Sanctuary Stays

Perched on the upper floors of the Otemachi Tower, Aman Tokyo is an urban sanctuary merging traditional Japanese aesthetics with contemporary minimalism. Vast shoji screens, washi paper, and volcanic stone create a fortress of calm above the city.

Immortalised by Sofia Coppola's 'Lost in Translation,' the Park Hyatt Tokyo sits in the clouds on floors 41–52 of Shinjuku Park Tower. The Peak Lounge bar, with 270-degree skyline views, remains one of the world's great rooms.

A vertical ryokan rising 17 floors in central Tokyo, Hoshinoya offers the complete Japanese inn experience — kaiseki cuisine, onsen baths, and tatami-floored rooms — without leaving the metropolis.

On floors 45–53 of the Tokyo Midtown Tower, the Ritz-Carlton commands the highest position in the city's most prestigious district. The Club Level lounge serves five culinary presentations daily.

Concealed within a secret garden at the base of the Kitayama Mountains, Aman Kyoto is accessible only to guests via a private trail winding through ancient cedar and maple forest.

Suspended above the sacred Ayung River gorge in Ubud, the Four Seasons Sayan is perhaps the most dramatically situated resort on earth. The lotus pond sits at the heart of the property.

A reimagined coastal estate on 16 oceanfront acres in Santa Barbara, Rosewood Miramar channels the golden age of California Riviera living with effortless Pacific luxury.

The world's most recognizable hotel, rising 321 metres from its own private island. All-suite interiors, a private fleet of Rolls-Royce transfers, and a helicopter arrival option make this genuinely singular.

Fifteen luxury tented pavilions facing Uluru — one of the world's great spiritual monoliths. Each tent has a private star-gazing deck and uninterrupted views of the rock at sunset. The Degustation dinner under the Milky Way is a ritual, not merely a meal.

Suspended 6 metres above the Lule river in a birch forest, the Mirrorcube reflects the surrounding forest so perfectly it nearly disappears. Sleep beneath the Northern Lights through the glass ceiling — or in the Aurora Borealis suite, specifically designed for the Lights.

The world's first and only permanent ice hotel — sculpted by international artists from naturally harvested river ice. Sleep in sleeping bags rated to -8°C on beds of pure ice, on sheets of reindeer hide. The ICEBAR serves cocktails in glasses carved from ice.

Carved from kershef (salt rock) and rendered from white mountain chalk, Adrère Amellal is entirely off-grid — no electricity, no WiFi. Light comes from candles and oil lamps. At night, the silence of the Sahara and a sky blazing with stars is the only entertainment required.

The largest overwater villa in the Maldives — each villa with a retractable roof so you fall asleep watching the stars. The water slide from the upper deck into the lagoon is genuinely iconic. Soneva's zero-waste culinary programme features 15 distinct dining experiences.

Nestled between the vines of Château Smith Haut Lafitte in the Bordeaux appellation, Les Sources de Caudalie pioneered vinotherapy — using grape-derived antioxidants in luxury spa treatments. The Michelin-starred restaurant sources from the estate vegetable garden daily.