On a pristine peninsula on the quieter facet of St. Barth, Rosewood Le Guanahani is a cultured French-colonial resort on a glowing turquoise lagoon. Come for ethereal non-public cottages, mornings at Rosewood’s signature Sense spa, and entry to the breeziest model of your self. The nice and cozy, doting workers in some way intuits and provides no matter you want—a piña colada, a seaside towel, a bookmark—the second earlier than you understand you want it. You’ll be able to fill your days with dawn hikes, windsurfing, and snorkeling in the event you’d like. However you would additionally merely whereas away the hours bouncing between the sand, your sundeck, and the wonderful on-site restaurant, Beach House.

You’re inside a 20-minute drive of nearly every little thing the island has to supply. Go to Grand Fond after the tide goes out to swim in crystalline pure swimming pools. Saline Seaside is as distant and unspoiled because it will get. (It’s additionally clothing-optional, so if you’re inclined towards skinny-dipping, that is the spot.) Al Mare, on the neighboring lodge Le Sereno, serves up critically legit Italian and one of many coolest social scenes on the island. For late-night dancing, there’s Le Ti. And don’t skip Gustavia, the island’s capital: Stroll the cobblestone streets, do some window- (or precise) buying, get cocktails at Bonito, and ogle the superyachts within the harbor.

In New Orleans’s Decrease Backyard District, Hotel Saint Vincent is a beautiful compound—75 rooms and three eating places surrounding a courtyard pool and bar—towards the east finish of Journal Road, only a quick trip from the French Quarter. It has a relaxed, partyish vibe that’s in sync with the spirit of the town, and the design is taken into account, right down to the smallest particulars—like the beautiful pink tiling within the bogs and the swish silk robes that match the marbled-paper walls. The cult-favorite Austin boutique ByGeorge has an outpost simply off the foyer, which is both handy or harmful, relying in your perspective.

There’s no scarcity of food and drinks choices inside strolling distance: French Truck, a preferred native espresso roastery; Molly’s Rise and Shine, which serves collard greens, carrot yogurt, and fried rooster and biscuits for breakfast; and The Bower for farm-to-table new American and date-night vibes. On the far facet of Journal, La Petite Grocery, helmed by James Beard Award–profitable chef Justin Devillier, dishes up modern Creole: Get the shrimp and grits, crab beignets, and absolutely anything off the creative cocktail menu. If you wish to enterprise farther afield, drop into one of many moody jazz bars on Frenchmen Road or head to Bacchanal, a wine-shop-turned-speakeasy that hosts killer yard events that includes native musicians.

A jewel-toned marvel of a boutique lodge, the Fife Arms sits proper in the midst of the Cairngorms, the UK’s largest nationwide park. Which makes it an excellent base for exploring the encompassing countryside, whether or not which means climbing within the hills, picnicking within the woods, or fishing in an area loch. However the actual draw right here is the lodge’s eccentric, expertly curated artwork assortment. The property, owned by the gallerists Iwan and Manuela Wirth, is house to 14,000 collected and commissioned items starting from Nineteenth-century Victoriana to ultracontemporary works. Some highlights: The explosively colourful (and trippy) drawing room ceiling by Zhang Enli. A bleach-splattered Steinway by Mark Bradford. A Picasso. And a fragile watercolor painted by Queen Victoria herself.

On the property, you may take afternoon tea within the drawing room, select from a library of whiskies at Bertie’s Bar, sip craft cocktails and champagne at Elsa’s (the place the design pays homage to Elsa Schiaparelli and her signature surprising pink), and seize native beers and Scottish bar meals at the Flying Stag, a correct pub and the social middle of the city. The fine-dining restaurant, the Clunie Dining Room, focuses on wood-fire cooking and conventional Scottish components.