Some Caribbean resorts ask you to see and be seen. Ambergris Cay takes a different approach. You arrive by private plane, and the runway is your first clue that this is not a typical Turks and Caicos getaway. At 5,700 feet, it is one of the Caribbean’s longest private airstrips. The plane touches down. A golf cart is waiting. Soon,…
There’s something undeniably magical about waking up to the sound of the ocean. But waking up above it? That’s a different story altogether. Once reserved for honeymooners and special occasions, overwater villas have become the ultimate expression of barefoot luxury. Think private infinity pools, glass floors, and direct access to impossibly turquoise lagoons. And while the Maldives and French Polynesia may have perfected the concept, they’re hardly the only destinations worth considering. From Fiji to Mexico and Cambodia,…
There are hotels with history, hotels with views, and hotels that have made their way into the cultural zeitgeist. Then there’s San Domenico Palace, A Four Seasons Hotel, which happens to check all three boxes. Perched above the Ionian Sea in Sicily’s picturesque town of Taormina, this former 14th-century convent has hosted everyone from Oscar Wilde to Audrey Hepburn. More…