Where to Stay in Zermatt: Lift Access, Quarters and Arrival
Choose by your main lift base, the walk to restaurants and the level of quiet you want.
Where to Stay
Where to stay in each destination we cover, compared area by area: beach access, transfers, whether you will walk or drive, and who each area suits. The guides cover Grand Cayman, Punta Cana, Casa de Campo, Antigua and Jumby Bay, St Barts, Zermatt, Verbier, Tulum and its quiet bays, Los Cabos and Punta Mita.
Several guides compare kinds of stay rather than places: hotels against villas in Punta Mita, catered chalets in Verbier, staffed villas with private chefs in Tulum, and the new design villas in Tulum's town and jungle. Where the publisher has an ownership interest in a rental business, the guide says so beside the link.
Zermatt
Verbier
Catered Chalets in Verbier: What’s Included and How to Choose
How catered, staffed and self-catered chalets differ, what is usually included and what to ask before booking.
Where to Stay in Verbier: Village, Lift Access or Quiet Hamlets?
Choose a base by how each ski day starts and ends: the village center, the lifts, the upper hillside or the valley.
St Barts
Where to Stay in St Barts: Gustavia, the Bays or the Hills?
Compare the harbor, St Jean, the western bays, the south coast and the east by atmosphere, beaches and driving.
Tulum
Tankah Bay and Casa Cenote: Calm Water North of Tulum
What the bay is like, how to visit Casa Cenote responsibly, and how Tankah compares with Soliman Bay.
Tulum’s New Design Villas: Staying in Town and the Jungle
What defines the new generation of design villas inland, how they compare with the beach, and what to check before booking.
Soliman Bay, Tulum: A Guide to the Calm Bay North of Town
Where the bay is, what its reef-protected water is like, how to get there, and who a stay there suits.
Staffed Villas and Private Chefs in Tulum: How It Works
What “staffed” usually means, how chef service is typically priced, and the questions to settle before you book.
Where to Stay in Tulum: Beach Zone, Town, or a Quiet Bay?
Compare the beach zone, town, residential areas, northern bays and Sian Ka’an by beach access, transport and atmosphere.
Los Cabos
Where to Stay in Los Cabos: Cabo San Lucas, Corridor or San José?
Choose a base by atmosphere, walking, beach access, airport transfer, and how much local transport you want to arrange.