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Come in from the Cold: 6 New Private Residences Destinations

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There are two types of winter people: snowbirds who fly to coastal destinations in search of warm sand and vitamin D, and those who flock to the mountains for fresh powder and après-ski vibes. No matter your preference, there’s an ideal Four Seasons Private Residence for your winter home. 

With 59 destinations currently—and dozens more set to open in the coming years—spanning North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, Four Seasons Private Residences offers a multitude of options for owning your own little slice of heaven. Whether you choose a picturesque timber chalet or a sleek oceanfront penthouse, one thing is guaranteed: you’ll encounter luxury living and unparalleled service, the hallmarks of a Four Seasons experience. The hardest part is figuring out where to overwinter—but we have a few ideas. Below, for your consideration, are six exceptional Four Seasons Private Residences destinations currently in development. 

For Those Seeking Sun and Water

Four Seasons Private Residences Red Sea at Shura Island: Residents can revel in year-round warm weather and ocean breezes at this exquisite new Four Seasons destination. Located just a 25-minute car ride from Red Sea International Airport, which has direct flights from Dubai, Doha, Jeddah, and Riyadh, the Red Sea at Shura Island destination is defined by its unique landscape of pristine beaches, coral reefs, and desert dunes. Its Private Residences, nestled between the Resort and an 18-hole championship golf course, will consist of 43 duneside villas and 32 waterside villas. Destination highlight: Designed by global architecture firm Foster & Partners, the Private Residences are rooted in sustainability, with an emphasis on minimizing over-tourism. The development relies on renewable energy and has plans to establish protected marine areas and plant more than 30 million plants by 2030. Opens in 2026. 

Four Seasons Private Residences Caye Chapel, Belize: Four Seasons’ first and only private island destination in the Western Hemisphere, this new property, just 30 minutes by boat or 10 minutes by air from Belize City, will offer 100 Resort guest rooms and suites (including over-water bungalows), and 90 Private Residences. The long, narrow island is ringed by six miles of white sand and adjacent to the UNESCO World Heritage Site-designated Belize Barrier Reef System, the largest barrier reef in the Northern Hemisphere. Destination highlight: Aside from plentiful snorkeling and scuba diving opportunities, guests and Residents will also be able to enjoy an 18-hole golf course designed by golf legends Greg Norman and Lorena Ochoa. Opens in 2027.

Four Seasons Private Residences The Ocean Club, Bahamas: The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas has been luring visitors to Paradise Island for more than six decades. And now, fans will be able to own a piece of this legendary destination, the site of not one, but two James Bond films. You’ll have your pick of 60 modern units, each with a spacious terrace and Bahamian-chic style to spare, spread over four beachfront buildings that sit next to the iconic Resort. Residents will have at their disposal the Resort’s amenities, including tennis courts, a golf course, and Versailles-inspired gardens, as well as a Residents-only restaurant, a lounge, an adult pool, and a fitness center, all with ocean views. Destination highlight: Just off the Residents-only library and lounge is the Owners’ Private Cellar, a 240-square-foot wood-paneled rum tasting room for Residents and their guests. Opens in 2028. 

For Those Seeking Snow and Slopes

The Park Gstaad, A Four Seasons Residence: The iconic Park Gstaad in the scenic Bernese Alps has been a favorite haunt of discerning travellers seeking slopes and sophistication for more than a century—and this year Four Seasons will be shepherding it into a new era. Reimagined by French architect Joseph Dirand, who has worked with fashion giants Givenchy and Rick Owens, The Park Gstaad, A Four Seasons Hotel and Residence will have 75 redesigned rooms and suites, as well as a limited collection of six impeccably appointed penthouse Private Residences. Destination highlight: Guests and Residents will have a plethora of dining options—all without stepping off the property—including four fine dining restaurants, two lounges, and a summer garden restaurant. Opens 2026. 

