Forget the helipad: the way to arrive at this pricey hotel, located on a private island off the coast of South Devon, is via the world's only hydraulic Sea Tractor — an
unusual contraption that rises above the lapping
waters of the
tidal causeway.
As defined by NFIP, it is a temporary or general condition of partial or complete inundation of two or more acres of normally dry land from: mudflow, overflow of inland or
tidal waters,
unusual or rapid accumulation or runoff of surface
waters from any source, and a collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other similar body of
water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of
water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels.