Several years ago, our family spent four nights on Australia’s Hamilton Island to “take a vacation from our vacation” from the rest of the continent. It was a welcome relief to do nothing but have fun and soak up the sun. Now that there’s a brand new spa opening up on the island, all the…
Whether you’re a hacker like me or a scratch golfer, you’ve probably always dreamed of playing a round where golf was supposedly invented: The acclaimed Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland. On July 1, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts started managing Scotland’s destination golf inn, the 209-room St. Andrews Bay Golf Resort & Spa, a few…
A few years ago, we pampered ourselves with a retreat to the world-class, Conde´Nast award-winning Palmilla Resort at the southern tip of Mexico, near the confluence of the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez. Once a 1950s hot spot for celebs and presidents, this One and Only Resort has just undergone an $80 million…
I’ve skiied in the Swiss and Italian Alps, but it was in the late summer when the air temperature was quite warm and the slopes were very slushy. If you’d rather ski in cooler climes, we suggest the Austrian Alpine village of Hotel Gruner Baum in town of Bad Gastein. This alpine resort is offering…
Known as one of America’s greatest resorts and run by the same family for generations, the four Sea Islands Resorts along the Georgia coast are offering their Twelve Days of Chrismas celebration from December 21 through January 1. You can begin a new family tradition with the joyful notes, crisp weather and jovial spirit of…
As one of the Caribbean’s Top 100 Resorts, Pirate’s Point Resort and Dive Center on Little Cayman, just announced that it will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary with both special programs and special pricing throughout 2006. First, they’re offering last summer’s prices – $1495 per person for the all inclusive dive package or $1195 per…
Start spreading the news! The well-heeled readers of Conde´Nast Traveler, one of the world’s most respected magazines, have spoken. And they’ve chosen the top luxury resort worldwide. Check them out by continent, but note that 8 of the top 10 resorts with scores in the mid-90s are in Asia or Africa. Of the US top…
It’s a mountaintop ski resort. It’s a golf resort. It’s a business resort. It’s a lake resort. And it’s a spa resort. With all this, the Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa offers fashionable travelers a unique blend of cosmopolitan style mixed with traditional Japanese elegance. With views of Lake Toya and the Pacific Ocean,…
What do you do if you’re a NHL player, or a former one, and getting a little antsy without a season? Get a few silver-bladed buddies together and line up the next best thing – a golf nirvana. Bear Mountain Golf Resort, a 20-minute drive from Victoria, B.C., is the brainchild of Len Barrie, an…
This may be one of the world’s most beautiful spas. Just 90 minutes from Florence and 125 miles from Rome, Fonteverde Spa Resort is the perfect alternative to renting a vacation villa in the Tuscany area of Italy. Situated in the majestic rolling hills just south of Siena, people have been enjoying this venue since…
British Prince William and his possible princess bride Kate Middleton, skied recently in Verbier, a year-round alpine Swiss resort popular with wealthy Brits. When they weren’t on the slopes, they dined at Chez Dany, a local bistro, and stayed at Les Trois Chouettes (“The Three Owls”), a chalet owned by some friends.
If you’re NOT having an affair, this is apparently the new destination. Last week, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie spent some quality time at the Alfajiri Cliff Villa on the Kenyan coast with her 3-year-old son, Maddox.