and a garden that changes with every season
Conrad Osaka
A lobby on the 40th floor and Osaka's lights at the end of the bed
Gora Kadan
An imperial family's mountain villa, now a ryokan of hot springs and quiet ceremony.
Halekulani Okinawa
Every room faces the sea on Okinawa's sunset coast
Honjin Hiranoya Kachoan
A polished ryokan three minutes from Takayama's old merchant lanes
HOSHINOYA Fuji
Glass-fronted cabins, campfires in the pines and Fuji across the lake
Hoshinoya Kyoto
Arrive by wooden boat to a riverside ryokan the city cannot reach.
Rosewood Luang Prabang
A jungle valley, a waterfall and only 23 places to sleep
The Datai Langkawi
Dusky langurs on the balcony, hornbills overhead and a white-sand bay below
Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge
Stone cottages on a ridge, with the Annapurnas lined up across the valley
Cauayan Island Resort and Spa
Thirty villas on a private island in Bacuit Bay, from lagoon villas to big pool villas
Huma Island Resort & Spa
Overwater villas with their own spa tubs on a private island off Busuanga
El Nido Resorts Lagen Island
Water cottages on stilts in a calm, cliff-ringed cove in Bacuit Bay
El Nido Resorts Pangulasian Island
El Nido's most upscale island resort, with pool villas and a long private beach
The Lind Boracay
A sleek beach hotel at the calm end of Station 1, a short walk from D'Mall
Four Seasons Hotel Seoul
Palace views by day and a hidden cocktail bar downstairs by night
The Shilla Jeju
Korea's classic honeymoon hotel, with heated pools and a path down to the beach
98 Acres Resort & Spa
Chalets on a tea estate, a short walk from Ella's best sunrise hike
Amangalla
Four-poster beds, teak floors and high tea on the veranda inside Galle Fort
Cape Weligama
A clifftop promontory, a crescent pool and the Indian Ocean on three sides
The Kandy House
Nine rooms in a chief minister's manor, with a pool facing the rice paddies
Water Garden Sigiriya
Thirty villas among ponds and paddy fields, with Lion Rock on the skyline
137 Pillars House Chiang Mai
A colonial-era teak house, a garden pool and suites big enough to live in
Capella Bangkok
A low-rise riverside retreat with plunge-pool villas in the middle of Bangkok
Chiva-Som
A beachfront wellness retreat where the spa is the itinerary
Elephant Hills
A night afloat beneath limestone cliffs, with the jungle doing the soundtrack
Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle
Fifteen tents, a family of elephants and three countries on the horizon
Keemala
A storybook village in the rainforest, with a private pool at every door
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
More than 150 years on the Chao Phraya and still the city's most romantic address
Pimalai Resort & Spa
A long beach on Kantiang Bay, a jungle spa and pool villas up the hill
Rayavadee
Three beaches, towering cliffs and a pavilion in the coconut grove, reachable only by sea
Six Senses Samui
Barefoot luxury on a breezy headland, with the Gulf of Thailand at your feet
Six Senses Yao Noi
Every villa has its own infinity pool and a view of the limestone islands
The Float House River Kwai
A boat ride upriver to a floating villa, a teak swing and the jungle all around
The Sarojin
A small, design-led Khao Lak resort where breakfast happens whenever you want it
Trisara
A garden in the third heaven, where every pool faces the Andaman sunset
Anantara Hoi An Resort
Riverside suites in a colonial-style garden, under a kilometer from the old town
Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai, Hoi An
One hundred villas on a long sweep of sand, fifteen minutes from the lanterns of Hoi An
Heritage Cruises Binh Chuan
Twenty balcony suites, an art gallery on board and a night at anchor in Lan Ha Bay
JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa
A make-believe French university on one of Phu Quoc's calmest white-sand coves
Paradise Grand Cruise
A larger, polished ship with a spa, a sky bar and Lan Ha Bay outside every balcony
Park Hyatt Saigon
Colonial calm and a deep green pool one block from the Saigon Opera House
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi
Hanoi's grand hotel since 1901, with a courtyard pool and a century of stories
How to Use the Filters
With so many beautiful options, the filters are your friend. Narrowing the list down to a handful of places you both love is far easier than scrolling every option.
