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Nomadic Escapes
About us
Nomadic Escapes, alongside award-winning architecture and design firms, Atelier Nomadic and Nomadic Resorts, develops regenerative, design-forward nature resorts in cinematic landscapes for edge-chasers and experience-driven travelers.
Built on years of global hospitality experience, we are now growing into ownership and operation, laying the foundation for the first escapes with aligned capital and collaborators.
Our Ethos
What we believe in
NATURE
AMPLIFIED
Each escape is designed as a sensory dialogue between movement and stillness, crafted to let nature reveal its most breathtaking form.
Explore NowEach escape is designed as a sensory dialogue between movement and stillness, crafted to let nature reveal its most breathtaking form.
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RENEGADE
SPIRIT
A refuge for the wild-hearted, we defy traditional hospitality by crafting escapes that feel otherworldly, soulful, and untethered from convention.
Explore NowA refuge for the wild-hearted, we defy traditional hospitality by crafting escapes that feel otherworldly, soulful, and untethered from convention.
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REGENERATIVE
COMMUNITY
Rooted in reciprocity, every escape regenerates landscapes and celebrates culture through sustainable design, local collaboration, and shared purpose.
Explore NowRooted in reciprocity, every escape regenerates landscapes and celebrates culture through sustainable design, local collaboration, and shared purpose.
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Coming Soon
Two destinations underway in Mauritius
The Owl Lodge, Mauritius
An off-grid hiking lodge in the Bamboo Mountains
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Anbalaba, Mauritius
A kite surfing community overlooking the legendary Le Morne Lagoon
Explore NowA kite surfing community overlooking the legendary Le Morne Lagoon
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Our Design Studio Legacy
West Coast Tented Lodge, Sri Lanka
The Urchin Pod
Catskills
Turtle Yoga, Mexico
Tree top dining, Thailand
Soneva Kiri, Thailand
Soneva Kiri, Thailand
Playa Viva, Mexico
Madi Hiyaa, Maldives
Madi Hiyaa, Maldives
Playa Viva, Mexico
Our Team
Nomadic Escapes is driven by a team dedicated to living out its ethos in every project.
Louis Thompson
Founder and CEO
Louis is a designer and entrepreneur, with 20 years of experience working with some of the world's leading hotel groups taking eco-resort, treehouse, lodge, spa retreat and tented camp projects from inception through design, engineering, construction, pre-opening to successful operation.
Olav Bruin
Creative Director, Atelier Nomadic | Founder, Nomadic Resorts
Dutch architect Olav Bruin specializes in biophilic architecture using locally available sustainable materials that fit symbiotically into their natural surroundings as he believes that architecture should serve as a bridge to connect nature, culture and people.
Antony Paton
Head of Operations
A hotelier with over forty-five years of experience in the many areas of the hospitality industry, Antony has worked in senior roles with the Jordanian Royal Family, Marriott Hotels, The Peninsula Group, Six Senses, Coco Collection and has had a long and happy association of 16 years with Soneva Resorts.
Ashleigh Bhole
Head of Brand Strategy & Business Development
With a background spanning Communications, Law, and Interior Design, Ashleigh unites creative vision with strategic precision and legal insight. At Nomadic Escapes, she shapes brand strategy, investor relations, and growth across global markets, guiding the company's expansion into the United States.