r/LuxuryTravel

We’re planning our honeymoon for April 2027 and have narrowed it down to these 5 luxury resorts:

Four Seasons Anguilla
Cap Juluca, Anguilla
Hermitage Bay, Antigua
Jumby Bay, Antigua
Baoase, Curaçao

Budget is roughly $15–25K for 7 nights.

Our priorities are:
🏝️ Beautiful beach + honeymoon-worthy setting
🏊‍♀️ Private pool/plunge pool preferred
🍽️ Excellent food & service
⛳ Golf access is important
🤿 Activities/excursions — we don’t want to sit at the resort the entire week
✨ Overall “wow, this is our honeymoon!” factor

We’re having a hard time deciding because they each seem amazing in different ways.

If you’ve stayed at any of these (especially multiple), which would you choose for a honeymoon and why? Most interested in firsthand comparisons of the beach, rooms, food, service, activities, golf, and overall experience.

Also open to any other recs for resorts!

Thank you in advance!

I’ve been working with a luxury travel company on a South America trip for my sabbatical this year, and they requested I pay the balance for the trip via wire. I asked if I could pay via card instead (for the insurance) and was told “their facilities only accept up to $1k.” This is a UK based company and the bank transfer info I was given is in Delaware (I know many businesses incorporate there).

My gut does not trust, but this company (and my specific planner) is on Condé Nast’s top specialists, which I’ve verified on CN’s website rather than blindly trusting the company’s press page. I’ve double-checked the email headers to confirm I’m communicating with who I intend to and the email matches what's on CN and the official website. What would you do in my situation?

Please rate the service from these 3 villa rental agencies in order, including personal experience and reasoning: Sibarth, Wimco, My Villa in St Barth.

Headed to St Barth for a first time visit in Feb 2027 with my husband for a special celebration (2 adults only). Friends who are longtime visitors have strongly recomended a villa rental over hotels.

We reached out to 3 villa rental agencies and have, so far received differing information on a particular villa.

Aside from the villa, itself, we're not requesting anything unusual but are asking them to handle bookings we usually do ourselves: car rental, car service, restaurant/beach club reservations, massages, transfers, stocked villa fridge. Prefer service that is personal, thoughtful/informed, honest, efficient.

Thanks for your feedback!

I will be going to Shanghai and Singapore for the first time in 2027. It's not likely I'll get a chance to return to either location for a long time, so I'm looking to balance a memorable experience and price. ~500-600 USD/night (No Raffles or Kempinski unfortunately).

I have 3 FNC with Marriott to use, so was thinking of using it in Singapore, as hotels are more expensive.

Singapore:

• Ritz Carlton (Is this better than Grand Hyatt)?
• The Edition x3 nights
• Final night at Marina Bay Sands

Shanghai

• Looks like Jing'an is the best location
  • Alila
  • The PuLi
  • Upper House
  • Shangri-La
• St Regis On the Bund is brought up a ton as a must stay,
  • could use as my last hotel when I come back from ZJJ

Looking for recommendations of somewhere beautiful & relaxing to travel to in early November! We live in SoCal and I will be running the NYC Marathon on Nov 1. Looking to plan a trip later that week for 5-7 days. Was thinking the Big Island of Hawaii but open to suggestions. We’ve been to Anguilla, Turks & Caicos, all of the Hawaiian Islands, Bali and Tahiti. Catch is we will be traveling with a 3.5 year old and a soon to be 1 year old. Not afraid to fly with them becuase we’ve done it plenty, but I’d love to be somewhere luxurious and relax! We did the FS Lanai for our babymoon.

Hi! We need help to plan our honeymoon, we have a max. 12-14 days, and we are travelling from Europe.

We are looking for something that feels really special and luxurious, but not sure if I want to spend the entire honeymoon just sitting at a resort with nothing to do.

Ideally we would love a private beach villa / beachfront villa with a private pool and with crystal water. Some activities and experiences during the trip and enough variety that we don’t feel bored after 4–5 days.

So far, these are the options we’ve been considering:

Maldives (I’m worried that we would get bored after a few days)

Bali (I like the jungle vibe but not sure how exactly to find the perfect combination)

Tanzania + Zanzibar ( I love the idea of staying in that viral wildlife hotel with giraffes in front of your suite, but I’m unsure about Zanzibar bc I have seen so many “Instagram vs. reality” content about Zanzibar.)

Seychelles – Also very high on our list because the beaches look incredible, but I’m wondering whether there is enough to do for 10–12 days and which islands would be best for a luxury honeymoon.

Please give any recommendations for other places that are really worth it 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Looking for a really nice villa for a few nights and trying to avoid choosing purely based on Instagram photos.

I've come across Hanging Gardens and The Kayon Jungle Resort, but I'd love to hear from people who've actually stayed there. Are they worth the price, or is there another luxury villa or resort you'd choose instead?

Main priorities are privacy, good views, service and the overall relaxing experience.

Hi all,

We‘re a family of three with a young child that will start school in 2027. We‘re based in Western Europe.

Before being bound to school holidays for the foreseeable future, we want to take a 3-4 week trip in May 2027. Unfortunately we only have May available due to other commitments and planned trips - can‘t leave earlier, can‘t return any later than first week of June.

We are torn between a couple of destinations / trips but unsure what to choose for best weather, value for money and a good mix of cities (living in a big city and our kid enjoys the hustle and bustle of cities as much as we do), culture and nature. Ideally with a warmer stop that allows us to relax/swim for a few days.

Currently our top contender is Toronto - Vancouver - Vancouver Island - Hawaii (preferrably Oahu, or else Maui). We feel like it would hit our sweet spot, especially since we‘d be able to visit our friends in Canada whom we really miss. But all my research points to West Coast Canada being better in the summer (so far we‘ve only been to the East Coast) and despite it being shoulder season, Hawaii is quite expensive (we enjoy good hotels and wouldn‘t want to downgrade much). Wondering if it‘s really worth the money, and hoping some if you could share your experience of West Canada and/or Hawaii in May.

Other contenders are
- Japan, maybe combined with Singapur and/or Thailand (we‘ve been before and are also worried about flying east due to the Middle East situation but seems to be ideal weather- and money-wise right now)

- Australia (travel time and cost of flights are a bit off-putting with a 5yo in tow)

- Toronto (to visit our friends) + then fly out to a Caribbean island e.g. Barbados or Turks and Caicos just for the beach vibes, or do a road trip through Costa Rica (honestly this is my second favorite option)

Excited to hear what you think and get some advice on what to do!

Hi! My husband and I are planning a trip to Patagonia, Australis and Buenos Aires for next November - looking for advice on where to stay, operators/vendors you recco, etc! We’re 31 and love a mix of adventure and relaxing.

Patagonia - anyone stayed at:
- Explora
- Awasi
- Tierra Patagonia

If you’ve done an Australis cruise - how was it? Did the weather affect your sailing?

Any and all tips welcome!

Trying to decide between these two for our next trip in December. We’ve done several all-inclusive resorts in Riviera Maya before and want to switch it up with something more upscale/boutique this time.

Both look stunning in photos and I can’t decide! Would love to hear from anyone who’s stayed at either (or both). Thanks!