Luxury Hotels Locanda La Raia: Where Italian Hospitality Begins with the Land “He who sows utopia will reap reality.” — Carlo Petrini Some places do not try to impress immediately. They wait until the guest’s pace changes. La Raia is one of them. In Lower Piedmont, in the hills of Gavi, around an hour from Milan and less than an hour from By Natalia Nova • 7 min read
westinnusaduabali.com Places to stay The Westin Nusa Dua: An Elevated Balinese Escape There’s a subtle environmental shift as we pass the Candi Bentar. The stone gate, cleft in two to form a central passageway and adorned with intricate carvings, is a design often found in temples. It serves as a significant spiritual doorway, symbolising the transition between the outer world and By Giselle Whiteaker • 6 min read
escape.banyantree.com Experiences Dissolving Boundaries: The Awakening at Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." - Marcel Proust In a world obsessed with barriers, there exist rare sanctuaries where humanity and nature blur together like mist lifting off a Balinese valley at dawn. Such places demand not merely By iTravel Staff • 5 min read
hyatt.com/park-hyatt-marrakech Luxury Hotels Park Hyatt Marrakech: A Contemporary Retreat Framed by the Atlas Mountains Marrakech has always existed between contrasts. The city moves between silence and intensity, tradition and reinvention, ritual and spontaneity. Park Hyatt Marrakech approaches this rhythm with restraint. Opened within the Al Maaden residential estate, around fifteen minutes from the medina, the property does not attempt to imitate the old city. By iTravel Staff • 4 min read
marriott.com/en-us/the-st-regis-dubai-the-palm Luxury Hotels Return to the Palm: Five Years at The St. Regis Dubai, The Palm On a quiet anniversary, a property that has learned to read Dubai rather than compete with it "He who does not know his past cannot make the best of his present and future." — Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Most hotels on Palm Jumeirah ask to be admired. By Natalia Nova • 5 min read
cinnamonhotels.com Travel Twenty Metres from Shore: Inside Ellaidhoo Maldives by Cinnamon "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." — Jacques-Yves Cousteau In the Maldives, geography determines everything. Some islands are built around architecture. Others around privacy. A smaller number are shaped by what lies beneath the surface. Ellaidhoo Maldives by Cinnamon By iTravel Staff • 5 min read
hyatt.com/alila-hotels-and-resorts Luxury Guides New Luxury Hotels in the Maldives: A Guide to Openings A survey of the properties redefining the Maldivian archipelago, from remote northern atolls to emerging private-island concepts in the south. Introduction: The Archipelago Shifts The Maldives has long operated as a kind of laboratory for high-end hospitality. A nation of roughly 1,200 islands, fewer than 200 of By Natalia Nova • 17 min read
brownshotels.com/ayugiriwellness Luxury Hotels Ayugiri, Sigiriya: An Ayurveda Retreat in Sri Lanka Near Sigiriya in Kimbissa, Ayugiri brings together Ayurvedic care, considered food and a landscape where quiet is part of the treatment. “Health is the greatest gain, contentment the greatest wealth.” — The Dhammapada In Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle, the land carries several histories at once. Reservoirs built by ancient kingdoms By iTravel Staff • 10 min read
Photo: Rosi Mistou Luxury Hotels La Bastide Saint-Tropez: The Quiet Luxury of Slow Living There is a moment, just after leaving the harbour's commotion behind, when the road begins to wind through pines and oleanders, and Saint-Tropez exhales. The air changes - sharper with salt, softer with jasmine. Then, past a wrought-iron gate, the world falls silent. La Bastide de Saint- By iTravel Staff • 5 min read
hotelvillaarcadio.it Luxury Hotels Villa Arcadio: A Quiet Landmark Above Lake Garda “The beauty of Italy lies in its ability to make time visible.” - Cesare Pavese There are places around Lake Garda that announce themselves loudly - through marinas, promenades, and seasonal crowds. Villa Arcadio belongs to a different category. It sits above the lake, both geographically and temperamentally, removed from the shoreline’ By iTravel Staff • 5 min read
villaresorts.com/villa-nautica Luxury Hotels Villa Nautica, Maldives: A Nautical Identity on a Familiar Shore The former Paradise Island has been reimagined as a maritime-themed resort. Three years into its second life, the property balances accessible pricing with a quietly ambitious renovation. Lankanfinolhu is not a name most travellers will know offhand. The island sits in the North Malé Atoll, roughly twenty minutes by By iTravel Staff • 6 min read
villaresorts.com/ru/villa-park Luxury Hotels Villa Park, Maldives: Scale, Jungle and Whale Sharks in the South Ari Atoll The former Sun Island, one of the largest resort islands in the Maldives, has been rebranded and gradually reshaped. What it offers now is a property where size becomes an advantage rather than a compromise. Nalaguraidhoo stretches nearly two kilometres in length and roughly five hundred metres across, making it By iTravel Staff • 6 min read
