Time - International (2019-09-02)

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SIX SENSES BHUTAN

Bhutan

Six Senses Bhutan is a

single hotel that offers

five unique experiences.

Spread across the west and

central valleys of Bhutan, the

five lodges that constitute

the property offer guests

the opportunity to take

guided journeys through the

mountains of the Himalayan

kingdom. Interhotel

itineraries include stays at

the Palace in the Sky Lodge

in Thimphu—the traffic-light-

less capital city, where

guests can museum-hop—

and the more remote Stone

Ruins Lodge in Paro, named

for a small fortress on a

nearby ridge. Rooms at the

three open lodges start at

$1,500 per night; the final

two are scheduled to debut

by early 2020.

ÑSuyin Haynes

BEAUTY ON A BUDGET

25HOURS HOTEL TERMINUS NORD

Paris

Trying to explore Paris on a budget without

staying in a hostel? As of its January grand

opening, 25hours Hotel Terminus Nord might be one

of the few spots in the City of Lights where you can do

just that. Medium rooms give guests access to queen

or double beds, about 200 sq. ft. of space, wi-fi and

Bluetooth speakers from $150 a night. Steps from

Gare du Nord—the busiest train station in Europe—

25hours is a convenient jumping-off point for other

destinations like Brussels, London and Amsterdam.

The hotel embraces its international clientele with

a popular restaurant that features Persian, Arabic,

French and Russian influences. —Abby Vesoulis

SINGULAR

SINGLE MALT

MACALLAN DISTILLERY

Craigellachie, Scotland

If The Lord of the
Rings’ Hobbiton were
colonized by aliens, it might
look something like the new
Macallan distillery and visitors’
center, which opened in June
and put the Scottish Highlands
on the architectural map. The
undulating grass rooftops
and stone paths fringed with
wildflowers evoke some distant
Celtic past, while the 69-ft.-high
ceilings, whirring machinery and
a hovering UFO-like scotch bar
(where you can pony up for the
Macallan M or the Macallan ’52,
among some 950 other bottles)
root you squarely in the
21st century. So do the barrel-
nosing stations and a glass-wall
display of an archive comprising
398 bottles, nine decanters and
nine flasks. Avoid drinking on
an empty stomach by grabbing
a bite at the on-site restaurant.
—Benjamin Kemper

QUOKKAS,

UP CLOSE

DISCOVERY

ROTTNEST ISLAND

Rottnest Island, Australia

The Dutch explorer who
stumbled upon Rottnest
in 1696 named it after what
he believed was a community
of rats living on the island.
Actually, the furry creatures he
saw were quokkas—rare and
adorable marsupials that now
draw hundreds of thousands of
tourists each year. Discovery
Rottnest Island, which in March
became the island’s first new
accommodations in decades,
caters to travelers who want to
stay near what’s been dubbed
the world’s happiest animal. Its
83 eco-tents are connected via
raised boardwalks to minimize
impact on the sand dunes—and
on the quokkas, around 10,000
of which run free around the
island. —Ciara Nugent

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