Stay List for Relaxation — Hotels Around the World for True Rest
A curated list of sustainable hotels around the world, from a vegan agrivilla in Tuscany to Hawaiian-inspired resorts in Okinawa and Viet Nam, where you can eat well, sleep soundly, and discover local culture.
Stay List for Relaxation — Hotels Around the World for True Rest
A list of sustainable hotels where you can enjoy vegan dishes made with ingredients from organic farms, sleep soundly in lodgings built from natural materials, and look deeply into local traditions and culture.
Compiled by Park Jinmyoung
Curious About Slow Life in Tuscany?
🏨Hotel: Vegan Agrivilla I Pini
📍Location: San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy
📝In one line: An eco-friendly country villa that embraces Tuscany’s beautiful nature and cultural heritage
🛏Rooms: 11 rooms in 7 types, from single rooms to suites with private terraces
✔️Sustainability highlights
- A converted farmhouse on an organic farm surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, and a regenerative garden
- A building insulated with natural materials such as clay, hemp, and rice husks, with rooms furnished with handmade terracotta tiles, hand-stitched linen fabrics, and vintage furniture
- Plant-based dishes made with ingredients sourced from the hotel or neighboring farms, plus winery tours where wine is made the traditional way, offering a glimpse of Tuscany’s food culture
🏷Why we recommend it: Explore the region’s history, which has made it a refuge and resting place for pilgrims for hundreds of years, then hike in the nearby mountains or unwind at a local traditional hot spring to experience Tuscany’s slow life!
💰Price: From 409 euros (about 660,000 won)
Booking link: www.ipinitoscana.com
If You’re Curious About Hawaiian Traditional Culture
🏨Hotel: Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort
📍Location: Kahuwai Bay, Hawaii
📝In one line: A historic hotel with 50 years of history that closed after the 2011 tsunami and reopened in 2023.
🛏Rooms: A variety of options, including standard rooms, bungalows, and villas
✔️Sustainability highlights
- More than 80 percent of the materials from buildings destroyed by the tsunami were recycled
- An Indigenous art collection found throughout the resort grounds
- Resort restaurants serving traditional Hawaiian cuisine made with fresh local ingredients
🏷Why we recommend it: Every room is themed on Hawaii’s natural environment, from lava and volcanoes to farmland and coastline, and has large windows and a veranda, so you can enjoy splendid views of the Hawaiian sea throughout your stay!
💰Price: From $1,783 (about 2.5 million won)
Booking link: www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/kona-village
Hawaii’s Sustainable Way of Life, Found in Okinawa
🏨Hotel: Halekulani Okinawa
📍Location: Onna Village, Okinawa, Japan
📝In one line: A Hawaiian hotel brand set along the coastline within Okinawa Kaigan Quasi-National Park
🛏Rooms: 360 rooms in total, including 47 suites and 5 standalone villas
✔️Sustainability highlights
- Marine ecosystem conservation through a 90-minute coral-nurturing program held every Wednesday
- A beekeeping apiary in the hotel garden as part of its efforts to preserve biodiversity, with the harvested honey served as part of afternoon tea at special events
- A hotel restaurant that uses fresh ingredients from the Okinawa region
🏷Why we recommend it: A night in which you experience Hawaii’s aloha spirit against the backdrop of Okinawa’s rich nature and culture!
💰Price: From about 27,000 yen
Booking link: www.okinawa.halekulani.com/kr
How to Travel Better in Hoi An, Da Nang
🏨Hotel: Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai
📍Location: Hoi An, Da Nang, Viet Nam
📝In one line: A resort that preserves the cultural heritage and spirit of central Viet Nam
🛏Rooms: 100 standalone villas in a range of configurations, from one-bedroom villas to five-bedroom beachfront pool villas
✔️Sustainability highlights
- A philosophy of ‘the earth and I are one,’ put into practice through bicycles in every villa, filtered water served in glass bottles, and more
- Restaurants and bars that use vegetables grown in the on-site organic garden and serve coffee sustainably grown in local highlands
- A spa that uses herbs grown in the garden and local products
🏷Why we recommend it: Private time facing a quiet stretch of coastline in central Viet Nam
💰Price: From about $900
Booking link: www.fourseasons.com/kr/hoian
