Buy your own island…
… or go and stay on Marlon Brando’s! Brando fell in love with the South Pacific when filming Muntiny on the Bounty in 1962, so he did what anyone would and leased the island of Tetiaroa, so he could go back whenever he needed to.
When he died seven years ago, he left the island to his eight surviving children. He had explored the idea of building an eco-friendly hotel on the island, and now, his children have picked up where he left off.
Possibly from as early as 2013, a brand new hotel along with 47 bungalow villas will be up and running (although we can only imagine how much it will cost to stay there)…
Brandon’s eight beneficiaries have made sure that any construction remains true to their father’s desire to preserve the island, and the hotel is likely to be the greenest in the world. They have also financed various nature projects, such as the breeding and release of turtles.
Could this be the next destination of choice for an exclusive group of the super-rich?