The Suite Book

The most exclusive private island resorts

Resorts that have an island to themselves, or very nearly: the arrival by boat or seaplane, and no one else on the beach.

  1. Four Seasons Resort Lanai, Lanai City, Lanai, Hawaii, United States

    Four Seasons Resort Lanai

    Lanai City, Lanai, Hawaii, United States

    An oceanfront resort above Hulopoe Bay on Hawaii's last unspoiled island.
  2. Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru, Baa Atoll, Maldives

    Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru

    Baa Atoll, Maldives

    An island in Baa Atoll with an Olympic-size pool, Ayurvedic spa and its own seaplanes.
  3. Gili Lankanfushi, North Malé Atoll, Maldives

    Gili Lankanfushi

    North Malé Atoll, Maldives

    Forty-five overwater villas and residences, thirty minutes by speedboat from Malé.
  4. One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives

    One&Only Reethi Rah

    Maldives

    A private island of beach villas, water villas and a Forbes five-star spa.
  5. Soneva Fushi, Baa Atoll, Maldives

    Soneva Fushi

    Baa Atoll, Maldives

    The original Soneva island: jungle villas and overwater reserves in Baa Atoll.
  6. Soneva Jani, Noonu Atoll, Maldives

    Soneva Jani

    Noonu Atoll, Maldives

    Overwater reserves with retractable roofs and slides, on a Noonu lagoon.
  7. Velaa Private Island, Noonu Atoll, Maldives

    Velaa Private Island

    Noonu Atoll, Maldives

    A private island in Noonu Atoll with a 9-hole golf course and a wine cellar tower.
  8. Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi, South Malé Atoll, Maldives

    Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi

    South Malé Atoll, Maldives

    A three-island resort in the South Malé Atoll, 45 minutes by yacht from Velana.
  9. &Beyond Mnemba Island, Zanzibar, Mnemba Island, Tanzania

    &Beyond Mnemba Island

    Zanzibar, Mnemba Island, Tanzania

    Twelve open-air bandas on a private island off Zanzibar.
  10. Lizard Island, Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

    Lizard Island

    Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

    Forty rooms, suites and villas on the Great Barrier Reef, with everything included.
  11. qualia, Hamilton Island, Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia

    qualia

    Hamilton Island, Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia

    Pavilions with plunge pools on the northern tip of Hamilton Island.
  12. Kokomo Private Island Fiji, Yaukuve Levu, Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji

    Kokomo Private Island Fiji

    Yaukuve Levu, Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji

    Twenty-one beachfront villas and five residences on a Fijian island of their own.
  13. Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, Bora Bora, Motu Tehotu, French Polynesia

    Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora

    Bora Bora, Motu Tehotu, French Polynesia

    One hundred and eight overwater bungalows on a private motu facing Mount Otemanu.
  14. The Brando, Tetiaroa, Onetahi, Tetiaroa Atoll, French Polynesia

    The Brando

    Tetiaroa, Onetahi, Tetiaroa Atoll, French Polynesia

    Thirty-five villas on Tetiaroa, the atoll Marlon Brando found in the 1960s.