A 2017 face-lift elevated this already spectacular property to a veritable Shangri-La, featuring uniquely glamorous design elements, beautifully textured surfaces and hangout spaces that simply drip with style. Makanda comprises six villas, four studios, a suite, and a smattering of ocean-view hotel rooms, all perched in a stellar bluff-top location with an unmatched air of intimacy and privacy.
Villa 6 (with its 4m-deep private pool) will take your breath away, and Villa 1 has an entire wall open to the rainforest and the ocean. The other villas and studios are air-conditioned and enclosed, though they draw upon the same Eastern-infused design schemes.
The grounds are also home to two saltwater infinity pools, two Jacuzzis, a gastronomic restaurant that uses seasonal products from Central Pacific farmers and fishermen, and the Shanti Spa. If, somehow, you’re still not impressed, you can access a private beach by taking either a golf cart or walking a few hundred steps down the side of the mountain – bliss! Note that guests must be 16 years or older.