From the Suite Collection — Suites No. 02
Villas Worth The Journey
Standalone properties that justify the distance.
Some accommodations are the reason for the journey. A retreat with its own pool, its own staff and its own pace changes how a week unfolds — you arrive and you stay.
The villas gathered here rarely sit where you would pass anyway. That is precisely the point.
When does a villa beat a suite?
From four people, from five nights, or when meals need to be flexible. Villas earn their place where a kitchen and staff are part of the offer — otherwise you are mostly paying for square metres. A practical test: if you expect to eat in at least twice, the villa is the right call.
Noted by Pure Voyage
The rooms in this selection
At Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco
Villa im Borgo
A stone retreat of your own in the Val d'Orcia, with a pool, a kitchen and cypresses.
Best time: May to June, September to October
At NIHI Sumba
Raja Mendaka
A timber hotel above the surf, worth two flights to reach.
Best time: May to September
At One&Only Reethi Rah
Grand Water Villa
Built above the reef, with a private pool and steps into the water.
Best time: December to April
At Singita Lebombo Lodge
Lebombo Private Villa
Glass, steel and bushveld — a property for one family, with its own guide.
Best time: May to September
An Invitation
Once a month: hotels, new openings and travel ideas
One hotel that convinced us. One new opening we are watching. And one travel idea for the right season. Carefully selected and reduced to the essentials.