Travel Picks: Top 9 celebrity-owned resorts

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - What do Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, and Francis Ford Coppola have in common besides directing? They are all hoteliers.

Web site ProfessionalTravelGuide.com has come up with a list of the world's top nine celebrity-owned resorts where the celebrities lay out the red carpet.

This list was compiled by ProfessionalTravelGuide.com (http://www.professionaltravelguide.com/celebrity-owned-resorts/editors-choice-751249/) and is not endorsed by Reuters.

1. Robert Redford's eco-conscious Sundance Resort, North Fork Provo Canyon, Provo, Utah

The 5,000-acre resort at the base of Mount Timpanogos hosts musicals six times a week in summer, shows screenings of indie films and documentaries, and offers art classes.

2. Richard Branson's Necker Island, The Valley, Virgin Gorda, Necker Island, British Virgin Islands.

Branson's private island resort is one of the Caribbean's most exclusive and expensive retreats where guests rent the entire island at a cost starting from US$23,500 per night. Its sister property comes No. 7 in this list.

3. Francis Ford Coppola's Turtle Inn, Stann Creek Distrcit, Placencia, Belize