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<\/a><\/p>\n Monday newsletters<\/a>\u00a0always feature\u00a0top 10 travel lists<\/a>\u00a0to inspire.<\/p>\n This list was updated in 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n The epitome of luxury travel is staying at a fabulous hotel that is set on its very own private island. The following ten elite resorts, all of them located on private tropical islands, rank among the most exclusive hotel properties worldwide, offering peace, absolute discretion and word-class service (with prices to match).<\/p>\n There’s more information below the slide show.\u00a0Think I missed one? Share your favorite exclusive private island resort\u00a0in the comments section<\/strong>, or take my\u00a0poll<\/strong>\u00a0below!<\/p>\n This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p> *** Follow me on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for a daily moment of travel inspiration ***<\/em><\/p>\n <\/b>This is a close as you can get to an exclusive private island experience in the USA. \u00a0Accessible only by boat or seaplane, the resort is located on a tiny\u00a0private island off the coast of the Florida Keys with a romantic Robinson Crusoe appeal. Ranking among the USA\u2019s finest resorts, it is a secluded world of lush tropical gardens, crushed seashell paths, and 15 thatched-roof, Bahamas-style bungalows which house 30 luxurious suites. With no phones or television, the soundtrack at this resort is the lapping of ocean waves, the rustle of the leaves in the breeze, and the melody of neighboring birds and tree frogs. Days are spent in hammocks fixed to the palm trees, lounge chairs on the small beach, and the world-class restaurant and spa.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Hayman Island is a private island resort in the heart of the Whitsundays. The nearest island to the Great Barrier Reef, Hayman Island is ideal for nature based activities and exceptional guest experiences. Featuring 160 guest rooms, suites, villas and penthouses across three main accommodation wings, Hayman Island presents guests the ultimate in barefoot luxury. Restaurants and bars offer an array of local and international cuisines, while the spa and watersports centre complete the island experience.\u00a0Due to the impact of Tropical Cyclone Debbie, Hayman Island is temporarily closed, but is currently accepting reservations from 1st March 2019 (it probably will reopen late 2018).<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Accessible only by private plane, tropical Pamalican Island is around an hour from Manila, yet feels a world away from anywhere. Managed by the famous Aman group – one of the most luxurious hotel brands in the world<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0since December 1993, Amanpulo is the only property on this Philippine island. Its 40 airy casitas and villas open to 5.5 km (3,5 miles) of coral sand that encircle a jungled centre. With a convivial poolside Clubhouse, an Aman Spa, Dive Centre and a laidback Beach Club, guests can be as active as they choose; a snorkel on your private beachfront might be all the exertion required to complete a day of restorative lounging. Other diversions include tennis courts, island hikes, turtle spotting and exploring the kaleidoscopic reefs just offshore.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/b>Jumby Bay Island, an Oetker Collection<\/a> property, is set in one of the most beautiful, undisturbed places in the world, on a 300-acre private island 2 miles off the coast of Antigua.\u00a0Reachable only by boat, with no hint of urban intrusions and no indigenous population in sight, this privately owned hideaway has remained largely unchanged for centuries. Nowadays, the entire island, which comprises just 40 exquisitely appointed guest room and suites and a collection of villas and estate homes, may as well wear a “Do Not Disturb” sign. The resort’s 250 local staff return to the mainland every night, leaving just a sprinkling of staff, homeowners and guests.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/b>COMO Parrot Cay, a favourite among celebrities<\/a>, is an award-winning luxury resort set on its own private island of 1,000 unspoilt acres with a mile-long powdery soft beach. This exclusive island hideaway delivers foot-in-the-sand luxury with COMO\u2019s service ethic, holistic therapies, yoga, diving and world-class cuisine. All rooms and suites have whitewashed interiors furnished with soft, cotton-covered chairs, airy four-poster beds and teak furnishing. The real stars are the private villas, with their own pools, direct beach access as well as the 24-hour service of COMO\u2019s acclaimed butlers.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/b>Sir Richard Branson’s 74 acre private island is unquestionably one of the most idyllic place in Caribbean. Branson first purchased the island in 1978 and it is now part of Virgin Limited Edition<\/a>, Richard’s portfolio of unique retreats. There is a dedicated team of fabulous staff on the island plus more than 200 flamingos who are all part of the Necker family! Necker Island can be booked exclusively year-round. That\u2019s just you plus 33 friends and family on your own private Caribbean island. One word of warning: once you’ve seen the world in Necker colours, you might not want to leave! Necker Island made news for all the wrong reasons in 2011 (when a lightning strike set fire to the Great House) and last year, when the resort was ripped apart by Hurricane Irma, but the private island resort will soon be open for business again after extensive renovations.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n If you have ever harbored the secret wish of finding yourself the sole inhabitant of a beautiful tropical island, but without the effort of having to lift a finger to fend for yourself, &Beyond Mnemba Island is just the place for you. This romantic, private hideaway is an award-winning barefoot beach paradise just off the northeast coast of Zanzibar, that accommodates a maximum of 24 guests at a time. Guest relax and unwind in the exclusivity of their own stretch of beachfront, where\u00a012 beachside bandass peep out onto unblemished sands from the dappled shade of the casuarina pine forest and overlook the Mnemba atoll (a scuba diver\u2019s delight). From snorkeling, swimming, ands kayaking to massages in the beach, to doing nothing at all, &Beyond Mnemba Island has something for everyone.<\/p>\nToday (November 30, 2015): Top 10 most exclusive private island resorts in the world.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
\n10. LITTLE PALM ISLAND, FLORIDA KEYS, USA<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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\n9. HAYMAN ISLAND, GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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\n8. AMANPULO, PHILIPPINES<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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\n7. JUMBY BAY ISLAND, ANTIGUA<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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\n6. COMO PARROT CAY, TURKS & CAICOS<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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\n5. NECKER ISLAND, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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\n4. &BEYOND MNEMBA ISLAND, TANZANIA<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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