The 10 best Rooms with a View
Book into one of these great hotels and there’s no need to go out to enjoy the spectacular views. Prices are per room, per night, including breakfast and based on two sharing unless stated otherwise.
1 GREECE IS THE WORD
Admire the Acropolis from the rooftop restaurant of AthensWas. Doubles from €134, room-only. i-escape.com/athenswas
2 MATCH OF THE DAY
Bolton Whites Hotel has 19 pitch-view rooms at the Macron Stadium from €88. boltonwhiteshotel.co.uk
3 PEER AT THE PYRAMIDS
Stay at the Marriott Mena House Hotel in Cairo, and it’s so close to the Pyramids that it seems as if they are in your garden. A three-night stay in a Pyramids View room costs from €910pp, including flights (from the UK), transfers and breakfast. discoveregypt.co.uk
4 A HIMALAYAN HAVEN
The unique Shakti 360 Leti offers awesome views of the Himalayas from its perch on a mountaintop. A cabin for two costs from €1,372 on a full-board basis for a three-night minimum stay. i-escape.com/shakti-360-leti 5 NUTS ABOUT BRAZIL The 12 rooms at Casa Marques in the hills near Rio de Janeiro have incredible views, including the Christ the Redeemer statue. Room-only from €84. i-escape.com/casa-marques
6 BE A ROCK STAR
Longitude 131, overlooks the red rock formation called Uluru, aka Ayers Rock, in Australia. A two-night stay costs from €2,310pp, including dinner and tours. discover-the-world.co.uk 7 PRIDE OF THE CLYDE Several rooms at Glenapp Castle on Ailsa Craig, off Scotland’s southwest coast, have stunning vistas. A Grand Sea View Suite costs from €509 prideofbritainhotels.com
8 CARIBBEAN CHARM
Ultra-luxurious, open-air ‘sanctuaries’ at Jade Mountain in St Lucia. All-inclusive seven-night breaks cost from €4,022pp from the UK, with flights. inspiringtravelcompany.co.uk
9 CREAM OF DEVON
Big Sky Retreat has spectacular views over Dartmoor. From €148 self-catering. canopyandstars.co.uk
10 WONDER OF THE WORLD
Oberoi Amarvilas at Agra has views of the Taj Mahal. An eight-night trip, including stays at the resort and Oberoi properties in Delhi, Jaipur and Udaipur, costs from €2,505. transindus.com