Hotels • August 2015
Breakfasts with a view
Start your day with the most important meal and a visual feast. Content editor of The Club, Hannah Hudson, selects hotels from all around the world with the best private terraces and vantage points for taking in your morning surroundings
Chasing waterfalls in Brazil
The only hotel within Brazil’s Iguassu National Park, Belmond Hotel das Cataratas is a stone’s throw from the thundering Iguassu Falls. With the park still closed at dawn, the Deluxe Falls View Room gives you your own private performance.
What to eat: French rolls, papaya, and black coffee with a little milk.
City views in Hong Kong
The Ritz Carlton Hong Kong occupies floors 102 to 118 of the International Commerce Center in Kowloon. Floor-to-ceiling windows in the Deluxe Victoria Harbour Suite give spectacular views of the city and Victoria Harbour, while in-room dining means you can go from bed to breakfast in a flash.
What to eat: Rice porridge with pork, eggs and spring onions.
Alpine retreat in France
Le Chalet Zannier is a mountain hideaway consisting of three alpine-style chalets. All the rooms offer views over the slopes, but Suite One is the nicest. Cuddle up on your own large private balcony, looking out across the mountains and the pretty town of Megève.
What to eat: Pain au chocolat and café au lait.
Gorilla watching in Uganda
Nestled within Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp – an eight-tent luxury camp in southwest Uganda. A bar and dining cottage overlook the rainforest, and open-air breakfasts are taken on a raised natural platform. The views are lush and leafy and, due to the unique location, gorilla families have been known to visit the camp.
What to eat: Exotic fruit salad of mango, pineapple, passion fruit and papaya.
Beach living in Australia
Set atop the cliffs, between the Pacific Ocean and Pittwater, Relais & Chateaux property Jonah’s overlooks Whale Beach, one of the most beautiful stretches of sand in Australia. All the rooms have private balconies and, if you stay between July and November, you may see the magnificent humpback whale migration.
What to eat: Try the hotel’s poached eggs and sweetcorn fritters. They come with bacon, cherry tomatoes, crushed avocado and fennel.
Peaceful wetlands in Chile
The rolling countryside and blue waters of the inland Pacific are the setting for Tierra Chiloé – a geometrically shaped, 12-room eco-hotel. Set in 25 acres of countryside close to the Pullao wetlands, all the rooms have panoramic views over the bay.
What to eat: Flat, round bread rolls and cured meats.
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