Ambrosi Abrianna has stepped to the tee for the first time with the introduction of the company’s AA Pro golf bags (www.ambrosiabrianna.com). The bags are made from fine crocodile and ostrich leathers that the Manhattan-based handbag maker harvests from Australia and Africa. Ambrosi Abrianna treats the skins in a Parisian …

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For the past 45 years Meadowood has served as the heart and soul of the winegrowing community—as a center for social and family life and as a second home for travelers from around the world wishing to immerse themselves in the region, its wines and its people. Founded …

Considering scotland’s abundance of storied links, it would seem ludicrous to label a new golf course as "the best in Scotland." And yet Scottish golf-course architect Graeme Webster used that exact phrase to describe Castle Stuart Golf Links following the course’s debut during the British Open week last July. Another …

Visitors who walk down Barcelona’s famed Las Ramblas, in the heart of the city’s shopping district, will be happy to note that Mandarin Oriental has opened its newest hotel just steps away. Located on Passeig de Gràcia, an impressive avenue not far from the bustle of Las Ramblas, it is …

From the 33rd-floor helipad at the top of the St. Regis Mexico City, it is easy to overlook the Mexican capital’s flaws. Yes, the megalopolis is overpopulated, polluted, and at times perilous, but it is also one of the planet’s most culturally rich and, from the right perspective, visually dramatic …

From the 33rd-floor helipad at the top of the St. Regis Mexico City, it is easy to overlook the Mexican capital’s flaws. Yes, the megalopolis is overpopulated, polluted, and at times perilous, but it is also one of the planet’s most culturally rich and, from the right perspective, visually dramatic …

The Peninsula Shanghai is the first new building in the city’s riverfront Bund district in more than 60 years. The 15-story Art Deco–style hotel, which opened in October, features 235 rooms, five restaurants and bars, an Espa facility, and an indoor pool. Set across the Huangpu River from the Pudong …

Travelers who may have felt called to the frontier by Amanresorts’ Western-themed Amangani in Jackson Hole, Wyo., can now follow the sun to Amangiri, a 34-suite resort that opened in October as the Singapore-based company’s second U.S. property. Set in southwest Utah—home to the Navajo and Hopi for centuries—Amangiri occupies …

Relive the days when the Rat Pack ruled Palm Springs at the luxurious, retro-cool Riviera Resort & Spa. This dazzling, colorful 24-acre property features 406 super-stylized guestrooms and suites decked out with widescreen plasma TVs, plush down-filled duvets and oversized marble clad baths. Perks of the property include the award-winning, 11,000 sq. ft. SpaTerre—featuring luxe Balinese treatments and a sexy coed spa lounge—along with private, tented poolside cabanas, outdoor fire pits, and a modern, upscale steakhouse, Circa59. —Alexis Korman

Riviera Resort & Spa

1600 N. Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262

Phone: (760) 327-8311 www.psriviera.com

The term country house hotel can conjure up images of crumbling Edwardian piles with drafty rooms, threadbare furnishings, and a culinary oeuvre that trades heavily on spotted dick and bangers and mash. Lime Wood—a voguish 29-room gem helmed by hotelier Robin Hutson, formerly of the classic country retreat Chewton Glen—defies …