Villas travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

Windjammer comprise 60 acres of landscaped grounds located on a crescent-shaped private beach, approximately 5 miles from St. Lucia’s capital city and Vigie George Charles Airport. This is first created as a Mediterranean-style village built up a hillside above a lovely bay.

White villas climb a forested hillside above a 305m stretch of white-sandy beach. 322 rooms, suites and villas in various buildings, nestled into the spacious hillside expanse. The rooms are clean and spacious. Each has a living room, dining room area, and fully equipped kitchen; all bedrooms have a private bathroom and sun terrace.

The high-quality restaurants are yet another great feature, 5 different dining options from light dishes to mouth-watering gourmet specialties.

Experience Serenity Spa at Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort, where the warm breeze and the lush surroundings cradle you in absolute relaxation.A full range of facial and body treatments, massages, and relaxation classes, such as T’ai Chi, as well as manicure and pedicure are offered.

Water-sports gear and banana-boat rides are complimentary. Also scuba  (extra charge), two large swimming pools plus two children’s pools, two lighted tennis courts, fitness center and probably the finest children’s program in the Caribbean.

In the Maldives there are 26 atolls and 1190 islands. Only 200 islands are inhabited and 90 of them have been transformed into resorts. One & Only Reethi Rah is highest world-class standards hotel, boasts some of the largest villas in the world, with a minimum area of 135m2. Set on one of the largest islands in North Male’ Atoll, all villas have direct access to the turquoise lagoon with beautiful ocean views.
A chic 6-star resort offering a level of style, all 130 villas are luxurious and stylishly decorated and surrounded by the crystal blue ocean and twelve powder soft white beaches. In the national language Dhivehi it meaning “beautiful island”.
  One & Only Reethi Rah offers the perfect holiday for relaxation with an extraordinary 6 km of coastline and plenty of activity on the water. Guests can enjoy activities such as: snorkeling, diving, windsurfing, catamaran sailing, volleyball, football, canoeing, waterskiing, aerobics, swimming pools, billiard, tennis, dolphin watching and of course, spa and beauty center. There are three restaurants that serve a variety of cuisine – Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Asian. 
   
Rooms go from $625 to $2,395 a night

Kayumanis Estate is sitted on a noiseless island of Jambaran. Jambaran is a very colourful place with a lot of hot spots to visit such as the ancient Uluwatu Temple located atop an attractive cliff and one of the island’s many traditional fishing village.

Kayumanis has a tropical location but at the same time offering exclusive comfort. The private resort is sacred to peace and quiet and for that reason the estate doesn’t accomodate children under age of 16.

Kayumanis design concept is a mixture of comfort and aesthetic allure. The estate villas are covered with a sumptupous decor, gorgeous canopy beds and wood flooring. The luxuriously of the estate are open air bathrooms, a fully-equipped gourmet kitchen and a separate studio which can be set up to your needs.

You’ll also be pleased to find the Kayumanis Spa, specialising in relaxing, alleviating massages and yoga in a beautiful verdant garden.

Casa Buzerta is a holiday family house situated south of Maitencillo, over a creek 120 mts high from the sea. Maitencillo is a river close to the city Santiago. Santiago is the capital of Chile, one of Latin America’s most sophisticated metropolitan areas, with extensive suburban development, dozens of shopping malls, and impressive high-rise architecture.

Since the place presents excellent conditions for kite diving, the house structure has a volume that confronts the wind, bootsing the slope and generating a striking sight of the sea.

This volume is looking to the orient as and apaque facade made out of a huge wood sticks look. The side facade have been worked with to round windows, which added to the west inclined facade, seem to be a ship over the sea contrast.

Inside the distribution is symmetric, organized by a double high space, where the room are. A curved surface, inspired in pump up kite, covered by copper, goes around the house from east to west, forming a room alley, all of the looking to the sea.

The materials used are pine insigne in the structure. Oregon pine in the exterior and copper on the covers and fireplace.

Enjoy the view..!

Grand Resort Lagonissi is a spectacular luxury resort on an idyllic peninsula, located half way between Athens and Cape Sounion. This magical location offers both natural beauty and nearby cultural treasures of Athens and the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion. Perfectly situated for a relaxing holiday, the resort’s villas, suites and bungalows are set in 72 acres of a lush green peninsula with several magical sandy coves, surrounded by the blue waters of the Aegean Sea.

