Best Lagoon Resorts
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Looking to get away from the winter's cold and live out your vacation fantasy on an island paradise, complete with lagoon-side accommodations? Your fantasy can become reality at a wide range of posh resorts in the world?s top beach destinations, such as the Maldives, Seychelles, French Polynesia, Mexico's Riviera Maya and even the Caribbean.
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Up Next: Anantara, Maldives -
Anantara, Maldives
Spread over two islands in the South Male atoll, this beauty is a 35-minute private speedboat ride from Male International Airport. On the resort's Veligandu Huraa Island are 36 over-water, coconut-thatch bungalows; 92-square meter deluxe ones feature a terrazzo bathtub for two by the lagoon. Dhigufinolhu Island has a variety of over-water suites, floating in the Indian Ocean, including two with private, infinity-edge, plunge pools. For those who wish to do more than laze around in the gorgeous water, there's a surf school and PADI diving center.
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Up Next: St. Regis Resort, Bora Bora -
St. Regis Resort, Bora Bora
This Polynesian outpost has five 3,455-square-foot over-water villas built around their own private pool -- each has two bedrooms, two full bathrooms and two private terrace gazebos. The 13,000-square-foot Royal Estate has three separate pavilions surrounding a private pool, and features a private spa area and lush tropical gardens that border a private white-sand beach. The resort's 13,000-square-foot Miri Miri Spa occupies its own private island and offers Tahitian and Pacific Rim treatments. All resort villas also feature St. Regis' signature butler service.
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North Island, Seychelles
North Island, a private island in the Seychelles, was first farmed in the 19th century, growing fruits and spices, and producing fish and coconut oils. Now a luxe resort, its 11 two-bedroom villas are built of wood, local stone and glass, and have ylang-ylang thatched roofs. Dining is "no-menu" -- that is, the chef prepares meals on-the-spot and according to guests' preferences. Activities include hiking, mountain-biking, snorkeling, scuba-diving and fishing, while the spa offers ESPA treatments.
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Up Next: Six Senses Hideaway Nin Vanh Bay, Vietnam -
Six Senses Hideaway Nin Vanh Bay, Vietnam
Accessible only by boat, this resort is located on Ninh Van Bay, Vietnam, on the South China Sea. The 154-square
-meter water villas face the sunset and have a split-level lay-out, private deck for sunbathing and plunge pool. The 271-square-meter presidential villa is built at the edge of a private bay, and has its own spa treatment room, infinity plunge pool, dining room and 24-hour butler service. Excursions can also be arranged to private beaches, where a chef and waiter will serve you day or night.
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Up Next: Amanyara, Turks and Caicos -
Amanyara, Turks and Caicos
This Aman resort is nestled in low-lying tropical foliage along beaches with world-class snorkeling and diving. The resort's timber-shingle pavilions have sliding-glass doors that retract on three sides, creating a sense of oneness with nature; ocean pavilions are elevated some 20 feet above the waterline and have pathways that lead to rock formations above the sea. Spa and beauty treatments are available in the privacy of the pavilions; other activities include bone fishing and golf at the Providenciales Golf Club, considered one of the best in the Caribbean.
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