Plus: a green hotel in Paris, a Standard in Bangkok and more recommendations from T Magazine. ... a roughly 8.5-square-mile island in Lake Kivu near the Congolese border.

Rooms at Cleo Lake Kivu Hotel start from £650 per night including breakfast. The friendly hotel staff can arrange activities like kayaking, island-hopping trips and coffee excursions.

Dense rainforests disappear, making way for the shimmering Lake Kivu. My hotel is located on the hill overlooking what appears to be a fjord. The lake is welcoming and holds immense possibilities ...