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JAMAICA THOMAS WESLEY PENTZ— BETTER KNOWN AS DIPLO—HAS JUST BUILT A SPECTACULAR BRUTALIST VILLA ON MORE THAN FIFTY ACRES IN JAMAICA'S NORTHEAST. HE ENTRUSTED INTERIOR DESIGN OF THIS FOUR- BEDROOM PROPERTY TO HIS LONGTIME CREATIVE DIRECTOR, SARA NATAF, SO IT'S A HIGHLY PERSONAL HANDS-ON PROJECT FOR THE PAIR. OF COURSE, THERE'S ALSO A STANDALONE, ALMOST 2,000-SQUARE-FOOT RECORDING STUDIO, SHOULD INSPIRATION STRIKE AMID THE LUSH RAINFOREST. GREECE HENRI LAMBERT'S ART- COLLECTING FAMILY BUILT THIS FOUR-BEDROOM PROPERTY A FEW YEARS AGO AS A RETREAT, AND LAMBERT HAS BEGUN TO SELECTIVELY OFFER IT UP FOR RENTAL IN SEASON VIA FIVE STAR GREECE. ENJOY A PRIVATE BEACHFRONT, AS WELL AS A HOME FESTOONED WITH EVERYTHING FROM GREEK FOLKLORE TO CONTEMPORARY ART. DIVE STRAIGHT INTO THE SEA OF CRETE FROM THE JETTY AND BOAT MOORING THAT SITS AT THE PROPERTY'S EDGE, SURROUNDED BY A GARDEN OF MATURE OLIVE TREES. SOUTH AFRICA LIZ BIDEN IS RENOWNED FOR HER MAXIMALIST APPROACH TO DESIGN, AND THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE ROYAL PORTFOLIO OWNER'S ROSTER IS NO DIFFERENT: THE COLOR-DRENCHED, SIX-SUITE FRANSCHHOEK HOUSE, WHICH SITS ON THE 30-ACRE LA RESIDENCE ESTATE IN THE CAPE WINELANDS. THE SUNNIEST SPOT TO STAY IS SUITE ONE, WHICH IS LARGELY DECORATED IN SHADES OF YELLOW, BIDEN'S FAVORITE COLOR. C O U R T E S Y O F F I V E S TA R G R E EC E ; F R A N S C H H O E K H O U S E ; P H OTO BY D E PA S Q UA L E M A F F I N I (JA M A I C A ) VILLAS TO BOOK NOW Need an idea or two for the best place to convene a family reunion—or to just idle in glorious isolation for a romantic hideaway? Here are three new options around the world that any luxe-loving traveler will relish. BALHAR B O U RSH O P S .CO M