These and other totems' objects provide what Mr. Deitchman said was a "distinct, fun way to get across the different journeys you can have at the resort, a sense of the kinds of experience".
For destination spas, which are costly to run, satellite spas at resorts make sense.
And, with all the resort employees sensing that the end is near after a long, cold winter of work, it helps that the atmosphere at every turn evokes Mardi Gras.
As the camera tags alongside Simon, often at or near his height — the cinematographer is Agnès Godard, Claire Denis's longtime collaborator — it becomes evident that the skiers also don't see him stealing because they're cosseted by privilege and all that it brings, including a to-the-resort-born sense of entitlement.
One of Koh Samui's finest resorts, Six Senses Samui is built to highlight its location.
So when it came time for him and his wife, Lorrie, to buy their first vacation home, a high-end resort made imminent sense.
To Matthews, running a $30,000-a-night resort makes perfect sense.
The orchestra then intervenes in turn, resorting, in a sense, to its long-lined lyricism, yet altered by the piano's challenge.
There's no time to linger – next up is Dining on the Rocks (00 66 77 245 678; sixsenses.com) at the plush Six Senses resort – a restaurant that would have even the most dysfunctional couple reconnecting over a sultry sundowner.
But the much anticipated arrival late this year of a Six Senses resort, from the Bangkok-based company known for introducing eco-luxury to the region's most unspoiled up-and-coming locales, suggests that Con Dao might soon become part of the international travel scene.
