Steffen Michels

If by any chance you owned an early 20th-century mansion and didn’t know what to do with it, may we suggest you turn the place into a stunning little guest accommodation? That’s what its owners did with Hotel Magnolia, a former private home, which got a n... See more

Tierra Atacama, which first opened in 2008 and awakened from a $20 million face lift (sorry, beauty sleep) spearheaded by architects Rodrigo Searle and Matías González in April 2025, was arguably conceived not so much as a collection of rooms filled with ... See more

Some travellers looking for Bali ‘as it used to be’ (and continues to be advertised) might have the luxury of waiting for the arrival of time travel. But unless you count yourself among them, your best chance of an authentically Balinese experience is to ... See more

An 80-villa resort in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of the Baa Atoll, the Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas promises a quintessential island-life experience that begins the moment you walk down the hotel’s arrival pier. Staff sing, clap and drum as guests a... See more

Perhaps it was the welcome drink made from local herb rica rica, or the shallow stream running through the grounds of Awasi Atacama, where shepherds once sought shelter between structures made from wood and stone. Or perhaps it was the highly affectionate... See more