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Vals · Alps
A five-star-superior retreat beside Peter Zumthor's quartzite Therme, with Kengo Kuma penthouses and every room facing the mountains.
Alpe di Siusi (Seiser Alm) · Dolomites
Adler Mountain Lodge stands on the Alpe di Siusi, the largest high-alpine meadow in Europe, a rolling plateau of pastures and forests surrounded by the Dolomites' most famous peaks. Created by the family behind South Tyrol's long-established Adler hotels, this timber lodge of suites and chalets is designed for peace, nature and slow living, with an infinity pool facing the mountains and full-board dining inspired by the region.
Valdaora (Olang) · Dolomites
A five-star South Tyrolean mountain hotel above Olang, known for its projecting Sky Pool, Heaven & Hell spa and panoramic dining near Kronplatz.
Swedish Lapland · Scandinavia
A floating spa hotel on the Lule River, built for the Northern Lights and the midnight sun.
Grindelwald · Alps
Bergwelt Grindelwald is a stylish alpine design resort in the heart of Grindelwald, the famous mountain village beneath the north face of the Eiger. With warm timber interiors, velvet and soft colours, big windows facing the mountains and an indoor-outdoor spa, it brings a contemporary sensibility to one of the most visited and photographed corners of the Swiss Alps, the Jungfrau region.
Sierra Nevada · Sierra Nevada
An alpine-style retreat above Granada, pairing direct access to Sierra Nevada’s slopes with timber-lined rooms, mountain-facing dining and a heated outdoor pool.
El Chaltén, Patagonia · South America
A 20-room lodge on the Eléctrico River inside a private Patagonian reserve, with forest hot tubs and more than 30 guided explorations.
Palmschoss, Bressanone · Dolomites
A mountain hideaway on Plose’s southern slope, pairing Dolomites views with forest cuisine, contemporary suites and a spa rooted in the surrounding landscape.
Lake Kawaguchi · Japan
Hoshinoya Fuji is Japan's first luxury glamping resort, a cluster of minimalist cabins on a forested hillside above Lake Kawaguchi, each with a huge picture window framing Mount Fuji. Created by Hoshino Resorts, it reimagines camping as something calm, stylish and deeply connected to nature, with a terrace among the trees, crackling campfires and a sense of adventure, all within easy reach of Tokyo.
Jaca · Pyrenees
Hotel Barosse is a small, adults-only boutique hotel in a quiet village just outside Jaca, the historic gateway to the Aragonese Pyrenees. With tasteful, cosy interiors, a library lounge with an honesty bar, a sauna and highly praised breakfasts and dinners, it offers a peaceful, romantic base for exploring the mountains, monasteries and valleys of one of Spain's least-known mountain regions.
Chamonix · Alps
Hôtel Le Faucigny is a stylish, contemporary chalet hotel in the centre of Chamonix, the legendary mountain town at the foot of Mont Blanc. With just 28 rooms, warm Scandinavian-inspired interiors and a relaxed, friendly atmosphere, it offers a boutique stay in one of the world's great mountain destinations at a price well below the town's grand hotels, and it makes an ideal base for skiing, climbing and hiking.
Hinterthal · Alps
A chalet-style hideaway in Austria’s Hochkönig region, with individually designed rooms, Austrian-inspired dining and a spa set in a historic chalet.
Jukkasjärvi · Scandinavia
Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi is the original ice hotel, and one of the most extraordinary places to sleep anywhere. Every winter since 1989, artists from around the world have carved a new hotel from blocks of ice harvested from the frozen Torne River, creating suites that are part bedroom, part sculpture. In spring the building melts back into the river, and the cycle begins again. Alongside it, Icehotel 365 keeps a collection of ice art suites frozen all year round.
near Geiranger · Scandinavia
Minimalist glass-walled rooms set in a gorge near Geiranger.
Ourika Valley · Atlas Mountains
Kasbah Bab Ourika stands alone on its own hilltop at the entrance to the Ourika Valley, with a 360-degree panorama of the snow-capped High Atlas, the valley's red-earth villages and the river winding below. Built in the traditional Berber style, with gardens, a large pool and a restaurant fed by its own kitchen gardens, it offers a peaceful, beautiful retreat just 45 minutes from the souks of Marrakech.
Olot, Garrotxa · Pyrenees
Glass pavilions by Pritzker Prize-winning RCR Arquitectes, set in the secluded grounds of a Garrotxa farmhouse — an adults-only stay where architecture is the experience.
Mashpi, Pichincha · South America
A glass-walled lodge deep in Ecuador's Chocó cloud forest, with naturalist-led hikes, waterfalls and the Dragonfly canopy gondola.
Stepantsminda (Kazbegi) · Caucasus
A stylish, design-led hotel in the Caucasus with floor-to-ceiling views of Mount Kazbek and the hilltop Gergeti church. One of the best-value design hotels anywhere.
Bolvir, La Cerdanya · Pyrenees
A restored 1910 modernist mansion in La Cerdanya, pairing contemporary interiors with Catalan gastronomy and gardens of century-old sequoias.
Andermatt · Alps
Alpine chalet style meets Asian minimalism, with a striking spa.
Zermatt · Alps
The Omnia is Zermatt's most striking design hotel, perched on a rocky outcrop high above the car-free village, with views across the rooftops to the Matterhorn. Guests enter through a tunnel at street level and ride a lift up through the rock to the lobby, an arrival that sets the tone for a hotel that feels both hidden and spectacular. Inside, the style is calm, modern and warm, inspired by European and American mountain lodges.
Torres del Paine · South America
Tierra Patagonia is one of the most striking hotels in South America, a long, curving timber building that seems to grow out of the windswept steppe on the shore of Lake Sarmiento, facing the jagged granite towers of the Paine Massif. Designed to blend into the landscape and withstand the fierce Patagonian winds, it offers all-inclusive stays with expert guiding, a spa and floor-to-ceiling views of one of the world's great mountain ranges.
Harads · Scandinavia
Treehotel in Harads, Swedish Lapland, is one of the most famous design hotels in the world: eight extraordinary rooms suspended high in a pine forest, each created by a different leading Scandinavian architect. A mirrored cube that reflects the trees around it, a giant bird's nest, a UFO and a cluster of bird boxes are just some of the rooms that have made this small village near the Arctic Circle a place of pilgrimage for design lovers.
Arosa · Alps
A mountainside hotel in Arosa with Mario Botta’s sculptural Bergoase spa, destination dining and a private railway into the ski and hiking area.
Millahue Valley · South America
A hilltop hotel beneath a titanium-and-bronze roof, set in a 4,400-hectare vineyard reserve facing the Andes, with art, a Wine Spa and an infinity pool.
Niseko, Hokkaido · Japan
An intimate ryokan where every villa has its own indoor and outdoor onsen.
