{"id":25108,"date":"2018-04-02T14:41:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T14:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/?p=25108"},"modified":"2019-03-28T19:43:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T19:43:40","slug":"8-amazing-hotels-that-should-be-on-your-bucket-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/8-amazing-hotels-that-should-be-on-your-bucket-list\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Amazing Hotels That Should Be on Your Bucket List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Eric Stoen of Travel Babbo has traveled to 85 countries and stayed in hundreds of hotels. We asked him which hotel stays were his absolute favorites to build vacations around.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wherever I travel, I love picking out where we&#8217;re going to stay. I look for iconic hotels. I look for the best locations \u2014 especially when traveling with kids. I look for the best views (see my post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/25-best-hotel-views-world\/?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.eric-stoen.8-amazing-hotels-that-should-be-on-your-bucket-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">25 of the Best Hotel Views in the World<\/a>). But even then, even with the best possible room in the best location, vacations are still about the destination. When someone asks about your trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Things-To-Do-In-Paris.d179898.Travel-Guide-Activities?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.eric-stoen.8-amazing-hotels-that-should-be-on-your-bucket-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paris<\/a>, you may mention where you stayed, but a trip to Paris is never going to be 100% about the hotel.<\/p>\n<p>But what about when it is \u2014 when a vacation is completely based around where you&#8217;re staying? When the hotel&nbsp;<em>is<\/em> the destination? Thinking through every hotel we&#8217;ve stayed at, I picked eight unique, extraordinary stays that were all about the hotels and the activities at and around the hotels. Some I&#8217;ve mentioned before, but many I haven&#8217;t. Enjoy! And please comment below with hotels that you&#8217;ve stayed at that you similarly think are worth the journey.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Al Maha Desert Resort<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve<\/h3>\n<p>When you&#8217;re sitting by your private plunge pool at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Dubai-Hotels-Al-Maha.h1769509.Hotel-Information?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.eric-stoen.8-amazing-hotels-that-should-be-on-your-bucket-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Al Maha Desert Resort<\/a>, there&#8217;s no indication that one of the world&#8217;s most modern cities is only 45 minutes away. Over the course of three days at Al Maha, we went on desert animal safaris, watched early-morning falconry, walked the desert dunes, took a sunset camel ride and had an amazing dinner in the middle of the desert. I even fit in a massage and pool time as well! I&#8217;d route future trips through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Cheap-Flights-To-Dubai.d1079.Travel-Guide-Flights?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.eric-stoen.8-amazing-hotels-that-should-be-on-your-bucket-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dubai<\/a> just to return to Al Maha.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25112\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25112\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_170118_0182-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Extraordinary hotels: Al Maha Desert Resort\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_170118_0182.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_170118_0182-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_170118_0182-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_170118_0182-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking out from our room at Al Maha Desert Resort, with our private pool and then only sand as far as the eye can see.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Bora Bora, French Polynesia<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Bora-Bora-Hotels-Four-Seasons-Resort-Bora-Bora.h1867106.Hotel-Information?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.eric-stoen.8-amazing-hotels-that-should-be-on-your-bucket-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora<\/a> is the quintessential honeymoon destination, but we found it to be kid friendly as well. The view from the overwater bungalows is so incredible that it&#8217;s easy to spend whole days just relaxing and swimming off your deck. But if you want activities there are a lot to choose from, including short trips into the town of Vaitape, snorkeling with stingrays or kayaking and stand up paddle boarding. The kids&#8217; club is excellent, although for the most part our kids preferred to be at our bungalow or participating in the other water sports. Highly recommended, at least once in a lifetime!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25111\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25111\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/MG_3504-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Extraordinary Hotels: Four Seasons Bora Bora\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/MG_3504.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/MG_3504-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/MG_3504-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/MG_3504-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stand up paddle boarding at Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Ashford Castle<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>County Mayo, Ireland<\/h3>\n<p>We only spent two nights at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Cong-Hotels-Ashford-Castle.h76936.Hotel-Information?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.eric-stoen.8-amazing-hotels-that-should-be-on-your-bucket-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ashford Castle<\/a>, but there are so many activities for guests that we want to go back just to experience more. As it was, we were able to fit in falconry (the most fun we&#8217;ve had doing that anywhere in the world), horseback riding, hiking and afternoon tea. And the kids played many games of chess in the main hall! Next time we&#8217;ll do falconry again but add on archery, zip lining, fishing and a boat trip on the Castle&#8217;s lake as well. Plus you get to sleep in a castle!&nbsp;An utterly special experience.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25115\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25115\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_161122_2351-2-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Extraordinary hotels: Ashford Castle\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_161122_2351-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_161122_2351-2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_161122_2351-2-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_161122_2351-2-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A late afternoon rainbow over Ireland&#8217;s Ashford Castle<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Giraffe Manor<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Nairobi, Kenya<\/h3>\n<p>I love giraffes, so I had wanted to stay at Nairobi&#8217;s Giraffe Manor for years. When it finally worked to book a one-night stay at the end of our safari around Tanzania and Kenya, it lived up to all expectations! Breakfast with endangered Rothchild&#8217;s giraffes was a highlight, but we also loved afternoon tea on the terrace with giraffes and warthogs, and dinner in the hotel&#8217;s paneled dining room (sans giraffes). And if you have an upstairs room, you may have giraffes poking their heads in looking for treats! The Giraffe Center is right next door, with constant giraffe interaction, but staying at Giraffe Manor is a more intimate experience. Obviously there&#8217;s a lot more to do around Nairobi and Kenya, but I&#8217;d book a flight through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Cheap-Flights-To-Nairobi.d178290.Travel-Guide-Flights?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.eric-stoen.8-amazing-hotels-that-should-be-on-your-bucket-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nairobi<\/a> again just to have breakfast with giraffes one more time!