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By Mary Gostelow

Chateau Nova Hotel & Suites

Yellowknife, NWT

Location The hotel is in the centre of the capital of the Northwest Territories, a hub for adventure and nature travel, where you can watch the sun rise over the spectacular northern landscape. Cuisine Dine at long communal tables at the nearby Wildcat Cafe, known as the Cat. This log cabin restaurant was built by pioneers Smokey Stout and Willie Wylie in 1937. Thing to do Hire ex-bush pilot Yvonne Quick from Aurora World as your guide for an evening trip to watch the northern lights. Rooms 80. GM Jenni Legge. 

877-839-1236, chateaunova.com

Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

Location This Cesar Pelli-designed hotel is attached to the Mitsui Main Building, a 1929 landmark a few blocks east of Tokyo Station. Spa The nine-room spa, on the top two floors of the 41-storey building, offers stunning views over the city. Treatments include a facial for men developed by Australian skin care brand Skinn. Room to book Presidential Suite 3610, at 2,690 square feet, comes with a Kohler infinity-edged bathtub and a four-poster bed. Insider tip Head down to the first-floor atrium of the integral Mitsui building to visit its Sembikiya store, displaying perfect and sometimes numbered fruit (to show which tree they came from) for well over $200. Rooms 171. GM Christian Hassing. 

81-3-3270-8800, mandarinoriental.com/Tokyo

Dukes Hotel

London, England

Location This elegant townhouse hotel, built for the Duchess of Cleveland (a mistress of King Charles II), is in a quiet cul-de-sac, minutes from Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace and St. James’s Palace. Highlight It’s an easy walk to such iconic stores as Canadian-owned Fortnum & Mason, plus the headquarters of James Lock hatmaker, John Lobb shoemaker, Charles Tyrwhitt shirts and Berry Bros. & Rudd fine wines. Thing to do Enjoy a wide range of martinis in Dukes Bar, from a classic with Plymouth gin to a modern chocolate version with Potocki vodka. Insider tip More than 1,500 original artworks were personally chosen by Gordon Campbell Gray, who oversees this property (along with One Aldwych, London, and Carlisle Bay, Antigua). Rooms 90. GM Michael Voigt. 

44-20-7491-4840, dukeshotel.com

Mary Gostelow is the editor-in-chief of WOW.travel, the online magazine of www.kiwicollection.com. E-mail her at mgostelow@enroutemag.net.

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