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La Mamounia
$$$ | Morocco, Marrakech, Avenue Bab Jdid،
Few hotels are as synonymous with their destination as La Mamounia is with Marrakech.
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The Siam
$$$ | Thailand, Bangkok, The Siam 3, 2 Thanon Khao, Vachirapayabal, Dusit District
With a one-million-dollar facelift and a new restaurant, The Siam continues to reign as Bangkok’s most accomplished urban hideaway.
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Thompson Nashville
$$ | United States, Nashville, 401 11th Ave. S
The hippest design hotel in Nashville’s already hip Gulch neighborhood.
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The Finch
$$ | United States, Walla Walla, 325 E Main St
This Walla Walla–based hotel embraces its home in one of the United States’ finest wine regions.
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Raffles Jaipur
$$$ | India, Amer, Khasara no. 2060, 2061/2267
The newest Raffles in India is a modern-day palace rooted in the city’s history, design, and traditions.
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Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi
$$$ | Japan, Tokyo, 1 Chome-2-1 Ōtemachi, Chiyoda City
The sister hotel to the Marunouchi Four Seasons establishes the brand as a major force to be reckoned with in Tokyo.
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Hotel Saint Cecilia
$$ | Austin, 112 Academy Dr.
South Congress’s hippest hotel and exclusive social club
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The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel
$$$ | United States, New Orleans, 130 Roosevelt Way
The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, is the epitome of a classic city hotel, with well over a century of history in the imposing building.
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Shangri-La Bosphorus, Istanbul
$$$ | Turkey, Istanbul, Sinanpasa Mah, Hayrettin Iskelesi Sok, No.1
Well-situated along the European side of the Bosphorus Strait, this Turkish outpost of this Hong Kong–based luxury brand occupies a former tobacco warehouse built in the 1930s.
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Fogo Island Inn
$$$ | Canada, Fogo Island, 210 Main Rd.
Borne of a radical idea, this one-of-a-kind luxury inn exists in service of the remote Newfoundland island it inhabits—and the ways of its people.
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The Sanderling Resort
$$ | United States, Duck, 1461 Duck Rd.
Expect Outer Banks architecture like cedar-shake siding at this beachfront retreat where the location alone makes it an ideal getaway.
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Waldorf Astoria Park City
$$ | United States, Park City, 2100 Frostwood Dr.
Guests can’t wait to go back to this hotel, formerly the Dakota Mountain Lodge, at the base of Canyons Resort. Beautiful rooms in natural colors have custom furnishings and views of the ski slopes and Wasatch Mountains.
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Lizard Island Resort
$$$ | Australia, Lizard Island,
Secluded on 1,000 hectares of tawny bush, and ringed by sugar-white beaches
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Nayara Bocas del Toro
Edenic gardens meet serene waters at Nayara’s adults-only Bocas del Toro location where guests live among the mangroves in overwater bungalows reminiscent of those in Bali.
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Grand Geneva Resort & Spa
$ | United States, Lake Geneva, 7036 Grand Geneva Way
At this relaxing retreat in Wisconsin’s rolling hills, tee off at two golf courses or unwind at the spa.
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Mission Pacific Beach Resort – JDV by Hyatt
United States, Oceanside, 201 N Myers St
Decorated in calming blues, well-crafted wood pieces, and pristine creams, Mission Pacific exudes effortless cool even in its smallest details.
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Masai Mara Sopa Lodge
It’s all about valley views from this safari lodge in the Oloongams Hills.
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Alila Jabal Akhdar
Take a step back in time at this spectacular resort in the Jabal Akhdar Mountains of Oman
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Tetherow Lodges
$$ | United States, Bend, 61240 Skyline Ranch Road
Just outside of downtown Bend, Tetherow is a complex of vacation rental homes, event spaces, and a golf course that has all the amenities and comforts of a larger resort, but the intimacy and personality of a smaller hotel.
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Twin Farms
$$$ | United States, Barnard, 452 Royalton Turnpike
An 18th-century farmhouse that once belonged to Nobel Prize-winning writer Sinclair Lewis.
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Palmaïa – The House of AïA
Mexico, Playa del Carmen, Paseo Xaman – Ha Lote 1-Manzana 1
A vegan-friendly beachfront paradise in Playa del Carmen.
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BodyHoliday
$$ | St. Lucia, Cariblue Beach,
Give body and mind a break at this one-stop shop for mental and physical well-being (along with regular beachy fun).
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Le Blanc Spa Resort, Los Cabos
$$ | Mexico, San José del Cabo, Carretera Transpeninsular Km. 18.4 Lomas del Tule
The mindful alignment of body and mind is the guiding maxim of the spa at this beachfront property.
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Euphoria Retreat
$$ | Greece, Mystras, Mystras 231
Designed to tie in the five elements and the five senses, this Greek idyll is built into a mountain and has a large spherical pool as its physical and spiritual center.
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Lake Austin Spa Resort
$$$ | United States, Austin, 1705 S. Quinlan Park Road
Lake Austin’s premier wellness retreat is the place for relaxation.
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Shou Sugi Ban House
$$$ | United States, Water Mill, 337 Montauk Hwy
This minimalist-cool wellness retreat has all the pampering and none of the pressure.
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TIA Wellness Resort
$$ | Vietnam, Da Nang, 109 Võ Nguyên Giáp
Your wellness journey begins in chic pool villas.
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The Ranch Hudson Valley
$$$ | United States, Sloatsburg, 150 Sterlington Rd
The East Coast iteration of the hallowed Malibu wellness program is well-mannered in a manor.
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Ikbal Thermal Hotel & SPA
$ | Turkey, Afyonkarahisar, Dörtyol Mahallesi Afyon Kütahya Yolu No: 2/3
A high-tech spa retreat in the mountainous countryside of Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye.
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Six Senses Kaplankaya
$$ | Turkey, Bozbük, Merkez Sokak No:198
When you arrive at this Turkish outpost of the respected wellness brand, you’re greeted with a ritual: You’ll be handed an evil eye bracelet—part of a tradition tracing back 5,000 years—and asked to close your eyes and set an intention for your stay.
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