Best Luxury Sea‑View Baths: Ocean‑View Suites & Freestanding Tubs
From Mykonos to Jamaica, the Maldives, St Lucia, Seychelles & Los Cabos: Boujee Baths with Epic Beach Views
Freestanding tubs, jacuzzis, and ocean‑view suites made for dreamy beach holidays.
Image courtesy of Grace Farmer / Vietnam.
Best Luxury Sea‑View Baths: Ocean‑View Suites & Freestanding Tubs
There are beach holidays, and then there are boujee beach holidays where I linger in a long, luxurious soak with the sea right in front of me. Give me a freestanding tub or a sunk‑in jacuzzi with an ocean view, and I’m in my element. Add candlelight, chill‑out music, and a glass of fizz, and it’s my definition of bliss.
I’ve learned that nothing quite beats a bubble bath with a sea view after a day of salt, sun, and sand. It feels rewarding, indulgent, and oddly grounding. I’m not precious about the tub type: a freestanding bath always makes me smile, but those sunken jacuzzi styles are just as irresistible, especially when they’re perched on a overwater private terrace or next to open shutters in a sea‑view suite.
From Mykonos to Jamaica: the joy of ocean‑view tubs
This love affair has followed me around the world. At Sandals Negril, Jamaica, it’s all about tropical gardens and Caribbean hues, with open‑air bathtubs and island‑breezy bathrooms. Raffles in the Seychelles pairs granite boulders with glass‑walled sea‑view baths that make you feel part of the landscape. At the Anantara Dhigu, Maldives, I’m hopelessly devoted to overwater villas with deep soaking tubs. watching reef life ripple under the boardwalk never gets old.
At home, I typically take a shower in the morning, and a bath at night, before bed. BUT that routine is not a ‘thing’ on a holiday, I take a bath as and when I please, sometimes as soon as I wake up before breakfast, because I can!
My beach escape bath ritual (day to night)
A cheeky day bath calls for something fragrant and uplifting. I love Molton Brown Blissful Templetree Bath & Shower Gel—people always ask me what perfume I’m wearing afterwards, the scent lingers for hours. For an evening, pre‑dinner soak, The White Company Noir Bath Soak feels sultry and refined. And before bed, Laura Mercia Almond Coconut Honey Bath fills the air with the most gorgeous, cosy scent.
That said, the majority of luxury beach hotels provide equally beautiful bath amenities, and I adore the surprise of discovering a new favourite.
You can imagine my pure delight at finding this Acqua di Parma range waiting for me in my suite at Baros, in the Maldives. That’s a bath I’ll never forget. Utterly divine!
When Clients Request a Suite with the Best Sea‑Views
As a beach destination specialist, my first point of call is always my own experience; past stays, photos, notes, and the little details you only notice when you’ve actually soaked in the tub yourself. From there, I’ll usually go straight to my trusted in‑house contacts at the hotels I work with, who know exactly which rooms deliver the best ocean‑view bathtubs, freestanding tubs, or terrace jacuzzis.
If you don’t have that advantage and you’re booking your own travel, this is how I’d approach it. When browsing, look for keywords such as “ocean‑view bathtub,” “freestanding tub,” “cliffside jacuzzi,” “overwater villa,” “sea‑view suite,” and “private terrace bath.” Hotel photo galleries and room descriptions often hide the hero detail, so search by room name too, think “honeymoon suite,” “spa suite,” “oceanfront villa,” or “premium sea view.” And if it’s still unclear, a quick message to the hotel works wonders: Which rooms include a bathtub with a direct sea view?
You won’t be the first, and certainly not the last to ask this question…
A few of my all‑time favourites
Mykonos Grand, Mykonos, Greece – Cliffside suites with whitewashed bathtubs facing the Aegean.
Sandles Montego Bay, Jamaica – Bright and breezy settings surround their inviting bathrooms
One&Only, Los Cabos – Minimalist spa bathrooms leading to Pacific panoramas.
W Dubai, Mina Seyahi, Dubai – Glass‑walled sea‑view bathroom.
Anantara Kihavah Villas, Maldives – Overwater villas with deep soaking tubs and endless lagoon blues.
One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives - Vistas from a romantic soaking tubs and infinity nooks.
Six Senses Zil Pasyon, Seychelles - Nothing quite beats a bathroom with a swing and freestanding deep bath.
Sandals Halcyon Beach, St Lucia - an open, airy setting perfect for mid-day soak.
However you like to soak, morning sunshine with Templetree, pre‑dinner Noir, or a honeyed bedtime bath, there’s a unique magic in watching waves roll in while the bubbles rise. Long live boujee baths with sea views.
If you would like to try one of these scrumptious baths for yourself, contact me today: hello@loveofbeaches.com
Happy Travelling, Amanda
