The most-liked photos from our Instagram feed showcase an epic group of dream hotels and locations. Vote for your favorite, and we’ll give you more just like it.
We recently went through our Instagram feed and collected the photos that had the most likes. Together, they’re an impressive survey of stunning hotels with a wide range of styles and settings. For many of us, the opportunity to visit any one of them would be a dream getaway.
Well, if you’re going to dream, dream big! Look through the 14 photos below and then vote for the one that most captures your imagination. We’ll tally up the votes, determine the winner, and write a brand new story featuring more hotels that are just like it. You get to tell us what to write about next — we get to give you more options for your once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
Who said dreams don’t come true?
Part 1 features hotel exteriors. Jump ahead to Part 2 for photos of hotel interiors.
#1: GRAND HOTEL TREMEZZO
Lake Como, Italy
The view from Grand Hotel Tremezzo’s “pool among the flowers” looks out at Italy’s Lake Como and the gorgeous mountaintops beyond.
#2: PAPAYA PLAYA PROJECT
Tulum, Mexico
An overhead view of the Papaya Playa Project in Tulum, Mexico, featuring the prominent jungle casitas with their ground and/or rooftop pools.
#3: AMANGIRI
Canyon Point, Utah
The pool at Amangiri in Utah is built to incorporate one of the rough spurs of natural rock that makes up the ethereal landscape.
#4: X2 KUI BURI RESORT
Prachuabkirikhan, Thailand
The 200-square-meter central swimming pool at X2 Kui Buri Resort in Prachuabkirikhan, Thailand.
#5: RIAD FARNATCHI
Marrakech, Morocco
Riad Farnatchi is an example of the walled-courtyard style that defines the riads of Marrakech in Morocco.
#6: HOTEL EXPLORA
Patagonia, Chile
Hotel Explora in Chilean Patagonia, yards from the powerful Salto Chico waterfall, framed by the peaks of the Paine mountain range.
#7: THE OMNIA
Zermatt, Switzerland
The Omnia, constructed in wood and stone with canted roofs and big picture windows, holds its own against the dramatic Alpine scenery in Zermatt, Switzerland.
#8: VILLA DUBROVNIK
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Sporting a late-modernist facade on a cliffside perch over the Adriatic, Villa Dubrovnik in Croatia might have the best location of the entire country.
#9: PORTO ZANTE
Zakynthos, Greece
Spying the Ionian Sea through the villas that make up Porto Zante in Zakynthos, Greece.
#10: GRANBELL HOTEL
Kyoto, Japan
The exterior of the Kyoto Granbell Hotel, which immediately presents the traditional/modern fusion style of this Tokyo-based boutique chain.
#11: HAMEAU DES BAUX
Provence, France
One of the limestone-and-shingle buildings at Hameau des Baux in France’s Provence, a secluded clutch of buildings huddled around a beautiful central square.
#12: SIX SENSES ZIGHY BAY
Musandam Peninsula, Oman
The rustic stone-and-timber exterior of Six Senses Zighy Bay in Oman, nestled between mountains in the back and (not pictured) sandy beaches in the front.
#13: ION ADVENTURE HOTEL
Selfoss, Iceland
In the lichen and long-dormant lava fields, Ion Adventure Hotel sits on the edge of the spectacular, otherworldly Þingvellir National Park in Iceland.
#14: BORGO CANONICA
Puglia, Italy
A close-up look at the trulli, the distinctive, conical, hut-like buildings that make Borgo Canonica in Puglia, Italy so unique.
