Independent Minds: Domenico De Simone, Casa Angelina
Translating as the home of the founder’s grandmother, Casa Angelina more than lives up to its name for welcoming guests into a warm Italian embrace....
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Independent Minds: Angelika Schmid, Villa Eden
Encouraging guests to embrace a better lifestyle in just a few days of staying at her Art Nouveau wellness retreat in the Italian Alps, Angelika...
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Independent Minds: Andrea Quartucci, QRA Hospitality
Keeping the heart and soul of these once aristocratic family homes very much alive, Andrea Quartucci has transformed three historic Sicilian villas into elegant escapes...
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Independent Minds: Mike Watts, Castle Hot Springs
A secret hot spot enjoyed by native Arizonan tribes for centuries, the storied site of Castle Hot Springs has since welcomed the U.S. social set...
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Independent Minds: Ellie Barmpagiannis, Grand Forest Metsovo
Ellie Barmpagiannis lives and breathes the beauty of Epirus, the rugged region in north-western Greece where she has made Grand Forest Metsovo a nature-inspired haven...
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Independent Minds: Giorgia Tozzi, Hotel Vilòn
Upholding the impeccably high standards of its former royal residents, Giorgia Tozzi oversees one of Rome’s most storied properties with the same passion she holds...
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Independent Minds: Samornpun Somnam, Keemala
A true passion project in the hands of a fourth generation Phuketian family, siblings Samornpun and Tanapong Somnam, affectionately known as Khun Tarn and Note,...
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Independent Minds: Amanda Syrowatka, Viceroy Bali
A strong sense of community lies at the heart of Balinese culture, and of the family-owned Viceroy Bali, a collection of gravity-defying villas set on...
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Independent Minds: Maarten Raes, Arctic Bath
A modern take on an old Nordic tradition of timber transportation, uber-cool newcomer Arctic Bath floats and freezes on the Lule River from one season...
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Independent Minds: Fridrik Pálsson, Hotel Rangá
Treating his beloved homeland with the care and respect he shows his guests, learned from his childhood days on a farm in Northern Iceland and...
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