* As Featured in 2023 Bucket List Edition: Accomodations
JADE MOUNTAIN RESORT | St. Lucia
This romantic adults-only resort takes “local living” to the next level. Built into Jade Mountain, each room has three walls, offering views of the Caribbean and the mesmerizing volcanic peaks known as the Pitons. This majestic resort is a labyrinth of bridges, infinity pools, and spa sanctuaries, plus “Jade Cuisine” by James Beard Award-winning Chef Allen Susser and a sacred terrace hovering above it all—perfect for honeymooners to sip an evening cocktail while stargazing.
FOUR SEASONS TENTED CAMP GOLDEN TRIANGLE | Chiang Rai, Thailand
Bordering Myanmar and Laos, this luxurious camp is Four Seasons’ first all-inclusive property, perfect for adventurers and luxury lovers alike. Guests will sleep in intended tree houses overlooking the RuakRiver, with handcrafted furniture, clawfoot tubs, netted beds, outdoor showers and hot tubs, private infinity pools, and more.
FAENA MIAMI BEACH | Miami Beach, FL
At this extravagant resort, the brainchild of visionary and owner Alan Faena, “over the top” is the norm. Its colorful, opulent rooms aside, wander through this mesmerizing property, and you’ll find a $20 million Damien Hirst wooly mammoth statue made out of 24-karat gold, floor-to-ceiling murals,gold-leafed columns, a 22,000-square-foot Tierra Santa Healing House spa, and restaurants led by culinary greats Paul Qui and Francis Mallmann.
ATLANTIS, THE PALM | Dubai, UAE
This architectural wonder in the Middle East invites guests to sleep in two luxury underwater suites. Stay in either the“Neptune” or “Poseidon room, and you can wake up to floor-to-ceiling views of more than 65,000 colorful sea life swimming through Ambassador Lagoon. After all, nothing is impossible in the lost city of Atlantis.
HȎTEL DE GLACÉ | Village Vacances Valcartier, Canada
Go just outside Quebec City, and you’ll find the only ice hotel in North America. As if straight from a Disney movie (you know which one we’re talking about!), this grandiose hotel has a Grand Hall, a chapel, an ice slide, ice skating, the Ice Bar where cocktails are served in ice glasses, outdoor hot tubs, saunas and nearly 50 rooms with bed frames made of ice, real mattresses, and luxurious arctic sleeping bags. Surprisingly, some rooms even have fireplaces.
SOUTHERNMOST BEACH RESORT | Key West, FL
Right at the end of Duval Street, where Old Key West touches the Atlantic Ocean, this award-winning resort invites you to seep into a world of relaxed luxury. Feel the white sand beneath your feet as you spend your days sipping drinks at its on-site bars, floating in heated pools, listening to live music, getting pampered in the spa, or indulging in a new take on traditional island cuisine at its delicious oceanfront restaurant. And, of course, don’t miss the vibrant sunsets—the Florida Keys are famous for them.
OZEN LIFE MAADHOO | Maldives
In an idyllic destination famous for its crystal-clear waters and overwater bungalows, this five-star resort doesn’t disappoint. Flanked by swaying palms and stunning sunsets over the SouthMalé Atoll, this opulent locale has 94luxury villas hovering over a lagoon, along with a spa, a dive and watersports center, six restaurants (including one with underwater dining!) and views for days.
LITTLE PALM ISLAND RESORT & SPA | Florida Keys, FL
Take Overseas Highway to Mile Marker 28 and be swept away. Your stay will start on the mainland, where you’ll check in at a boho-chic reception before taking a boat to your private island abode. Once you’re there, the rest is a fairy tale, complete with thatched-roof bungalows with your name on the door, a serene spa, toes-in-the-sand dinners by torchlight, delicious fresh-caught seafood and a romantic, adults-only paradise you thought only existed in movies.
