Curated
Shortlists
Hand-drawn edits of the islands we track — grouped the way buyers actually brief us: by ocean, by budget, by title, by the life in mind.
By ocean
The Seychelles Collection
Every Seychelles island we track — granitic Inner Islands to Outer-Island atolls.
19 islandsSeychelles & the Indian Ocean
The wider home water — Seychelles, Tanzania and the archipelagos between.
7 islandsLeasehold Indian Ocean
The lease estates — how most of this ocean's islands are actually held.
14 islandsCaribbean Freehold
Fee-simple islands in the most liquid island market in the world.
7 islandsMediterranean Rarities
Small, storied and tightly regulated — the Mediterranean's rare private islands.
6 islandsEuropean Isles
Scotland, Scandinavia and the Baltic — northern islands with real seasons.
9 islandsThe South Pacific
Scale and true remoteness — Fiji, French Polynesia and beyond.
3 islandsLeasehold Pacific
Pacific islands held on lease — the native-land model and its neighbours.
8 islandsNorth American Escapes
Islands off both coasts and in the lake country — drivable, buildable, ownable.
By budget
Under €500k
Real islands under half a million — the honest entry level.
12 islandsUnder €5M
Serious islands below the five-million line.
25 islandsUnder €20 Million
The upper-mid market — islands with a stated price below €20M.
2 islandsUnder €20k a Week
Whole-island rentals that don't require a windfall.
By tenure & title
Freehold Islands
Islands held in fee simple — outright ownership, where the title supports it.
7 islandsHeritage & Estates
Islands with history attached — estates, follies and named houses.
By intent
Turnkey & Resort-Ready
Islands with the hard work done — infrastructure in place, ready to run or move into.
15 islandsRental Flagships
The benchmark whole-island rentals — the best-run islands on earth.
17 islandsWhole-Island Rentals
Take the whole island — staffed, turnkey, one group at a time.
19 islandsFull Buyouts
Islands offered exclusively as single-party takeovers — never shared.
10 islandsStaffed & Serviced
Islands that run themselves — established staff, management and service.
8 islandsIncome-Producing
Islands that pay their way — operating resorts, farms and rental businesses.
23 islandsConservation Islands
Islands where nature is the asset — reserves, rewilding and protected water.
27 islandsAnchorage & Diving
Deep, protected water — islands for people who arrive by sea.
21 islandsDevelopment Blank Canvas
Undeveloped islands with the permissions question answered — or answerable.
8 islandsFamily & Groups
Islands that sleep a crowd — reunions, anniversaries, whole-family summers.
14 islandsIslands with an Airstrip
Fly in directly — islands with their own runway or airfield.
The quarterly
Atoll — islands, read closely.
Ownership, cost, tenure and the few islands that come to market each season. Reported plainly. No. 1 in preparation.
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