Saved stays

Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, UAE

Located in Dubai's only protected nature reserve, 225 square kilometres of conserved desert

Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, Oman

Clifftop infinity pools suspended 2,000 metres above sea level

Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia

100-metre clifftop location above the Indian Ocean

Ranthambore, Rajasthan, India

Only 10 pavilion tents, ensuring an intimate, exclusive experience

Canyon Point, Utah, USA

Resort designed around an ancient geological mesa formation

Amberley, West Sussex, England

Working 12th-century portcullis, still raised and lowered daily

Baa Atoll, Maldives, Maldives

SEA, acclaimed underwater restaurant 5 metres below the ocean

Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Arabian oryx — the national animal of UAE — free-roaming

Benguerra Island, Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique

Bazaruto Archipelago marine protected area

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

Rim-edge position directly above the world's largest volcanic caldera

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Seven distinct ecosystems within a single reserve, sand forest to wetland

Harads, Swedish Lapland, Sweden

Floating driftwood ring hotel on the frozen Lule River

Cong, County Mayo, Ireland

800-year-old authentic Irish castle

Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas

Underwater suites with floor-to-ceiling lagoon and aquarium views

Allauch, Provence, France

Transparent bubble domes in a Provençal park near Marseille

San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile

Private guide and vehicle for each villa

Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Indonesia

Antique Javanese bridal homes relocated and rebuilt in the Ubud jungle

Edinburgh to the Scottish Highlands, Scotland

Britain's only luxury sleeper train through the Scottish Highlands

Naoshima Island, Kagawa, Japan

Tadao Ando architecture with integrated permanent art collection

Volcanoes National Park, Northern Province, Rwanda

Gorilla trekking permit access in Volcanoes National Park

Bora Bora, Society Islands, French Polynesia

Overwater bungalows with direct Mount Otemanu views

Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia

Transparent bubble tents with panoramic Southern Hemisphere sky views

Chyulu Hills, Kajiado County, Kenya

Kilimanjaro views from camp

Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey

Authentic cave suites carved into Göreme's volcanic tufa

Mykonos Town, Mykonos, Greece

Iconic cave-cut suites above Mykonos Town and the Aegean

Chole Island, Tanzania

Treehouses built within 19th-century Arab trading post ruins

Rangali Island, Maldives

Only two-story underwater suite in the world

Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Over 600 bird species in private reserve

Fljót Valley, Troll Peninsula, North Iceland, Iceland

Heli-skiing in the Troll Peninsula mountains, with first-descents on untracked terrain

Coober Pedy, Australia

Rooms carved into opal-bearing sandstone, opals visible in the walls

Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland

Former seat of the O'Brien clan, descendants of High King Brian Boru

The World Islands, Dubai, UAE

Semi-submerged underwater bedroom

Baa Atoll, Maldives, Maldives

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve location in Baa Atoll

Vancouver Island, Canada

Handbuilt spherical treehouses suspended in old-growth forest

Ayvali, Cappadocia, Turkey

Rooms in a genuine Byzantine-era rock-cut monastery (6th century AD)

Bokeo Nature Reserve, Houaphan, Laos

Treehouse platforms 40 metres high in primary rainforest

North Malé Atoll, Maldives, Maldives

World's largest overwater villa, the Private Reserve at 1,600 sqm

Ha Long Bay, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam

Private balcony over the bay

Kaikōura, New Zealand

Tree houses perched 8 meters above native manuka grove

Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, Japan

Direct Mount Fuji views from private terraces

Jukkasjärvi, Swedish Lapland, Sweden

World's first and most famous ice hotel, in operation since 1990

Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru

Treehouse platform 30 metres above the Amazon canopy

Aguas Calientes, Cusco Region, Peru, Peru

Eighty-three casitas set within five hectares of private cloud forest

Bora Bora, Society Islands, French Polynesia

World's first deep seawater air conditioning system

Soufrière, St. Lucia, St. Lucia

Each sanctuary missing a fourth wall for unobstructed Piton and sea panoramas

Jao Concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Extraordinary private 60,000-acre concession in the heart of the Okavango Delta

Key Largo, Florida, United States

The world's only true underwater hotel, entered by diving 6 metres

Alnes, Valldal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Floor-to-ceiling glass walls facing the river

