Top Ten Hotels for Spring

After what seems like a never ending winter, spring is finally here and it's time to escape from hibernation and start planning where you want to spend your valuable time-off in the coming seasons. Perfectly Chilled's travel style directory brings together a growing and eclectic range of private property rentals, small independent hotels, B&Bs and unusual places to stay combined with magazine-style destination features and has something for every season and every reason. From far away adventures to places closer to home, discover your perfect chill-out destination. Here are a few of its favourites:

10 BEST HOTELS FOR ...

1. Big Game Viewing

Reachable only by boat during the high water season, the intimate Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp in Botswana, with only nine tents offers an exclusive experience steeped in the wonder and magic of this extraordinary ecosystem.

2. Barefoot Castaways

Wilson Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia provides a maximum of just 12 guests with the unique opportunity to camp out in style on a private island and fulfill their very own castaway dreams.

3. Star Grazing

Two Michelin Star Head Chef, Emilio Fragiacomo joins The Grove. This romantic boutique bolthole set in the Pembrokeshire countryside in South Wales is the perfect weekend escape for food and country lovers alike. Enjoy fabulous views of the rugged Preseli Hills and the stunning Pembrokeshire coastline is just a short distance away.

4. Contemporary Eco Style

Alila Villas Soori in Bali, Indonesia offers eco beachfront living at its most stylish and luxurious. Its contemporary Asian design is seamlessly crafted into the landscape, gently flowing from verdant rice terraces down to the beautiful black-sand beach with panoramic views across the azure Indian Ocean.

5: Wine Tasting and Gourmet Food

The blend of nature, history, luxury hotellerie and the opportunity to experience a long tradition of wine growing at first hand, La Coquillade in the heart of Provence, France provides a refreshingly authentic provencal stay.

6: Seaside Adventures

The Boatshed offers chic luxury accommodation, nautical style. Sitting just above the sun-drenched bay and white sandy beaches of Oneroa, Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand, this is a hip hotel in the true sense. Its casual and elegant atmosphere works in perfect harmony with its seaside location.

7: City Lovers Hideaway

This charming, private guesthouse is set along the canal in one of the most historic and picturesque corners of Bruges and overlooks the Bonifacius Bridge, the Welcome Church of our Lady and the courtyard at the rear of the Gruuthouse palace. This intimate hideaway with just 3 rooms is the perfect romantic city retreat.

8: Unique Tree-house Experiences

In the remote southern end of Lake Manyara National Park, northern Tanzania cradled in the boughs of an ancient mahogany forest, Lake Manyara Tree Lodge blends into the natural beauty of its breathtaking surroundings. The only lodge in the National Park, it offers an exclusive wildlife experience.

9: Indian Jungle Delights

With its open rooftop machans and large wooden decks that overlook the shady nullah, guests to Baghvan Pench Jungle Lodge in Madhya Pradesh, India are constantly immersed in the sights and sounds of the Indian jungle. A favourite route of the Pench tigers, the shady nullah has been known to provide some thrilling game experiences.

10: Budding British Beauty

The Lime Wood is set in the heart of the New Forest National Park, Hampshire and just an hour and a half's drive from London. Five years in the making, the recently opened Lime Wood is classic in design and structure, but has some contemporary and quirky style twists, which have created a special country hideaway in a beautiful private setting.

6 April 10