All villas, suites and bungalows, divided into ‘Accommodation Clubs,’ offer ultimate privacy in a true dream setting and are all situated along the water’s edge. The Comfort Club offers beautifully decorated rooms and suites located in the center of the peninsula in the main hotel building, offering a majestic view of the Aegean Sea. The Premium Club offers elegantly designed suites, bungalows and rooms located either on the waterfront or beachfront offering magnificent sea views. Bungalows consist of living rooms/bedrooms open plan style, spacious marble lined bathrooms with mini TV set, separate shower cabin, steam bath, air bathtub and private wooden terrace, garden or heated pool with hydro massage devices.

The Grand Sports Club offers brand new bungalows and suites situated on two different sea levels, either on the waterfront or water edge with private or sharing outdoor heated pool, with hydro massage and reverse water flow devices. All bathrooms are marble lined and equipped with steam bath, air bathtub and separate shower cabin. Most of the suites have a private gym area with exercise equipment and accessories for a daily workout. Additional assistance of a personal trainer upon request. The Zen Club offers superb suites located on both east and west side of the resort, with private garden or private pool, deck & heated pools. Either on open plan style or providing separate bedroom and living room area, these unique suites located all on the waterfront, offer the privilege of in-suite-Spa treatments! Special features also include private gym area, massage table, large screen TV, CD & DVD players, reverse water flow with hydro massage device in the swimming pool. The Exclusive Club offers luxuriously decorated bungalows, suites & villas located comfortably along the waterfront designed to fulfil the highest of expectations. Spacious living rooms and bedrooms in open plan style, grand marble lined bathrooms with separate shower cabin, steam bath, air bathtub, remote control mattresses, walk-in closets, heated floor and private terrace or garden.

All private outdoor heated pools with hydro massage and counter current devices. Wooden decks with bamboo furniture and sunshades. The Platinum Club offers supreme palatial suites with spacious bedrooms & living rooms with fireplaces offering the highest degree of luxury: exquisite marble lined bathrooms with steam baths, air bathtubs and separate shower cabins, remote control mattresses and private gyms, walk-in closets, heated floors. Special features include 44” TV screen in bedroom & living room, DVD and CD player, mini TV set in the bathroom, walk in wooden closets.

Colorful gardens with bamboo furniture and private outdoor heated pools with hydro massage and counter current devices. Guests can choose from a variety of restaurants — Ouzeri serves Greek traditional specialties and fresh fish; The Captain’s House is an a la carte Italian restaurant; The Captain’s Deck is an exclusive outdoor bar for special drinks and snacks at late night hours; Galazia Hytra serves contemporary Greek creations, on a wooden deck by the seaside; Kohylia Restaurant & Sushi Bar, situated on the western side of the peninsula on the water, serves Polynesian delicacies and sushi in a relaxing ambience, decorated in an Oriental style with a superb aquarium; La Piscine presents all day dining, music and bar by the pool, offering cool refreshments, snacks and Tex Mex tastes; Mediterraneo, located at Mediterraneo beach, serves a light menu and refreshing beverages all day long; Aphrodite serves international cuisine in the main hotel building, overlooking the sea; The Veranda Bar is a glamorous spot situated in the hotel, an ideal setting with breathtaking sunset; The Grand Pier at Grand Beach is a unique experience in the middle of the sea, in a fun atmosphere with modern music, beach bar with snacks, fresh juices and plenty of beverages;

Poseidon Restaurant, situated on the Grand Beach serves finger food and drinks until the sun sets; and the Veghera Club Restaurant is an international bar-restaurant, discreetly isolated on the South water edge of the peninsula. Chic and modernly designed, with unlimited sea view is the perfect place to relax and enjoy delicious creations. The Blu Spa center, located on Mediterraneo beach, is a perfect place for relaxation and rejuvenation, for physical and mental harmony, offering a variety of facial and body treatments with the signature of the well known ESPA products. Other leisure facilities include a marina with yacht hire, water sports, a freshwater swimming pool and floodlit tennis courts. The resort is open year-round and offers chauffeured limousine and helicopter service from the Athens airport. This is a great base from which to explore the cultural treasures of Athens and the surrounding area, yet have a luxurious resort experience at the same time.