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

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

FORESTIS, Italy

Dunton Hot Springs village in its alpine valley, Colorado

Dunton Hot Springs, USA

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

Box Canyon Lodge under snow with Ouray mountains behind

Box Canyon Lodge & Hot Springs, USA

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 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

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

Inkaterra's casitas lit at dusk beneath the mountains

Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, Peru