Super luxe to flip flops: 20 of the best resorts for every occasion

By Sheriden Rhodes
December 11 2016 - 12:15am
Alila Villas Koh Russey will open in the first quarter of 2017, bringing a world class luxury resort to Cambodia's southern coastline.  Photo: Matt Burns
Alila Villas Koh Russey will open in the first quarter of 2017, bringing a world class luxury resort to Cambodia's southern coastline. Photo: Matt Burns
Enjoy luxury and exclusivity with a trip to Thanda Island, Shungi Mbili Island Marine Reserve, Tanzania.
Enjoy luxury and exclusivity with a trip to Thanda Island, Shungi Mbili Island Marine Reserve, Tanzania.
Sinalei Reef Resort Samoa. Photo: Supplied
Sinalei Reef Resort Samoa. Photo: Supplied
Alila Villas Koh Russey. Photo: Supplied
Alila Villas Koh Russey. Photo: Supplied
Outrigger Konotta Maldives. Photo: Supplied
Outrigger Konotta Maldives. Photo: Supplied
str11cover-Resorts - Resorts for Every Occasion cover - Sheriden Rhodes The Lind Boracay images supplied Photo: Francisco Guerrero
str11cover-Resorts - Resorts for Every Occasion cover - Sheriden Rhodes The Lind Boracay images supplied Photo: Francisco Guerrero

Resorts have come a long way from over-crowded swimming pools where only those that rise at dawn snag a sun lounge, long lines for mediocre buffets (soggy scrambled eggs anyone?) and unimaginative (read boring) activities. Today you can dine under the stars with your feet in the sand, paddle a glass bottomed kayak, snorkel with whales, get colonic irrigation if that's your bent, and enjoy gelato from a roving cart. Young ones can spin the decks in special DJ zones, fly on a circus trapeze, and even order drinks from swim up mocktail bars (I kid you not).

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