Design-led villas for rent: from Amanoi to Vipp Pavilion

Wallpaper* Travel Editor Sofia de la Cruz, awarded Young Arts Journalist of the Year in 2026, curated a selection of eight design-led villas available for rent. The list includes the Amanoi Ocean Pool Residence in Vietnam, a Jean-Michel Gathy-designed 9,957 sq ft villa with private beach and spa, accommodating up to eight guests. In the Maldives, .Here resort in Baa Atoll offers Somewhere and Nowhere stays within the Seaside Collection. South Africa's Mount Nelson unveiled the Thebe Magugu Suite, a collaboration with fashion designer Thebe Magugu featuring Afro-modernist design. Santani in Sri Lanka, designed by Thisara Thanapathy, added two villas with natural ventilation. Vale Palheiro Earth Resort in Portugal's Algarve offers 13 villas with glass-covered log fireplaces. Castiglion del Bosco in Tuscany, managed by Rosewood since 2015, includes 11 villas restored from 17th- and 18th-century farmhouses, with Villa Biondi featuring Italy's only private golf course. Mas des Infermières in France, owned by filmmaker Ridley Scott, introduced three villas in 2024 restored by Pia Mclean and Chester Jones. Vipp Pavilion in New York's Upper Delaware River, designed by Johnston Marklee, is the Danish brand's first US property, a 1,200 sq ft two-bedroom guesthouse with no TV or mobile reception.