A long private villa pool suspended over the sea at dusk, Mykonos

Greece · Italy · Napa Valley

Luxury Villas, Hand-Selected

Private villas at the hotels I know best, every one personally toured or vetted, for families, groups and the trips that deserve a whole house.

These are the villas I book for my own clients: at hotels I’ve stayed at or toured, with teams I know and trust.

I’m very pro private villas at hotels versus standalone villas. You get your own house and your own pool, with real service behind it: the hotel’s restaurants, its spa, often a kids club, and a team that knows your name. No sourcing a chef, no stocking the fridge, and one person to call if anything isn’t right.

Santorini · Stayed

Canaves Epitome

Five- and three-bedroom pool villas, no age restrictions, and my pick for the best family villa in Santorini.

Sleeps up to 14See the villas →
Santorini · Toured

Andronis Villas

Thirteen private pool villas across four hotels in Oia and Imerovigli, up to the twelve-guest Eden Villa.

Sleeps 2 to 12See the villas →
Mykonos · Toured

Fouquet’s Mykonos

Four villas on the south coast, from an intimate two-bedroom to seven-bedroom Paradiso and Delos.

Sleeps 4 to 14See the villas →
Mykonos · Vetted

Four Seasons Mykonos

Two private pool villas above a private beach, with a Four Seasons kids club behind them.

Sleeps 4 to 6See the villas →
Paros · Toured

Parīlio: Jupiter & Aurelia

My Best Paros Villa, five king bedrooms and a private pool, plus the three-bedroom Aurelia next door.

3 to 5 bedroomsSee the villas →
Folegandros · Visited

Gundari

Two cliff-front villas with 60 m² private pools, on the island that filters its own crowd.

Sleeps 8 to 10See the villas →
Tuscany · Stayed

Borgo Pignano

Around nine private villas on a hilltop estate outside Volterra, with a kids’ pool, tennis and a spa.

2 to 5 bedroomsSee the villas →
Venice · Toured

Airelles Palladio: Suite del Doge

A frescoed four-bedroom penthouse on Giudecca, with the Salute framed across the water, at my number one hotel in Italy.

Sleeps 8, villa buyout to 13 bedroomsSee the villas →
The Dolomites · Stayed

Forestis Villa

Five bedrooms, a team of 14, a private pool and spa, and children welcome at an adults-only hotel.

Sleeps 10See the villas →
Napa Valley · Stayed

Four Seasons Napa Valley

Villas and residences on a working vineyard in Calistoga, for families and groups of friends.

Families & groupsSee the villas →
How I’d choose

Which villa, for which trip

Before you ask

The questions I get

How do you choose the villas on this page?

Every villa here sits at a hotel I’ve stayed at, toured or work with closely, and I’ve sent clients to them. If I wouldn’t book it for my own family, it isn’t here.

Why villas at hotels instead of private villa rentals?

I’m very pro private villas at hotels versus standalone villas. You get your own house and your own pool, with a full hotel team, restaurants, a spa and often a kids club behind you, instead of arranging staff and groceries yourself.

What’s the best villa for a family?

For Santorini, the Canaves Epitome villas. For Mykonos, Four Seasons for younger kids and Fouquet’s for bigger groups. In Italy, Borgo Pignano in Tuscany. Tell me the kids’ ages and I’ll narrow it down.

Does booking a villa through you cost more?

No. Rates are identical to booking direct, and my clients receive Fora perks on eligible stays.

Luxury villas

When are you thinking?

Tell me your dates, who’s coming and where you’re dreaming of. I’ll come back with the right villa and plan the trip around it.

Traveling within the next 30 days? You’ll hear from me today.

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