Villa Nanne, St. Barts
As summer ends, many of us pivot mentally to the fall and winter looming ahead. Specifically, for those of us travel-obsessive types, the question of where we will be taking our next holiday gets answered first. Villas are always a popular option for North Americans come winter. To that end, several companies recognize the growing niche of eco-friendly travel and are curating their collections to appeal to that market segment.
Onefinestay, for example, launched an eco-friendly villa collection with properties in the Caribbean and Mexico. The villas included on their list implement varying degrees of sustainable practices, some more robust than others, like solar panels and grey water reuse systems.
From organic ‘seed to table’ gardens to dazzling saltwater swimming pools, these six villas are designed with sensitivity to the local environment. All are built using natural materials in relative sympathy to the landscape to balance nature,…