Gangtok, Indian Himalayas, India

Housed in a tastefully renovated heritage property, the Denzong Regency has lashings of Sikkimese style, with spacious rooms ranged over four floors overlooking the town.

The really great thing about this place, however, is the awesome view it enjoys of Kanchenjunga, whose gleaming white summits nose alluringly above the nearby foothills – a thrillingly wild spectacle for a hotel of such elegant comfort.