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Hotel Il Pellicano
Porto Ercole, ItalyHotel Il PellicanoDiscover this stay
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&Beyond Benguerra Island Lodge
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&Beyond Benguerra Island Lodge

Benguerra Island, Mozambique

BeachRomantic

&Beyond Benguerra Island Lodge occupies a beach-and-forest setting on Benguerra Island, within Bazaruto Archipelago National Park. Its 13 independently bookable accommodations range from Cabanas and Casinhas to a three-bedroom Casa Familia. Indigenous forest shelters the lodge beside white-sand beaches and a protected channel, with the Indian Ocean shaping the stay: guests can spend time on the shore or explore the surrounding reefs and waters.

CNT Triple Crown
Rate guidePrice on request
&Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
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&Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

Ngorongoro, Tanzania

MountainRomantic

Set on the rim of Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater, the lodge looks over a caldera known for its concentration of wildlife. Before its current rebuild closure, it comprised three separate camps with 30 suites, designed as stilted mud-and-thatch interpretations of Maasai homesteads, with antiques, chandeliers and crater-facing windows. &Beyond says the lodge is closed for an extensive rebuild and expected to reopen in 2027. Its former room count and design should not be taken as confirmed features of the rebuilt property.

CNT Triple Crown
Rate guidePrice on request
1 Hotel Hanalei Bay
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1 Hotel Hanalei Bay

Princeville, United States

Beach252 roomsSea Views

A 252-room resort on Kauaʻi’s North Shore, 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay occupies the longtime Princeville blufftop address above Hanalei Bay, with rooms and suites oriented to gardens, mountains, or water. The draw is not just the view but the hotel’s unusually heavy wellness emphasis: Bamford Wellness Spa, a 10,000-plus-square-foot Anatomy fitness space, beach activities at Honoʻiki Beach, and multiple pools spread across a large, terraced footprint.

MichelinCNT Triple Crown
Rate guideFrom $1,048

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