Woodstock Vibe: Hotels That Channel the Hippie Spirit

“Turn on, tune in and drop out with these stays that are a world away from sleek city chain hotels. Embracing the Woodstock hippie values of freedom, love and peace, these five hotels are designed to chill you out and make you feel at one. The perfect antidote to a fast-paced life – unleash your inner flower-child and escape.

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Hotel Dylan, Woodstock, USA
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Well if you really want the Woodstock vibe, where better than… Woodstock? Just north of New York City, Hotel Dylan‘s rooms are named and themed after artists who played at the legendary festival, and each one has a record player loaded with vintage vinyl. The town itself is an active artists’ colony thriving with creative types and travellers looking for inspiration, kooky crafts, calming spas and nature trails. With its motto ‘Peace, love, stay’, this bohemian hotel has an easy, laidback, artsy feel and personal service.

Have a look at our hotels in Woodstock page for more options.

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Song Saa Private Island, Cambodia
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Finding your inner hippie doesn’t mean foregoing all creature comforts. Song Saa Private Island offers spiritual development and wellness in all-out luxury surrounded by rainforest. An impressive eco-project, this blissful resort in Cambodia brings you meditation, mindfulness courses, massage, bio-rhythms and bath rituals in its spa that embraces the Buddhist tradition of metta bhavana, the cultivation of loving-kindness. Immersed in local culture, you can visit the nearby Sala Song Saa conservation centre or experience a Buddhist blessing ceremony.

Have a look at our hotels in Sihanoukville page for more options.

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The Covenstead, Glastonbury, UK
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England’s hippie heart beats strongly in the Somerset town of Glastonbury. It’s not only the namesake festival that brings people here, but also the town’s history and reputation as a centre of counterculture. Supposedly built on mystical ley lines and steeped in Arthurian legend, Glastonbury has both mythical and fascinating historic sites such as its iconic Tor and Chalice Well. The Covenstead channels the hippie spirit like few places – it’s a pagan-themed B&B right in the heart of Glastonbury, perfect for a New Age stay from its vegan breakfast to the location near Glastonbury Abbey.

Have a look at our hotels in Glastonbury page for more options.

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Ananda in The Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India
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The birthplace of yoga was put on the map by the Beatles, who practised transcendental meditation at an ashram in Rishikesh, bringing Indian spirituality to a global audience. The ashram visited by the Beatles was recently renovated and opened to the public, and it’s one of many in this holy city famous for its beautiful shrines and yogic ashrams. Part of the Maharajah’s palace, Ananda In The Himalayas is an incredible Ayurvedic spa hotel on a hill overlooking Rishikesh that promises to teach guests how to nourish the soul from within.

Have a look at our hotels in Uttarakhand page for more options.

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Four Seasons Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru, Maldives
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The hippie aesthetic may have long since lost many of its 1960s trappings, but its core principles of peace, love, nature, freedom and inner beauty remain. The heavenly Four Seasons at Landaa Giraavaru resort is a remote island hideaway where you can embrace them all. Discover your inner beauty with reflective yoga, feel the freedom and nature of snorkelling with rays – and even love is celebrated with tantric traditions at the resort’s ayurvedic spa.

Have a look at our hotels in Landaa Giraavaru page for more options.”