Hotels for discerning travellers

Places to stay that reward the journey: calm rooms, serious kitchens and staff who know your name.

Price guide: £ under £200 · ££ £200–400 · £££ £400–800 · ££££ £800+ a night

Illuminated pool terrace at night at The Omnia, Zermatt

The Omnia, Switzerland

Outdoor infinity pool at FORESTIS reflecting the hotel and forest, with the Dolomites behind

FORESTIS, Italy

Sunrise on the Torres del Paine peaks above the villas of Awasi Patagonia

Awasi Patagonia, Chile

Glass-walled timber Landscape Room among birch trees at Juvet Landscape Hotel

Juvet Landscape Hotel, Norway

Dunton Hot Springs village in its alpine valley, Colorado

Dunton Hot Springs, USA

Sundance Mountain Resort in autumn beneath the mountains, Utah

Sundance Mountain Resort, USA

Hotel Jerome's historic brick exterior illuminated at night, Aspen

Hotel Jerome, USA

Lakeside lodge and snow-capped mountains at Rosewood Matakauri, Queenstown

Rosewood Matakauri, New Zealand

Canoe on turquoise Moraine Lake beneath the Ten Peaks

Moraine Lake Lodge, Canada

Lakeside timber building beside jade-green Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park

Emerald Lake Lodge, Canada

Thatched lodge overlooking the volcanoes at sunset, Bisate Lodge, Rwanda

Bisate Lodge, Rwanda

Aerial view of the lodge in the Cederberg landscape, Bushmans Kloof

Bushmans Kloof, South Africa

Vineyards below rugged mountains at Delaire Graff Estate, Stellenbosch

Delaire Graff Estate, South Africa

Minimalist chalets on a forested hillside above the valley at Santani, Sri Lanka

Santani Wellness Resort & Spa, Sri Lanka

Aerial view of hillside cottages and pools among greenery, 98 Acres Resort, Ella

98 Acres Resort & Spa, Sri Lanka

Thotalagala tea planter's bungalow with green roofs and garden lawn, Haputale

Thotalagala, Sri Lanka

Aerial view of Hôtel Le Faucigny in central Chamonix

Hôtel Le Faucigny, France

Lakeside Kainz house of Heritage Hotel Hallstatt beneath the mountains

Heritage Hotel Hallstatt, Austria

Hotel Triglav Bled overlooking Lake Bled and the hills

Hotel Triglav Bled, Slovenia

Stone exterior and garden terrace of Hotel Barosse at dusk

Hotel Barosse, Spain

La Almunia del Valle exterior with climbing greenery and terraces

La Almunia del Valle, Spain

Red waterfront cabins and walkways at sunset, Reine Rorbuer, Lofoten

Reine Rorbuer, Norway

Mount Kazbek at sunset above the valley near Rooms Hotel Kazbegi

Rooms Hotel Kazbegi, Georgia

Box Canyon Lodge under snow with Ouray mountains behind

Box Canyon Lodge & Hot Springs, USA

Layered blue ridges of the Smoky Mountains from Buckhorn Inn

Buckhorn Inn, USA

Lake and mountain view over Queenstown rooftops from Browns

Browns Boutique Hotel, New Zealand

Timber-and-stone exterior and garden at Hostería Senderos, El Chaltén

Hostería Senderos, Argentina

Infinity pool and loungers facing a volcano at Laguna Lodge, Lake Atitlán

Laguna Lodge, Guatemala

Infinity pool in the Himalayan foothills at Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge

Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge, Nepal

Infinity pool overlooking cloud-wrapped mountains at Topas Ecolodge, Sapa

Topas Ecolodge, Vietnam

Green-roofed lodge beneath rugged peaks, Yeti Mountain Home

Mountain Lodges of Nepal (Yeti Mountain Home), Nepal

Infinity pool at Boutique 5 overlooking the sea at Kiotari

Boutique 5 Hotel & Spa, Greece

Adults only

Infinity pool and white buildings at Mayia, Kiotari

Mayia Exclusive Resort & Spa, Greece

Adults onlyAll-inclusive

A stone open-air bath in a moss garden outside a suite at Gora Kadan

Gora Kadan, Japan

The white Belle Époque façade of Hotel B in Barranco

Hotel B, Peru

The Alvear Palace Hotel lit up on Avenida Alvear at night

Alvear Palace Hotel, Argentina

Mashpi Lodge's glass façade among tree ferns at dusk

Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador

Post Ranch Inn's terraces above the Big Sur coast at sunset

Post Ranch Inn, USA

Positano's houses and church dome seen from Le Sirenuse

Le Sirenuse, Italy

Inkaterra's casitas lit at dusk beneath the mountains

Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, Peru

The northern lights over Malangen Resort reflected in the fjord

Malangen Resort, Norway

The northern lights over Hotel Rangá

Hotel Rangá, Iceland

Longitude 131°'s tents in the dunes with Uluru on the horizon

Longitude 131°, Australia

The white colonial façade of the Metropole's Heritage Wing

Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, Vietnam

Mahali Mzuri's tents on a ridge above the Mara at sunrise

Mahali Mzuri, Kenya

Taj Lake Palace floating on Lake Pichola at dawn

Taj Lake Palace, India