On the landing, an uninhibited woman named Beth soaps herself under an open-air shower.

All 30 cottages have ocean views, open-air showers and private patios, but only eight have air-conditioning.

Dine on freshly caught red snapper at the waterfront restaurants or linger in the bayside spa, where treatment rooms have private decks and open-air showers.

Best of all, one of its two solar-powered open-air showers was on the roof.

The hostel has great views of Bothas Hill, open-air showers, a rustic pub, a whirlpool bath and garden hammocks.

Signs on the open-air showers prohibit the use of soap or shampoo, as it damages the fragile surrounding ecology.

It's actually one of 10 stone and teak-framed thatched cottages, complete with a mahogany four-poster bed, an open-air shower, and a sunken stone bathtub.

An open-air shower and drinking fountain were off to the right.

The larger suites have open-air showers lined with tropical plants and a private garden with sun loungers.

The beautifully furnished, split-level villa we had booked for Christmas felt surprisingly homely but with ocean views and sunshine in the open-air shower.