A desert dune stay at Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch
— by Angela Carstens
A Goan villa getaway at Ahilya by the Sea
— by Durgesh Chaddha
A luxury safari getaway at Ongava Game Lodge
— by Sanel Kruger
A serene luxe hideaway on the Izu Peninsula
— by Kiyofumi Machida
A taste of Jodhpur's heritage at The Rohet House
— by Avijit Singh
A touch of royal splendour at Taj Nadesar Palace
— by Amit Tandon
Amorita Resort: a clifftop sanctuary on Bohol Island
— by Leeds Trompeta
Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort: the epitome of island life
— by Lourenco Zivaine
Baraza Resort and Spa: Sultan-era opulence
— by Nathalie Raguz Fusillo
Barefoot at Havelock: the sustainable beach-side jungle resort
— by Samit Sawhny
Be at one with nature at eco-resort Cabo Serai
— by Trupti Wesley
Breezes Beach Club and Spa: a slice of pure Zanzibar
— by Nathalie Raguz Fusillo
By The Riverside: a tiny hideaway wrapped in the wilderness
— by Pravin Shanmughanandam
Colonial charm in a sprawling city garden at Taj West End
— by Shavir Bacha
Cruise on the newest ship on the Yangtze River
— by Lily Li
Dera Mandawa, Jaipur’s top heritage homestay
— by Thakur Durga Singh
Eco-friendly Andaman luxury at Taj Exotica
— by Ashish Dattani
Eco-friendly Mauritian luxury at Sunrise Attitude
— by Kevin Govinden
Enjoy sandbank sundowners at Mivumo River Lodge
— by Simon Magaigwa
Exploring the Yangtze River in style
— by Xiaolin Zhang
Fish River Lodge, on the Edge of Eternity
— by Zanelle Zaayman
Fort-side luxury at RAAS Jodhpur
— by Sheikh I Rahaman
Fundu Lagoon: the Robinson Crusoe resort on Pemba Island
— by Alex and Marcus Lewis
G&Ts, afternoon tea and a slice of nostalgia at Ooty's Taj Savoy
— by Khyati Umrao
Getting into hot water in a Yudanaka inn
— by Malcolm Holcroft
Gold Zanzibar Beach House and Spa: a tropical beach paradise
— by Attilio Azzola
Gorilla's Nest: a treehouse retreat in Rwanda’s gorilla country
— by Theunie Marais
Hemingways Watamu: the boutique beach hotel in a UNESCO reserve
— by Victor Muthama
Heritage Madurai: a leafy oasis with a rich history
— by Gopakumar M
Hotel Niwa: the secret Tokyo garden retreat
— by Satoshi Ebinuma
Jalakara: a boutique villa hotel on Havelock Island
— by Marko Hill
Kanaan Desert Retreat: nature, luxury and conservation
— by Zané and Francois Du Plessis
Kanonkop House: a lagoon retreat in Knysna
— by Liesl Rentzke
Kinondo Kwetu: the Swahili-style boutique beach resort
— by Daniel Heatly
Lanzerac Hotel & Spa: fine wines, pampering and old-world charm
— by Fundi Ziqubu
Lebua Lucknow: your heritage home
— by Kalpesh Agarwal
Machangulo Beach Lodge: a little piece of paradise
— by Sifisso Hobjane
Mango House: your luxury Seychelles beach home
— by Sasha Tyas
Mara Bushtops: the Maasai Mara’s five-star tented spa camp
— by Lawrence Abura
Marari Beach: Kerala’s best kept secret
— by Johny Tom
Miniloc Island: a beach lover's paradise
— by Rae Hewlett
Mowani Mountain Camp: a Damaraland wilderness retreat
— by Stefan Horsthemke
Mpingo Ridge Lodge: enjoy show-stopping Tarangire views
— by Rebecca Phillips
Okonjima Plains Camp: the cattle farm turned conservation success story
— by Tristan Boehme
