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Pacific Sands Beach Resort

Tofino, B.C.

Out on the rugged west coast, this is the kind of place to take for a week of relaxation. An eco-friendly property, built with reclaimed wood and using clean, sustainable geo-exchange technology for heating and cooling, you won’t have to worry about the planet while you’re here among some of the last best bits of it. Wander the spectacular old growth rain forest, walk for miles on incredible Long Beach, then retire to one of the Pacific Sands’ uber chic villas - complete with spectacular ocean views, gourmet kitchens to cook that local crab or shuck your Fanny Bay oysters, and master suites where you can see the waves crashing, and the fire crackling, from your big soaker tub.Their mission: “Creating extraordinary experiences for everyday people.” Perfectly done.

www.pacificsands.com

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Monachyle Mhor Hotel

Callander, Perthshire, Scotland

This is a small but chic hotel set in the Trossachs between Edinburgh and Glasgow, overlooking mountains and lochs, and just up the road from the quaint churchyard where legendary Scottish rebel Rob Roy is buried. You’ll see shaggy Highland cattle grazing in the glens enroute to this hidden country hotel,  but the  14 rooms are very contemporary and urbane, and there’s a great restaurant, run by chef and owner Tom Lewis who serves the local Scottish blackface lamb on his menu, forages for mushrooms, fishes for local brown trout, and raises chickens for eggs and heirloom Tamworth pigs for his own bacon and ham. He also has Mhor Fish in nearby Callendar, a fish shop, cooking school and  “the best chippy (for fish and chips) in the UK”, which makes a stop here perfect for any locovore foodie.

www.mhor.net/hotel

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Scottsdale, AZ

It may be hot in Arizona in June, but there are deals to be had at the city’s luxury desert resorts and spas this summer - and it’s time to celebrate art and architecture at Taliesin and Arcosanti.

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