Spend the days slumbering in your hammock, smoothie in hand, before strolling to the restaurant where ceviche, grilled fish and plantains are served under whirring fans. Prefer to chill out? There's a refreshing pool and the Healing Centre offers daily yoga, guided meditations and massages using tropical plants. At this barefoot-luxe, 24-room beach retreat howler monkeys signal sunrise, when surfers can catch some of the best waves on this side of the Pacific. If you want to swap stress for serenity, The Harmony Hotel in Costa Rica ( here) is for you. Barefoot bliss: The Harmony Hotel, Costa Rica, Costa Rica Then again, you could just lie back on that sunlounger, in between dips in the freshwater pool, Jacuzzi and nearby ocean (there are two tempting beaches nearby).Ħ. Foodies can enjoy a cooking lesson using local produce or art, yoga and Pilates classes are all up for grabs. Each comes with vibrant art, gourmet kitchens and a spa-style ensuite. There's a real intimacy here, with just four pastel-pretty two-bedroom cottages dotted around seaside gardens, shaded by banana trees. If you had to dream up your ideal Caribbean Eden, Cotton Tree Grand Cayman boutique hotel in the Cayman Islands ( here) would probably spring to mind. Chilling: Cotton Tree Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Go sailing, saddle up for a horseback jungle trek, admire the wildlife or seek out the beach for snorkelling and sunbathing sessions.ĥ. With just 13 rooms, including nine casitas and four private villas, you'll have plenty of space to roam. It resembles a magnificent Moorish palace for good reason once home to British billionaire James Goldsmith (and now run by his daughter), this plush pad has hosted Kissinger, Nixon and Reagan. Set on a sprawling plantation estate fringed by the jungle and beach, Cuixmala boutique hotel in Jalisco ( here) is just a few hours' drive from Puerto Vallarta on Mexico's Pacific-hugging west coast. Jungle-meets-beach jaunts: Cuixmala, Jalisco, Mexico You'll also love the Coral Bar, a cream- and gold-hued wateringhole for stylish sips.Ĥ.
If Marilyn Monroe and the Rat Pack were around today, you'd be sure to spy them lounging in the pool cabanas or slugging Miami Mojitos in the lobby bar. Let your personal assistant guide you to your ocean-view suite or secure you a table at La Marea restaurant, where seafood risotto and luxe lobster celebrate coastal cuisine. Languishing on opulent Ocean Drive, 45-room Miami boutique hotel King & Grove Tides ( here) radiates old-world tropical glamour as soon as you set foot in the grand art deco entrance. Sophistication: King & Grove Tides, Miami, Florida Afterwards, treetop restaurant Gazebo and shoreside Bizot Bar beckon, with Jamaican-inspired organic dishes and cheeky rum cocktails.ģ. Flex your muscles walking, mountain-biking or kayaking up to the Field Spa, or work out with guided runs or open-water swims. Set amid banyans and beaches, there are also six one-bed and five two-bed cottages. Fleming penned all 14 of his Bond novels in his house here, now dubbed the Fleming Villa and sleeping up to 10. Once the home of James Bond author Ian Fleming, Goldeneye Hotel & Resort in Jamaica ( here) offers a combination of romance, hedonism and action worthy of the British spy himself.
James Bond: Goldeneye Hotel & Resort, Jamaica, Caribbean Enjoy a local Lomi Lomi massage at the spa, unwind in one of the two gorgeous pools (sunrise- or sunset-facing, your call) or take a surf class on the beach.Ģ. Many of the 353 bedrooms sport sea views, as well as cute Hawaiian touches such as ukuleles and tropical-print sarongs. Set by the marina, it flaunts four bars, a nightclub and the most in-demand restaurant in town (sushi-serving Morimoto Waikiki, headed up by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto). Serious surfers, or those who like the vibe, should check into designer-den The Modern Honolulu boutique hotel in Hawaii ( here), a hip white haunt near buzzy Waikiki Beach. Surfing: The Modern Honolulu, Honolulu, United States Boogie boarder plays in the waves on Christmas eve along Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 24, 2012.
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