GOTLAND ISLAND, SWEDEN

This architectural gem and Design Hotels member is located on Gotland Island’s remote Furillen peninsula, with its craggy limestone formations, deserted beaches, and ruins of an old gravel quarry. The eco-friendly, post-industrial-chic hotel has 18 guest rooms but, for anyone looking for a deep sense of seclusion, the Hermit Cabin is the accommodation of choice. It’s 20 minutes from the main hotel by bicycle, offers no electricity or running water, and features either a double bed or a bunk bed, a small stove, a table and chair. If it all gets too isolating, you can always reintegrate into human society at the hotel restaurant, which prepares dishes with local and seasonal ingredients from the hotel’s own farm.