Is it weird to stay in a large villa with few people?
I love exclusive-use homes and villas. I will go out of my way to stay in them, even when it might not make the most sense. I’ve stayed at Ol Jogi (11 bedrooms) and Thanda Island (9 bedrooms) with just my dad. Melote House (pictured - 8 bedrooms) and La Cigale (9 bedrooms) with my wife and two kids. And plenty of other places where the staff outnumbered us several times over.
For me, that’s the entire appeal. The house runs entirely around you. There's no schedules, no other guests, everything is completely bespoke to us. It's as luxurious as you can get.
Yet I'm often met by bewilderment when I mention it. I guess the idea of all those unused bedrooms is somehow unsettling.
So I’m curious. Is staying in a large villa in a small group objectively strange? Or am I just less sociable than most people and fine with it.
Posted Jan 27, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC