Grace

Drink in the view from this jaw dropping Grace hotel pool, which is carved 300m above the sea in the rock face, truly a magnificent design aspired to create dreams for its guests. Carved into the rock face 300m above sea level on the edge of the volcanic island's caldera this achingly cool hotel shines like a gem in the barren landscape it clings to. Among its many accolades, it is listed in Tatler's 101 best hotels of the world, probably not least because of its epic panoramic views which the villa's front loaded rooms make the most of. The architects (Divercity & Mpulsm) have created a masterpiece of unity between the cruel beauty of the raw landscape and the polished complexity of human endeavour. There are twenty rooms available, and island hopping via helicopter “remains only a phone call away.” Photos: © Erieta Attali, Serge Detalle