Everyone has their dream bucket list of travel destinations, but what about dream hotels? Since summer is right around the corner and we’re dreaming about vacations in far-off places, we’ve created the ultimate bucket list of incredible hotels to stay in worldwide.
From private overwater bungalow suites in Bora Bora to glass igloos in the middle of Finland’s wilderness, here are the 50 hotels everyone should stay in at least once.
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01. Stare at Singapore’s skyline while dipping in the incredible 57-story-high infinity pool at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel.
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02. You can eat breakfast while watching zebras at the Little Mombo Camp in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, which Travel + Leisure called the best hotel in the world.
03. Take a private boat to the Oberoi Udaivilas, the Best Hotel In India by TripAdvisor.
Oberoi Hotels
04. Splurge on an over-the-top suite at the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, the most luxurious hotel in the world.
Jumeirah Hotels
05. Find solace at the Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, a private retreat on 6,000 acres of New Zealand countryside.
06. Gamble, drink, and indulge at the opulent Wynn Las Vegas, the best hotel in Vegas, according to Conde Nast Traveler.
Wynn Las Vegas
07. The Hotel de Glace in Quebec is the only ice hotel in North America. It was first built in 2001 and is made of 15,000 tons of snow and 500,000 tons of ice.
08. Soak in a private, infinity-edge pool while overlooking the Great Barrier Reef at Qualia, a hotel on Australia’s Hamilton Island that Condé Nast Traveler named the best hotel in the world.
09. Eat in a real-life aquarium at the underwater restaurant inside the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island hotel.
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island
10. Enjoy the stunning views and eat communal meals with safari guides at Beho Beho in Tanzania.
Beho Beho
11. Take a houseboat through the backwaters of Kerala, India.
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12. Go glamping (glamorous camping) at the Resort at Paws Up, a luxury retreat located on a 37,000-acre authentic working cattle ranch in western Montana.
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13. Sleep in an architectural icon at Frank Gehry’s Hotel Marqués de Riscal in Elciego, Spain.
Hotel Marqués de Riscal
14. Nestle into a cave suite at the Gamirasu Cave Resort, carved into Cappadocia, Turkey’s rocks.
Gamirasu Cave Resort
15. Stay in the private over-water bungalow suites in the South Pacific’s Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, named one the best hotels in the world by Travel + Leisure.
16. Explore Australia’s sparsely populated Kangaroo Island from the comfort of The Southern Ocean Lodge, a sustainable hotel ranked the best in Australia by Travel + Leisure.
17. Sleep sky-high at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, where guest rooms start on the 41st floor. The hotel was also featured in the film Lost in Translation.
Park Hyatt Tokyo
18. The Mihir Garh Hotel, built to resemble a sandcastle near Jodhpur in India, was named “most extraordinary place to stay in 2014” by the writers and editors at Lonely Planet.
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19. Get pampered in a $15,000-per-night, 7,320-square-foot Palace Suite at Abu Dhabi’s over-the-top Emirates Palace.
20. Sleep in glass igloos and gaze at the stars at Hotel Kakslauttanen in Finland’s wilderness.
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort
21. Enjoy afternoon tea in The Plaza’s famous Palm Court. Situated on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Central Park, this iconic hotel is ideally located to see the most prominent sites of New York City.
22. Enjoy spectacular views at the Berggasthaus Aescher guesthouse, nestled in a mountain in the Swiss Alps.
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23. Swim in the award-winning infinity pools of the 5-star Hanging Gardens Ubud in Bali’s rainforest.
Hanging Gardens Ubud
24. The Sunborn Gibraltar yacht, anchored off the coast of Gibraltar, Spain, allows passengers to stay on board without experiencing sea sickness.
Sunborn Gibraltar
25. Take in the incredible views of the Mediterranean from each of the white picture-perfect villas of the Katikies Hotel in Oia, a town on the Greek island of Santorini.
