1. Royal Belize, Dangriga, Belize
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Feel like royalty at Royal Belize. With a price tag of $11,500 per night, this five-star PADI dive resort is designed for only “one booking at a time.” Your stay includes three villas that accommodate 16 people, an island chef, managed staff, and more. You can go kayaking, paddleboarding, or snorkeling. Sign on for some conch diving. Go on an excursion to spear your own lobster and discover what fresh seafood truly is.
2Fowl Cay, The Exumas, Bahamas
The Fowl Cay resort features only six villas across its full 50 acres. Each villa includes its own golf cart and a small motorboat (complete with a driving lesson). You can swim with the popular swimming pigs and visit Thunderball Grotto, featured in the classic James Bond movie. Go feed wild stingrays and nurse sharks, then kick back at the well-known Staniel Cay Yacht Club, made famous by frequent celeb visitor singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffet.
3Brother Island, El Nido, Philippines
You can rent this island in El Nido for $350 nightly. Also known as Small Darocotan, the island is surrounded by a natural coral reef. It includes a bamboo forest, preserved jungle, and a beach that reportedly changes its shape each season. You’ll stay in a building that sleeps 16 people. Since they only handle one booking at a time, the only other humans on the isle are your host, the staff, and a chef.
4Necker Island, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean
For $102,000 a night you can vacation on the islands like David Beckham, Mariah Carey, Jimmy Fallon, Oprah Winfrey, and Kate Winslet. Mind you, for that kind of money you get the entire island complete with “Beach Olympics”, fitness classes, a floating sushi bar, four different restaurants, spa treatments, tennis, water adventures, and yoga too. You can check out flamingos, giant tortoises, iguanas, and lemurs too. During “celebration weeks”, you can rent a single individual villa.
5Båtholmen Island, Hvaler, Norway
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You can rough it a little here in Norway’s archipelago of Hvaler. This 2.5-acre island has a small red cabin that sleeps five people. There’s no running water (although you can get free water at a nearby grocery store prior to your visit). It does include candles, books, games, and an outdoor playhouse. There’s also little private beaches and a small motorboat for fishing. You can cook your food in the garden’s fire pit and barbecue.
