The Zing-Zing villa at Secret Bay, Dominica, is actually a luxury treehouse that lands visitors in the canopy of the island's rainforest. Its hot tub offers jungle and ocean views. From $723. Traveler Beware Two of Secret Bay's three beaches require kayaks to access. | Secret Bay
ByIslands StaffAug. 27, 2014
Privacy is the ultimate perk — especially when it means vanishing into a world all your own. These resorts let you bask and blend in.
The treehouses at Kanopi House in Jamaica. | Alicia HughYou won't find a hotel made from ice in Iceland. Instead, try Hokkaido, Japan, where Ice Hills Hotel opened last year. Ice walls, ice furniture and and ice bed (covered with fur) target extreme snugglers, and hope to change perceptions about winter. Traveler Beware The hotel sprang up in Tobetsu for two months (Feb.-Mar.). Will it again?Also Consider A "cozy" stay at ICEHOTEL.A private island picnic in the Maldives is hardly news, but the Soneva Fushi Resort's take on it can include a sleepover on a sandbank. From $739.An underwater picnic at the Conrad Maldives Resort & Spa.
