10 Rayavadee
Krabi
Style Honeymooners’ heaven
Book a two-floor pavilion at this leafy Thai hideaway and you may never leave the ensuite. Each bathroom has a raised, deep, round bath easily big enough for two. With enough candles to fill a cathedral on hand, as well as a stash of pampering potions such as the resort’s own sea-salt scrub and jasmine after-sun, it’s impossible to imagine a more romantic spot to soak yourself .
Rayavadee
09 Malabar Escapes: Trinity
Kerala
Style Alfresco Art Deco
The one-of-a-kind shower experience is a major reason to stay at this bright and modern Fort Cochin boutique hotel – each of the three rooms has an open-air ensuite with one strikingly coloured wall, a delightful rain shower, and two pairs of Japanese wooden sandals to help you negotiate the sole-pummeling stone floor. The toiletries are all home-made too.
Maladar Escapes
08 Pool House
Wester Ross
Style Chic and unique
There’s almost too much to choose from at this loch-side lodge – each of its suites has a uniquely designed bathroom, including several with ornately painted tubs. Campania, for example, features a Victorian canopy bath, Opportune’s is a smooth curve of carved marble fed by a waterfall tap, and Whimbrel boasts both a terrace hot tub and a bath with a sea view.
Pool House
07 Château de Bagnols
Beaujolais
Style Five-star fairytale
Every room in this 13th-century castle is breath-stoppingly beautiful, and the bathrooms are naturally no exception. It’s not just the period features, beamed ceilings and antique marble bath tubs that make chåteau stays so appealing, however, it’s the amazing lavender bath foam that hotel staff make on site – now that’s dedication.
Chateau De Bagnols
06 Maia Luxury Resort & Spa
Seychelles
Style Back-to-nature beauty
Sometimes it’s the simplest set-ups that prove the sexiest – Maia takes advantage of the balmy climate and equips all its villas with open-air tubs; some free-standing, petal-strewn and shaded by thatched roofs, some square pink sunken tubs set at the centre of a private pool and reached by wooden walkway.
Maia Luxury
