Top 10 extraordinary places to stay in 2014
Think back to where you stayed on your last trip. Was it simply a place to rest your head, or did it immerse you in local colour, surround you by wildlife and fire your imagination? We asked Lonely Planet’s authors and editors to nominate the most extraordinary hotels and hostels around the world. Our panel of travel experts whittled them down to 10 breathtaking choices - see which one inspires you to travel in 2014... 1. Mihir Garh ( www.mihirgarh.com ), Rajasthan , India Step into the desert idyll that is Rajasthan's Mihir Garh. Image by James Kay / Lonely Planet. Mihir Garh sits in splendid isolation amid the Thar Desert near Jodhpur . It looks like an enormous sandcastle, a mirage; but there is nothing insubstantial about this ‘fort of the sun’. It took 150 masons, artisans and craftsmen two years to build what the owners describe as ‘a dream realised'. Certainly, it has the feel of a place where commercial considerations play second fiddle to the unbrid...

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