Sustainability

Clean Conscience

Great Hotels for Guilt-Free Sex

The highest honor a hotel can receive is to make our list of the best hotels for having sex. It means they’re firing on all cylinders, with a dramatic interplay of scenery, seclusion, nature, design, fantasy, and most importantly, sustainability.

Way Beyond the Waves

Noah Surf House Is Surf Culture for All

An hour down the Portuguese coast from the legendary break at Nazaré, Noah Surf House is creating its own nucleus of surf culture. Except you don’t have to surf to be a part of it. But you should try at least once. But it’s okay if you don’t.

Secret Bay

A Celebration of Balance in the Caribbean

If you’re someone who’s not stimulated by sustainability, take a look at Secret Bay. This is one of the world’s most captivating and luxurious hotels — and also one that’s in true harmony with its environment.

Bird Land

Bio Habitat is the Perfect Perch in Colombia

There are more than 100 species of birds in the forest at Bio Habitat Hotel. That number doesn’t include the guests, of course, despite their dramatic perches high above the Colombian countryside.

Sundance

Robert Redford’s Ski Resort Is So Much More

For over 50 years, Robert Redford’s Sundance Resort in Utah has been a prominent incubator for achievements in cinema, culture, and conservation. The lodging and skiing are pretty swell too.

Beautiful Twisted Fantasy

Keemala Is Phuket’s Most Legendary Hotel

Keemala is a twisted treehouse fantasy — a Thai wonderland of elevated pool villas and intricately woven bird’s nests, with an origin story almost as dramatic as its architecture.