Mount Hartman Bay Estate, Grenada
You can throw lots of money at a holiday villa and still end up with a property so intent on being cool that it forgets to be characterful or comfortable. Mount Hartman Bay Estate manages to be all three. Part James Bond party pad, part hobbit hole, its grass-roofed hillside Estate House and thatched Beach House can accommodate 22. Set on its own private peninsula in the chic residential district of L’Anse Aux Epines, the fully staffed estate has a private beach and two huge pools.
British Airways flies to Grenada from London Gatwick. Book a flight on ba.com now.
Stay seven nights for the price of six from £3,870pp – saving up to £580pp. Price basedon 22 adults sharing, all inclusive, with staff, two seven-seater 4x4s, a 43ft motor cruiser, a wakeboarding/water-skiing boat, underwater sea scooters, massage treatments, British Airways flights and transfers. Valid from 18 April to 12 December 2009. Book with Elegant Resorts (+44 (0)1244 897515, elegantresorts.co.uk).
Eagle Cottage, Kenya
While Kenya is awash with safari camps, the area around the six-suite Sabuk Lodge, located on the edge of its Northern Frontier District, is so remote that it remains little explored by foreigners. Perched on a cliff above the permanently flowing Ewaso Nyiro River, overlooking the Laikipia plains towards Mount Kenya, the wonderfully atmospheric lodge is best known for its old-school walking safaris. The recently added two-bedroom Eagle Cottage is geared specifically towards families.
British Airways flies to Nairobi from London Heathrow. Book a flight on ba.com now.
Three-night stays for four people at Sabuk’s Eagle Cottage cost from £3,255 including all transfers, meals and activities. chelipeacock.com
Hollywood Hilltop Star, Los Angeles
LLA can be a tough place to live but it’s great for a holiday. Why not gatecrash the scene for a week by renting the ultimate Hollywood pad? On a quiet street just off Mulholland Drive, five minutes from Sunset Boulevard, the chic three-bedroom Hollywood Hilltop Star was designed in the 1960s by the dean of architecture at UCLA, Richard Anderson. Essentially six lava-rock pillars linked together by giant sheets of glass, the house is truly spectacular late in the evening, when it becomes the perfect lookout point for gazing over the twinkling lights of LA. Outside, fringed by landscaped gardens, are a swimming pool, plunge pool and numerous fountains.
British Airways flies to Los Angeles from London Heathrow. Book a flight on ba.com now.
Seven nights at Hollywood Hilltop Star, which sleeps six, costs from £8,365. timeandplace.com
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