Piece Lio, El Nido

Jagged limestone towers rise just beyond the landscaped gardens at this Japanese-minimalist resort, which sits inside the protected Lio Tourism Estate on the northern edge of Palawan. The H Hotel Group and Piece brand partnership keeps things crisp and spare, with sunlit rooms designed to dissolve into the surroundings rather than compete with them. Sustainability is part of the operating logic, not just the branding. El Nido's clearest waters are close.