Thailand’s X2 (pronounced “cross-to”) resorts are about soul, freedom and simplicity. These credos add up to an earthy philosophy that beautifully continues at X2 Koh Samui, on the Hua Thannon beach on the southeastern coast of Koh Samui island in Thailand. The newly built resort’s 27 villas rest on a largely undeveloped beach surrounded by […]
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Getaway to this mystical villa in the Greek Isles
The luxury Porto Zante Villas & Spa is an exclusive resort of chic and contemporary villas located on a private sandy beach on the beautiful island of Zakynthos in Greece, famous for its turquoise waters and Venetian villages, Porto Zante is a boutique luxury hotel comprising luxury private pool villas at the water’s edge. Guests […]
Dreaming of… exotic retreat in the Maldives
In the midst of the clear blue waters of the Indian Ocean, lies a resort that will lift your expectations of luxury forever higher and higher. Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Maldives, is an exquisite, privy and amorous island resort lush with tropical plants and surrounded by clear azure waters of one of the largest […]
Getaway to this tropical retreat in the Maldives
Diva Maldives is located at Dhidhoofinolhu, one of the largest islands in the Maldives, 1.8 km long and 200 m across. It is a real haven of tranquility, with lush tropical vegetation running alongside 4 km of white sandy beaches. The island is surrounded by a magnificent, sheltered lagoon, rich in marine life, with the […]
Luxurious island villa on Discovery Bay
Located in Discovery Bay, Jamaica and built in 2000, Amonoka Villa, whose name in Indonesian means “peaceful home”, is a luxurious 9,600 square-foot creation executed to perfection. Amonka’s imaginative architects used only materials of the finest quality and many of the authentic design elements were imported from Bali, especially much of the wood and woven […]
Taste of paradise in a Turks & Caicos hideaway
Coral House, located in Grace Bay, Provo, one of the Turks and Caicos Islands, is a one-of a-kind timeless architectural masterpiece. Inspired by the work of legendary theatrical designer, Oliver Messel and recalling the 18th century tradition of island plantation estates. It exudes the charm and character of the Turks and Caicos. The floor plan […]
A cave house on the island of Filicudi
This quaint and rustic house dug into a cave is located in Filicudi, one of eight small islands that makes up the Aeolian Archipelago, situated 20-30 miles northeast of the island of Sicily, Italy. The home is carved out of living sandstone and decorated with personal artifacts and paintings done by the homeowner, who is […]
Stunning home makeover on a centuries old island
Robert and Domitilla Peugeot hired architectural designer Claudio Modola to renovate their home on the Kenyan island of Lamu. This centuries old island, with an old town that is a UNESCO protected Cultural Heritage Site, is accessible only by boat or air, and cars are not allowed. Domitilla wanted to create spaces for entertaining. This […]
Sculpted house on a small island off the coast
“I respected the existing environment, the house is married to the land and to the sea,” architect Savin Couelle has stated in reference to this incredible home he has designed on the small island of Cavallo, off the coast of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea. Couelle designs his structures to blend in with the landscape, […]
Exotic tropical villa in Mykonos
This beautiful tropical villa was designed by Javier Barba in 2002 on the island of Mykonos, Greece. Mykonos is among the most fabled of all the Greek isles, slap in the middle of the Aegean. Nowhere else, it seems, has the water ever looked this deeply mysterious, not least because it contrasts so inherently with […]