ByForbes Travel Guide,
Contributor.
Our inspectors visit thousands of hotels around the globe each year. Most high-end properties leave pleasant memories, but some go beyond creative in-room amenities with out-of-this-world extras that make a stay truly sublime.
Ahead of Forbes Travel Guide’s annual Star Awards on February 11, we checked in with our team of incognito inspectors and asked them to reflect on all the hotels they have stayed in over the years and pick the one they would return to on their own dime. From an idyllic South Carolina getaway to a luxurious Sardinian hideaway, these are the addresses our inspectors want to revisit.
“The one place I would go back to is the Wickaninnish Inn, a property that captured the wild beauty and soul of the Pacific Northwest. Set on the edge of the Clayoquot Sound and steps from Chesterman Beach, the inn offered an unmatched sense of place with crashing waves, shifting light and ocean mist. The design celebrated its surroundings through warm cedar, stone and expansive windows that framed the dramatic coastline, creating a seamless connection between indoors and out.
