With cold weather and holiday vacation fast approaching, year-round warm weather destinations can thaw the chill and bring some heat back into your winter wonderland.
Baoase, Curaçao
Curaçao beckons vacationers with its ideal weather. Situated below the hurricane belt, it provides a reliable sanctuary from the cold winter weather. Willemstad, the capital, is a UNESCO world heritage site. When Baoase guests tire of the bustle of this charming city of colorful buildings, they can escape back to Curaçao’s only five-star resort. Baoase is a Virtuoso resort with 23 rooms, suites, and villas. Although the design is Asian-inspired, the service and private beach is truly Curaçao. Each accommodation has creative and impressive bathrooms. Imported from Indonesia, the bathtubs and sinks are shaped from river rock in Java. Fixtures, such as shower heads and taps, are Italian, and Master Villa sinks are Belgian slate with a perfect ocean view from the tub. Our favorite is the Beachfront Pool Suite with the impressive outdoor stone tub, open ceiling, carved Balinese doors, and rain shower seemingly hanging from the sky.
The Mulia, Nusa Dua Bali
Bali is known for its pristine, white sandy beaches and dramatic coastline views. With the property sitting on Nusa Dua’s bay, The Mulia, Nusa Dua Bali is no exception. The five-star tropical resort is decorated elegantly with rooms of marble floors. After a day spent lounging poolside, relax wrapped up in plush bathrobes, then prepare for the evening in the luxurious bathroom. Choose a large bathtub with jets or an oversized shower with hydro-massage shower heads, then enjoy the array of in-room Salvatore Ferragamo bath amenities. Afterward, you can enjoy a fine dining experience at the resort. The Mulia has much to offer, from stand-up paddle boarding on Nusa Dua’s calm waters to windsurfing and canoeing.
Milaidhoo Island, Maldives
There is a resort in Maldives, the Milaidhoo Island, with state-of-the-art Maldivian bathrooms in both the Beach Pool and Water Pool villas. Beach Pool Villas are set directly on the white, powder soft, sand beach among tropical palm trees. Ocean views open up to 180 degrees on the vast sundeck. The bathroom offers an indoor rain shower, a separate deep bathtub, and an outdoor open-air garden-shower. The Water Pool Villas sit on stilts over the ocean. These spacious rooms are full of light, opening up to a huge sundeck with a private freshwater infinity pool, Maldivian-style swing chair, sun loungers, an oversized daybed by the pool and steps into the ocean for easy access to the nearby coral reef. The huge bathroom has a separate deep bathtub with ocean view and tropical rain shower with a glass wall offering views of the sea below. All villas have thatched roofs with high ceilings and custom-made furnishings. The rooms have both ceiling fans and air conditioning, not always common in the Maldives. Our favorite unexpected touch were the private wine refrigerators.
Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort, Costa Rica
