White sand beach with palms and a turquoise lagoon in early morning light

From the collection

Beach Escapes

Shorelines that share nothing — from atoll to Andaman Sea.

A beach stay is rarely interchangeable. An atoll in French Polynesia asks for a different journey than an island off Sumba or a bay beneath the Hajar mountains — in the flying, in the pace, and in what there is to do.

These are addresses where the setting leads and the hotel steps back.

The addresses

Houses in this collection

All Hotels

Our perspective

The longer the flight, the longer the stay: for Tetiaroa or Sumba plan seven nights; for the Maldives five to seven.

Season matters more here than the hotel does. A fine beach at the wrong time of year remains a compromise.

An Invitation

Once a month: hotels, new openings and travel ideas

One hotel that convinced us, with our advice on suite and season. The openings that actually matter. And a destination at its best right now. No offers, no advertising.