Four Seasons Private Residences Telluride: Peak luxury is coming to the storied world-class ski mecca in the form of an extraordinary new development: Four Seasons Resort and Residences Telluride. Tucked amid Colorado’s breathtaking San Juan peaks, the stunning modernist building is designed by award-winning architecture firm Olson Kundig and will include 26 Private Residences, 43 Hotel Residences, and 52 Hotel keys. A pair of restaurants, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a spa with a sauna and a cold plunge, an outdoor hot tub, and an indoor lap pool round out the amenities. Residents will be able to enjoy ski in/ski out access and premium conveniences like ski lockers, a private ski lounge, and a dedicated Four Seasons ski valet. Destination highlight: Residents will have an easier time acclimating to the high altitude, thanks to a built-in oxygenation system. Opens in 2027. 

Four Seasons Private Residences Deer Valley: There’s no shortage of high-end accommodations in Deer Valley, Utah, but with the introduction of the Four Seasons Resort and Residences Deer Valley, the luxury ski destination will reach a new level of elevated hospitality. Situated in the heart of East Village, at the base of Deer Valley’s newest slopes (an expansion that adds more than 1,497 hectares of ski-able terrain), the development is modeled after traditional Alpine chalets and will boast 134 guest rooms and 123 Private Residences, all with epic mountain views. Destination highlight: In addition to a friction-less ski experience (thanks to ski in/ski out access, a ski valet, ski lockers, and other exclusive perks), the development will have a host of amenities for non-skiers and off-season guests and Residents, including a basketball/squash court, a golf swing suite, and three pools. Opens in 2028. 

New + Noteworthy: The Latest in Luxury Travel

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The Four Seasons family is growing. Here are four new ways to experience our distinctive luxury hospitality.

Four Seasons Resort and Residences Puerto Rico

Situated along two miles of golden sand near El Yunque National Forest (the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. forest system), the new Four Seasons Resort and Residences Puerto Rico is a modern sanctuary on the island. For the utmost in seclusion, stay in one of the property’s airy and contemporary Villa & Residence Rentals. The collection includes the five-bedroom villa Casa Estancias, which features its own driveway, a saltwater pool, and an oceanfront lawn. Villa guests have access to the services of a dedicated host, who can coordinate in-villa spa treatments, meals by a private chef, and pre-arrival kitchen stocking, plus a personal golf cart for exploring the resort, which is set within a 483-acre nature reserve. —Julie Pham

Naples Beach Club, A Four Seasons Resort

While Miami dazzles with nightlife and Orlando thrills with theme parks, Naples, Florida, offers a different rhythm with its inviting blend of coastal serenity and cultural appeal. The city boasts more than 100 art galleries, has more golf courses per capita than any other U.S. city, and affords a host of water activities, from kayaking to e-foiling. The elegant Naples Beach Club, A Four Seasons Resort, adds to the destination’s allure. Set on 125 acres along a stretch of powder-soft sand, the new property features rooms and suites with coastal-inspired décor, such as sea glass chandeliers, and furnished terraces. On-site dining includes the Merchant Room, the signature ocean-view restaurant from the James Beard Award–winning chef Gavin Kaysen, and Sunset Bar, the perfect place to toast the end of another day in paradise. The property also affords a distinctive portfolio of Four Seasons Private Residences, with interiors by the acclaimed firm Champalimaud Design, and will soon welcome the Sanctuary Spa, and the Gardens, a new Tom Fazio–designed golf course. —Susan B. Barnes

Four Seasons Private Jet Experience

For 2027, Four Seasons Private Jet Experience unveils its latest New World Icons journey, a thrilling new itinerary designed for travellers seeking the world’s most distinctive places. The seven destination trip includes five new spots never before featured by Four Seasons: Jaipur, India (for a gala event complete with a camel polo demonstration); Iceland (with snowmobiling and a swim in the Blue Lagoon); and Anguilla (to ply the crystal-clear Caribbean in a glass-bottomed kayak), plus new properties in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and Italy, where Danieli, A Four Seasons Hotel, Venice (pictured above), opens in 2026. —J.P.

