With temperatures dropping, COMO Hotels & Resorts invites travelers to escape the winter gloom and enjoy luxury travel experiences with personalized service in elegant properties, each individually curated to reflect its location.
Best for Wellness COMO Cocoa Island, Maldives (pictured)
Boutique in size and personal in approach, COMO Cocoa Island is perched on the Maldives’ South Male Atoll, one of the quietest and most undisturbed areas of the archipelago. An idyllic destination for those looking to escape to warmer climates, with temperatures reaching the high twenties. Offering some of the best dining in the Maldives, menus are modern, light and steeped in the nuances of South Indian cuisine. Guests can enjoy healthful options and refreshing juices from the Shambhala Cuisine menu or enjoy a cocktail or a fine wine at the island’s laid back, foot-in-the-sand bar.
With a third of the private island now occupied by the COMO Shambhala Retreat, its facilities have been spread out to give guests even more time and space to focus on their wellbeing – lending itself to physical distancing. Guests are invited to embark on COMO Shambhala full and half-day treatment paths, where they may choose from Asian-inspired treatments, signature COMO Shambhala massages and Guinot facials and for those in need of a post-lockdown recharge the holistic wellness path promises to calm the mind, relieve stress and rejuvenate the body.
COMO Cocoa Island is a 40-minute speedboat transfer from Malé. Rooms start from £636 per night on a bed & breakfast basis– to book visit https://www.comohotels.com/en/cocoaisland
Best for Seclusion COMO Parrot Cay
Positioned on one of the Caribbean’s finest private islands, what once was a deserted isle is now a shimmering wellness sanctuary home to COMO Parrot Cay. The luxury oasis promises copious sun and pristine undisturbed beaches year-round, as well as privacy and seclusion in its spacious ocean-facing villas - the ideal setting for families to reconnect and spend quality time together.
Young travellers are spoilt for choice with the Play by COMO family experiences. From a Catch & Release fishing programme to tours of the island’s bananas plantation, they'll find a host of activities designed to educate the next generation of conscious travellers on the local culture and surrounding environment. While the kids play, the adults can indulge in world-class wellbeing at the island's COMO Shambhala Retreat or toast their escape with a creative cocktail at the luxurious COMO Beach Club, with views over the glistening ocean.
Rooms at COMO Parrot Cay start from £595 on a Bed & Breakfast basis. To book and for further information please visit: https://www.comohotels.com/en/parrotcay
Best for Surfing COMO Uma Canggu
Perched on Bali’s south coast, offering panoramic views of the soft volcanic sand and rolling waves, set within its own tropical haven, COMO Uma Canggu provides the best winter sun retreat for those looking to learn the secrets of surfing and practice their downward dog. The luxury bolthole is located in Canggu, a true surfers paradise, the picturesque resort village is surrounded by rice paddies and boasts some of the country’s finest beaches, including the renowned Echo Beach, just steps from the resort. COMO’s partnership with Tropicsurf means guests can enrol in a number of surfing programmes and from beginners to pros there’s something to suit everyone, whether it be a lagoon lesson for novices teaching the 30 critical competencies of surfing, or an Island ‘Surfari’ where experienced surfers head out on a road trip in search of Bali’s best breakers.
For those wanting to stretch their achy muscles and limber up for another day spent surfing, there are a number of complimentary and private yoga sessions available. As the sun begins to set guests can refuel at COMO Beach Club, providing a modern take on the traditional surf shack, a selection of dishes can be found on the eclectic menu, accompanied by a soundtrack of live acoustic music and DJ sets, there’s no better setting to while away the evening.
Rooms at COMO Uma Canggu start from £173 per night on a bed and breakfast basis, to book and for more information visit: https://www.comohotels.com/en/umacanggu
Best for Escapism COMO Point Yamu
Cutting edge wellness facilities, sunrise yoga and sophisticated Italian cuisine - Como Point Yamu in Phuket offers true escapism on the secluded and peaceful east coast of the island. With panoramic ocean views, bright aquamarine and burnt orange interiors to reflect the presence of the sea, Thailand’s Buddhist culture and the colourful influence of Phuket’s Peranakan culture, this exquisite hotel reflects the locality of its surroundings.
COMO Point Yamu acts as a 5* base for some of Phuket’s most interesting and sustainably committed activities such as the gibbon rehabilitation project, and diving in the Andaman Sea which is home to some of the world’s richest marine life and remarkable coral structures. When it comes to wellbeing, the COMO Shambhala retreat sits at the tip of Cape Yamu with treatment rooms overlooking the pristine ocean and the dramatic limestones of Phang Nga bay, offering an extensive menu of Asian inspired therapies.
Rates at COMO Point Yamu start from £175 per night on a bed & breakfast basis. To book and for further information visit: https://www.comohotels.com/en/pointyamu
