Gradations of Luxury
With little to do in the travel department during these U.S. pandemic days, I’ve been pondering the gradations of luxury. I think these can be sorted as following, based on my experience.
— Ultra Lux
Laucala, Fiji
Twin Farms, Vermont, U.S.
Le Bristol, Paris
Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Los Cabos, Mexico (the Signature villas)
Auberge du Soleil, Napa, U.S.,
Hotel Bel-Air, Beverly Hills
—Superior Lux
La Casa Que Canta, Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Savoy, London
Claridges, London
The Beverly Hills Hotel
Peninsula Beverly Hills
St. Regis, NYC
Cap Juluca, Anguilla
Las Alamandas, Costalegre, Mexico
— Lux
Esperanza, Los Cabos, Mexico
Chileno Bay, Los Cabos, Mexico
Belmond Maroma, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Ventana Big Sur, California
Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California
Retreat at Blue Lagoon, Iceland
Four Seasons Downtown Miami
The Sandpiper, Barbados