Mysk Al Faya Retreat

Bedouin-style desert dwelling meets inventive high-design luxury hospitality at Mysk Al Faya Retreat, less than an hour east of Dubai in the inland United Arab Emirates. Each of the five rooms is compact but luxurious little modernist haven, and all of them share a saltwater pool as well as an unusual spa experience: there’s no staff, just a series of relaxing spaces, from a shower walk to an herbal sauna to a salt inhalation room. There are more extravagant hotel experiences to be had in the Emirates, to be sure, but this is one you’ll remember for a long time.