The staff at this resort on Malolo Island Fiji, a tiny island nestled in a blue lagoon, will make you feel right at home—that is, if overwater bures in paradise are what you call home. From $900.
ByIslands StaffJan. 31, 2012
For an exotic vacation, don't miss these surprising resort destinations on islands around the world, from sleeping on site at the Great Barrier Reef to the lap of eco-luxury on Ko Kood, Thailand.
Soneva Kiri's Eco-luxe resort features a bridge made entirely of giant bamboo, made to look like a 50-ft high dragon. From $1,400. | Zach StovallFantasea Reefworld is moored on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef, so you can wake up to one of the world's great wonders. From $650.Hapuku Lodge Tree Houses give eco-conscious travelers a bird's eye view of New Zealand olive groves against the Pacific Ocean. From $570.Hotel Mocking Bird Hill's weeklong culinary adventure taught Laurel Kallenbach that there's much more to the island than what can be seen from the fenced-off resorts. From $155. | Courtesy Mocking Bird HillLegend has it that Hawaiian Cheifess Kelea gave up her title so she could live by the Pacific and surf. Stay at this surf spa and, like its namesake, you'll never look at the ocean the same.On North Carolina's Outer Banks, the adventurous (and not so adventurous) feel right at home. From $129. | Courtesy Mocking Bird HillAlpha Resort Tomamu, in addition to more traditional lodging, offers "ice suites" complete with ice beds. | Courtesy of Alpha Resort TomamuPulling up to this towering cliff-top estate, I have to pinch myself. For the next three days, we'll flirt with this fantasy life, waking up each morning to breakfast made by our personal chef, enjoying sea views and sunset drinks on all four balconies, and getting daily massages at the cliff's edge. —Audrey St. Clair | Courtesy Ani Villas
