Ahhhh, the Holidays.  It’s a great time of year to catch up with friends and family…and with any luck, to recover from all of the corresponding stress with some nice vacation R&R.  It’s the perfect excuse to set aside all of those lingering home improvement projects and enjoy someone else’s labor of design love.  My vote goes to this underwater retreat at the Conrad Hotel in the Maldives.  Waking up to a tropical fruit basket and a shark at your window, who could resist that?

Photos courtesy of theresidentarchitect.com