Oyado Koto no Yume: a traditional ryokan in Takayama
— by Ms Akira
Pangulasian Island: the luxury hideaway
— by Rae Hewlett
Paradise Cove: a romantic Mauritian getaway
— by Christian Braeu
Premkunj: a boutique homestay in the Udaipur hills
— by Bhupendra Singh
Raj-era luxury at the Maiden’s Hotel
— by Puneet Kapoor
Ranjit Svaasa: a historic family haveli in Amritsar
— by Abhimanyu Mehra
Relax by the ocean in Watamu and Malindi
— by Helen Austin
Relax in the Namibian bush at Onguma Forest Camp
— by Garry Roberts
Relax, reset and rejuvenate at Summerfields Rose Retreat & Spa
— by Sean Ward
Romantic bubble baths under an African night sky at Garonga
— by Bernie Smith
Safari for the soul at Garonga
— by Bonginkosi Mkhabela
Savour Maasai Mara sundowners from your own hot tub at Mara Bushtops
— by Lawrence Abura
Shipwreck Lodge: an eco-escape on the Skeleton Coast
— by Immanuel Mbwale
Silhouette Island’s only resort, The Hilton Labriz
— by Thomas Porter
Spa treatments and high tea at The Manor
— by Altus Do Toit
Special sundowners at Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp
— by Alex Kanunga
Spend a night on the Dream Cruiser
— by Garry Roberts
Starlight-white sand and Arabian nights at LUX* Marijani
— by Rose Kihiyo
Starry skies and desert wildlife at Kwessi Dunes
— by Ally Karaerua
Stay at Haveli Dharampura, a family-run heritage hotel
— by Vidyun Goel
Stay at The Robertson Small Hotel, a historic Victorian manor
— by June Bouwer
Stay in the world’s whale-watching capital at Abalone Guest Lodge
— by Dijana Smal
Susukinohara Ichinoyu, a hot-spring hideaway in Hakone
— by Hirofumi Chiba and Masaki Nakano
Svatma: a serene and cultured bolthole in historic Tanjore
— by Vaibhav Pai
Taj Green Cove: a Balinese-inspired getaway
— by Kumar Amrendra
Tawi: the Amboseli eco-lodge
— by Daniel Heatly
Tea plantation views and chimpanzee treks at Nyungwe House
— by Dee Paulse
The Aiyana Resort: a romantic escape
— by Philippe Dupont
The Coral Tree: your colourful Agra homestay
— by Vandna and Gopal Singh
The five-star Boracay resort
— by Dave Junker
The five-star hotel overlooking a Zen Buddhist monastery
— by Phuong DO
The Great Wall retreat at Mutianyu
— by Jim Spear
The Maasai Mara spa with wildlife views, Mara Bushtops
— by Lawrence Abura
The Oberoi Mauritius: paradise on sunset shores
— by Dhiren Pereira
The Residence Zanzibar: your private pool villa paradise
— by Bagus Paramarta
The Strand Hotel Swakopmund: your oceanside retreat
— by Ivan E. Kasozi
Tilar Siro: a diver’s paradise in the Andaman Islands
— by Anil Kumar
Trident Gurgaon, a Delhi oasis
— by Sunil Sharma
Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa: views from mountain to sea, sunrise to sunset
— by Juan Wolmarans
Unwind with your toes in the sand at Taj Fisherman’s Cove
— by Ayan Paul
Wellness by the sea at Niraamaya Retreats Surya Samudra
— by Ashok Sukumaran
Wildlife conservation in action at Anderssons at Ongava
— by Ralph Ivo Dantu
World-class golf and white-sand beaches at Constance Lemuria
— by Bruno Le Gac
Yoga in the bush at Finch Hattons
— by Lakshmi Moolraj
Zuri Zanzibar Hotel and Resort: an eco-friendly oasis by the Indian Ocean
— by Petr Kratochvíl
