The 10 most extraordinary hotel experiences you'll never forget

By Ute Junker
Updated April 20 2015 - 12:08pm, first published 11:58am
Dine in a Treepod at Soneva Kiri Resort on the island of Koh Kood, Thailand.
Dine in a Treepod at Soneva Kiri Resort on the island of Koh Kood, Thailand.
Dine in a Treepod at Soneva Kiri Resort on the island of Koh Kood, Thailand.
Dine in a Treepod at Soneva Kiri Resort on the island of Koh Kood, Thailand.
Dine in a Treepod at Soneva Kiri Resort on the island of Koh Kood, Thailand.
Dine in a Treepod at Soneva Kiri Resort on the island of Koh Kood, Thailand.
Dine in a Treepod at Soneva Kiri Resort on the island of Koh Kood, Thailand.
Dine in a Treepod at Soneva Kiri Resort on the island of Koh Kood, Thailand.
Savour the freshest seafood at Saffire Lodge, Tasmania. Photo: Saffire Lodge
Savour the freshest seafood at Saffire Lodge, Tasmania. Photo: Saffire Lodge
Stay in Longitude 131's luxury tents and at dawn fly to the top of Mount Conner for a glass of champagne.
Stay in Longitude 131's luxury tents and at dawn fly to the top of Mount Conner for a glass of champagne.
Visit the tea-growing of Xishuangbanna, China.
 Photo: Anantara Xishuangbanna
Visit the tea-growing of Xishuangbanna, China. Photo: Anantara Xishuangbanna

Luxury used to be something you could measure, a string of numbers to be stacked up and compared. The thickness of the mattress, the thread count of the sheets, the dimensions of the plunge pool: that was what set the outstanding resort apart from the merely comfortable.

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