Chapter 01 · The favourites
Addresses we recommend again and again.
.Here Baa Atoll, Maldives
Finolhu Baa Atoll, Maldives
Fonteverde San Casciano dei Bagni, Tuscany · Italy
Grotta Giusti Monsummano Terme, Tuscany · Italy
Bagni di Pisa San Giuliano Terme, Tuscany · Italy
Banyan Tree AlUla Ashar Valley, AlUla · Saudi Arabia
MYTHIC SANA Rua do Ouro, Lisbon · Portugal
The Wallace Upper West Side, New York · USA
Morukuru Family Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa
Chapter 02 · The season
WALD.WEIT
A design hotel in the Rheingau for epicures and active guests: forest, wine culture and Rhine valley views, very close at hand.
Rheingau, Germany
Best season May to October, autumn for the grape harvest
Ideal for Epicures and active guests who like to combine wine, walking and design.
Why we recommend this journey
WALD.WEIT is a partner property we recommend when a long weekend of wine, woods, and good cooking should be closer than a flight.
All 68 addresses, by travel feeling →Chapter 03 · The principle
Many addresses from our own journeys, all from years of advising.
Meet the atelierPlaces we know personally.
Chapter 04 · The advisory
You tell us the occasion. We know the place.
Every recommendation has a concrete reason: a season, a mood and an address we know personally. The atmosphere may be calm, welcoming, discreet or culinary, or carry exactly the measure of adventure that feels right.
Founded by Christian Göbel in 1994, run together with Ulrike Göbel as a team since 1999. Many addresses in the atlas we know from our own journeys, all of them from years of advising.
- Personal travel advisory since
- 1994
- Visited in person
- Several times a year
- Response within one business day
- Mon-Fri, 9 am-1 pm and 2.30-6 pm
Chapter 05 · The way
A few steps, each one personal.
- 01 Conversation Understanding the occasion, your travel rhythm and your preferences, so the recommendation fits from the first suggestion.
- 02 Curation Two or three precise suggestions with a concrete reason: address, season and choice of room.
- 03 Booking Hotel, travel, transfers and special requests arranged in one coherent order.
- 04 Support Personal contact before, during and after the journey, direct and dependable.
«Excellent knowledge of upscale hotels and superb destination expertise! Always an insider tip at hand!»
«The highly competent advice before the trip was outstanding and matched our taste exactly. Best of all: when we ran into difficulties abroad for personal reasons, the agency provided incredible help.»
«Mr Göbel found exactly the right fit for our small family and took our needs into account one hundred percent. After each trip he got in touch directly to ask whether everything had worked out and how the journey had been.»
«My fiancée and I booked our honeymoon here. The advice was excellent. Our wishes were followed up with great patience and every one of our questions was answered.»
«I have booked many long-haul journeys with Mr and Mrs Göbel. With their expertise and first-hand experience they can help with any request.»
«The service is outstanding and highly individual. I book here because I know that everything will be taken care of and I no longer have to worry about anything.»
«Anyone looking for the kind of service there used to be will find it here: personal, entirely individual. We never felt alone or at a loss.»
«I often booked my trips myself through portals, but when problems arise you need a travel agency, and with Mr Göbel you get it right: he is highly professional and knows his craft.»
«I received excellent advice for my Caribbean trip in 2025; the whole team was highly professional, kind, quick and competent.»
«Truly wonderful and competent advice. Great recommendations! A very relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. Here the holiday begins with the booking itself.»
4.97 out of 5 from 61 Google reviews · Read all reviews Opens in a new tab.
Selected partners and hotel brands
From the journal
All entries- Landing on the sea A week in Raa Atoll. Christian starts on Reethi Faru, moves to The Standard and spends the final three days at Alila Kothaifaru. The last hotel is his favourite.
- New in the atlas: Don Maaga in the South Malé Atoll The second island of SIX & SIX Private Islands opens in the fourth quarter of 2026, 30 minutes by speedboat from Velana. We have added it to the atlas before its first season begins.
- New in the atlas: six houses in July Mallorca, the Maldives, Lisbon and New York: in July we added six addresses to the atlas, among them three small houses on Mallorca for weeks without the crowds.
Membership
Takumians by Traveller Made.
We are delighted to announce that we have been officially admitted to the “Takumians by Traveller Made” network.
Takumians derives from the Japanese word Takumi, meaning master craftsman, artist or expert. As a designation it stands for an exclusive network of people and designers who have brought their craft to perfection through years of practice.
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One call is all it takes.
Mon-Fri, 9 am-1 pm and 2.30-6 pm · Response within one business day