Five summer beach clubs to book now

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The magic of Marinella on the Amalfi Coast

Borgo Santandrea made waves on the Amalfi Coast when it opened in 2021 (HTSI had the exclusive look). The 45-room hotel is a stylish marvel that’s only gotten stronger since then: the lush, mature landscaping, the restaurants serving dishes that showcase all the local highlights. But the ace up its sleeve has always been its private beach, one of the few on this entire coast, and the adjacent beach club, Marinella, a stylish fit-out of a former stone boathouse, now resplendent with a cocktail bar. and pizza kitchen.

This summer, the owners of BSA, the brothers Salvatore and Maurizio Orlacchio, decided to open the terrace of Marinella restaurant in the afternoons too; and you do not need to be a hotel guest to book. The long outdoor space sparkles with candlelight and fairy lights; The elegant teak tables accommodate couples or parties of up to 20 people. You can sail out on their boat at sunset for waterside cocktails, then hop on your own to enjoy the menu of revisited classics, including a new Platonic ideal of eggplant parmigiana. borgosantandrea.it; rooms from €2,210; Marinella only with reservation

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A St Barths classic remade (and open to outside guests)

Eden Rock St Barths has been a French-Swedish Caribbean island destination since the days of Greta Garbo. Her beach, St Jean, is one of the most beautiful on the island, a place from which to contemplate the Cessna Grand Caravans Buzz down the exciting St Barths catwalk as you sip on frosé (the fabulously tacky pink slushie).

This year, from the October season, its renovated beach club and emergency bar will be open (external guests who want to book a morning, lunch or afternoon can do so from July to August). There are loungers, umbrellas, and beach service; snorkel kit and stand up paddle boards; and the club rock raft for anyone who wants to swim for their reward. The menus include classic dishes: seafood towers, oysters, tartares, as well as pizzas, hamburgers and the best club sandwich on the island. oetkercollection.com

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Cornwall’s sweet coastal getaway

Olga Polizzi is best known as the design director of Hotels in Rocco Forte, the international collection overseen by his brother, Sir Rocco. On the other hand, she has long been a respected hotelier in her own right: as well as the beautiful Tresanton in St Mawes and the Endsleigh Hotel on Dartmoor, both of which have been part of the Polizzi Collection, which she created with her daughter Alex, for more than a year. decade, most recently revamped and relaunched The Star, a 30 bedroom gem on the plains of East Sussex. Tresanton might be the platonic ideal of a Cornish seaside hotel, with its mullioned windows and local art on the walls (it also has an 8m yacht, pinucciato explore the coast).

Now the Polizzi have added the Beach Club at the Tresanton Hotel, directly below the hotel, spread over three long terraces overlooking the rocky pools of Tavern Beach, to which you have direct access. There are fresh juices, or craft beers, good wines and cocktails, and a simple lunch served on the grill. Stylish blue and white umbrellas shade the tables and loungers, which, if the summer of 2023 continues as it began, may be in high demand. thepolizzicollection.com

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Sustainable beach in Bali

Bali in 2023 is a love or hate proposition: a terrible, overdeveloped place for some, but still a paradise of natural beauty and spiritual relief for others. The latest team knows how to track the subtle migrations of longtime locals and expats, as their own centers of social gravity shift: once the beachside town was Kuta, then it became Seminyak; these days it is Canggu and its western neighbor, Pererenan. Opening in 2022 on Batu Belig Beach, the point where Seminyak becomes Canggu, is Mari, proposing a fresh take on “Little Bali,” the quiet, low-key destination of yesteryear.

The bamboo pavilions and restaurant are the work of Elora Hardy, whose architectural firm, Ibuku, has pioneered the use of one of nature’s strongest and most sustainable materials in construction, here and abroad; all the other materials she has selected, from driftwood to copper roofing, reflect local culture and crafts. The layered courtyards are reminiscent of the undulating landscapes of the rice terraces in the center of the island; there’s a huge rippling infinity pool, balas and sun loungers, and a very grown-up menu that mixes Japanese and Mediterranean influences. The beach clubs in Bali are their thing, with DJs day and night and invariably one or two wild influencers, furiously posing and photographing. Mari, being a little more spacious than most, offers a few corners to live the experience without all the force of that madness. maribeachclub.com

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bondi beach for people

A few years ago, a local developer submitted permit proposals to open a private Italian-style bathing club and restaurant in Bondi. Plans to cordon off a section of the country’s most iconic beach for the exclusive use of cashiers met, unsurprisingly, a vigorous pushback, with approvals still pending. Meanwhile, a much more fitting way of living the real life of Bondi has emerged: almost 100 years after it first opened, the Bondi Pavilion has undergone an A$48 million (about £30 million) refurbishment. ).

It reopened late last year with a series of cultural spaces open to the public. This year, it’s adding places to eat and drink, starting with the Promenade, a multi-concept indoor-outdoor destination overseen by Chris Benedet, a chef who has worked at some of the best tables in the city (Monopole, Rockpool, and most recently , Cirrus, in the Barangaroo dining “precinct”, in the west of the city). The food is ambitious, the interiors fashion life-ready; but there’s still a factor of walking out of the arena (to what’s called the Front Yard Bar) that keeps things real. promenadebondibeach.com, bondipavilion.com.au