From the collection
Summer By The Sea
Coastal houses for the months lived outdoors.
A good summer house is recognised not by its pool but by how it handles heat: shade at noon, wind in the afternoon, a dinner that requires no car.
This selection gathers houses by the water that manage that rhythm — in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean.
The addresses
Houses in this collection
Portofino, Ligurien
Belmond Splendido
A former monastery above the bay of Portofino, revisited by the same families since the thirties.
- Suits:
- Couples after the quiet side of the Riviera
- Suggested length:
- Four nights
- Season:
- Late May to June, September
Cala Xarraca, Ibiza
Six Senses Ibiza
The quiet north of the island: one bay, a longevity programme and dinner without a door policy.
- Suits:
- Travellers who like Ibiza, but not the Ibiza of clubs
- Suggested length:
- Four to five nights
- Season:
- May to June, September to October
Formentor, Mallorca
Four Seasons Mallorca at Formentor
The 1929 grand hotel on Formentor bay, carefully brought back rather than reinvented.
- Suits:
- Families and couples who want the Mediterranean with history and pine forest
- Suggested length:
- Five nights
- Season:
- May to June, September
Turks- und Caicosinseln
COMO Parrot Cay
A private island with a two-mile beach, yoga in the morning and very little else.
- Suits:
- Travellers who want to decide nothing for a week
- Suggested length:
- Seven nights
- Season:
- December to April
Sumba, Indonesien
NIHI Sumba
Horses on the sand, a well-known wave and an island barely developed for tourism.
- Suits:
- Active travellers and families with older children
- Suggested length:
- Seven nights, arriving via Bali
- Season:
- April to October
Our perspective
In the Mediterranean, the first half of June and the second half of September are the quietest weeks with almost identical weather.
If you must travel in August, choose islands with wind. It makes more difference than any facility.
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