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Shompole
When Shompole opened in 2001, its coolly stylish interiors – free-flowering white concrete, rough-hewn figwood, smooth, round river stones and plunge pools under thatch-sent shivers up the spines of regular safari goers. Yet the hotel, which clings to southern Kenya ’s Nguruman escapement views over the Rift Valley , is also here to benefit the wildlife and local Maasai people. Since the conservancy was established, the number of lions on the previously overgrazed, overpoached land has increased tenfold, and elephants have come back down from the Lolita Hills – exhilarating night drives also reveal glimpses of civets, beat-eared foxes, and aardwolves
Tags: conservancy, donyo-lenga, hotel, hotels, house, lodge, lolita-hills, safaris, shompole-house, spa, vacationsJnane Hotel
Brad Pitt and David Bowie are among the high-profile guests who have visited Jnane (formerly Jnane Tamsana ), in Palmeraie , not far from Marrakech . Jnane is the creation of Maryanne Loum-Martin , a Senegalese lawyer-turned-designer, and her husband, Cary J
Tags: among-the-high, arabic, david-bowie, eating, hotel, intelligence, jnane-salmia, restaurants, travel, travel guideUnwind at Amanjena
Aman ’s chain of resorts have garnered a formidable reputation around the world and rightly so. Amanjena , the company’s flagship North African resort, is a perfect example of their smooth and sure approach
Tags: africa, enjoy-the-fact, golf, hotel, morocco, pavilion-boasts, peaceful_place, relax, resorts, spa, villasThe Glasshouse Hotel
The Glasshouse Hotel Edinburgh is a 5-star luxury boutique hotel that offers a rooftop garden with an amazing view of the city. Situated at the foot of Calton Hill within a five minute walk of the shopping district in the city centre, the hotel is voted by “Conde Nast Traveller” as one of the top 50 hottest hotels in the world
Tags: boutique-hotel, city, conde-nast, edinburgh, hotel, hotels, luxury-bedding, relaxing, the-glasshouse, topics, urban tourismNew hotel Rutherford New Zealand
Rutherford Hotel Nelson is centrally located, only a two minute walk from city centre. A nine storey 1970’s building in concrete and glass. The hotel benefitted from renovation in 2002
Tags: fitness, fitness&gym, from-renovation, hotel, parks, restaurants, rooms-feature, rutherford, rutherfort, spa, superior-guest, telephone, walkingCasa Andina
The private island of Isla Suasi , in the north of Lake Titicaca , is as high as the Andes , and the views are literally breathtaking. You can see the vast blue lake from everyone of the twenty-four rooms in this small rustic hotel, not to mention alpaca and vicuna grazing on the hotel’s garden out front
Tags: adventure, casa-andina, hiking, hotel, hotels, peru, pure_air, relaxing, sauna, sightseeings, travel storiesStrawberry Hill
Leap out of bed and pinch yourself: No, you are not dreaming. That scent of an exotic tropical garden is real, carried in on the cool breeze coming off the Blue Mountains behind you. Strawberry Hill is based around an eighteenth-century colonial plantation house perched high in the mountains.
Tags: chris-blackwel, city, exotic-tropical, hernandez, hotel, international, photos, restaurant, sightseeings, the-restaurant, travel storiesAquila Atlantis Hotel Heraklion
Hotel Atlantis has the largest and most luxurious conference center in Heraklion, Greece . The Hotel situated close to the archaeological museum and Commanding a spectacular view of the harbour
Tags: archaeological, bright-colours, europe, heraklion, hotel, indoor-swimming, main-restaurant, most-luxurious, relaxing, restaurants, shopping, swimming, well-appointedCiragan Palace Kempinski
It is located on the European shore of the Bosporus between Besiktas and Ortakoy in Istanbul, Turkey . The palace is made of marble and spans an area of more than 80,000 square meters.
Tags: court-architect, dial-telephone, fitness, functions-held, hotel, hotels, indoor-swimming, modern-building, offers-the-284, ottoman-palace, palace, photos, resorts, spaStay at Picinguaba Pousada
On the edge of a small fishing village in the heart of a natural park, Picinguaba Pousada is a relaxing hotel in a former colonial mansion run by unpretentious Brazilian couple. It sits on the stunning Costa Verde (green coast), a UNESCO World Heritage Site full of spectacular landscapes
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