Further afield
Around the world
Six Senses Ninh Van Bay
Reached only by speedboat, a barefoot hideaway of rock, water and hilltop villas.
Six Senses Yao Noi
Fifty-six elevated pool villas on a quiet island between Phuket and Krabi in Phang Nga Bay.
Six Senses Zighy Bay
Stone-walled villas with private pools on a kilometre of beach between mountains and sea.
Southern Ocean Lodge
Kangaroo Island's all-inclusive clifftop lodge, reopened in 2023 with 25 suites above Hanson Bay.
Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Goa
Beachfront resort on 56 acres at Benaulim in South Goa, with spa, golf and villa suites.
The Algonquin Resort, Autograph Collection
Historic seaside resort on the Bay of Fundy, with a clifftop links course and full spa.
The Cove at Atlantis
All-suite luxury wing of Atlantis with adults-only pools and two private beaches.
The Danai Beach Resort & Villas
Fifty-six suites and villas above a private Sithonia beach, with a serious cellar and small scale.
The Legian Seminyak, Bali
All-suite beachfront hotel with a three-tier pool on Seminyak Beach in southern Bali.
The Oberoi Beach Resort, Lombok
Thatched pavilions and private pool villas on Medana Beach in northwest Lombok.
The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort
Four Seasons-run Paradise Island landmark with formal Versailles gardens and a long beach.
The Plettenberg
Thirty-five rooms and two villas on a rocky promontory above Plettenberg Bay's beaches.
The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama
A large clifftop resort near Guia de Isora with a private beach and Michelin-starred dining.
Trisara
Thirty-nine ocean-facing pool villas and suites above a private bay near Nai Thon, Phuket.
Turtle Inn
Thatched seafront cottages with outdoor showers on Placencia, the second Coppola property in Belize.
Victoria House Resort & Spa
White clapboard rooms, casitas and villas on a quiet beach two miles from San Pedro town.
Vila Vita Parc Resort & Spa
A large clifftop estate at Porches with a two-Michelin-star restaurant and private beach.
White Exclusive Suites & Villas
A tiny design hotel of nine suites and two villas on the volcanic coast of São Miguel.