2025, the year that will be remembered for a drunk raccoon. What a time to be alive. Elsewhere, I spent nearly four months in hotels, scouring the world for the best luxury lodges, resorts and hotels, so that you don’t have to. You’re welcome.
Here’s everywhere I stayed this year.
Exclusive-Use Houses
Safari Lodges
- andBeyond Suyian Lodge
- Angama Amboseli
- Jack’s Camp
- Kateka
- Lion Sands Ivory Lodge
- Londolozi Granite Suites
- Masiya’s Camp
- Matetsi
- Molori Mashuma
- Mwiba
- North Island Okavango Delta
- Singita Explore
- Singita Faru Faru
- Singita Pamushana
- Tawana
- Tembo Plains
- Tuludi
- Legendary Lodge (hybrid, but fits nicely here)
Island Resorts
- andBeyond Mnemba Island
- Laucala
- North Island Seychelles
- Cheval Blanc Seychelles
- The Nautilus
- HERE (kinda). Mostly Finolhu.
- Velaa Private Island
Cities
- Aman New York
- Aman Tokyo
- Atlantis The Royal
- Bulgari Dubai
- Bulgari Tokyo
- Peninsula Paris
- Rosewood The Chancery
- The Emory
- The Lana
Not this time
And now the places I really thought I’d go to, even went to book them, but postponed for another time. Or, in the latter case, was very glad not to have stayed in after visiting it.
- Islas Secas
- Villa D (Marrakech)
- Janu Tokyo
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Written by Tom Cahalan on 15th Dec '25
Tom is the co-founder of Dorsia Travel, a luxury travel writer, a safari addict, and a professional complainer.
