From the collection
Winter Sun Escapes
Addresses for the months when Europe is dark.
Between November and March, travel moves south. What counts then is not the length of the list but dependability: dry air, a calm sea and a house in which fourteen nights do not feel long.
This selection gathers places at their best in exactly those weeks — and able to carry a stay made of very little programme.
The addresses
Houses in this collection
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
Musandam, Oman
Six Senses Zighy Bay
A bay between the Hajar mountains and the sea, reached by the mountain road — or by paraglider.
- Suits:
- Travellers short on time who need a genuine change of place
- Suggested length:
- Three to four nights
- Season:
- October to April
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
Tetiaroa, Französisch-Polynesien
The Brando
A largely self-sufficient private atoll — thirty-three villas, and otherwise bird islands.
- Suits:
- Couples and families, for the quiet part of a longer journey
- Suggested length:
- Five to seven nights
- Season:
- May to October
Our perspective
For long-haul winter travel we rarely suggest fewer than ten nights. The journey asks for it, and rest is the point in any case.
If you want to travel over the festive weeks, decide in spring: minimum stays and availability will shape the choice more than taste.
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