Put down the smartphone, the tablet, and the fitness tracker. Log out of your socials for a minute. Now consider the multitude of different ways that we are connected to everyone, and everything, all the time.
From the fact that we can be contacted on multiple platforms at all times, to the constant stream of information, news and media flooding our socials and inboxes, it’s no surprise that more and more people want to go off-the-grid when they take a break.
To help make your tech-free holiday dreams a reality, Fathom has compiled a list of 10 of the best off-the-grid hotels in the world.
We’ve knocked that list down to three:
Petit St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Caribbean
After flying to Barbados, taking a puddle jumper to Union Island, and hopping a boat to finally land ashore on this little-known Caribbean island (referred to as PSV), the outside world will be a distant memory.
Part of the reason the tiny island resort is so perfect is because it’s hard to reach. There’s a strictly unplugged-luxury vibe, which has been partly cultivated and partly left alone for the last 50 years, as the resort teeters on being a wholly sustainable operation.
Guests of the 22 simple waterfront cottages have access to pristine private beaches, impeccable service, and the Jean-Michel Cousteau Caribbean Diving Center.
Denali National Park, Alaska, U.S.A
A stay here is about viewing nature in its extreme, as the hexagonal chalet has panoramic views of pristine snow and sparkling glaciers that go on for miles. Data, cell coverage, and internet connectivity does not exist. (The on-site guides, chef, and concierge use a radio to communicate to the outside world.)
Every single piece of lumber, every drawer pull, and every Alaskan King Crab leg is flown into a tiny airstrip…There are no people, no animals, and almost no vegetation. Just peaceful silence and incredibly fresh air.
Quirpon Lighthouse Inn, Quirpon Island, Newfoundland, Canada
In the far reaches of the North Atlantic, in Canada’s easternmost province, the remote islands of Newfoundland offer outstanding slices of polar life — puffins, icebergs, polar bears — from its rocky shores.
For a rustic, old-fashioned, seafaring-themed weekend, travelers can head further out to Quirpon Island, a deserted spit of land reachable via five-hour-drive from the city of Deer Lake and a coordinated private boat transfer, where a lighthouse has been converted into a cozy, rustic, 10-room inn operating from May 31 through the third week in September.
Because of its geographical location, there is virtually no cellular service and certainly no WiFi. But there are frolicking foxes, berry foraging expeditions, a centuries-old settlement guests can hike to, and zodiacs and kayaks for iceberg viewing…
Most of these places are quite a mission to get to, but they promise a digital-detox that will no doubt up your serotonin levels.
If you’d like your serotonin kick a little closer to home, you could also check out Cabine du Cap in the Klein Karoo.
[source:fathom]
