Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara
A fortress-like retreat rising from the dunes of the Empty Quarter, where the world's largest sand desert supplies the drama and the silence.
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The Directory
Every property researched and profiled by the Browntravels editorial team. Sponsored placements are always clearly labelled.
Hamilton Island, Australia
Australia's benchmark adults-only resort on Hamilton Island's secluded northern tip, its timber pavilions gazing over the Whitsundays toward the Great Barrier Reef.
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Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
Aman's Asian-minimalist pavilions on Providenciales' wild northwest coast, fronting a marine reserve with some of the Atlantic's best diving.
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Manggis, Indonesia
Ed Tuttle's clifftop Aman above the Lombok Strait in east Bali, famed for its three-tiered infinity pool stepping down the hillside like emerald rice terraces.
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Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo's modernist grande dame, rebuilt in 2019 with its celebrated 1962 lobby faithfully recreated lantern by lantern.
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Courchevel, France
LVMH's original alpine maison in Courchevel 1850's Jardin Alpin, pairing ski-in access with Yannick Alléno's three-Michelin-starred Le 1947.
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Rome, Italy
The Roman jeweller's 2023 homecoming: a rationalist landmark on Piazza Augusto Imperatore turned into a temple of marble, mosaic and Niko Romito cooking.
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Coles Bay, Australia
Tasmania's flagship lodge: 20 suites beneath a wing-shaped roof facing the pink granite Hazards across Great Oyster Bay.
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong
André Fu's serene tower above Pacific Place distils Hong Kong luxury to bamboo, limestone and harbour views, with no ballroom and no pretence.
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Istanbul, Turkey
Four buildings on the Galataport waterfront—including a restored 1930s ferry terminal—giving Peninsula's Istanbul debut a front-row Bosphorus stage.
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