Hualālai Resort, Hawaii

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Hualālai Villas & Homes manages this exclusive four-bedroom, four and a half bath resort home which offers a once-in-a-lifetime luxury vacation experience within the Four Seasons Resort Hualālai on the North Kona coast of Hawaii Island. The premier private lot overlooks the exclusive Ke‘olu golf course with dazzling blue Pacific Ocean panoramic views. The upscale residence boasts over 4,200 square feet of interior living space and 1,270 square feet of exterior covered lanais with stylish living areas, dining room and gourmet kitchen featuring fine furnishings and quality modern finishes.

Outdoor living extends to the large BBQ grill area with wet bar and lavish exterior dining and lounges seating surrounded by expertly designed tropical landscaping and grassy lawn. The large private infinity-edge pool and spa offer a relaxing opportunity to unwind while enjoying the spectacular vistas. This well-appointed retreat sleeps eight and promises an ideal and memorable vacation experience for all.

The nightly rate is $6,000.00 plus taxes.

*Note that Hawaii has a 14-day quarantine effective through August 31

Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina

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Palmetto Bluff is a charming, 20,000-acre nature preserve in the heart of South Carolina’s Lowcountry and the largest remaining waterfront property on the East Coast. Surrounded by the rich history, stunning beauty and cultural heritage, Palmetto Bluff is currently evolving as a residential community and conservation preserve and is a favorite destination to many, home to the AAA Five Diamond Montage Palmetto Bluff resort and spa, world-class amenities, outdoor adventure and a variety of residential offerings.

For those seeking a tranquil, yet elegant getaway, this five-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom village home is an accommodation choice through Montage Palmetto Bluff and features Victorian-inspired architecture, three porches, a landscaped courtyard, and views overlooking the village lagoon. With space for up to 12 adults, the home also includes expansive porches, a great room with a fireplace, a large kitchen a primary suite with a claw foot tub, a separate glass walk-in shower and a large walk-in closet. This is the ideal temporary home for those looking for a home base to explore all that Palmetto Bluff has to offer, or simply relax and enjoy a slower pace of life.

Hale Nanea, Kauai

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Renowned contemporary architect Olson Kundig designed this hillside pavilion residence named Hale Nanea or “Wave House”. This Kahalawai Custom Home provides landscaped gardens, networks of paths and trails, and an environment that reflects and encompasses a mountain-to-sea lifestyle. The hillside pavilion encompasses a swimming pool that opens up over to the Orchard with panoramic ocean views beyond the lush tropical landscape. This home also offers a modern perspective on the landscape with its private and elevated passage entry, a variety of gathering spaces, private bedroom suites, and the expansive doors and windows that open up out onto the scenery. With four bedrooms, four and four and a half bathrooms, this deluxe home is big enough for the family and a few friends.

This home is for sale for $6,495,000

Costa Palmas, Los Cabos

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Just in case you were thinking of escaping to Los Cabos, here is a stunning property to consider.

The Four Seasons Beachfront Casitas are spread out over two glorious levels for comfortable family life and casual entertainment, both inside and out. The Beach Club, with its Aventura hub, is a short stroll away, as are pools and restaurants, the golf course, marina, village and yacht club (coming soon). The home is split on the lot with a large stone feature wall organizing the split and framing the circulation path into the large common area spaces. This feature wall also offers framed openings from every space in the home into a private garden that allows the beauty and natural landscape of Baja to fill every area of the home. The large courtyard and stone feature terminates at a celebratory stair that connects the master bedroom with all of the other spaces while framing the ocean view with the deck and pool in the foreground. Each space is punctuated with stone features and plaster articulating unique views of the surrounding landscape or courtyard from every space in the home. A few additional standout features:

• The entry layout. As you arrive home, the series of openings to interior courtyards on both sides urge you to leave behind your journey and prepares you for your arrival to the beachfront lifestyle that awaits.
• The kitchen has been designed to heighten the user experience. Everyone in the area, including those seated at the breakfast bar can look over the stepped-down living room and direct to the ocean that is on the horizon.
• The pool deck is a true extension of the interior living (expansive and livable). The raised pool/jacuzzi creates a reflective surface of the water, tying the infinity pool and jacuzzi edges to the ocean on the horizon.

The villa is for sale starting at $16M to $18M depending on size.

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For adventure lovers looking to avoid the long lift lines and touristy hassles encountered at places like Taos and Telluride this time of year--give Powder Mountain--outside of Salt Lake City, Utah a drop-in.

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North America's largest ski resort by skiable acreage is also an under the radar après playground for visitors seeking a genuine community experience.

Thought Leaders Have Been Among Powder Mountains First Home Builders

These 10,000 acres of champagne powder in the Wasatch Mountains are just minutes from the airport, but miles away from an ordinary ski resort. In fact, Powder Mountain has quickly become the select startup ski town for C-suite elites--drawing the likes of Richard Branson and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings among its early real estate investors.

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"Powder Mountain’s Summit is set under a brilliant, open sky, looking out at 10,000 acres. Each home is a work of art providing a contemporary, sustainable aesthetic," says Melanie Sanchez of the Abbi Agency.

Summit at Powder Mountain is the brain-child of the four young tech entrepreneurs who founded the summit series-a networking group whose past speakers have included Amazon's Jeff Bezos and President Bill Clinton.

A Different Breed of Alpine Architecture

Contemporary sustainable homes in a heritage modern style have been designed along the slopes by leading architects such as Studio Ma, Olson Kundig and Warren Lloyd, to name a few.

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Tom Buttgenbach, President and CEO of 8minute Solar Energy and a Summit Powder Mountain homeowner says, "having a home on top of a mountain with incredible views, walkable access to the heart of the village and ski-in-ski-out is unique in any ski resort," Buttgenbach especially enjoys the communal aspects available to him on Powder Mountain where "communicating with other like-minded people in this community [is] not only a smart financial investment but also an investment into intangible values for myself and my family.

With 57 new homesites available at the Overlook on Powder Mountain, Summit is hoping to attract legacy buyers looking for not just ski-in-ski-out access from their front door, but all of the inspiration and intentional community building the village has to offer.

For vacationers, Powder Mountain provides the alternative to the too-rustic log-cabins or over-crowded faux-swiss chalets that pepper the mountains of the world's most popular ski destinations. Instead, visitors here enjoy healthy food prepared by Michelin star chefs and listen to live music or TED-style speakers in one of four distinct lodges scattered about the property from the valley to the peak.

Room To Breathe And Ski With Stunning Views

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Powder Mountain seeks to provide a premier powder experience by capping the number of lift tickets allowed on its nine ski lifts. Heli-skiing and cat skiing are also available along with a complimentary tour of the resort for each guest.

The Summit at Powder Mountain is an intriguing concept, combining fresh powder in a remote setting alongside powerful people and events focused on purposeful living. Will Utah's freshest tracks become the new trend in luxury getaways? Go ski for yourself.

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