- Region: start here if you already know roughly where you want to go, from the Indian Ocean to the Arctic.
- Stay type: choose the experience, such as overwater bungalows, treehouses, glass igloos, safari lodges or cliffside suites. Some properties appear under more than one type, because a cliffside resort may also have private pool villas.
- Price tier: set a comfortable budget range (see below for what each tier means).
- Kid-free and all-inclusive: tick these if you want a child-free atmosphere or prefer most meals and drinks included in one price.
Combine filters to get specific. For example, a kid-free stay in the Caribbean, or a $$$$ treehouse anywhere in the world. If the list gets too short, loosen one filter at a time.
What the Price Tiers Mean
We show a price tier rather than an exact rate, because nightly prices change constantly with dates, room category, demand and promotions. Treat the tiers as a rough guide to typical starting rates for an entry-level room in a normal season.
- $$$: roughly $300 to $700 per night.
- $$$$: roughly $700 to $1,500 per night.
- $$$$$: roughly $1,500 or more per night.
These ranges are approximate. Peak holidays, larger villas and suites with private pools can cost well above the starting tier, while shoulder-season dates may come in lower. Also check whether taxes, service charges and resort fees are included in the price you see, as well as whether meals or transfers cost extra. In places like the Maldives, seaplane transfers and meal plans can add significantly to the total.
All-Inclusive vs. Room-Only
An all-inclusive price can look high at first glance, but it often bundles meals, drinks and sometimes activities. At remote properties where you can't stroll to another restaurant, that convenience matters. Examples in our list include Couples Swept Away in Negril, Hotel Xcaret Arte in the Riviera Maya and Turtle Island in Fiji's Yasawa Islands.
Room-only or bed-and-breakfast rates suit couples who love to explore local restaurants, as in Kyoto, Tuscany or the Amalfi Coast. When comparing, total up what you'd realistically spend on food and drink each day before deciding which option is the better value for you.
Reading Each Hotel Page
Each property page opens with a quick-facts panel covering location, setting, accommodation types, whether it's kid-free or all-inclusive, its price tier and the nearest airport. Below that sits our full write-up, followed by highlights, recurring themes from guest reviews, insider tips and answers to common questions.
When you're ready to check availability, enter your dates and we'll send you to a trusted booking partner with your details prefilled. We may earn a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you. Final prices, inclusions and cancellation terms are set by the booking site, so read them closely before you confirm.
A Few Favorites to Start With
Not sure where to begin? A few retreats capture the range of what we cover. Soneva Fushi in Baa Atoll pioneered the Maldives' barefoot-luxury style, with jungle villas, private pools and an open-air cinema. Jade Mountain in Soufrière opens one wall of each suite to the Pitons. Treehotel in Swedish Lapland suspends architect-designed rooms in the pines. Gora Kadan in Hakone pairs a classic ryokan experience with hot-spring bathing, while Singita Sasakwa Lodge brings old-world elegance to the Serengeti.
FAQ
Why don't you show exact nightly prices?
Rates change daily based on season, demand, room type and promotions, so any fixed number would quickly become misleading. Our price tiers give you a realistic idea of typical starting rates. Entering your dates sends you to a booking partner that shows current prices and availability.
Do properties pay to be on this list?
No. Hotels don't pay to be included. We choose stays based on our research into what they offer couples. We may earn an affiliate commission when you book through our links, at no extra cost to you, but that doesn't determine which properties we feature.
What does kid-free mean?
Policies vary. Some properties welcome only guests above a minimum age, often 16 or 18, while others have kid-free areas or periods within a family resort. We mark a stay as kid-free based on the property's stated policy, but always confirm the current age rules directly before booking.
How often is this list updated?
We add new retreats as we research them and update existing pages when we learn about renovations, closures or name changes.
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