Il Salviatino
A 15th-century villa with ravishing good looks! The Ojetti Suite - ultimate room with a view: its dramatic glass-floored sun room hovers above the massive main stairwell with stunning vistas of the Florence skyline from the jacuzzi on your private terrace. Thrill-seekers may prefer the Salviati Suite, which gives you the use of a Ferrari sportscar for the day.
Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef, Australia
Not your usual Camping experience- fringed by coruscating coral and lapped by warm Indian Ocean waves, THIS beachside bush camp offers get-back-to-nature charm in intimate under-canvas enclaves. Experience Tent 5 a 'suite' with an extended deck and living area.
Kanopi House, Jamaica
In the rainforest, flanked by 100-foot, vine-wrapped banyans, find beautifully crafted in-canopy cabins taking treehouse living to new heights. Almond Tree has a huge, hand-carved four-poster bed opening onto the rainforest. Feel like a filmstar, stay in Spanish Elm, the largest treehouse, has its own dining and lounge area, an alfresco shower and a wraparound deck.
Chateau De St Paterne, Normandy, France
Nudge your romantic senses in a French fairytale castle in the heart of the Loire, where mediaeval King Henri IV once laid his head. Enjoy the open bathroom, a vast wooden bed and a wall covered in a hand-painted 19th-century backdrop from Barcelona, in the self-contained Superior Suite L'Orangerie which is theatrical, seductive and soundproof.
Muthi Maya Khao Yai, Thailand a new standard for Khao Yai as the ideal world heritage destination.
In a villa with a relaxing atmosphere, serene stress-melting views and overlooking the UNESCO-protected Khao Yai wildlife park (with a breathtaking backdrop of mist-wreathed mountains), choose one of several spectacular private villas, each with its own infinity pool, day-bed-strewn decking, kitchenette and 24-hour butler service. Pool Villa brings world-class luxury to a world heritage rain forest,, built and fully decorated with one thing in mind: a refuge of privacy, an understated entrance where the lifestyle truly happens: a large patio with a private pool, garden, and sala. FROM $667 per night
Missoni Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh has cast off any last vestiges of dour but diligent schoolmarmishness! Indulge youselves in suites with "settle-into-me" circular sofas for two and fantastic city views. The Lawnmarket Suite occupies a 16th-century building and feels like a loft apartment, with beautiful beamed ceilings and vistas stretching across the rooftops to the Arthur's Seat.
Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California
Perentzada hotel, Ithaca, Greece
A former neoclassical naval college in the seafaring town of Vathi has been transformed into a light-filled boutique hotel where modern design combines with whitewashed romance. Choices include a junior suite, Bluebell, with iconic pieces such as an Eames rocking chair and a private terrace offers uninterrupted sea views with a multi-level bathroom with glass walls, a sunken bath and a walk-in monsoon shower. Or the Secret Room or the Fairy Tale in the original building with muslin-draped four-posters, beamed ceilings and lines of Greek poetry inscribed on the walls.
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