Capella Lodge

Nine suites on a reef-ringed island so remote it still has no airport queue worth mentioning. Capella Lodge is a small luxury retreat on Lord Howe Island, where timber, linen, and basalt-stone bathrooms do the heavy lifting and the ocean-facing decks do the rest. The shape of a day here comes from the island: snorkeling, a barefoot lunch, an unhurried evening by the fire. The Michelin Guide awarded it 2 Keys.