Bernd Rac

Anse Chastanet Resort is a 600-acre estate on St. Lucia's quiet southwestern coast near the Petit and Gros Piton mountains. The resort borders two pristine bays, part of a marine reserve protecting miles of colorful coral reefs ten yards beyond the water's edge.

Anse Chastanet Resort resort borders two pristine bays, part of a marine reserve in St. Lucia protecting miles of colorful coral reefs ten yards beyond the water's edge. Visitors enjoy complimentary snorkel gear, windsurfers, kayaks, and sunfish sailing.

Located along a private white sand beach on Nicaragua's Pacific coast, the Aqua Wellness Resort is a secluded low-tech getaway with high-luxury appeal.

The Luna Salada Hotel (Salt Moon Hotel) is constructed of salt blocks cut from the Uyuni salt flats in southwest Bolivia.

The Red Mountain Resort offers guided hikes through red rock bluffs in the high desert of southwestern Utah.

The Red Mountain Resort also offers yoga classes amid the stunning landscape.

At the Fairmont Kenauk at Le Chateau Montebello, you can hunt, fish, canoe and hike from one of 13 secluded solar-powered cabins set in 65,000 acres of protected wilderness in Canada.

Each one-to-six bedroom structure at the Fairmont Kenauk at Le Chateau Montebellocan is equipped with propane lights, stove, furnace, hot water tank, and solar panels to power a high efficiency refrigerator and water pump.

An infinity hot tub looks out over the Santa Lucia Mountains at the Carmel Valley Ranch in California.

Each villa nestled in the forest canopy features a deck with wrap-around railings at Nicaragua's Aqua Wellness Resort.

At the Aqua Wellness Resort, each villa also has a personal plunge pool.

Boulder CVB

Located on 27 acres at the foot of Boulder's Flatiron mountains, the Colorado Chautauqua actively hosts lectures, concerts and films while promoting the quiet, contemplative beauty of nature. The dining hall was built in the early 1900s.

Jeffrey Stevensen

Chebeague Island Inn on Chebeague Island in Casco Bay, Maine, just off the coast of Falmouth and Cumberland Foreside, is a 1930's classic wooden hotel.

Jeffrey Stevensen

Chebeague Island Inn sits on a rise facing west and spectacular views of Casco Bay and the Maine coast. The island is a friendly small town with fishermen and a tight-knit community.

At the Boker Valley Vineyards Farm in Israel's Negev desert guests can choose between three lodges and one "couple's cabin," supplied with linens, towels, a microwave and refrigerator overlooking the Boker Valley.

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One of four log cabins overlooking the 25-acre South Pond in the Savoy Mountain State Forest. An extension of the Green Mountains of Vermont, the park is located atop the Hoosac Mountain Range in the northern Berkshires of western Massachusetts.