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

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

98 Acres Resort & Spa, 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