In a world where it seems to be increasingly hard to find the quiet, there are pockets of five star luxury that are maximising the particularly epic kind of peace that belongs to inhabiting the mountains. Isolation has been the co-operating factor that The LuxuryTravelBiblehas selected in compiling this list. Allow your eye to sweep up sheer peaks and into valleys and be prepared for your soul to be stirred. Prue Rushton 18/4/10
Beautifully packaged like a one-stop shop to nirvana, Ananda focuses on the holistic blending of a wealth of Ayurvedic-based and international spa treatments, yoga and workshops.
Officially designated as Shangri-la by the Chinese government, the 32 lodges and suites that make up the resort offer the kind of mountain-fed tranquillity that would tame any mind.
Russian-Canadian architect Nick Troubetzkoy had a vision that to combine earth, air and water with this ethereal view to "unlock potential for a profound and magical level of enjoyment and celebration.
Marrakesh and isolation aren't two concepts that usually sit side-by-side, which makes Bab Ourika, only 35 minutes from the city's airport, an all the more special point of seclusion.
The Lost City of the Incas lies next door, its stone walls shredding away as sharply beautiful as the mountains that rise all around. Surrounding you is nature, bold and bright.
Settled into the slope of a high mountaintop in the Blue Mountains region, Strawberry Hill has been an R&R pad for luminaries since Island Records owner Chris Blackwell bought the former coffee plantation in 1972.
It was originally the central mountain retreat of Chiang Kai Shek that was built in 1901. Remodelled, what remains undeniably the same is the Zen-like view down into the lake and the mountains.
There are more recent additions to five star luxury in this Himalayan realm but the remoteness of Uma Paro offers a particularly unique mountain retreat.
The view begins in reverse through the windows of a cable car that climbs you slowly up through the South Tryolean Alps to the top of the car-free mountain.
