Jungles are Earth’s densest ecosystems — tropical forests where heat, rain, and life intertwine. From the Amazon to Southeast Asia, they act as the planet’s lungs, sustaining over half of all known species. Bathed in endless shades of green — a color proven to calm the mind and restore balance — these landscapes offer both visual and emotional renewal. Hotels invite guests into this living pulse, where architecture yields to nature, air feels richer, and every moment hums with rain, birdsong, and rebirth.
Land, Water, Sky: A Taste of Place with The Botanist Gin explores how landscapes shape our emotions, movements, and sense of belonging. Through Room + Wild’s elemental pillars—land, water, and sky—we discover how place grounds, renews, and inspires us. In collaboration with The Botanist Gin, crafted at B Corp certified Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay, we’ve created cocktails and pairings that capture the spirit of these elements. Infused with 22 hand-foraged botanicals, The Botanist reflects a shared commitment to sustainability, stewardship, and celebrating the beauty of nature through taste and experience.
Site-specific, sustainable architecture begins not with what to build, but how to belong. These hotels are shaped by their surroundings—formed by local climate, terrain, and materials—to exist in harmony with nature. They follow the land’s contours, echo the colors of stone, and open to light and wind. In doing so, they heighten awareness rather than impose form, allowing us to experience a truer connection to place. Built from the earth, cooled by breeze, and warmed by sun, these designs blur boundaries between comfort and conscience, reminding us that true sustainability isn’t about minimizing impact, but deepening belonging.
From turquoise lagoons to dramatic cliffs, oceans offer both adventure and calm. Snorkeling, diving, kayaking, and whale watching reveal vibrant marine life, while waves, salt air, and endless horizons invite quiet reflection. Coastal hotels place you at the heart of this rhythm: a space to explore, unwind, and feel deeply connected to something vast and timeless.
The new age of family travel isn’t about distractions—it’s about discovery. Families are seeking journeys that spark curiosity, connect generations, and invite children to step into nature, culture, and community. From hands in the soil to paddles in rivers and nights under starry skies, travel becomes both classroom and sanctuary, teaching the value of food, wildlife, and water firsthand.
Estate hotels are living ecosystems where land, architecture, and hospitality come together. Set on working farms, gardens, vineyards, and forests, these retreats invite guests into the daily rhythm of the land. From animals grazing nearby to meals harvested straight from the soil, staying at an estate hotel means inhabiting a world that sustains itself and you.
Stripped to sky, sand, and stone, the desert sharpens the soul, bends perception, and invites raw self-encounter. Across the world, these vast dreamscapes vary in form but share the same power: to reshape perspective, magnify the smallest details, and remind us of our place in a landscape that stretches on without end. Landscape hotels in and close to the desert amplify this experience, offering sanctuaries where you can sleep beneath infinite skies, wake to sunlit dunes, and feel the desert’s timeless stillness become part of your own.
Refik Anadol is a Turkish-American media artist and pioneer in data-driven art who transforms AI into a creative collaborator. His groundbreaking projects, from Unsupervised at MoMA to the Large Nature Model and Winds of Yawanawa, explore the intersection of art, nature, and memory. By turning data into dreamlike, immersive installations, Anadol makes the invisible visible—revealing hidden patterns of ecosystems, wind, and collective memory. His work invites reflection, connection, and hope, showing how AI can preserve nature, extend human imagination, and inspire new ways of seeing the future.
Room + Vineyard goes beyond wine tastings to offer immersive wine hotel experiences where you sleep among the vines and wake inside the terroir. From the volcanic slopes of Pantelleria to the valleys of South Africa, these destinations blend architecture, culture, and landscape into each glass. More than a stay, it’s wine travel redefined—where every pour tells the story of the land itself.
Iceland’s hot springs are natural wonders born from its volcanic landscape, offering both beauty and wellness benefits. From iconic spots like the Blue Lagoon, Sky Lagoon, and Hvammsvík Hot Springs to hidden gems such as Hrunalaug, Krosslaug, and the Reykjadalur Valley Thermal River, each geothermal pool is unique. Rich in minerals that relax muscles and ease stress, these warm waters provide an unforgettable way to connect with Iceland’s dramatic landscapes year-round.
Discover Italy through its destination hotels — places so rooted in their surroundings, they become the reason to travel. These are stays that shape your experience of the land: cliffside villas, alpine hideaways, seaside retreats, and design-led sanctuaries where food, culture, and nature converge.
A day at Rancho La Puerta, one of the world’s leading wellness resorts in the Baja California foothills, is thoughtfully designed to support whole-body renewal through five key pillars: creativity, movement, nature, mindfulness, and community. From sunrise hikes and sound healing to cooking classes and inspiring talks, every experience is rooted in purpose and balance.
In Greece, the sea is a way of life - salt, sun, and stillness. Wellness here is elemental: mineral-rich waters, coastal hikes, wild herbs. The Aegean slows you down, softens you, and brings you back to yourself. Explore our favorite stays in Room + Sea: Greece.
Glamping began as a way to access the world’s most remote landscapes - deserts, jungles, forests, and mountaintops - without harming them. Designed for lightness and low impact, glamping architecture uses modular structures, natural materials, and off-grid systems to offer comfort without conquest. In national parks and wild places, these retreats let nature take the lead, proving that sustainable design can bring us closer to the elements, not shield us from them.
Rob Blood’s vision for Lark Hotels is a testament to the power of nostalgia, place, and thoughtful design. By breathing new life into classic American inns and motels, he’s not only redefining the road trip experience but also setting a new standard for regenerative hospitality-one that honors history, fosters community, and invites every traveler to reconnect with the American landscape.
Discover the world of farm-to-table hotels, where sustainability begins in the soil and wellness grows from the ground up. From regenerative farms to eco-conscious kitchens, these rooted stays are redefining hospitality—inviting travelers to slow down, gather around the table, and reconnect with nature, community, and the true source of nourishment.
Karen Roos is a visionary designer and former Elle Decoration South Africa editor known for creating immersive, intuitive spaces where history, nature, and design converge. Her celebrated properties—Babylonstoren in South Africa and The Newt in Somerset—blend restored heritage architecture with contemporary comfort, rooted in a deep respect for the land.
Discover landscape hotels located in or near UNESCO World Heritage Sites—destinations of global ecological, cultural, and historical importance. These unique stays offer more than just scenic views; they immerse you in protected environments with deep stories and rare beauty. From cliffside retreats to jungle lodges and cave dwellings, each property is designed to honor and preserve its surroundings.
Desert X is a biennial outdoor art exhibition in California’s Coachella Valley that transforms the desert into a platform for large-scale, site-specific installations. The 2025 edition explores themes of climate, time, and human impact through works by 11 artists. From living sculptures and light-based installations to 3D-printed adobe architecture and Indigenous futurism, Desert X redefines land art by confronting the environmental and cultural complexities of the modern desert landscape.
At the world’s best landscape hotels, interior design is as meaningful as the view. Crafted by local artisans using natural, site-specific materials, these spaces tell stories of place and tradition. Here, design honors heritage, slows time, and deepens connection. It’s not just where you stay, but how it makes you feel.