Saariselkä, Finnish Lapland, Finland

World's largest glass igloo village with 65+ individual igloos

Kamala, Phuket, Thailand

Spherical Bird's Nest villas perched on poles above the jungle

Farmington, New Mexico, USA, USA

Single-unit cave dwelling 70 feet below the mesa surface, carved in sandstone

Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

1,000-acre private rainforest reserve on the Osa Peninsula

Lindesnes, Vest-Agder, Norway

Norway's oldest lighthouse, operational since 1656

Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Birthplace of the modern luxury African safari concept

Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia

Direct sunrise views of Uluru from your private pavilion bed

Steigen Archipelago, Nordland, Norway

Sea cabins on stilts above the Norwegian Sea

Pemba Island, Tanzania

The entire bedroom is submerged 4 meters below the Indian Ocean surface

Mashpi, Pichincha Province, Ecuador

1,200-hectare private cloud forest reserve

Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

World's most biodiverse marine ecosystem — Raja Ampat

Svalbard & Norwegian Arctic, Norway

Named after Nansen and Amundsen's legendary polar exploration vessel

Uçhisar, Cappadocia, Turkey

30 unique antique-furnished cave suites

London Euston to Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom

Six overnight routes covering the full breadth of the Scottish rail network

Sumba Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Indonesia

Private access to Occy's Left, a world-famous surf break, for a maximum of ten surfers at once

Saariselkä, Finnish Lapland, Finland

Glass ceiling panels for aurora viewing from bed

Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve, Chile

Built around living ancient Nothofagus trees

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Paris's only floating hotel, moored on the Seine

Masai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley, Kenya

Exceptional Great Migration river crossings at the Mara River (July–October)

Vancouver to Banff / Jasper, Canada

Glass-domed GoldLeaf carriages providing 360-degree mountain views

Pretoria to Cape Town (and beyond), South Africa

Widely acclaimed as the world's most luxurious train

Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska, USA, USA

Road-inaccessible wilderness lodge reached by floatplane or water taxi

Agafay Desert, Marrakech, Morocco

Located in the Agafay stone desert, closer to Marrakech than the Sahara

Matera, Italy

Rooms carved into sassi caves inhabited since the Paleolithic era

Cardamom Mountains, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia

Zipline arrival across a rainforest river

Grumeti Game Reserve, Serengeti, Tanzania

Exclusive 350,000-acre private concession adjacent to the Serengeti National Park

Kruger National Park, Limpopo, South Africa, South Africa

Exclusive private concession inside Kruger National Park

Shaharut, Negev Desert, Israel

Negev Desert plateau at 900m above sea level

Sacred Valley, Cusco Region, Peru

Pods suspended 400 metres above the Sacred Valley floor

Kemi, Lapland, Finland

World's largest snow castle, rebuilt to a unique design every winter

Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway

Unique artistic ice suites carved and painted by commissioned artists

Noonu Atoll, Maldives, Maldives

Retractable roof panels for outdoor sleeping under the stars

Koh Kood, Trat Province, Thailand

BistrOTeK tree pod dining above the jungle canopy

Koh Ouen & Koh Bong Islands, Koh Rong Archipelago, Cambodia, Cambodia

Entire two-island resort with no day visitors permitted

Alta, Finnmark, Norway

Norway's first and most northerly ice hotel, rebuilt every winter since 2000

Pulderbos, Antwerp Province, Belgium

Transparent PVC domes in private forest clearings

Adelaide to Darwin (and return), Australia

2,979 km traverse of the Australian continent from coast to coast

Torres del Paine, Magallanes Region, Chile

Curved timber lodge on Lake Sarmiento with Torres del Paine views

Harads, Swedish Lapland, Sweden

Seven unique architect-designed rooms

Västerås, Sweden

The original underwater hotel room, opened in 2000 by artist Mikael Genberg

London to Venice (and beyond), Multiple

Original 1920s and 1930s Pullman and wagon-lits carriages, lovingly restored

Wadi Rum, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan

Transparent bubble tents on the Wadi Rum desert floor

Les Cerniers, Valais, Switzerland, Switzerland

Eighteen geodesic pod domes on a private ski slope in the Alps

Hwange National Park, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe

Set beside Ngweshla Pan, one of Hwange's most productive permanent waterholes

Hanazono, Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan

Private outdoor onsen in every villa