This resort is on the southern tip of Antigua. It has only 73 rooms and is located on two beaches. Included in the price are wine with dinner, scuba lessons by the staff and water skiing. In 2010, the daily rate per room started at $645. Call 268-462-8400 for more information.
With only 22 cottages, this private island in the Caribbean is one of the most secluded places in the world. You use flags to communicate your desires to the staff. For instance, if you want a meal, raise the yellow flag. Three meals each day as well as boats for snorkeling are all included starting at $525 for two at 2010 prices. For more information, call 954-963-7401.
Take a vacation in Fiji and stay at the exclusive Wyakaya Club where Bill Gates spent his honeymoon in 1994. This resort can accommodate only 18 people at once. You can stay in one of the nine thatched roof huts or at a 12,000 square-foot home with a driver and personal chef. The rates start at $1,900 per night and include all activities, meals and drinks as of 2010. For more information, call 679-448-128.
Head to Portofino, Italy to stay at this resort. Once a monastery, it is now one of the finest hotels in Italy. Well-maintained terraced gardens surround the hotel while the interior is replete with Persian rugs, gilt furniture and and marble. Rates start at $500 at 2010 prices and includes all meals. Call 39 0185 267 801 for more details.
Londolozi Private Game Reserve is an all-inclusive resort in South Africa with elevated suites, pools and outdoor showers and has a lodge and four camps on its 34,000 acres. Prices in 2010 starts at $1046 per night for each person and it includes all meals, drinks and activities. For more information, call 27 011 809 4300.
This 16th century chateau is in France's Loire Valley. It has been restored with period furniture and contains tapestries, suits of armor and a wooden staircase. In 2010, rates start at $260 and includes breakfast and dinner for two as well as fishing, horseback riding and mountain biking. Call 33 02 47 52 11 01 for more information.
St. Simons Island in Georgia was once where the Goodyear and Rockefeller families had their homes. Now this island is home to a lodge with 15 guest rooms in five cottages and can accommodate about 30 guests. In 2010, the price of the rooms begins at $600 and all meals and activities are included. Call 912-638-7472 for more information.
You feel like you have this place all to yourself in Belize. It has only five bungalows and no main dining room. A houseman serves as a bartender, housekeeper and butler for each villa. As of 2010, the prices start at $1095 per night and include all meals, drinks and activities. Call 888-666-4282 for more information.
This affordable safari camp in Kenya was built in 1972 and guests can choose from eight camps. The most luxurious camp is the Governors' Ilmoran Camp with a safari-themed decor complete with mosquito-netting in the bedrooms. In 2010, prices per person start at $265 per night and include all meals and activities. Call 254 20 273 4000 for more information.
The Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee is the setting for this 44 room hotel that is spread over five cottages. Each cottage is decorated with English antiques. There is an Orvis-endorsed school on the premises for guests who want to take up fly-fishing, one of the biggest attractions in this part of Tennessee. Rates start at $1,095 in 2010 and include all meals. For more information, call 865-984 8166.
