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#1426
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St Regis Bahia Beach Puerto Rico reopens after $60 million renovation
Finally! The St Regis Bahia Beach In Puerto Rico has reopened after its $60 million renovation post-Hurricane Maria.
https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article103242.html
I was there in 2016 not long before Hurricane Maria and really enjoyed this property. We already are scheduled to be back in early February 2019.
https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article103242.html
I was there in 2016 not long before Hurricane Maria and really enjoyed this property. We already are scheduled to be back in early February 2019.
#1427
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Location: Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Cabo is so chock-a-block with extant luxury venues, plus more coming. Is there another place on earth that sports so many, such density?
EXTANT
Auberge Esperanza
Auberge Chileno Bay
Montage
One & Only Palmilla
Pedregal
Rosewood Las Ventana
IN THE PIPELINE
Aman
Four Seasons
Nobu
Ritz Carlton
EXTANT
Auberge Esperanza
Auberge Chileno Bay
Montage
One & Only Palmilla
Pedregal
Rosewood Las Ventana
IN THE PIPELINE
Aman
Four Seasons
Nobu
Ritz Carlton
Last edited by KatW; Dec 21, 2018 at 10:47 pm
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Cabo is so chock-a-block with extant luxury venues, plus more coming. Is there another place on earth that sports so many, such density?
EXTANT
Auberge Esperanza
Auberge Chileno Bay
Montage
One & Only Palmilla
Pedregal
Rosewood Las Ventana
IN THE PIPELINE
Aman
Four Seasons
Nobu
Ritz Carlton
EXTANT
Auberge Esperanza
Auberge Chileno Bay
Montage
One & Only Palmilla
Pedregal
Rosewood Las Ventana
IN THE PIPELINE
Aman
Four Seasons
Nobu
Ritz Carlton
EXTANT
Solaz, Luxury Collection
IN PIPELINE
St Regis
#1429
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: my heart is on the shores of the north Italian lakes
Programs: LX Senator Lifetime, Relais&Chateaux Club5C, ex ! "Amanjunkie", ex LHW LC, hate chain hotels
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Merry Christmas and a well traveled 2019
Travel patterns change and luxury comes in many colors and shades. Money has been too easy (especially in the US) these last years, but this is now definitely over and yes, value will be important again. One pays for an experience, not just a room at a hotel. This said it is a good thing that the forum has been renamed "luxury hotels and travel"
Important for my travels:
- time, no tight connections, no running around
- never fly economy class
- high quality food and beverage (on this I overspend)
- no overcrowding
Just gave up my LHW Leaders Club membership. Pointless while staying at a real luxury bed and breakfast or family run restaurant with rooms with no children running around and events going on. My last experience at a LHW was the middle eastern clientele at a 5 star hotel in Switzerland leaving their room doors open all the time with guards standing in front of the woman's rooms and then that smell.......
#1430
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i admit i like (smaller) room in (larger) villa concept / B&B with dinner , NZ seems best country for it
flying paid economy has made me less interested in some ultra longhaul destinations including NZ
flying paid economy has made me less interested in some ultra longhaul destinations including NZ
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Dec 22, 2018 at 7:16 pm
#1431
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festivalofcolour.soneva.com/3
michelin chefs visiting soneva jani
12/10/2019 > 20/10/2019 - 3 star La Bouitte (Savoie FR) chef Maxime Meilleur
may add more during summer (they included summer in 2018)
singapore >
cempedak.com/#getting_to_cempedak
20 villa private island near bintan / singapore
private islands - pulao joyo , nikoi - some discussion on FT
Bawah Island (Indonesian island not too far from Singapore)
Trip report: The Sanchaya, Bintan, Indonesia
possibly upcoming - alila villas
michelin chefs visiting soneva jani
12/10/2019 > 20/10/2019 - 3 star La Bouitte (Savoie FR) chef Maxime Meilleur
may add more during summer (they included summer in 2018)
singapore >
cempedak.com/#getting_to_cempedak
20 villa private island near bintan / singapore
private islands - pulao joyo , nikoi - some discussion on FT
Bawah Island (Indonesian island not too far from Singapore)
Trip report: The Sanchaya, Bintan, Indonesia
possibly upcoming - alila villas
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Dec 28, 2018 at 11:30 am
#1432
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lhw.com/collections/michelin-starred-restaurants
