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Nature takes center stage at this eco-lux resort, where rooms sit on a forested hillside overlooking the rushing waters of a jungle stream. After a day of exploring the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, guests can freshen up under flowing water that emerges from the face of the garden’s rock wall. If the occasion calls for a soak instead of a shower, guests can immerse in a tiled bathtub overlooking the garden. Photo: Blancaneaux Lodge

From the outside, the thatch-roofed palapa villas of this upscale coastal resort might seem rustic and quaint. But there’s nothing primitive about the bathing suite, which pairs a stand-alone soak tub with both indoor and outdoor shower areas facing a landscaped courtyard that also provides chaises, hammocks, plunge pools and outdoors showers. Each palapa is nestled into the native landscape of the Yucatan, with white sand beach just steps away. Photo: Viceroy

With just four guest rooms, this lakeside eco lodge feels more like a home than a hotel. Bungalows and suites set on the shores of Lake Atitlan are built from locally sourced materials and showcase handcrafted furniture and local textiles. Each room opens to an outdoor shower alcove intricately fabricated from rock, surrounded by a wall made from recycled glass bottles. Photo: La Fortuna at Atitlan

Experience Balinese hospitality at this resort nestled right on the waterfront. Designed to look like a traditional Balinese village, the all villa property takes in 35 acres. The luxurious villas have private plunge pool and terrace surrounded by flowers with sea just steps away. Outdoor spaces are stone walled courtyards where outdoor showers, private space and garden settings are enjoyed in intimate moments. Photo: Ken Seet/Four Seasons

The jungle comes right up to the bathing area behind courtyard walls at Lapaz Rios Lodge, which is situated on a private 1000-acre rainforest reserve in Costa Rica’s wild Osa Peninsula. The grounds sit on the point where the Pacific Ocean meets the Golfo Dulce. Open-air bungalows allow nature to waft throughout while screens keep those uninvited creatures at bay. Here you’ll fall asleep to the sounds of the waves offshore and wake to the chatter of howler monkeys. Photo: Lapaz Rios Lodge

At this intimate oceanfront resort, guests can enjoy a private moment in an outdoor shower garden attached to an ocean-view villa. Known as bures in the Fijian language, these traditional thatch-roof cottages sit on the oceanfront grounds of a former coconut plantation, overlooking the colorful coral reefs of the Somosomo Straits. Guests can snorkel from shore, or take a boat into deeper water where whales and dolphin are often seen. Photo: Paradise Taveuni

Old becomes new in an outdoor shower at the Perry. Each room at this Key West hotel has been carefully crafted with rustic touches like reclaimed materials and wood-paneled headboards. Guests will discover unique flooring reminiscent of sand, seashells, and driftwood. Each spacious guest room comes with a front-row seat to spectacular Stock Island views. First floor Mangrove rooms are highlighted with outdoor showers and views of Key West sunsets over the saltwater lagoon. Photo: The Perry Hotel

The decor at the Four Seasons draws inspiration from nature, and pays homage to the island’s traditions of outdoor living. So it’s fitting that the walls of the outdoor shower gardens of the Makaloa Villa are made from the same lava rock that forms the building blocks of the island itself. More than 125 of the property’s rooms and suites contain similar outdoor showers and private garden courtyards. Photo: Four Seasons

The jungle provides the soundtrack for a refreshing rinse at this unique jungle lodge. Each guest retreat is separate from the Main Lodge, and features private entrances, beautiful hardwood floors, private open air showers and wrap around terraces. Immersed in the rainforest and fronted by calm gulf waters off the Pacific Ocean, Playa Nicuesa is reachable only by boat. This environmentally sensitive lodge caters to travelers interested in ecotourism, nature, and adventure sports. Photo: Playa Nicuesa

The beachcomber lifestyle comes to life at this eclectic resort set on Jamaica’s Treasure Beach. The property’s collection of one-of- a-kind oceanfront cottages and bungalows incorporate found materials such as driftwood, shells and sea glass, creating an ambiance that Robinson Crusoe would have appreciated. Ditto for the outdoor showers, which combine whimsical materials with beachside placements that usher in salt air and sheltered views of the ocean. Photo: Jake’s

The combination of floor-to-ceiling windows and courtyard walls constructed from native volcanic rock allow guests at the Kukuiula Resort to experience a sense of outdoor living while also enjoying total privacy. A focal point of each courtyard is the open-air rainforest shower patio, where guests can take full advantage of Kauai’s year round mild weather. The resort’s island-style cottages and villas are close to fine dining, a spa and an 18-hole championship golf course. Photo: Kukuiula Resort

The aptly named water suites at this private island retreat provide numerous options to immerse and refresh. These over-the-water rooms have window walls that bring in views of the waters of Thaa Atoll, and bathrooms feature sunken tubs and outdoor showers. If that isn’t enough, there’s also the private plunge pool on the sun deck, and steps leading right down to the waters of the lagoon. Ashore, the resort’s beach suites also offer outdoor showers and baths. Photo: COMO

To follow up on a day of horseback riding, canopy tours, water rafting, or hiking the trails of the Arenal Volcano Nature Park, guests at Naraya Springs retire to their private walled garden. Here, they can step into a personal plunge pool or refresh under the twin cascades of their rainforest shower and take in the lush tropical setting. After drying off, you can end the day with a relaxing yoga session or a spa visit. Photo: Naraya Springs

The outdoor shower goes upscale at this premier Pacific Coast resort. In the Four Season’s oceanfront suites, a glass wall connects the elegant marble bathroom and soak tub to the private shower courtyard, which also includes a day bed for relaxing, or perhaps using the sea breezes and sunshine drying off au natural. These suites also offer open terraces with direct views of the ocean, and the chance to see migrating whales passing offshore. Photo: Four Seasons

The courtyard shower spaces at this hillside retreat epitomize the philosophy of nature plus nurture that has made St. Lucia the epicenter of the Caribbean’s eco-lux hotel trend. In addition to private courtyards, Ti Kaye’s gingerbread-style hillside cottages provide sea views from furnished balconies, where hammocks invite lazy afternoons and a ringside seat for sunsets. For added relaxation, guests can visit the resort’s wine cave, which has one of the most extensive collections in the Caribbean. Photo: Ti Kaye Resort