Kiwi Curated
Hide Away in a Cozy Cave Hotel
by Joy PecknoldThere are days when it’s all just too much and you dream of hiding away in a cave. Usually, that’s done figuratively, by pulling the bed covers over your head. But it can be done literally, and luxuriously, at one of these nine hotels that are cave-like in the best possible way.
Hide Away in a Cozy Cave Hotel
In a region world-famous for unusual rock formations and epic hot air balloon rides, argos in Cappadocia adds monastery-turned-hotel with cave dwellings to the mix. The most incredible rooms are the Splendid Suites which come with their very own indoor pools. Beneath the property are old, underground passageways that lead to more caves, and that’s where they keep their extensive wine collection.
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For a more modern cave-like experience, look to the boutique Ariana Sustainable Luxury Lodge, another Cappadocian gem. Perched above the Uchiasar Valley, the arched ceilings and stonework of its Cave Room are more contemporary but still make one feel cozily cocooned. Rest easy knowing everything about your stay is environmentally-minded and that a Tesla charge is complimentary.
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Dating back to the Paleolithic Age, Matera’s Sassi district is home to some 1,500 cave dwellings carved out of the volcanic hillside. Made deeper and larger by peasants and artisans through the classical and medieval eras, the Italian town is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here, occupying some of those caves is Sextantio Le Grotte Della Civita. Linens, furniture and candles are all locally sourced achieving a beautifully simple sense of place. Settle into the Starck bath for a long, luxurious soak with a generous Rosso pour.
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High on a hilltop in the medieval village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Sextantio Albergo Diffuso gives off that cave feeling thanks to original, rough-hewn stone and primitive furnishings. It’s most felt wine tasting in the cellar, dining by candlelight at Locanda sotto gli Archi and in the bedrooms where walls seamlessly arch into the ceiling.
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Not all cave hotels are dark and moody. In Greece, they like them bright white and cheery. High up in Oia overlooking the Aegean, Mystique, a Luxury Collection Hotel delivers that trademark Cycladic architecture. The Mystery Villa is the ultimate experience, with its curving, private plunge pool partially covered to also feel cave-like.
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It’s all in the name—Iconic Santorini, a boutique cave hotel also employs those Cycladic hallmarks of white, arching stone walls. Stepping out of the cave-style suites, each one unique, guests are met with truly bird’s-eye views thanks to its location in Imerovigli, the highest village along the Caldera.
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All three Canaves Oia properties on Santorini offer cave-style accommodation but at the Suites, their Executive one comes with a very private cave pool. When it comes time to dine, the property’s Petra Restaurant has a romantic cave-like nook overlooking the pool and the infinite Aegean blue view beyond.
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No need to commit to sleeping in a cave to experience one—at The Caves, the suites are thatched-roof cottages while the cave experience is had by heading down to their Rum and Cigar Bar in a limestone grotto with peekaboo views of the Caribbean Sea. There’s nowhere a rum punch tastes better than right here.
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On Ka’anapali Beach, the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa offers another non-committal cave. Located between its waterfalls, their swim-up Grotto Bar serves an exclusive menu of traditional and frozen cocktails. You don’t even have to miss the big game to be there—they have TVs streaming the action.
VIEW HOTELIn a region world-famous for unusual rock formations and epic hot air balloon rides, argos in Cappadocia adds monastery-turned-hotel with cave dwellings to the mix. The most incredible rooms are the Splendid Suites which come with their very own indoor pools. Beneath the property are old, underground passageways that lead to more caves, and that’s where they keep their extensive wine collection.
VIEW HOTELFor a more modern cave-like experience, look to the boutique Ariana Sustainable Luxury Lodge, another Cappadocian gem. Perched above the Uchiasar Valley, the arched ceilings and stonework of its Cave Room are more contemporary but still make one feel cozily cocooned. Rest easy knowing everything about your stay is environmentally-minded and that a Tesla charge is complimentary.
VIEW HOTELDating back to the Paleolithic Age, Matera’s Sassi district is home to some 1,500 cave dwellings carved out of the volcanic hillside. Made deeper and larger by peasants and artisans through the classical and medieval eras, the Italian town is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here, occupying some of those caves is Sextantio Le Grotte Della Civita. Linens, furniture and candles are all locally sourced achieving a beautifully simple sense of place. Settle into the Starck bath for a long, luxurious soak with a generous Rosso pour.
VIEW HOTELHigh on a hilltop in the medieval village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Sextantio Albergo Diffuso gives off that cave feeling thanks to original, rough-hewn stone and primitive furnishings. It’s most felt wine tasting in the cellar, dining by candlelight at Locanda sotto gli Archi and in the bedrooms where walls seamlessly arch into the ceiling.
VIEW HOTELNot all cave hotels are dark and moody. In Greece, they like them bright white and cheery. High up in Oia overlooking the Aegean, Mystique, a Luxury Collection Hotel delivers that trademark Cycladic architecture. The Mystery Villa is the ultimate experience, with its curving, private plunge pool partially covered to also feel cave-like.
VIEW HOTELIt’s all in the name—Iconic Santorini, a boutique cave hotel also employs those Cycladic hallmarks of white, arching stone walls. Stepping out of the cave-style suites, each one unique, guests are met with truly bird’s-eye views thanks to its location in Imerovigli, the highest village along the Caldera.
VIEW HOTELAll three Canaves Oia properties on Santorini offer cave-style accommodation but at the Suites, their Executive one comes with a very private cave pool. When it comes time to dine, the property’s Petra Restaurant has a romantic cave-like nook overlooking the pool and the infinite Aegean blue view beyond.
VIEW HOTELNo need to commit to sleeping in a cave to experience one—at The Caves, the suites are thatched-roof cottages while the cave experience is had by heading down to their Rum and Cigar Bar in a limestone grotto with peekaboo views of the Caribbean Sea. There’s nowhere a rum punch tastes better than right here.
VIEW HOTELOn Ka’anapali Beach, the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa offers another non-committal cave. Located between its waterfalls, their swim-up Grotto Bar serves an exclusive menu of traditional and frozen cocktails. You don’t even have to miss the big game to be there—they have TVs streaming the action.
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