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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