Hotel Terme San Michele & SPA, WorldHotels Distinctive

On the island of Ischia, in the quiet, garden-fringed corner of Borgo Sant'Angelo, the Hotel Terme San Michele & SPA, WorldHotels Distinctive, Borgo Sant'Angelo, Italy, is an adults-only retreat known for its restorative thermal waters and sweeping sea views. Set in a Mediterranean garden looking out to sea, its 42 cosy, light-filled rooms are designed for calm, with indoor and outdoor thermal pools fed by the island's volcanic hot springs for soaking in any season, and a small spa for treatments. A panoramic restaurant serves Ischian and Mediterranean dishes, with hot and cold snacks available throughout the day on a sea-view terrace. Ischia rises green and volcanic from the Bay of Naples, ringed by thermal spa gardens, steaming hot springs, and dark-sand beaches set against the sea. The seafront Aragonese Castle on its rocky islet, the spa gardens of Negombo and Poseidon, and the fishing village of Sant'Angelo are all close by. Boat trips circle the island's coves, beaches, and sea grottoes. Ferries cross the bay to Naples and to neighbouring Procida and Capri, while Vesuvius, Pompeii, and the Amalfi Coast lie a little further along the bay's mainland shore. Lemon groves and terraced vineyards climb the slopes of Monte Epomeo above.