Five best ... rooms with a view
1. Monument Valley, Arizona
Built by the Navajo clan of Towering House, the View, which opened last month, is the only hotel in Monument Valley. Set amid the spectacular red lunar-like landscape, every guestroom looks out across the famous Mittens.
Rooms from $95-$195 per night, monumentvalleyview.com.
2 The Pyramids, Cairo
The only existing original wonder of the world is a site to behold, but is far from hassle-free given the indomitable spirit of the local hawkers. Enjoy the view in peace from this comfortable one-bedroom Giza apartment.
From £35 per night, holidaylettings.co.uk, home no. 57775.
3. The Bosphorus, Istanbul
Every room of the Sumahan Hotel, a former raki distillery on the Asian shores of the Bosphorus, looks out on to the water, making it the ideal respite from the heat of the city - especially if you use the hotel's new hammam.
Doubles from €240 B&B, sumahan.com.
4. Lighthouse cottage, Devon
Don't forget your earplugs if you stay at Beacon Cottage - the lighthouse's fog horn sounds automatically. Perched on a headland on the South West Coast Path, a four-mile drive from the main road, it's an ideal base for cliff-top walks.
01386 701177, ruralretreats.co.uk. Seven nights from £761, sleeps 6.
5. Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
Wake up and smell the lava ... or at least gaze from your cabin as plumes of smoke swirl into the sky from Arenal, the most active volcano in Costa Rica. The three cabins at Leaves and Lizards in La Fortuna have hammocks so you can lie back and enjoy the show.
Cabin for 2-4 from US$99, i-escape.com.