Nikko, Japan
A low, minimalist Ritz-Carlton on the shore of Lake Chuzenji, high in Nikko National Park beneath the cone of Mount Nantai. Ninety-four rooms with lake or mountain views and small Zen gardens, plus the brand's first natural hot spring, fed by milky sulphur water piped down from Yumoto Onsen.
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Douro Valley, Portugal
A restored 19th-century manor house, Quinta de Vale Abraao, on a hillside above the Douro river near Lamego, with 71 rooms, interiors by Clodagh, an organic garden and a spa built around the antioxidant properties of local grapes. About 90 minutes from Porto.
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Fujikawaguchiko, Japan
Hoshino Resorts' take on glamping: a terrace of around 40 minimalist concrete cabins stepped down a wooded slope above Lake Kawaguchiko, each with a fireside balcony framing Mount Fuji. Arrival comes with a canvas backpack of kit, and days run on forest activities, campfire cocktails and open-air dining.
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Alicante, Spain
A white, terraced medical wellness clinic above the village of El Albir on the Costa Blanca, where every stay is built around a structured health programme, macrobiotic-leaning cuisine and integrative medicine, with the Sierra Helada mountains on one side and the Mediterranean on the other.
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