Remote wilderness
Patagonia, Vancouver Island, Newfoundland, Panama and the Ecuadorian cloud forest.
The Hotel Edit
Exceptional stays, considered carefully.
More than 20 luxury hotels, lodges and resorts across the Americas — organized by region and by the kind of stay they make possible.
26
Hotels across 4 regional edits
Coastal & island
Big Sur, Riviera Maya, St Barths, Virgin Gorda, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Ipanema.
Desert & high-altitude
Utah canyon country, Baja, the Atacama and Lake Titicaca.
City & heritage
New York, Buenos Aires, Quito and landmark urban addresses with a strong cultural lens.
North America
6 selected properties
Design, wilderness and city icons across the north.
From high-desert architecture to remote Atlantic edge lodges and discreet city addresses.
Amangiri
Canyon Point, Utah, United States
A sculptural resort folded into canyon country, defined by silence, scale and elemental design.
Type
Desert sanctuary
Best for
Architecture, privacy and desert excursions
Post Ranch Inn
Big Sur, California, United States
An adults-only Pacific hideaway where redwood, ocean and horizon carry the entire stay.
Type
Cliffside retreat
Best for
Romantic escapes and dramatic coastal landscape
Blackberry Mountain
Walland, Tennessee, United States
A refined Appalachian retreat pairing outdoor depth, serious food and understated rural luxury.
Type
Mountain wellness
Best for
Wellness, hiking and slow-country immersion
The Greenwich Hotel
New York City, United States
A richly layered Tribeca address with hand-finished interiors and a rare sense of privacy downtown.
Type
City hideaway
Best for
Design-led city stays and discreet service
Fogo Island Inn
Newfoundland, Canada
A singular inn on the edge of the North Atlantic, built around craft, community and wild seascape.
Type
Remote cultural lodge
Best for
Creative retreat, remote nature and cultural context
Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge
Vancouver Island, Canada
A polished tented lodge surrounded by temperate rainforest, ocean inlets and expedition-style days.
Type
Wilderness camp
Best for
Families, adventure and polished wilderness
Mexico & Central America
6 selected properties
Coast, jungle, hacienda and private-island stays.
Properties where landscape, craft, conservation and privacy shape the definition of luxury.
One&Only Mandarina
Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
Treehouse-style villas, Pacific views and a deep sense of place along a protected coastal reserve.
Type
Rainforest coastal resort
Best for
Beach, design and family-friendly seclusion
Chablé Yucatán
Chocholá, Yucatán, Mexico
A restored hacienda where Mayan context, cenote rituals and contemporary villas feel quietly transportive.
Type
Hacienda wellness
Best for
Wellness, heritage and slow interiors
Hotel Esencia
Riviera Maya, Mexico
A former private estate turned intimate Caribbean-side hotel with a polished, residential rhythm.
Type
Beach estate
Best for
Beach privacy, style and low-key glamour
Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
Los Cabos, Mexico
A composed Baja resort balancing desert restraint, ocean-facing suites and highly personalized service.
Type
Desert coast resort
Best for
Couples, spa time and polished resort service
Nayara Tented Camp
Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica
Luxury tents immersed in volcanic rainforest, with hot springs, canopy wildlife and a strong conservation lens.
Type
Rainforest lodge
Best for
Nature, wildlife and soft adventure
Islas Secas
Gulf of Chiriquí, Panama
A remote island retreat built around marine exploration, solar power and extraordinary Pacific isolation.
Type
Private archipelago
Best for
Marine life, privacy and expedition-style luxury
Caribbean
5 selected properties
Island hotels with privacy, heritage and a point of view.
The Caribbean edit favours distinctive settings over generic resort scale.
Eden Rock — St Barths
St Jean Bay, Saint Barthélemy
A glamorous beachside landmark with bold personality, serious views and a deeply established sense of place.
Type
Island icon
Best for
Beach culture, style and scene-setting stays
Rosewood Little Dix Bay
Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
A refined island retreat where half-moon bay, tropical gardens and barefoot service remain the main event.
Type
Classic beach resort
Best for
Timeless Caribbean luxury and calm beach days
COMO Parrot Cay
Turks and Caicos
A serene private island known for pale sand, expansive villas and COMO's quietly disciplined wellness approach.
Type
Private-island wellness
Best for
Wellness, privacy and villa living
Amanera
Playa Grande, Dominican Republic
Aman minimalism above a wide Atlantic beach, combining golf, surf and sculptural tropical architecture.
Type
Clifftop beach retreat
Best for
Minimal design, surf and secluded coastline
GoldenEye
Oracabessa, Jamaica
A storied lagoon-and-sea estate with cottages, villas and an enduring literary, musical and cinematic aura.
Type
Creative island estate
Best for
Character, culture and relaxed island style
South America
9 selected properties
Patagonia, Atacama, Amazonia, Andes and great city addresses.
The southern edit is shaped by enormous landscapes, rare access and hotels that make the destination legible.
Explora Patagonia
Torres del Paine, Chile
A benchmark lodge inside one of Patagonia's defining landscapes, built around guided exploration and restraint.
Type
Expedition lodge
Best for
Trekking, landscape and immersive exploration
Awasi Patagonia
Torres del Paine, Chile
Standalone villas, private guides and expansive views create one of Patagonia's most personal luxury stays.
Type
Private wilderness lodge
Best for
Privacy, tailored guiding and dramatic scenery
Tierra Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
A calm, landscape-facing base for salt flats, volcanoes, desert valleys and high-altitude stargazing.
Type
Desert lodge
Best for
Stargazing, desert excursions and spa recovery
Titilaka
Lake Titicaca, Peru
A remote contemporary lodge on a private peninsula, focused on Andean culture, water and vast light.
Type
Lakeside lodge
Best for
Cultural immersion and high-altitude calm
Fasano Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A polished Ipanema address with Brazilian modernist cues and one of the city's most recognizable rooftop views.
Type
Urban beach icon
Best for
Beach-city energy, design and dining
Palacio Duhau — Park Hyatt Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A Belle Époque palace and contemporary wing set in Recoleta, suited to a formal introduction to the city.
Type
Grand city palace
Best for
Culture, architecture and classic city luxury
Mashpi Lodge
Mashpi Reserve, Ecuador
A glass-wrapped lodge in a biodiverse reserve, designed for canopy exploration and deep nature immersion.
Type
Cloud-forest lodge
Best for
Wildlife, conservation and rainforest design
Belmond Hotel das Cataratas
Iguassu Falls, Brazil
The rare hotel inside the national park, giving guests privileged access to the falls before and after crowds.
Type
Natural-wonder hotel
Best for
Iconic landscape, heritage and once-in-a-lifetime views
Casa Gangotena
Quito, Ecuador
A restored mansion on Plaza San Francisco with a strong sense of history and an elegant route into Quito.
Type
Heritage city hotel
Best for
Heritage, architecture and Andean city culture
For selected properties
Hotels with a point of view belong in the Atlas.
The edit will continue to expand with properties that offer genuine perspective: design, location, service, culture, privacy or access that feels difficult to replicate. Hosted-stay invitations are reviewed for editorial fit, guest-experience depth and the usefulness of the story for both travellers and the property team.