Four Seasons I Yacht Voyages

Some ships simply float; Four Seasons I reinvents what a yacht can be. Launching in March with Mediterranean voyages, the flagship vessel of Four Seasons Yachts delivers luxury at sea through structural intent, beginning with an interior steel frame that pulls load-bearing elements away from the perimeter to let glass wrap the exterior. The effect for guests is immediate: every suite, salon, and stairwell is oriented to the water.

Midship embodies the boldest idea. Built by Fincantieri in Italy, Four Seasons I carries the Marina (pictured below) through the vessel’s centre rather than tucking it at the stern, so doors can open port, starboard, or both at once. Pop-out, sea-level decks create inviting spaces where guests can lounge and relax, take a dip in a contained ocean pool, and enjoy a full suite of water-sports gear.

All 95 suites feature eight-foot ceilings, water-facing beds, and private terraces edged in glass. Guests can head ashore via custom Grand Touring vessels, including a salon-like, 33-foot Limo Tender and an intrepid Beachlander.

Shaped from the inside out to keep the horizon front and centre, Four Seasons I turns ocean travel into what it should be: unbroken views, easy water access, and the journey in focus. —Paul Jebar

The Culture Cut: Art in Unlikely Places

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Art isn’t restricted to that which is painted, contained within a frame, and hung on the walls of a grand museum like the MET in New York City or the Louvre in Paris. Art can be an exquisitely designed dress, for instance, and it can be found anywhere—in the desert, on a beach, in an eyeglass shop, even. Here are four new exhibitions of beyond-the-frame art that are on our radar.

Florence, Italy

A thoroughly modern interpretation. Photograph by Ela Bialkowska.

Known for his bold, pop-inflected sculptures, the artist KAWS crafted his massive new installation, “The Message,” in warmly burnished wood. The artwork—featuring two nearly 20-foot-tall figures, each of which holds a wooden smartphone—is a modern interpretation of a famous 15th-century fresco, “The Annunciation”, by Fra Angelico. Works by the Italian Renaissance painter, along with KAWS’s sculpture, are on view through January 25, 2026, at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy, which is home to Four Seasons Hotel Firenze.

Paris, France

A Christian Dior evening gown from the Fall/Winter 1951 haute couture line.

When he was a young man, in 1956, Azzedine Alaïa spent just four days as an intern at the legendary House of Dior—a fleeting experience that would leave a lasting impression. In time, he would establish his own maison, becoming known as a master of sculptural tailoring. Behind the scenes, Alaïa (who died in 2017) was also a devoted collector of vintage Dior, amassing some 600 pieces. Now his extraordinary personal collection takes center stage in not one but two exhibitions in Paris: a show, at La Galerie Dior spotlighting more than 100 of these rare pieces, and one at the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation, where Dior and Alaïa designs are shown in concert, tracing threads of influence, admiration, and creative kinship. (The former exhibition runs through May 3, 2026; the latter, through May 24, 2026.) For those who won’t be in Paris, Rizzoli and Damiani are publishing catalogues of the exhibits.—Degen Pener

Seoul, South Korea

Giant sculptures inside the Gentle Monster store.

Rising above Seoul’s Seongsu-dong neighbourhood, Haus Nowhere has quickly become a cultural pilgrimage site for shoppers seeking the next chapter in retail. Opened in September in a 14-story brutalist building, the store is the fourth experimental retail project from IICombined, the parent company of the luxury eyewear brand Gentle Monster. Yes, it sells products, including sunglasses; caps and beanies from Gentle Monster sister brand Atiissu; fragrances by Tamburins; and tableware from Nuflaat. More than anything, though, it’s an unforgettable sensory experience, complete with a colour-saturated teahouse and a rotating roster of art installations, like two painted humanoid giants sitting in meditation (above) and a gargantuan dachshund napping on the floor. It’s a concept store gone supersized.—Julie Pham

Naples, Florida

Artist James Perkins at work. Photograph by Leila Brewster.

