In the 32nd annual Gold List, published on December 15, 2025, the editors of Conde Nast Traveler made a list and checked it twice before going on the record with their favorite places to stay across the globe. Vita, Inc. was involved with each of these world-class venues: Utah’s Amangiri, Italy’s Castelfalfi and Hawaii’s Kona Village made the cut.
For information about each of these three Conde Nast-awarded destinations, please visit their websites by clicking below.
Found in 23 countries on five continents, VITA’s international reach spans the globe. This AXXIS Magazine article touches on a few worldwide projects as well as asks Founder, Don Vita, and team about threading the needle between maximizing value for global brands and creating an authentic sense of place.
Bestowed by the Honolulu chapter of the American Institute of Architects in its 67th annual Best of Hawai’i Design Awards, Kona Village earned the “Award of Excellence and U.S. Green Building Council Hawai‘i Sustainability Award.”
In a July/August Attitude magazine interview, VITA Principal, Don Vita, reveals the essence of VITA: “Contextual. Experiential. Story-driven.”
As this recent Conde Nast Traveler story notes, Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort, preserves and honors both the Hawaiian environmental and cultural sense of place “with just the right amount of old and new.”
VITA’s design of Camp Sarika by Amangiri blends pristine desert with modern luxury to create a truly transformative experience. It was recently chronicled by Patchwork à Porter, an Italian publication specializing in design, art, culture and style.
With climate charts indicating hotter, drier conditions in many areas, “at VITA, our design philosophy for landscape architecture is to work with nature, not against it,” Lisa Baker, managing principal, said in a recent article in The Agency magazine.
This recent Fast Company magazine article features VITA’s landscape vision for Honolulu’s Victory Ward Park, which naturally unfolds to reveal special settings like the elegant pedestrian bridge spanning Ala Moana Boulevard. The park opens to a lush courtyard where families and friends spend shady afternoons in an unmistakably Hawaiian setting nearby Oahu’s most storied stretch of sand.
December 2024, Howard Hughes opened the doors to Victoria Place, a 40-story, luxury residential tower offering panoramic ocean and Diamond Head views. With every detail thoughtfully considered, VITA’s landscape plan for Victoria Place reflects Honolulu’s natural beauty, from the ground-level courtyard garden to the 5th floor amenity deck overlooking the endless possibilities for adventure.
At Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort (Konavillage.com), VITA’s landscape design incorporates the restoration of native Hawaii’s biodiversity to add natural harmony and enhance the sense of place. By honoring the history of the land and culture, Kona Village has now reestablished its unique appeal along the Big Island’s Kahuwai Bay where a modern approach to a centuries-old way of life continues to captivate.
This article by Sunset magazine shows travelers how to “turn your next vacation into a multi-sensory retreat.” After searching Mexico, Hawaii and Southern California, Four Seasons Cabo San Lucas at Cabo del Sol and Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort, made the cut among a very exclusive list of luxury resorts.