at palace gstaad >
http://www.elitetraveler.com/news_detail.html?nid=4593
night in an Igloo suite carved from actual ice and snow in the Igloo Village of Saanerslochgrat.
presumably better amenities and service than icehotel(s)
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as referenced above, capella washington taking reservations, from jan 23 (after inauguration)
so far base room runs $595 > $995 depending on season
only 49 rooms with roof pool
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37 villa mukul resort nicaragua (residential development planned) >
http://www.travelweekly.com/South-Am...-On-the-verge/
much of the development will consist of privately owned villas, it will also contain Casona Mukul, a 39-key luxury boutique hotel with a David McLay Kidd-designed golf course and a spa developed by the same director who put together the spa at Las Ventanas in Cabo San Lucas.
http://www.elitetraveler.com/news_detail.html?nid=4620
spa expert Angel Vezina Stewart
Gourmet snacks will be offered during the day around the pool and on the beach
interesting rate model, all-inclusive ending at 6pm
(rate description is odd, detail says breakfast and lunch, later says dinner and breakfast)
taking reservations from feb 1
http://www.travelagentcentral.com/ni...w-luxury-later
http://www.mukulresort.com/
http://guacalitodelaisla.com/