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FOUR CORNERS
Who Needs Dry Land
Over lake, sea or pool, these four hotels rise proudly from the depths
1. KC RESORT AND OVER WATER VILLAS, KOH SAMUI
The waters around Samui aren’t conducive to floating villas; when the tide recedes from the shallow shore, miles of sand are exposed. Undeterred, newly opened KC Resorts’ over-water villas off ers oneof-a-kind semi-detached rooms surrounded by a private pool. The glass-bottomed bedroom floor is a treat.
Tel +66 (0)77 428088, www.kchotelsresorts.com
2. LANTA POLE HOUSE, KOH LANTA
Owned and run by a local art teacher, these two oceanfront wooden homes are authentically Thai on the outside, and modern, renovated warehouse-style (think bare cement and jewel-tone local silks) on the inside. On the eastern coast of Koh Lanta (a jewel of an island near Phuket and Krabi) each villa has a private deck with unbeatable views of the local fishing village and Indian Ocean.
Tel +66 (0)87 891 6619, www.house.lantalongtail.com
3. INLE PARADISE HOTEL, INLE LAKE
At this family-run, privately owned resort, 50 bungalows stand on spindly stilts in the midnight blue of Inle Lake, a must-visit in Myanmar’s Shan State. Perch on your balcony and dip in your toes as the sunset turns the water a shade of sapphire. And let the sounds of the lake lapping against your bungalow lull you to sleep.
Tel +95 (0)1 293425, www.inleparadise.com
4. TAJ EXOTICA RESORT AND SPA, MALDIVES
Most would gladly step straight out of this deluxe lagoon villa (below) into the clear aquamarine waters surrounding the South Malé Atoll, but should you tire of the wide-open sea, this is one of 31 pool-equipped villas here.
Tel +960 (0)6 642200, www.tajhotels.com
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