Hotels We’d Travel the World For, Just to Stay Again

Women recommend their favourite places to stay around the world

Curated by Carolyn Ray

For solo women, finding safe and affordable places to stay can make or break a trip. This month we feature recommendations from our private Solo Travel Wisdom group that take you around the world to locally owned guesthouses, boutique hotels, retreats and for a splurge, a Sicilian palazzo.

This is just a sampling of some of the recommendations to be discovered in our Women’s Travel Directory, a free service we host to help you plan your travels. Our Accommodations section features hundreds of places to stay recommended for women, by women, and is searchable by city, country, type of accommodation and budget. We invite you to look for locally owned and women-owned places to stay when you travel. 

What’s a place you’d return to just to experience it again? Share it on our Women’s Travel Directory so that others can learn from your travels.

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12 Women-recommended places to stay

1. Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hotel Tango de Mayo, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. If you are looking for a quaint hotel in the heart of the old city with 1930s decor and the best place to get tickets to tango shows this is it. I stayed here for two days in December 2023 and found it filled with many single women travelers from around the world. We all have recognized its charm. It is clean, has impeccable service and a rooftop bar from which you can see historic buildings and landmarks. The hotel has a strong connection to the Tango and it is very evident in its decor. Every rug has the steps of the Tango woven into it. — Karen H.
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2. Paris and Normandy, France

I just returned from a wonderful 3-week solo trip to France. I stayed in 6 different hotels (because I love trying out hotels). I stayed primarily in Paris with a 4-day getaway to Normandy. I traveled by Metro, Uber, SNCF train, taxi. I mostly walked everywhere. Hotels: Hotel La Perle (St Germain near St Sulpice), Hotel des Grand Hommes (across from the Pantheon), Hotel Odeon by Malone (near Odeon theater and Metro), Hotel des Marronniers (St Germain on rue Jacob). In Normandy: Domaine de Bayeux in Bayeux and Hotel Musardiere in Giverny. — Anne M.

Bangalore, India

In Bangalore, Shreyas Retreat is a beautiful, hidden oasis. Long-time friends and like family for me since 2014. I have encouraged many to go there and they have all enjoyed it immensely. Yoga, meditation, treatments, karma-yoga and all in the lap of India. — Heather M.