Tetiaroa Private Island, French Polynesia
The Brando
A private island for guests who understand quiet not as sacrifice, but as the greatest luxury of all.
Best season May to October; November for a softer kind of quiet
Hotels
We visit these hotels ourselves, anew each season. What you do not find here, we book all the same.
In June Fregate Island Private Tetiaroa Private Island, French Polynesia
A private island for guests who understand quiet not as sacrifice, but as the greatest luxury of all.
Best season May to October; November for a softer kind of quiet
Frégate, Seychelles
Seychelles luxury for travellers in search of wildness, villa privacy and a great deal of nature.
Best season April, May, October and November
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
A Palma house for guests in search of city, design and Mediterranean evenings in calm measure.
Best season March to June and September to November
Èze, Côte d'Azur
A Riviera place for a few days in which view, village and dinner matter more than beach.
Best season April to June and September to October
Vathi, Crete, Greece
Mediterranean luxury with its own bay: deliberately not ultra-luxury, but very well done — and relaxed precisely because of it.
Best season May to June, September to October
Oia, Santorini, Greece
The iconic Santorini image as a hotel: built into the cliffs of Oia, with caldera views, pools and fine dining.
Best season May to June, September to October
Elia Beach, Mykonos, Greece
Design luxury on the hill above Elia Beach — Mykonos, when the glamour grows quieter.
Best season May to June, September to October
Tinnum, Sylt
A Sylt house for guests who value warmth, cooking and island quiet over grand gestures.
Best season April, May, September and October
Silvaplana, Switzerland
Engadin clarity for travellers who like their mountain days sporty, quiet and uncomplicated.
Best season December to March, June to September
Wangels, Baltic Sea coast, Germany
A nature hideaway on the Baltic Sea for adults in search of rest — spa, cooking and quiet rather than a grand-hotel stage.
Best season May to September, autumn for quiet
Rheingau, Germany
A design hotel in the Rheingau for epicures and active guests — forest, wine culture and Rhine valley views, very close at hand.
Best season May to October, autumn for the grape harvest
Biberwier, Tyrol, Austria
A car-free chalet resort in Tyrol's Zugspitze region — private houses with sauna and fireplace instead of a hotel corridor.
Best season December to March, June to September
Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa
A safari place for families who need privacy, flexible days and proper guides.
Best season May to September
Palm Beach, Florida
An assured oceanfront classic for guests who want to experience Palm Beach in grand form.
Best season November to April
Gaafu Alifu Atoll, Maldives
A Maldives place for guests who seek reef, quiet and substance rather than staging.
Best season January to April
Season Compass
In January Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa Gaafu Alifu Atoll, Maldives
In February The Breakers Palm Beach, Florida
In March Sant Francesc Hotel Singular Palma de Mallorca, Spain
In April Château Eza Èze, Côte d'Azur
In May Daios Cove Vathi, Crete, Greece
In June Fregate Island Private Frégate, Seychelles
In July The Brando Tetiaroa Private Island, French Polynesia
In August Nira Alpina Silvaplana, Switzerland
In September Myconian Avaton Elia Beach, Mykonos, Greece
In October WALD.WEIT Rheingau, Germany
In November Weissenhaus Wangels, Baltic Sea coast, Germany
In December LaPosch Biberwier, Tyrol, Austria
And beyond
Tell us where the journey should go — we take care of the rest.