slh.com/hotel-experiences/michelin-hotels/
relaischateaux.com/us/news/tag/michelin-starred-chefs
events.relaischateaux.com/en
relaischateaux.com/us/destinations/itineraries
relaischateaux.com/us/news/christmas-markets-take-advantage-of-10-relais-chateaux-city-hotels
interesting, speaking of Michelin
singlethreadfarms.com/blog/experience_a_private_inroom_dinner
R&C , 2 new villas this year >
sonbrull.com/en/rooms/villa
africa >
greatplainsconservation.com/our-initiatives
"1,000,000 acres ... never take a dividend ... non-profit"
tourismupdate.co.za/article/182127/Wilderness-Holdings-sells-majority-stake
wilderness-group.com/about/company_overview
"seven million acres"
blogs.andbeyond.com/karen_richards/the-story-of-beyond
"October 2, 2012 ... 805,000 acres"
luxurytraveladvisor.com/hotels/namibia-s-andbeyond-sossusvlei-desert-lodge-to-get-a-makeover-2019
some well regarded mentioned >
robbreport.com/travel/hotels/luxury-hotels-movies-2833824/
interesting in japan >
robbreport.com/travel/hotels/most-over-the-top-luxury-hotels-debuted-in-2834880/
robbreport.com/travel/destinations/tour-unesco-world-heritage-designated-ninna-ji-temple-kyoto-2814737/
robbreport.com/travel/destinations/now-you-can-stay-in-a-zen-buddhist-temple-turned-luxury-ryokan-2713206/
slh.com/hotel-experiences/michelin-hotels/
relaischateaux.com/us/news/tag/michelin-starred-chefs
events.relaischateaux.com/en
relaischateaux.com/us/destinations/itineraries
relaischateaux.com/us/news/christmas-markets-take-advantage-of-10-relais-chateaux-city-hotels
interesting, speaking of Michelin
singlethreadfarms.com/blog/experience_a_private_inroom_dinner
R&C , 2 new villas this year >
sonbrull.com/en/rooms/villa
africa >
greatplainsconservation.com/our-initiatives
"1,000,000 acres ... never take a dividend ... non-profit"
tourismupdate.co.za/article/182127/Wilderness-Holdings-sells-majority-stake
wilderness-group.com/about/company_overview
"seven million acres"
blogs.andbeyond.com/karen_richards/the-story-of-beyond
"October 2, 2012 ... 805,000 acres"
luxurytraveladvisor.com/hotels/namibia-s-andbeyond-sossusvlei-desert-lodge-to-get-a-makeover-2019
some well regarded mentioned >
robbreport.com/travel/hotels/luxury-hotels-movies-2833824/
interesting in japan >
robbreport.com/travel/hotels/most-over-the-top-luxury-hotels-debuted-in-2834880/
robbreport.com/travel/destinations/tour-unesco-world-heritage-designated-ninna-ji-temple-kyoto-2814737/
robbreport.com/travel/destinations/now-you-can-stay-in-a-zen-buddhist-temple-turned-luxury-ryokan-2713206/
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Jan 1, 2019 at 3:37 pm
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dont recall rosewood san miguel de allende residences online
$1k 2BR > $2k 5BR in june
rosewood DC booking from may 1, didnt load new category online
georgetowner.com/articles/2018/01/10/rosewood-annex-townhouses
auberge malliouhana finishing last suites, villa, spa
$1k 2BR > $2k 5BR in june
rosewood DC booking from may 1, didnt load new category online
georgetowner.com/articles/2018/01/10/rosewood-annex-townhouses
ground-floor living room, a kitchen area, a single bedroom and a bathroom, plus an outdoor garden patio with a bistrot table and chairs. Each is about 1,000 square feet
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Jan 1, 2019 at 8:19 pm
#1434
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#1436
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will jk paris be guest-only like other jk
30 rooms with pool, where will spa be
speaking of tiny edinburgh, 2 mrandmrssmith >
i am starting to think that i like luxury properties which do not resemble regular hotels
30 rooms with pool, where will spa be
speaking of tiny edinburgh, 2 mrandmrssmith >
21212 Restaurant and Rooms hotel in Edinburgh with its four rooms might be small, but it has loads on offer. This boutique hotel of Michelin-starred chef Paul Kitching and partner is set in a gorgeous Georgian townhouse right on the staid Royal Terrace
[16 room] Dunstane House, a stately Scottish villa with a thoroughbred soul. Ten minutes from the city centre in well-heeled West Coates
[16 room] Dunstane House, a stately Scottish villa with a thoroughbred soul. Ten minutes from the city centre in well-heeled West Coates
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Jan 7, 2019 at 10:49 am
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#1439
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I LOL'd when I saw PH Sydney was mentioned in the second paragraph, seems from the thread on it here that they have alot to learn about hospitality
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Nice article and idea & some familiar faces, though I wonder on what grounds they chose them.