Beach in reach
We've scoured coastlines, scaled cliffs and combed beaches in our search for the coolest coastal properties, where the water's edge is never far away. Clifftop castles, seaside stays and beach-side B&Bs – you'll find them all here, alongside paradise island resorts and Caribbean retreats. You just have to decide whether your idea of beach-hotel heaven is skimming stones in Brighton, surfing in Santa Monica or scuba diving in the Seychelles…
Boutique & luxury hotels
Basque Country
Benguerra Island
Belize
Bay of Islands
Bentota
Big Sur
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Basque Country, Spain
Hugging a rugged, windswept coastline that snakes east of Bilbao into France and the Pyrenees, the Basque country of northern Spain promises both urban excitement and open-air adventure.
Bay of Islands, New Zealand
‘Easy does it’ is the mantra in this subtropical sanctuary where you can frolic amid 144 islands, craggy coves and crystalline waters on the breathtaking north-east coast of NZ’s North Island.
Belize
One of the world’s youngest countries, Belize has a landscape that shifts from Caribbean island paradise to jungle-clad mountain, and a culture that blends Mayan with Mennonite, European with Garifuna…
Benguerra Island, Mozambique
Remote and reef-fringed Benguerra Island is stranded off the coast of southern Mozambique, sun-favoured and away from it all…
Bentota, Sri Lanka
Just a few hours' drive south of Colombo, Sri Lanka's west-coast town of Bentota is home to blissed-out beaches and lush tropical gardens.
Big Sur, United States
This rugged edge of California’s coast is a preserved piece of pioneer fantasy, where nature rules over man…
