Amandari
The original Ubud retreat, built like a Balinese village on the lip of the Ayung River Gorge and still woven into the life of Kedewatan.
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76 hotels, camps, villas and ships, each described by the specialist who recommends it, including who it does not suit.
52 places to stay match your filters.
Amankila
Stilted pavilions on a hillside above the Lombok Strait, below Mount Agung, with a three-tier pool and a private black-sand beach.
Mulia Bali
Three resorts in one on a kilometre of calm Geger Beach in Nusa Dua: an all-suite hotel, a big family resort and a private pool-villa enclave.
Raffles Bali
Thirty-two pool villas stepping down a hillside to Jimbaran Bay, 20 minutes from the airport, each with a butler and its own garden.
The Oberoi, Bali
Thatched lanais and pool villas in 16 acres of gardens on Seminyak Beach, with the shops and restaurants of Seminyak a short walk away.
&Beyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge
A lodge of curved timber shingles on a private concession next to Moremi, with walks, night drives and a welcome for children of every age.
Duba Plains Camp
Five tented suites on a private concession of palm islands and floodplain, famous for the lions that hunt buffalo through the water.
Jack's Camp
A 1940s-style tented camp on the edge of the Makgadikgadi salt pans, for meerkats, zebra migration and nights out on the crust.
King's Pool Camp
Thatch-and-canvas suites on a lagoon in the Linyanti, with a hide at elephant eye level and dry-season herds at the river.
Mombo Camp
Wilderness's flagship camp on the north-eastern tip of Chief's Island, where the game density is the whole point of the trip.
Al Maha, a Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa, Dubai
Private-pool suites inside the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, with Arabian oryx and gazelle on the dunes around you.
Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort
A Thai-styled resort on the Palm with swim-out lagoon rooms and the only overwater villas in the UAE, at a gentler price than its neighbours.