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STAY > QUALIA, Hamilton Island, Queensland (19/20)

Qualia on Hamilton Island remains the benchmark for barefoot Australian luxury, adults-only, 60-pavilion resort on the Great Barrier Reef where privacy, understated design and genuine sense of place outweigh any single showpiece amenity. AMBIENCE > Qualia occupies the secluded northern tip of Hamilton Island, set within roughly 30 acres of tropical gardens above the Coral…

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STAY > The Clift Royal Sonesta, San Francisco (17/20)

The Clift Royal Sonesta San Francisco is a century-old grande dame that has reinvented itself as a polished, design‑forward base camp a block from Union Square – equal parts historic theater district icon and contemporary city crash pad. For ALMANAK’s readers, it hits that sweet spot between character and comfort: a lobby that still nods…

ByCrispinJune 14, 20260Comments

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STAY > HOTEL PUBLIC, New York (17/20)

New York is a city of infinite choice but when one of the choices is a place that a lower east side base to work and party, then Ian Schrager has made the perfect hotel for you. Hotel PUBLIC is more than a hotel it is a party base on the Lower East Side AMBIENCE…

ByCrispinJune 7, 20260Comments

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STAY > Fairmont Hotel, Tokyo (18/20)

Fairmont Tokyo is a polished new arrival on Tokyo Bay: a vertical, glass‑wrapped refuge that delivers classic Fairmont theatre with a distinctly Japanese sense of restraint and ritual. It is also the brand’s long‑anticipated debut in Japan, perched high above Shibaura with big‑screen views of Tokyo Tower, Rainbow Bridge and the working harbour below. Tokyo…

ByCrispinMay 25, 20260Comments

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STAY > Luxury Hotel Sowaka, Kyoto (18/20)

Luxury Hotel Sowaka is Kyoto distilled: a quietly opulent machiya hideaway that feels more like a cultivated private residence than a hotel, yet sits steps from Yasaka Shrine and the lantern-lit lanes of Gion Luxury Hotel Sowaka in Gion is just the place to relax in Kyoto AMBIENCE > Slip through the noren at Sowaka…

ByCrispinMay 3, 20260Comments

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STAY > LOMANI ISLAND RESORT, Mololo Fiji (15/20)

Lomani Island Resort & Spa is an adults-only Mamanuca escape that feels purpose-built for couples who want barefoot Fiji with just enough polish, and a blissful buffer from the family chaos next door at Plantation. Lomani Island Resort is Fiji’s Adults Only calm and relaxing alternative AMBIENCE > Lomani means “love” in Fijian, and that…

ByCrispinApril 6, 20260Comments

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STAY > Six Senses, Fiji (18/20)

Tropical Paradise the Six Senses Resort, Malolo Fiji Six Senses Fiji is a polished, design‑forward barefoot luxury outpost on Malolo Island that wraps high‑touch service and serious sustainability credentials in an easy, island‑club mood. It feels more like a private Vunabaka beach enclave with a Six Senses overlay than a conventional resort, which is precisely…

ByCrispinApril 5, 20260Comments

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STAY > Sofitel, Denarau Fiji (14/20)

Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa is a polished, French-accented playground on Denarau that manages to feel both genuinely Fijian and decisively international, with a scale and amenity set that rewards longer stays and return visits. It is not the most intimate address in the islands, but it is one of the most complete, especially if…

ByCrispinApril 5, 20260Comments

STAY > BURGUNDY STAY > FRANCE WHERE TO STAY >

STAY > Le Relais Bernard Loiseau, Burgundy (18/20)

Le Relais Bernard Loiseau is a destination hotel where serious gastronomy, deep spa-soothing and old‑world Burgundy village charm intersect. Perhaps more famed as the home of restaurant 'La Côte d’Or' which has held as many as 3 Michelin stars in its famous history. It is a place where you come for the meal…

ByCrispinMarch 29, 20260Comments

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STAY > Il Casato, Scilla Italy (15/20)

Il Casato Deluxe Rooms is a polished little waterfront hideaway in Chianalea di Scilla, pairing modern, simple rooms with a spectacular over‑water restaurant that makes the most of the Costa Viola light. AMBIENCE > Chianalea is the most evocative corner of Scilla, a tight weave of alleys, stone houses and fishing boats nosing up to…

ByCrispinMarch 17, 20260Comments