Where can you go to feel sand between your toes by day but wear your Manolos at night? Jetsetting style-seekers can find the answer in the latest addition to the Hip Hotels range.

Hip Hotels: Beach contains lavish photography and detailed descriptions of 46 of the best wave-side locations in the world.

Alongside the inevitable barefoot chic of resorts in the Maldives, India and Africa, more unusual locations are featured such as the Bommelje in Holland, where visitors recline on white leather bean bags beneath stark black, white and red decor before venturing on to the windsurfing beach. Hix Island House on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques resembles a trendy army bunker, testament to the island's history as a US naval base. The island is now the Caribbean's largest nature reserve, with views of unspoilt beaches from panoramic cut-outs in the concrete walls of the hotel, which was built in nature's strongest shape, a triangle, to protect against tropical hurricanes.

· Hip Hotels: Beach is published by Thames and Hudson on 12 July at £18.95. To order a copy for £16.95 plus p&p call the Observer Book Service on 0870 836 0885.