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TOP RESORTS IN

THE SOUTH PACIFIC

1 | FOUR SEASONS RESORT BORA
BORA, FRENCH POLYNESIA Sure, this

super-chic resort has beachfront villas,
but for couples it’s all about the over-

water bungalow. Three reasons you’ll
never want to leave yours: 1. Breakfast is

delivered by canoe each morning. 2. All
you have to do to swim in a blue lagoon

is jump from your deck. 3. If you don’t
want to get wet, you can watch fish swim

by through a window in your floor.
Doubles from $1,148; fourseasons.com.

2 | THE BRANDO, TETIAROA, FRENCH
POLYNESIA All-inclusive doubles from

$2,668; thebrando.com.
3 | ST. REGIS BORA BORA RESORT,

FRENCH POLYNESIA Doubles from
$800; stregisborabora.com.

4 | LAUCALA ISLAND, FIJI All-inclusive
doubles from $4,800; laucala.com.

5 | LE TAHA’A ISLAND RESORT & SPA,
FRENCH POLYNESIA Doubles from

$930; letahaa.com.

TOP RESORTS IN ASIA,

AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND

1 | ONE & ONLY REETHI RAH, MAL-

DIVES Look up luxe in the dictionary

and you might find a photo of this

sleek, überprivate resort in the Indian

Ocean. Many villas have an infinity

pool, and overwater bungalows have

hammocks suspended above a crystal-

clear lagoon—the better to take in all

that tropical gorgeousness. Doubles

from $1,190; oneandonlyresorts.com.

2 | ONE & ONLY HAYMAN ISLAND,

GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA

Doubles from $648; oneandonly

resorts.com.

3 | LIZARD ISLAND, GREAT BARRIER

REEF, AUSTRALIA All-inclusive doubles

from $1,699; lizardisland.com.au.

4 | FOUR SEASONS TENTED CAMP

GOLDEN TRIANGLE, CHIANG RAI,

THAILAND Doubles from $2,200;

fourseasons.com.

5 | AMANPURI, PHUKET, THAILAND

Doubles from $600; aman.com.

TOP RESORTS IN EUROPE

1 | LE SIRENUSE, POSITANO, ITALY

Hovering 230 feet above the sea, this

58-room gem is the epitome of all

things la dolce vita. Among its features:

exquisite, classically decorated rooms;

a swimming pool surrounded by lemon

trees; and a Michelin-starred restau-

rant, La Sponda, set on a candlelit deck

with epic views of the Amalfi Coast.

Doubles from $367; sirenuse.it.

2 | VILLA D’ESTE, LAKE COMO, ITALY

Doubles from $511; villadeste.com.

3 | FOUR SEASONS HOTEL GEORGE V,

PARIS Doubles from $1,597;

fourseasons.com.

4 | PALAZZO AVINO, RAVELLO, ITALY

Doubles from $311; palazzoavino.com.

5 | THE GRITTI PALACE, A LUXURY

COLLECTION HOTEL, VENICE, ITALY

Doubles from $450; thegrittipalace.com.

Le Sirenuse,

Italy

One & Only

Reethi Rah,

Maldives

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