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25120\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25120\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_160228_0164-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Extraordinary hotels: Giraffe Manor\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_160228_0164.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_160228_0164-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_160228_0164-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Breakfast at Giraffe Manor!<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>The Broadmoor<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Colorado Springs, Colorado<\/h3>\n<p>I grew up a block from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Colorado-Springs-Hotels-The-Broadmoor.h6096.Hotel-Information?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.eric-stoen.8-amazing-hotels-that-should-be-on-your-bucket-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Broadmoor<\/a> and took it for granted that my friends and I could walk over anytime and feed ducks at the lake, take out a pedal boat, visit the toy store and soda fountain, go to movies, and otherwise enjoy a 5-star hotel as our personal playground. But the more I&#8217;ve traveled, the more I&#8217;ve realized that it&#8217;s truly one of the world&#8217;s great hotels, and one that I love returning to with my kids. We play at the playground. We spend hours at the gorgeous pool. We take cooking classes. We enjoy the hotel&#8217;s restaurants. We hike and visit waterfalls just minutes away. And we still go to movies in the same movie theater where I saw <em>A Little Romance<\/em> when I was 8 years old!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25121\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25121\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_150622_0196-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Extraordinary hotels: The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs \" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_150622_0196.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_150622_0196-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_150622_0196-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_150622_0196-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs enchants me even more as an adult.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Mashpi Lodge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Ecuador<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Mindo-Hotels-Mashpi-Lodge.h7597491.Hotel-Information?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.eric-stoen.8-amazing-hotels-that-should-be-on-your-bucket-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mashpi Lodge<\/a> is in the middle of Ecuador&#8217;s cloud forest, a 3-4 hour drive from Quito. Don&#8217;t let the drive dissuade you from visiting however \u2014 this was one of our favorite hotel experiences ever! The lodge itself is gorgeous, with views out over the cloud forest, but a visit is really about the activities \u2014 most of them animal-related. We saw over a dozen different species of butterflies. We had hummingbirds flying around us for hours. We went on night walks to find rare frogs. There&#8217;s early-morning bird watching every day (with coffee). There are hikes to waterfalls where you see (and learn about) incredibly interesting plants and insects. And there&#8217;s even a chairlift that takes you on an 80-minute journey through the trees and over the treetops all the way down to the rain forest. Parrots flying around? Check. An amazing experience for adults and kids alike.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25143\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25143\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_180225_1445-Pano-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Extraordinary hotels: Mashpi Lodge\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_180225_1445-Pano.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_180225_1445-Pano-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_180225_1445-Pano-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_180225_1445-Pano-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Early morning at Ecuador&#8217;s Mashpi Lodge<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Six Senses Zighy Bay<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Musandam Peninsula, Oman<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;ve traveled throughout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Destinations-In-Oman.d139.Flight-Destinations?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.eric-stoen.8-amazing-hotels-that-should-be-on-your-bucket-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oman<\/a> and love the country, but when I think of the Musandam Peninsula, separated from the rest of Oman by the UAE, it&#8217;s all about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Zighy-Bay-Hotels-Six-Senses-Zighy-Bay.h1688437.Hotel-Information?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.eric-stoen.8-amazing-hotels-that-should-be-on-your-bucket-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Six Senses Zighy Bay<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 an extraordinary resort in an extraordinary setting. We arrived by driving two hours from Dubai and then&#8230;paraglided in to the hotel! How many places around the world let you paraglide in? (Note: the paragliding is optional. You can also arrive by 4&#215;4 or speedboat.) We then spent two days at our beachfront villa with a private plunge pool; we bicycled all around the property; watched the sunset from the&nbsp;Sabatyn plateau; went tubing; ate a lot of really good food; and overall loved living the desert\/beach\/ocean life. Six Senses is on our short list of places to return to as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25146\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25146\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_160826_0409-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Extraordinary hotels: In our Omani Summer House (aka my daughter's fort) between our villa and the beach at Six Senses Zighy Bay\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_160826_0409.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_160826_0409-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_160826_0409-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stoen_160826_0409-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In our Omani Summer House (aka my daughter&#8217;s fort) between our villa and the beach at Six Senses Zighy Bay.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Tierra Patagonia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Torres del Paines, Chile<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Torres-Del-Paine-Hotels-Tierra-Patagonia-Hotel-And-Spa.h4644789.Hotel-Information?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.eric-stoen.8-amazing-hotels-that-should-be-on-your-bucket-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tierra Patagonia<\/a> is stunning architecturally, and it&#8217;s located in one of the world&#8217;s most beautiful locations \u2014 Chile&#8217;s&nbsp;Torres del Paine National Park. Those two features alone make the 4-hour drive from the Punta Arenas airport worth the journey. But once you get there, take full advantage of the excursion options, including leisurely or intense hiking in the park, animal spotting and horseback riding.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20020\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20020\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stoen_170409_0098-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Extraordinary hotels: Tierra Patagonia\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stoen_170409_0098.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stoen_170409_0098-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stoen_170409_0098-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stoen_170409_0098-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise at Tierra Patagonia.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes, the hotel is the destination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":25120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[164],"tags":[12,485,290,299,60,637],"class_list":["post-25108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adventure","tag-adventure","tag-best-hotels","tag-bucket-list","tag-family-travel","tag-hiking","tag-luxury-hotels"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>8 Amazing Hotels That Should Be on Your Bucket List | Travelocity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These incredible hotels around the world aren&#039;t just places to sleep while exploring a destination. 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