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Middle-Earth cabins and cottages at Post Ranch Inn are strung
along a rocky-ridged slip of Californian cliff.
These recycled-redwood rooms offer total seclusion and noth-
ing but soaring condors, starry nights, breathtaking views and
a wood-burning fire for company; you won’t ever feel a sense
of space and freedom like this anywhere else. The Ross room
has a triple veranda to make the most of those awe-inspiring
landscapes and scarlet-streaked sunset skies.
10. PERENTZADA HOTEL, Ithaca, Greece
Perched above the seafaring town of Vathi, a former neoclas-
sical naval college has been transformed into a light-filled
boutique hotel. Modern design combines with whitewashed
romance to create an irresistible harbor haven that would
have had Odysseus hurrying home quicker than you could say
‘seductive sea sirens’.
Style aficionados will swoon over every stick of furniture in
Bluebell, a junior suite with iconic pieces such as an Eames
rocking chair and a private terrace offering uninterrupted sea
views. The multi-level bathroom has glass walls, a sunken bath
and a walk-in monsoon shower. In the original building, try the
Secret Room or the Fairy Tale; they have muslin-draped four-
posters, beamed ceilings and lines of Greek poetry inscribed
on the walls.
of passion, fun and intensity.
Clad in Missoni’s vivid trademark color combinations and
eyepopping geometric patterns, this boutique bolthole is the
perfect place for worn-out shoppers to curl up and canoodle.
All the suites have settle-into-me circular sofas for two and fan-
tastic city views; the Lawnmarket Suite occupies a 16th-century
building and feels like a loft apartment, with beautiful beamed
ceilings and vistas stretching across the rooftops to the Arthur’s
Seat.
8. MUTHI MAYA Khao Yai, Thailand
If calm and tranquility are your favorite romantic escape part-
ners, you won’t find better bedfellows anywhere other than at
Muthi Maya. Overlooking the UNESCO-protected Khao Yai
wildlife park with a breathtaking backdrop of mist-wreathed
mountains, this supremely serene resort provides stress-melting
views and an atmosphere so relaxed you’ll stay supine for
days. Guests stay in one of several spectacular private villas,
each with its own infinity pool, day-bed-strewn decking, kitch-
enette and 24-hour butler service.
9. POST RANCH INN, Big Sur, California
Like some grand architectural dream from the pages of Ayn
Rand’s masterpiece The Fountainhead, the Bauhuas-meets-