Black Tomato

There’s something rare about a hotel that doesn’t compete with its surroundings but becomes part of them. Clinging to the cliff edge of Folegandros – one of Greece’s most quietly compelling islands – Gundari is exactly that. This grown-up hideaway channels the raw beauty of the Cyclades through earth tones, natural stone, and barely-there architecture. Wellness, gastronomy, a...

History runs deep at The Landing. Before Captain Cook sailed through in 1769, the Māori knew this coastline as Ipipiri – a name meaning “many places to settle, fish, swim and enjoy.” Just across the harbor, Te Tiriti o Waitangi – New Zealand’s founding document – was signed in 1840. Yet The Landing is far more than a history lesson. Spread across a thousand private acres, thi...

Tranquility, in Queenstown of all places. That’s the promise behind ROKI Collection, a name rooted in te reo Māori that simply means tranquil. At just 15 glass-fronted suites, the hotel earns that description rather than merely claiming it, and the same care runs through the kitchen and the wellness offering: a culinary team with serious credentials across three distinct dini...

Segera is among Kenya’s finest safari lodges. Spread across a private 50,000-acre conservancy on the Laikipia Plateau – reserved entirely for Segera guests – this family-owned Big Five retreat is equal parts adventure playground and open-air gallery. Wild walking, helicopter flights, bush sleepouts, fishing, stargazing, long lazy meals, and community encounters fill the days,...

Angama Amboseli is a design lodge unlike most others in Kenya. Ten suites, a private conservancy, and one of the most arresting views on the continent: Mount Kilimanjaro, framed from every angle. The day here moves to its own rhythm. Elephant herds drift through the fever-tree forest. The light shifts on Kili’s snow-capped summit. And the sense of space, both physical and men...