Katikies Santorini
Whitewashed suites stepped down the Oia cliff, with caldera views from every veranda and the village lanes on the doorstep.
Places to stay we know well
76 hotels, camps, villas and ships, each described by the specialist who recommends it, including who it does not suit.
35 places to stay match your filters.
Borgo Santo Pietro
A 22-room villa hotel on a 300-acre organic farm in southern Tuscany, where the sheep, kitchen gardens and vineyards feed two restaurants.
Castello di Reschio
A thousand-year-old castle hotel on a 3,700-acre private estate in the Umbrian hills, with horses, a candlelit bathhouse and two restaurants.
Hotel de Russie
A classic Rome hotel between Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps, built around a terraced Secret Garden at the foot of the Pincio.
Il San Pietro di Positano
A family-run hotel built down the cliff east of Positano, where every room has a sea-view terrace and a lift runs through the rock to a private cove.
Passalacqua
An 18th-century villa above Lake Como with 24 rooms spread across the Villa, the Palazz and a house on the water, and terraced gardens down to the shore.
Aman Tokyo
Large, calm suites on the top floors of an Otemachi tower, a short walk from Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace Gardens.
Amanemu
Hot spring suites and villas above Ago Bay in Ise-Shima National Park, close to the Ise Grand Shrine.
Segera
Ten villas and houses on 50,000 private acres in Laikipia, with a private vehicle for every booking and an outdoor gallery of contemporary African art.
Cheval Blanc Randheli
Jean-Michel Gathy architecture, a serious art collection and French service on a Noonu Atoll island reached by private seaplane.
Gili Lankanfushi
Two-storey overwater villas of wood and thatch a short speedboat ride from Malé, with no seaplane needed and no shoes expected.
Soneva Fushi
The original no-shoes Maldives island: big jungle villas, a long list of places to eat and a UNESCO biosphere reserve on the doorstep.