The Most Peaceful Getaways on the Water

Welcoming guests since 1947, The Tides Inn is a longstanding fixture on the coast of Chesapeake Bay in the heart of Virginia’s Northern Neck. This storybook escape and marina is located on a private peninsula overlooking a secluded harbour. Slow days pass by shucking oysters, bicycling the wine trail and watching the sailboats bobbing on the gentle waters.

In a charming pedestrian village tucked between the Laurentian peaks and Lake Tremblant, Fairmont Tremblant is a year-round destination for outdoor enthusiasts. Outside of the ski season, the resort is a quintessential lake experience complete with Adirondack chairs, bonfire nights and woodlands for exploring.

Tucked in southwest Missouri’s Ozark Mountains, the all-inclusive Stonewater Cove Resort occupies the quiet side of Table Rock Lake. A stay at this hidden gem is like having your own private lake house but better—it comes with a personal chef and concierge. Outside is the Mark Twain National Forest, lush with river valleys and ancient mountains, and one of the cleanest freshwater lakes in the world.

Reachable by a short boat ride or flight from Vancouver, Sonora Resort immerses guests in the pristine wilderness of British Columbia’s rugged West Coast. This eco-luxury retreat is perched on an archipelago in the Discovery Islands, where the natural landscape is teeming with wildlife, outdoor adventures and romantic settings.

Nestled in Austria’s Salzkammergut region, renowned for The Sound of Music, and dating back to 1450, Schloss Fuschl is a fairy-tale escape within an incomparable setting of green hills rising out of Lake Fuschl. Comprised of both a palatial hotel and lakeside cottages, the resort is a blend of laid-back luxury and Old World charm.

Situated within Patagonia’s Nahuel Huapi National Park, Correntoso Lake & River Hotel is surrounded by a natural paradise of lakes, forests, rivers and mountains. This is Argentina’s Lake District, and there is no better place to experience it than this 104-year-old family-run hotel, where a visit can be as relaxing or adventurous as desired.

Sitting on a hilltop overlooking a sparkling bay and craggy mountain peaks, Azur is only five minutes from downtown Queenstown yet feels worlds away. The hotel has only nine villas, each offering privacy and featuring floor-to-ceiling windows framing the unobstructed views. Go for romance or adventure, both can be experienced here.

A historic inn expanded with New England-style cottages along a quarter-mile of private beach, Chatham Bars Inn offers a Cape Cod experience that is straight out of a movie scene. Sunshine and sea breeze are enjoyed here alongside a scenery that includes seals sunbathing on the sandbars and fishing boats dotting the horizon.

Within England’s picturesque Lake District, on the shores of Lake Windermere and surrounded by green gardens, The Samling Hotel is a special place. This gabled Georgian house is the perfect home base for exploring the UNESCO-designated landscape where Arthurian legends, Turner paintings and Peter Rabbit were born.