Six offbeat winter trip ideas that should definitely be on your radar
Perhaps a glass cabin in Oregon is an enticing proposition? Maybe a remote lodge in Madagascar? What about a private beachfront penthouse in Sharm El Sheikh? Whichever you choose, these new or upgraded hotels put a new spin on locations that aren’t just free of crowds but also offer a more intimate, memorable glimpse of their destinations.
Eleuthera, Bahamas
In the 1960s and 1970s, the original Potlach Club drew New York socialites and celebrities alike to its private estate and pineapple plantation on serene Eleuthera Island, 50 miles east of Nassau and set along seven miles of beachfront. Think Greta Garbo and Paul McCartney, who honeymooned here and famously wrote the Beatles hit She Came in Through the Bathroom Window on a Potlach Club notepad.
The refurbished estate, opened in July after seven years of restoration, preserves four of its original buildings, including the original clubhouse, but it ushers in a properly chic aesthetic to Eleuthera. A variety of 11 oceanfront and garden-tucked suites, cottages and villas sit amid 12 acres of palm trees and jasmine and frangipani-dotted gardens. Upscale beach designs by Hans Febles and Nassau-based interior designer Amanda Lindroth include coral stone-finished floors and bathrooms, white and ocean blue-colored textiles and wooden floor decks or balconies flanked by towering palm fronds.
A farm- and sea-to-table restaurant, poolside, features images from the resort’s heyday. Activities include massages on site, water sports or day hops to neighboring, buzzy Harbour Island for more restaurants and shopping. Rooms from $475
Pacific Northwest, Oregon
For a wilderness escape on US soil, the 40-room, scenic Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge, nestled along the Rogue River and minutes
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