From the collection
Festive Season Escapes
Christmas and the new year — a city with light or an island with quiet.
The festive weeks are the one period when availability decides the choice. That makes the first decision matter more: a city that is finer in December than at any other time — or an island where the date is irrelevant.
This collection holds both, with addresses that take Christmas seriously without staging it.
The addresses
Houses in this collection
1. Arrondissement, Paris
Cheval Blanc Paris
Seventy-two rooms inside the Samaritaine, nearly all facing the Seine, with a pool beneath the house.
- Suits:
- Paris regulars who want the city and a retreat under one roof
- Suggested length:
- Three nights
- Season:
- May to June, September to October
San Polo, Venedig
Aman Venice
Twenty-four rooms in a 16th-century palazzo, arrival by water gate, a private garden in the middle of Venice.
- Suits:
- Returning Venice travellers and couples who value privacy over infrastructure
- Suggested length:
- Four nights
- Season:
- November to early December, late September
Nord-Malé-Atoll, Malediven
One&Only Reethi Rah
An unusually large island with twelve separate beaches — enough space to lose your bearings.
- Suits:
- Families and couples who want the Maldives without confinement
- Suggested length:
- Seven nights
- Season:
- January to April
Langkawi, Malaysia
The Datai Langkawi
A ten-million-year-old rainforest at the door, a quiet Andaman beach in front of it.
- Suits:
- Nature-minded families and couples combining beach and forest
- Suggested length:
- Five nights
- Season:
- December to March
Fifth Avenue, New York
Aman New York
An unusually quiet address on Fifth Avenue — a fireplace in every room, a spa across three floors, the city kept as a view.
- Suits:
- Travellers who know New York through work and want its opposite
- Suggested length:
- Three nights
- Season:
- May, October, the first weeks of December
Our perspective
Over Christmas and the new year most houses apply minimum stays of seven to ten nights. If you want a choice, decide in spring.
The first two weeks of December are the calmest of the winter — festive, without the machinery of the holidays.
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