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El Albergue
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Alden Wicker, editor-in-chief of EcoCult, a fashion and travel blog with a sustainable sensibility, spent four months in South America—and she calls El Albergue "the most authentic, beautiful, memorable, and of course, sustainable" destination she visited. There's a working farm, a micro-distillery, a coffee roaster—and even an eco-conscious elementary school on site.
Photo courtesy El Albergue
Viceroy Bali
Ubud, Bali
"Pretty sure I found heaven on earth," travel writer Jordi Lippe McGraw, of Well Traveler, posted on Instagram last year. She means The Viceroy Bali, a 25-room luxury resort set above the Petanu River Gorge.
Photo courtesy the Viceroy Bali
Beyond by Geisel
Munich, Germany
Tokyo-based food and travel writer Melinda Joe found the adults-only, luxury city residence Beyond to be aptly named. "Beyond in Munich was so surprising and hidden, and the service was incredible—24-hour kitchen, and you could just take wine from the cellar."
Photo by Marc Oeder, courtesy Beyond by Geisel
White
Lagoa, Azores
Travel writer Zoe Macfarlane calls the Azores—an archipelago of nine rocky islands off the coast of Portugal—the Atlantic's playground. And, in particular, she found the new boutique hotel White to be "absolutely stunning." Once a private manor and wine storage area, it is now a sleek, rustic-modern luxury destination, each room with an incomparable view of the Atlantic.
Photo courtesy White
Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
For family travel, blogger Kimberly Tate puts her money on the Nickelodeon Resort in Punta Cana. You don't have to get slimed, but your children may insist.
Photo courtesy Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts
Belmond Maroma Resort & Spa
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
LGBT travel blogger Meg Cale loves all the Belmond properties—but most especially the Belmond Maroma Resort & Spa in Riviera Maya.
Photo courtesy Belmond