Katikies Hotels Santorini
26. Climb into a room in Chile’s Montana Magica Lodge, a conical tree house run by an organization whose mission is to protect and preserve the Temperate Rainforest of the Patagonian Forest.
Montana Magica Lodge
27. Admire the views of Italy’s stunning Amalfi Coast while soaking in the pool at Le Sirenuse, which Travel + Leisure named the best resort in Europe.
Le Sirenuse
28. Watch the sun set over St. Lucia’s verdant mountains from a private infinity pool at Jade Mountain St. Lucia.
Jade Mountain St. Lucia
29. Escape to a private island and stay at The Brando, named after its former owner, Marlon Brando, who cared for the property on the atoll of Tetiaroa in French Polynesia.
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30. Live like royalty at Crazy Bear Stadhampton, an opulent property in England with sprawling gardens, eclectic design, and 80 acres of working farmland.
Crazy Bear
31. Get pampered at the Taj Lake Palace, known for its world-class service in the middle of Lake Pichola in Udaipur, India.
32. Delve underground at the suite at the Grand Canyon Caverns, which sits 220 feet underground and is surrounded by 65 million-year-old ‘walls.’
Grand Canyon Caverns
33. Immerse yourself in nature at Attrap’ Rêves, where guests sleep in fully furnished glass pods that make them feel like sleeping outdoors. There are several locations across France.
Attrap Reves
34. Soak in the incredible sea views at the Hotel Cala di Volpe on Italy’s Costa Smeralda. The hotel was built to resemble a charming fishing village.
Hotel Cala Di Volpe
35. At the Hotel Salto Chico/Explora Patagonia, you can explore the sea, mountains, and ice fields of the remote Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile.
Hotel Salto Chico
36. Dine like a sultan at the Ciragan Palace Kempinski in Istanbul, Turkey, comprising two buildings: a historic Ottoman-era palace home to a restaurant serving Ottoman-era dishes and an adjoining modern hotel.
Courtesy of Ciragan Palace Kempinski
37. Stay at Le Meurice, one of Paris’s most iconic Palace Hotels. It is in the center of several art museums and offers views of the Tuileries Garden.
Le Meurice
38. Make new, long-legged friends in Kenya’s Giraffe Manor, where the spotted animals roam the property and even pop in for breakfast.
39. You can wake up underwater while staying in the room at the Manta Resort on Pemba Island off the coast of Tanzania.
The Manta Resort
40. Channel your inner child and stay in a treehouse at the Treehouse Lodge in the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica.
Treehouse Lodge Costa Rica
41. Dine inside a cave at the Hotel Grotta Palazzese in Polignano a Mare in Puglia, Italy. This restaurant is famous for its location in an original limestone cave.
42. Stay at the eco-friendly Post Ranch Inn, a luxury resort perched atop the cliffs of Big Sur in southern California.
43. Stay in the ultra-modern Fogo Island Inn, perched on stilts atop jagged rocks on the northern coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
44. Taste fine Australian wines at the Thorngrove Manor Hotel in Adelaide Hills, southern Australia’s oldest wine-producing region, which feels like a respite from the city hustle — even though downtown Adelaide is just 20 minutes away.
Thorngrove Manor Hotel
45. Soak in the incredible views of Hong Kong at the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong, one of the world’s highest hotels.
46. Step back to America’s Gilded Age at The Chanler, a historic 19th-century mansion on Newport, Rhode Island’s famous Cliff Walk.
47. Stay in the Gili Lankanfushi, a luxury bungalow retreat in the Maldives that implements a strict “no news, no shoes” policy.
Gili Lankanfushi Maldives
48. Drink plenty of local Argentinian wine while staying at the Cavas Wine Lodge, which is located in Mendoza, Argentina’s premier wine-growing region.
49. Sip cocktails at the ‘top of the world’ at Lebua Hotel in Bangkok.
50. Wake up to incredible views of the Eiffel Tower at the luxurious Shangri-La Hotel in Paris.
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