At Cretan Malia Park, a holistic approach to wellbeing, a focus on slow-paced living, and a lush outside world blending harmoniously within, all define a new take on Cretan luxury.

The hotel was fully renovated in 2018 by the talented Greek architect Vana Pernari, who has dressed the property in assorted colors, materials, and styles from multiple design eras.

Arua—which means “peace” in the South Tyrolean dialect—presents a designer-rich enclave perched high above the famous spa town of Merano.

Glass, leather, and concrete combine to add sleekness and warmth, while furniture ranges from Penta lamps and curtains by Eco Design to bathroom furnishings by Gessi & Karol.

In one of Europe’s hidden valleys, L’Ovella Negra Mountain Lodge is a community-minded mountain lodge home to a slowed-down hospitality concept framed by natural beauty.

This mountain lodge was home to tractors and hay until its renovation in 2017 when it was elevated to a rustic escape courtesy of minimal lighting, custom-made furniture.

Located in Portugal’s Serra da Estrela mountain range—a UNESCO Global Geopark— Casa de São Lourenço offers 17 rooms and four suites that pay testament to Portuguese design.

Freshly updated, enlarged and augmented by architects Paulo Costa and Patrícia Marques through the artful use of masonry and stone, as well as an abundance of pine, and the liberal use of burel.

Amid a green oasis of gardens in a naturally awe-inspiring part of Peru, Andenia encourages slowed-down appreciation without flashy distractions.

Rooms give way to terraces and views of the gardens and nearby mountains, while interiors feature alpaca blankets, locally made ceramics and textile wall-hangings by local artisans.

The savoir-faire of Oaxacan artisans comes alive at a property that brilliantly combines Old World architecture with modern grandeur in the heart of a UNESCO world heritage site.

The hotel’s 12 rooms are characterized by a color palette steeped in greens, ochers, and off-whites, alongside local materials like quarry stone, terracotta, indigenous textiles, and sabino wood.

Designed for the 21st-century traveler, Tourists is a clever update on the classic American roadside motor lodge, hovering on the banks of the Hoosic River.

The 48-room property is a union of design and nature, where leather couches, raw-wood tables, patterned chairs, and old-style wallpaper form a happy mishmash of timeless.

Set in the Baa Atolls—a UNESCO-protected biosphere site and one of 26 natural atolls in the Indian Ocean—Seaside Finolhu Maldives is a stunning tropical paradise.

Set in the Baa Atolls—a UNESCO-protected biosphere site and one of 26 natural atolls in the Indian Ocean—Seaside Finolhu Maldives is a stunning tropical paradise.

Initially built over 20 years ago as a private residence, Setouchi Retreat Aonagi was converted to a modern art museum before opening as a hotel —all under the supervision of architect Tadao Ando.

From this unique property, visitors discover a new domain—one of serenity, of world-class art, and of floor-to-ceiling windows that present light, air, and water in natural harmony.

Eleven spacious cottages— made from local tress — form Hakone Retreat före & villa 1/f, a sublime, private, and traditional otherworldly gem that puts one in the very heart of nature.

The hotel’s neutral color palette and natural materials act as the perfect foil for the stunning expanse outside, which includes forestry and Hakone Shrine, a Shinto shrine with a “torii” gate overlooking Lake Ashinoko.