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Karagiannopoulou Traditional Mansion
When the Karagiannopoulou family turned an 18th-century home on the Pelion peninsula into a hotel, it kept the hand-painted ceilings in the six rooms and the stained-glass windows in the living room. Information: 011-30/24230-867-17, karagiannopoulou.com, from $109, with breakfast and tax.

GUADELOUPE
Auberge Les Petits Saints
This nine-room creole-style cottage is on a hill on Terre-de-Haut island, off the southern coast of Guadeloupe. Bright colors abound: Walls are painted shades of pink, lavender, and green. Both the restaurant and the pool have stunning bay views. Information: 011-590/590-995-099, petitssaints.com, from $123, with breakfast.

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INDONESIA
Desa Seni
Desa Seni, or "art village," opened in 2006 after the owners dismantled 23 traditional houses from different Indonesian islands and reassembled them in Bali. Ten guesthouses now have air-conditioning and antique teak furniture. Fruit baskets are delivered daily; there are free yoga classes and a saltwater pool; and two beaches are a 10-minute walk away. Information: 011-62/361-844-6392, desaseni.com, from $150, with breakfast and transfers.

ITALY
Baglio Santacroce
On a hillside near Erice, Sicily, with sweeping views of Mount Cofano and the Gulf of Cornino, the hotel has 62 rooms that are split between a renovated 17th-century farmhouse and a newer building with similar stonework. Rooms have Ericini rugs and wrought-iron bed frames. Information: 011-39/092-389-1111, bagliosantacroce.it, from $147, with breakfast and tax.

The Beehive
Opened in 1999 by Los Angeles transplants Steve Brenner and Linda Martinez, Rome's Beehive hotel has spacious rooms with beaded lamps and surfing-inspired prints on the walls. The hotel is nonsmoking, and the restaurant is vegetarian and organic. Information: 011-39/064-470-4553, the-beehive.com, from $82, with tax.

Hotel Orientale
Once the royal residence of Prince Alessandro Filangieri II, this 17th-century palace in Palermo, Sicily, has original hand-painted frescoes, a courtyard, a grand marble staircase, and 24 rooms, some with balconies. Information: 011-39/091-616-5727, albergoorientale.191.it, from $89, with breakfast and tax.

MEXICO
Azúcar: $120
Named after the sugar mills in Veracruz, Azúcar is a collection of 20 white bungalows--each with air-conditioning and TV in addition to a private terrace with a hammock--connected by a stone path. Chill out in a beach palapa, on pink cushions by the pool, or in the open-air library, lined with shelves of architecture, art, and design books. Information: 800/728-9098, mexicoboutiquehotels.com/azucar, from $120.

Bahía de la Luna
Bahía de la Luna's 11 thatched-roof cabanas edge a white-sand beach in Oaxaca State. Local carpenters built tree trunks into furniture; comals, or ceramic tortilla plates, are framed in bamboo and hung on walls. Information: 011-52/958-589-5020, bahiadelaluna.com, from $60, with breakfast and tax.

Hotel Posada Carmina
This 18th-century colonial home in San Miguel de Allende is now a 24-room hotel with wooden-beamed ceilings and a restaurant in the former stables. Some rooms face orange trees in the courtyard. Information: 011-52/415-152-88-88, posadacarmina.com, from $100, with breakfast and tax.

La Zebra Beach Cantina y Cabañas
Six miles from the Mayan ruins of Tulúm, La Zebra's nine thatched cabanas have beds draped in mosquito netting, handmade furniture, and Wi-Fi. The beachfront cantina serves pit-roasted pork and grilled snapper, and the bar stocks 50 types of tequila. Information: 011-52/998-112-3260, lazebra.com.mx, from $100, with breakfast and a bottle of tequila.

MOROCCO
Dar Sara
Staff at this Marrakech riad, or traditional Moroccan house, greet guests with cups of freshly brewed mint tea. Orange trees fill the courtyard by the hammam; everything, even the glass-and-metal lanterns on the roof terrace, is handcrafted. All 12 rooms have private baths; a pool will open by year's end. Information: 011-212/24-42-64-63, marrakech-riads.net, from $86, with breakfast and tax.

Irocha
Ahmed Agouni and his French partner, Catherine Rophé, built their guesthouse--in the Atlas Mountains between Marrakech and Ouarzazate--with timber beams and earthen walls to blend in with nearby Berber villages. It's filled with rugs and lanterns found in souks. There's also a pool and a hammam. Information: 011-212/67-73-70-02, irocha.com, from $93, with breakfast, dinner, and tax.