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'Mud-walled eco-retreat comes with 360 Atlas views, hearths, and interiors that merge avant-garde and - yes - alpine'
Nikoi, Indonesia
Southeast Asia is king of the cookie-cutter teak boutique hotels (petals in bath: compulsory). But this tiny, jungle-clad island, with its 15 driftwood palaces, is different: rooms are twee-free, you’ll find a boulder-strewn pool in place of the usual infinity number, and there’s a no-plasma, no-plastic rule. As there are no walls either, insects sing you to sleep.
Original Travel (www.originaltravel.co.uk) has five nights, with Heathrow flights, from £1,315pp, room only.
Kasbah Bab Ourika, Morocco
Avoid Marrakech’s same, central riads and check in here instead. It may be just 35 minutes outside the city, but this mud-walled eco-retreat comes with 360 Atlas views, hearths, and interiors that merge avant-garde and - yes - alpine. Better still, solar panels and organic waste-converters mean energy for the hotel and the local Berber village.
Tim Best Travel (www.timbesttravel.com) has five nights, with Gatwick flights, from£478pp, B&B
