Even from a distance, the new buildings impress with their overhanging thatched roofs. Taken together, they form the largest thatched roof in Europe at 7,100 sq m [roughly 76,400 sq ft]." ...

The resort’s sophisticated photovoltaic system is made up of 2400 W Isofoton solar panels, 24 Trojan L-16 batteries and 2 SMA Sunny Island 4200 W inverters for AC power.

“Guests tell me, ‘I hoped this place would look as good as the pictures. It’s even better,’” says Armando Kraenzlin, general ...

Imagine waking up under a thatched roof and opening your eyes to endless bright blue crystalline water just beneath your feet. The Tiffany blue ocean in French Polynesia invites you to dive in ...

The Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resorts is an eco resort that combines traditional Fijian ... are used as the individual guest rooms and are topped with steeply pitched thatch roofs.

John Roston Smith has earned a reputation as a top thatcher as popularity of the grass roofs grows world-wide; projects have cost upwards of $750,000 ...

Of Upolu’s myriad accommodation options, from thatch-roof seaside huts known as fales to higher-end hotels, we picked boutique and adults-only Seabreeze Resort for its intimacy, scenic digs, and ...

In 2023, The Old Thatched Cottage was recognised with an English Heritage Blue Plaque for its association with Leeves, a soldier, poet, musician and Rector of Wrington.

South African John Roston Smith specializes in thatched roofs, which are gaining popularity in other parts of the world. WSJ's Patrick McGroarty visits with him at several work sites. John Roston ...