See the whole island before you book it
Twenty-five villas on one private island. Drag to turn it, right-drag to move around, then pick a roof to look inside.
One small island, and no cars on it
Ardentia takes its name from the old sailors' word for water that lights up when you touch it. On dark nights it does that here, along the beach and behind the boats.
Everything is reached on foot or by water. The map above is the island as it really lies, so what you see from your villa is what you saw before you booked.
- Villas and houses
- 25
- Places to eat
- 3
- Metres of boardwalk
- 640
- Minutes to the reef
- 10
Four ways to stay
Each one is on the map. Open it there to see what is around it, how far it is from the beach and where the sun will be.
Lagoon Villas
A boardwalk runs out from the beach and the villas branch off it. Steps from each deck go straight down into the lagoon.
- 12 villas
- Sleeps 2 to 3
- 110 m²
- Plunge pool
From $1,480 a night
Palm Beach Villas
Set back under the palms with the beach at the end of the garden. The easiest villas for families, and the shadiest at noon.
- 8 villas
- Sleeps 2 to 5
- 150 m²
- Garden shower
From $1,180 a night
Ridge Houses
Timber houses on the only hill, sixty metres up, with the whole lagoon below. They catch the wind, and the first of the sun.
- 4 houses
- Sleeps 2 to 6
- 190 m²
- Infinity pool
From $2,250 a night
Reef End
The last house on the island, at the end of its own 200 metre pier. Nothing past it but the reef and the open sea.
- 1 villa
- Sleeps 4
- 240 m²
- Private boat
From $3,900 a night
Three tables, none of them indoors
The island keeps its own hours
Pick a moment and the map jumps to that time of day, in that spot.
Into the creek by kayak
The mangroves at first light, with a guide and the herons.
Down to the reef
Ten minutes by boat. Beginners are in the water on the first morning.
Into the trees
Three spa huts in the forest, out of the afternoon heat.
Sunset from the bar
Everyone drifts to the Main House. The sun goes down behind the point.
Wade in, and the water lights up
On moonless nights the shallows glow blue around your feet.
The last part of the trip is the good part
Our seaplane meets international flights and lands on the lagoon beside the arrivals jetty, twenty-five minutes later. If you prefer the sea, the boat takes about two hours and we'll put lunch on it.
Tell us when you're coming
Three short steps. A person on the island replies within a day, so nothing is charged yet.