Hotels with their own character.

Lupaia

Torrita di Siena, Italy

Twelve rooms in a farming hamlet from 1622, on a hill facing Montepulciano.

Hirschen Schwarzenberg

Schwarzenberg, Austria

An inn from 1755 on the village square in Schwarzenberg, run by the tenth generation, with the Wälderhaus and a bathhouse in the garden.

vigilius mountain resort

Lana, Italy

Car-free at around 1,500 metres on the Vigiljoch, reached only by cable car from Lana.

approx. €410–570 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Jan

The Rooster

Antiparos, Greece

A house of your own by Livadia bay.

Berber Lodge

Oumnass, Morocco

Adobe lodges among old olive trees, 30 minutes from Marrakech.

from approx. €270 a night

Es Racó d'Artà

Artà, Spain

A finca, woodland and gardens.

approx. €410–1,030 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Feb

Forsthofgut

Leogang, Österreich

A five-star nature hotel in Leogang, with separate spa areas for adults and families and a swimming lake in the garden.

approx. €750–1,180 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Nov

Maryhill Estate

Glumslöv, Sweden

A resort of two houses near Glumslöv, with a pool club and two restaurants above the Öresund.

approx. €220–350 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Nov

Parkhotel Mondschein

South Tyrol, Italy

A city hotel with a park and pool in the centre of Bolzano, with a restaurant, bar and pizzeria on site.

approx. €150–250 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Jan–Mar

1477 Reichhalter

Lana, Italy

Eight rooms above a café and restaurant, in the middle of Lana.

approx. €240–310 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Mar and Nov

Agrªd Chalets

Aschau im Chiemgau, Germany

Twelve chalets with their own sauna and hot tub, and fifteen suites, at the edge of Aschau im Chiemgau.

from approx. €280 a night

Hotel Schwarzschmied

South Tyrol, Italy

A family-run hotel in the middle of Lana, with an outdoor pool, saunas and daily yoga classes.

approx. €290–370 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Feb

LA MAISON hotel

Saarlouis, Germany

A former higher administrative court in Saarlouis, with a new wing, guesthouse, spa and two restaurants.

from approx. €280 a night

Santa Bárbara Eco-Beach Resort

Ribeira Grande, Portugal

Right above Santa Bárbara beach, one of São Miguel's best-known surf spots.

approx. €160–700 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Jan

WHITE Exclusive Suites & Villas

Lagoa, Portugal

A summer house above the Atlantic.

approx. €160–680 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Jan

Can Ferrereta

Santanyí, Spain

Art inside. Santanyí outside.

approx. €310–1,610 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Nov

Olinto

Ouirgane, Morocco

Nine pavilions in an olive grove, about an hour from Marrakech.

from approx. €880 a night

Eumelia

Gouves, Greece

Stay where the olives and vegetables grow.

approx. €260–580 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Nov

Manoir Laurette

Saint-Martin-Petit, France

Five rooms and a large garden.

Zabola Estate

Zăbala, Romania

A castle park, five guest houses and bears in the woods.

from approx. €140 a night

La Sultana Oualidia

Oualidia, Morocco

Stay by the lagoon. Dine beside the water.

from approx. €640 a night

Tainaron Blue Retreat

Vathia, Greece

An early-19th-century defensive tower in the Mani, with four rooms and an infinity pool.

approx. €260–400 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Oct

Meneghetti Wine Hotel & Winery

Bale, Croatia

A wine estate with a hotel near Bale: its own wines and oils, a restaurant, a spa and a beach club on the Adriatic.

approx. €170–420 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Dec

Arctic Bath

Harads, Sweden

A round timber building on the Lule River: floating in summer, frozen into the ice in winter — with saunas and cold dips in the river.

approx. €630–1,070 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Sep, Oct

ZASH Country Boutique Hotel

Archi · Riposto, Italy

Sixteen rooms on an old family estate between Etna and the sea — with a Michelin-starred restaurant in the former palmento.

approx. €230–500 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Nov

Treehotel

Harads, Sweden

Nine treerooms in the pine forest at Harads, designed by eight Scandinavian architecture practices.

approx. €690–1,300 a night, depending on the monthBest value: Apr, May and Sep, Oct

Hotel Signum

Malfa, Italy

A hamlet of Aeolian houses in Malfa, with a Michelin-starred restaurant and its own thermal spring.

approx. €200–540 a night, depending on the monthBest value: May

Palás Cerequio

La Morra, Italy

Eleven suites in a Barolo vineyard between La Morra and Barolo.

Son Blanc Farmhouse

Alaior, Spain

Fourteen rooms on a working farm near Alaior, with 130 hectares of gardens, woodland and open countryside to explore.