“I’m blurring the line between what is man-made and what is made by nature,” says James Perkins (pictured above). The New York–based artist’s practice involves burying silk-covered wood frames and letting the pieces absorb the effects of sun, surf, rain, and earth. Last year year, he buried some of his latest works in Naples, Florida, home of the new Naples Beach Club, A Four Seasons Resort. Perkins is also the subject of his first museum show, Burying Painting, which runs through February 15, 2026, at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.

From City Streets to Single Tracks: In a GMC HUMMER EV SUV, You Can Have It All

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Outdoor enthusiasts visiting San Francisco quickly learn to get comfortable with conflicting feelings. The city’s bustling downtown and diverse neighbourhoods—from the Italian coffee houses and restaurants of North Beach to the Chinese markets and Burmese eateries of Inner Richmond—offer plenty of reasons to stick close to the urban core. But from virtually anywhere in the city, you are just a head turn away from reminders of nearby hiking trails and mountain biking single tracks. One minute you may be contentedly devouring an Ahi burger and a shake at Gott’s in the waterside Beaux Arts Ferry Building or gazing at a Frederic Church or Georgia O’Keeffe landscape in Golden Gate Park’s de Young Museum; the next minute, you’re eyeing the beckoning ridgeline of the Marin Headlands and Mount Tamalpais and considering skipping town entirely.   

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But here’s the thing: The San Francisco Bay Area is one of those rare places where you don’t have to choose between the cultural buzz of the city and the restorative solace of the nearby ocean, forest, and hills. You can have it all—especially with an all-electric GMC HUMMER EV SUV*1at your disposal. 

Hike or Bike the Hills of Marin

In a GMC HUMMER EV SUV, with available 830 horsepower*2, the drive from the streets of San Francisco to the natural splendour just north of the city over the Golden Gate Bridge will feel as exhilarating as the destinations themselves. And thanks to the vehicle’s range of up to an available GM-estimated 310 miles*3, you’ll have plenty of freedom to explore. Head north across the Golden Gate Bridge to Conzelman Road. Expect to share this steep, twisting road carved into the side of Hawk Hill with bikers and runners on their way to the 130-plus miles of trails in the sprawling Golden Gate National Recreation Area. You’ll appreciate GMC HUMMER EV SUV’s 4-Wheel Steer advanced maneuverability, which is designed to give you confidence to smoothly navigate the road’s sharp turns. Take advantage of one of the many turnoffs to park and admire the breathtaking view—and the suddenly miniaturized bridge and city.   

Leave the vehicle parked at the top of Hawk Hill and follow the short trail—either on foot or by mountain bike—to the 923-foot summit that takes you past old gun batteries and tunnels put in place to guard the watery entryway to San Francisco during World War II. Trails and fire roads for all levels of ambition can be found here—including routes that lead to the meandering Tennessee Valley and rugged Muir Beach. If you make it all the way to Muir Beach, reward yourself with lunch or a drink at the Pelican Inn, whose cozy Tudor bar is especially inviting when the fog rolls in.  

Another must-visit spot for nature lovers: Muir Woods National Monument. Located northwest of the Marin Headlands, Muir Woods is home to some of Earth’s last remaining old-growth redwoods. A network of boardwalk-like walking trails helps you avoid stumbles as you crane your neck to take in the otherworldly trees, some more than 1,200 years old and 250 feet high.   

Explore Culinary Gems in the East Bay 

The GMC HUMMER EV SUV fundamentally reimagines the style and features of an all-electric vehicle. Zip across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco to Berkeley to literally taste how delicious reinvention can be.   

Berkeley is arguably the birthplace of America’s farm-to-table culinary movement, which champions seasonal, locally grown, organic ingredients. Chef Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in 1971, and its enduring success helped the movement spread across the country and the globe. More than an icon, Chez Panisse is a place where reinvention and innovation are always on the ever-changing seasonal menu because of the restaurant’s strong bonds with local farmers.  

