Five-Star Hotels in Bangkok

City skylines, private plunge pools and riverfront gardens: do Bangkok the five-star way. Bangkok’s five-star hotels offer very different ways to experience the city. Contemporary riverside retreats pair polished service with destination dining and expansive pools. Design-led towers put rooftop bars, exceptional restaurants and restorative spas within easy reach of the BTS. From landmark names […]

Homes & Villas

Why a Private Villa Is the Best Accommodation For a Family Holiday

No more vying for sun loungers or hiding in a dark room at naptime – the best villas for families remove the key challenges of a hotel stay. It’s 7am, and someone in your family is already awake, dressed and speedwalking towards the pool to claim four sun loungers before the early risers in 214 […]

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A Private-Island Stay on Cambodia’s Koh Rong

Set on Koh Rong’s western shore, The Royal Sands Koh Rong brings together open-air design, locally sourced materials and a long stretch of white sand. The Royal Sands Koh Rong delivers the feeling of a private-island escape, with an all-villa resort, 550 metres of white sand and open-air spaces designed around the sea. From locally […]

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Anantara Vacation Club Legian: Apartment-Style Living by Double Six Beach

Anantara Vacation Club Legian Bali combines big-brand luxury, apartment-style living, a beachside location and easy access to Seminyak and Kuta. Imagine a Bali stay with the space of an apartment and the polish of an Anantara resort — because that’s exactly what this is. Anantara Vacation Club Legian Bali gives you room to spread out, […]

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The Bali Glamping Retreat Where Every Tent Has a Private Pool

Camping, but not as you know it: at Ubud Mas Glamping, every tent has a private pool and every night ends with rooftop cocktails. Somewhere between “camping” and “five-star hotel” sits a category all its own – and Ubud Mas Glamping owns it. Tucked into Mas, a quietly artistic village just south of Ubud’s buzz, […]

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From Maui to the Maldives: The OUTRIGGER Resort With a Private Island You Can Book

OUTRIGGER Maldives Maafushivaru Resort brings the Hawaiian brand’s signature barefoot island luxury to South Ari Atoll, as seen on Luxury Escapes: The World’s Best Holidays. OUTRIGGER’s story began in Hawaii in 1947, before the hotel chain expanded to Maui and then into beach destinations across the world. That hands-on approach to beachside luxury is core […]

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Meet the Fijian Island Resort Perfecting Unhurried Escapes

Just 30 kilometres from Nadi, Matamanoa Island Resort offers an adults-only stay shaped by clear Pacific waters, private plunge pools, Fijian hospitality and the easy rhythm of island life. A stay on Matamanoa Island begins with a change of pace. Located in Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands, the resort occupies a small island where the main decisions […]

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Stay in Avantgarde Luxury – Then Swim Above the City at This Porto Hotel

Torel Avantgarde brings together Porto’s strongest hotel selling points: sweeping Douro River views, a rooftop pool, rooms inspired by cultural icons and a spa made for lingering. Swoon-worthy city and river views are just the beginning: Torel Avantgarde is a five-star boutique hotel on Rua da Restauração, a one-MICHELIN-Key property that was also named Portugal’s […]

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Koh Samui Insider Guide: The Best Things to Do, Eat & See

Rich culture, breathtaking beaches, vibrant marine life and luxury resorts – Koh Samui has all this and more, making it the ideal destination for a sun-soaked beach getaway. A slice of paradise in the Gulf of Thailand, Koh Samui boasts pristine coastlines that melt into lush rainforest-covered hills, and the island maintains a laidback charm […]

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The Maldives Insider Guide: Where to Stay & Play in Paradise

The Maldives tranquil islands, underwater restaurants, overwater bungalows, plus bioluminescent beaches, romance under the stars, gentle sunsets over the Indian Ocean and opulent spa therapies. It is this montage of the Maldives that bewitches holidaymakers, simply enticing them to head to one of the 187 inhabited luxury island resorts. Spend your days with loved ones, […]

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Gold Coast Insider Guide: Beach, Bars & National Parks

Known for decades as the end-of-high-school party spot, the Gold Coast has itself graduated to become a sun-kissed strip of high-end luxury. Here’s what our guide to the Gold Coast. This region is not called the Bronze Coast or even the Silver Coast: the beaches, the nightlife, the seafood straight from the ocean to your […]

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Beach, Lagoon or Private Plunge Pool? This Palm Cove Resort Has All Three

Pullman Palm Cove Sea Temple Resort & Spa brings together a melaleuca-shaded lagoon, spacious apartments and direct beach access – all within reach of the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest. You don’t have to go far from home to find tropical paradise with an enormous lagoon pool and a beachfront postcode in Queensland’s most […]