/ TAG Great Expectations

The Shangri-La is a marked upgrade for a city where high aesthetic praise includes laudatory comments about “old Soviet charm.” 

Nekupe, a new resort in Nandaime, Nicaragua, offers that rarest of amenities: genuine novelty.

The only luxury hotel on the island, &Beyond Benguerra Island offers 13 casita-style accommodations feature plunge pools and extensive outdoor lounging spaces in the largely untouched paradise of Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago.

Indonesia’s Nihiwatu resort takes commitment to get to, but is nothing short of fantasy-fulfilling once there. 

The Baltimore, Md. hotel was originally constructed as a private mansion in 1889. Now, it could just turn Baltimore into a luxury destination.