Hot List Hotels 2009
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Secluded on its own island (arrival is by motorboat most of the year), this nine-tent camp within a 62,000-acre private concession in the southern...
Your first glimpse of the terrain from Zarafa's lofty, canvas-roofed reception areaa sweeping vista of a lagoon and the palm-studded floodplains...
Scattered between ancient date trees half buried in sand, farm plots, and low rocky hills dotted with fox dens and potsherds attesting to millennia of...
Located on the less trampled east coast, the Four Seasons is part of the Anahita resort complex, which includes private residences and a golf course....
Everything at the five-room AnaYela, in the northern part of Marrakech's Old Cityfrom the rose petal-filmed plunge pool to the abundance of...
Tucked away in the Palmeraie district, this private estate, whose Swedish owners recently opened it to the public, is a literal oasis. The 12-acre...
Originally commissioned in 1985 by Sultan Qaboos of Oman, this eight-story hexagonal bunker concealing an impressive 125-foot-high white marble and...
Walking into the W's first Middle Eastern outpost is like entering a never-ending party: Chill-out music plays in the sleek lobby even at 8 a.m., and...
Perched like extravagant tree houses above Petite Anse, the resort's 67 villas, each with a 302-square-foot infinity pool and outdoor rain shower,...
The Cape Grace's enviable location on the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, matchless service, and rooftop spa notwithstanding, it was generally agreed...
It's location, location, location at this smart city inn overlooking the vibrant Victoria & Alfred waterfront. Excellent shopping, dining, and...
Perched on stilts between ancient milkwood trees, the ten wood-and-glass suites and two-bedroom presidential suite are so close to the pounding waves...
It takes an experienced, informed eye to design hotel rooms that are both hardworking and ravishing. Designer Sumari Krige transformed what was...
Clouds is the first luxury retreat for visitors to this national parka more ancient and biodiverse ecosystem than the Virunga Mountains,...
This $1.5 billion, 1,539-room re-creation of the Atlantis in the Bahamas ramps up the amenities with a giant aquarium housing 65,000 sea creatures...
One of the city's rare small hotels, this enclave of 24 suites and villas sits on a 150-acre polo estate whose verdant lawns feel far, far away from...
It's not surprising that high-adrenaline activitieswhitewater rafting, sightseeing via microlight aircraft, and bungy-jumping off the bridge...
In a landscape inhabited by black and white rhinos, kudu, and predator cats, the thatched main lodge and six villas overlook Malilangwe Lake (a...