The GMC HUMMER EV SUV’s CrabWalk*4 mode—the rear wheels turn at the same angle as the front wheels and allow the vehicle to move diagonally—will come in handy when it’s time to park in the city’s busy University Avenue neighbourhood. The area is home to eateries like the nationally recognized Rose Pizzeria, The Butcher’s Son (a vegan-friendly deli), and Pupuseria y Restaurante Platano (make sure to try their delicious pupusas).  

As you head back over the Bay Bridge with a full stomach, enjoy the quiet electric ride of the GMC HUMMER EV SUV. The serenity may help you come to an important realization: that conflict you felt between outdoor and urban pleasures was needless. In the San Francisco Bay Area—and in a GMC HUMMER EV SUV—you don’t have to choose. You can have it all. 

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1 GMC HUMMER EV is available from a GMC EV dealer. 2 GM-estimated. Requires 3X SUV model. 3 On 3X SUV without the Extreme Off-Road Package on a full charge. GM-estimated range based on development testing and/or analytical projection consistent with SAE J1634 revision 2017 – MCT. Range subject to change prior to production. Actual range may vary based on several factors, including ambient temperature, terrain, battery age and condition, loading, and how you use and maintain your vehicle. 4 Limited to low speeds. Always pay attention to your surroundings. Read the vehicle Owner’s Manual for important feature limitations and information. 

The All-Electric GMC HUMMER EV SUV: Have Fun on the Road Again

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Built for adventurers who refuse to let archaic ideas or mere terrain dictate their journey, the GMC HUMMER EV SUV combines all-electric power with advanced technology. Features include 3-year OnStar® One plan*1 with Super Cruise®2 driver assistance technology that lets you navigate hands-free on Super Cruise®*2 compatible roads. With available Watts to Freedom®*3 acceleration of 0 to 60 mph in as little as 3.5*4 seconds and available 830 horsepower*5, the only question is how far your imagination will take you.

The all-electric GMC HUMMER EV SUV also pairs practical capability with futuristic innovation: 4-Wheel Steer for improved maneuverability, CrabWalk*6 diagonal driving capabilities, and Extract Mode*7 that raises the vehicle six inches to help traverse tough obstacles.

The GMC HUMMER EV SUV reimagines what’s possible with all-electric technology and first-ever King Crab*6 mode—extreme rear wheel steering that helps reposition the vehicle on challenging terrain.

The GMC HUMMER EV SUV’s precision handling helps navigate the tightest curves with confidence, while removable Sky Panels transform the cabin into an open-air experience.

The spirit of adventure is strong in the GMC HUMMER EV SUV. Let it transport you to places others can’t reach.

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1OnStar® plan, working electrical system, cell reception and GPS signal required. OnStar links to emergency services. Not all vehicles may transmit all crash data. Service coverage varies with conditions and location. Service availability, features and functionality vary by device and software version. Subject to user terms. See onstar.com for details and limitations. 2Always pay attention while driving and when using Super Cruise. Always use Super Cruise in accordance with local laws. Do not use a hand-held device. Requires active Super Cruise plan or trial. Terms apply. Visit gmc.com/explore-gmc/technology/super-cruise for compatible roads and full details. 3Watts to Freedom is intended for use only on a closed course and should not be used on public roads. Read the vehicle Owner’s Manual for more important feature limitations and information. 4GM-estimated. Requires 3x SUV. On a closed course only. Based on initial vehicle movement. 5GM-estimated. Requires 3X SUV model. 6Limited to low speeds. Always pay attention to your surroundings. Read the vehicle Owner’s Manual for important feature limitations and information. 7Limited to low speeds. Read the vehicle Owner’s Manual for important feature limitations and information. GMC HUMMER EV is available from a GMC EV dealer. Available features and accessories shown throughout.