Escape Hotel Stories takes readers on a journey to some of the world’s most stunning hotels, often located in UNESCO World Heritage Sites, while advocating the importance of preserving the environment. Each hotel or resort in this volume possesses a unique relationship with its surroundings, offering an escape into natural paradises spanning the globe: A ranch in the heart of Wyoming’s wild plains, eco-lodges on Easter Island or in Alaska, a mountain ryokan in Japan, luxury tents in the Australian desert. Mattéoli accompanies each travel narrative with references to inspirational writers and artists, many of whom were environmental proponents ahead of their time.

Hotels featured:

- The Resort at Paws Up (Montana, USA)
- Longitude 131° (Ayers Rock, Australia)
- Beniya Mukayu (Ishikawa, Japan)
- Le Bruit de L'Eau (The Bay of Somme, France)
- Banyan Tree Ringha (Yunnan Province, Tibet)
- Sorrel River Ranch (Utah, USA)
- Ventana Inn (California, USA)
- Kasabah du Toubkal (Imlil Valley, Morocco)
- Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain (Arizona, USA)
- King Pacific Lodge (King Pacific Lodge)
- Fabriken Furillen (Gotland, Sweden)
- Casa do Dean (Bahia, Brazil)
- Posada de Mike Rapu (Easter Island, Chile)
- Treverra Farm Cottage (Cornwall, U.K)
- Cottars 1920s Safari Camp (Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya)
- Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge (Machu Picchu, Peru)
- Soneva Gili (North Male´ Atoll, Maldives)
- La Coquillade (Provence, France)
- Borgo Santo Pietro (Tuscany, Italy)
- Fuchun Resort (Zhejiang, Province, China)
- Encantado Resort (New Mexico, USA)
- Château de la Bourdaisière (Loire Valley, France)
- The Hideout Lodge and Guest Ranch (Wyoming, USA)
- Alaska's Ridgewood Wilderness Lodge (Alaska, USA)

A Chilean native born to a Scottish mother, Francisca Mattéoli spent her childhood in Latin America. After living in Brazil, she now lives in Paris and writes travel stories published by National Geographic France, Condé Nast Traveler, Air France magazine, and on her blog at www.franciscamatteoli.com/blog