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Luxury Getaways
The Wickaninnish Inn Location Perched on a rugged headland at Chesterman Beach, the resort is a 20-minute bike ride south of the city centre. Highlight Get close to nature with whale- and bird-watching and hiking over fallen trees on the beach. Room to book A two-floor Chesterman Beach Loft Suite comes with a fully equipped kitchen, a fireplace and, in the upper gallery, a tub for two overlooking the bluff. Spa Treatments at the Ancient Cedars Spa are preceded by a foot wash as you sit outside admiring the ocean. Rooms 75. GM Charles McDiarmid. 250-725-3100, wickinn.com
Raffles Hotel Le Royal Location The hotel, on a quiet side street off busy Monivong Boulevard, is handy for business and leisure; the nearby National Museum is not to be missed. Cuisine Try Christian Rose’s French tasting menu at Restaurant Le Royal, which has a Wine Spectator-lauded wine list. Highlight There are two huge pools – one for family fun and a 25-metre pool for serious laps – both surrounded by exquisite flowering trees that are illuminated at sundown. Thing to do Ask the concierge to arrange a driver/guide to show you the museum, the grassy surrounding area and the busy yellow-domed Phsar Thmey, a sprawling covered market dating back to 1937. Rooms 171. GM Jean-Philippe Beghin. 855-23-981-888, phnompenh.raffles.com
San Domenico Palace Hotel Location This 15th-century monastery sits high up in one of the island’s iconic medieval towns. Finding it without a guide may pose a challenge – take a limo from Catania airport. Cuisine Have breakfast on the outdoor terrace with a view of the Mediterranean and, haze permitting, the year-round snow-capped peak of Mount Etna. Thing to do After exploring the narrow pedestrian-only areas of this popular town, retreat to the spacious terraced gardens and heated lap pool. Room to book Rooms in the newer, 19th-century block are more spacious than the former monks’ cells. Room 263 has five-metre ceilings, polished terracotta floors and a big private terrace for sunbathing, with sea and volcano views. Rooms 105. GM Mario Ferraro. 39-0942-61-31-11, sandomenico.thi.it
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Mary Gostelow is the editor-in-chief of Wow Travel, the online magazine of