Where Water Defines the Stay
Beach doesn’t always mean palm trees and white sand. Beach & Coastal stretches from tropical hideaways and barefoot Mediterranean retreats to wild Atlantic shores made for coolcations and windswept walks. It might mean swimming from steps carved into the rocks, waking beside a mountain lake or watching winter storms roll in from the sea. These are hotels where water, coastline and landscape aren’t simply the view—they are an essential part of the experience.
Following an eight month renovation led by Milanese interior designer Fabrizio Casiraghi, Saint-Tropez’s smallest five-star hotel is ready to welcome guests old and new. The 21-room hotel (including five suites) La Ponche, now fusing the perfect mix of La Dolce Vita of the Southern Mediterranean with the French Riviera’s infamously luxe coastal town.
read moreLOPUD 1483 A Sacred Sanctuary Reborn on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● A meticulously restored 15th-century Franciscan monastery transformed into one of Europe’s most extraordinary private retreats. ● A unique fusion of sacred architecture, contemporary art, and Adriatic serenity. ● Complete exclusivity, with just five suites available for a single group…
read moreCelebrating living outdoors, the brand-new NOMAD Mykonos is a bohemian paradise of 14 suites, located just 200 meters from beautiful Kalo Livadi Beach, one of the island’s longest. Imagine a place serene and private, surrounded by the blues of the Aegean sea and the seductively barren landscape of the Cyclades. The stark white architecture reflects the sun and blends a minimal style with clean lines and smooth-edged corners giving out a sense of space and freedom.
read morePerched atop the Aleomandra cape on the southwest of the island, between Ornos Bay and Agios Ioannis, Kalesma Mykonos is an island retreat conceived as a village of whitewashed volumes inspired by the local vernacular with a desire to invite (kalesma means invitation in Greek) guests to fully embrace the sun-drenched Cycladic lifestyle.
read moreThe Rooster is a small luxury design hotel consisting of 17 houses located on the tiny Cycladic island of Antiparos, Greece.
read moreAhangama, the up-and-coming surfer hideout on Sri Lanka’s palm-fringed south coast, has seen intimate boutique properties pop up like mushrooms in the past few years. The sleekest new addition is PALM Hotel, a seven-key resort nestled between rice paddies and palm trees in a coconut grove some five kilometres inland from Ahangama’s craggy beaches.
read moreThe unique El Blok is a boutique design hotel located on the waterfront in Esperanza, a quiet town on the south side of the island of Vieques, located 13km off the east coast of Puerto Rico. Conceptually the hotel is conceived as a block of coral removed from the sea; inspired by the form, density and porosity of the coral reefs located just off shore.
read moreSet in an attractive 18th-century Canarian manor house, the Hotel San Roque is a boutique design hotel, located a 5-minute walk from Garachico beach with its natural rock pools. Garachico is a picturesque village on Tenerife’s northwest coast.
read moreAreias do Seixo, A dos Cunhados, Portugal Raw concrete, driftwood, fire, and Atlantic wilderness create one of Portugal’s original eco-design escapes Why DNA Hotels Loves It ● Vanda and André Lourenço created a deeply personal retreat where raw concrete, glass, reclaimed wood, and found objects turn sustainable design into something sensual rather than worthy. ●…
read moreCompanhia das Culturas is a working family farm (olives, quince, oranges, figs) of forty acres in the Eastern Algarve, amidst gently rolling hills and miles of white sandy beaches. The owners, a writer and an anthropologist turned a part of the farm into a atmospheric and stylish b&b. There is a lush garden with swimming pool and bikes are available to discover the surroundings and magnificent beaches.
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