Jumeirah Group’s first European resort, Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel & Spa, opened on the island of Mallorca, off the coast of Spain, just in time for the summer season. The hotel features 120 rooms and suites, two restaurants, four bars, two swimming pools, and three terraces overlooking the coastline, in …
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Sail and Dive with Jean-Michel Cousteau
Jean-Michel Cousteau, the oceanographer and environmentalist, and the son of the legendary Jacques Cousteau, will host four sailing trips on the luxury liner Paul Gauguin in 2013. Aboard the one-to-two-week voyages, Mr. Cousteau will offer a series of lectures about his work exploring the world’s oceans, and he will also …
Tee Time at Cabot Links
Cabot Links is the latest golf course to open on Cape Breton Island on the northern tip of Nova Scotia, Canada. Designed by Rod Whitman, the 18-hole course is positioned on rugged, oceanfront terrain. Its design incorporates sandy soil with a dramatic seascape and the undulating Nova Scotia landscape. Cape …
See the City and Rainforest in One Weekend
The Rosewood King Pacific Lodge, a luxury wilderness resort in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest, is offering a new City to Rainforest package, which begins with a night at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver before guests move on to spend three nights at the King Pacific Lodge. The package …
Sneak Peek: Villa Le Scale, Capri
After a year of renovations, Villa Le Scale has reopened in time for the summer season. The intimate Italian resort and former summer home of the aristocratic Monti della Corte family dates to the early 19th century and is located in Anacapri on Monte Solaro, on the isle of Capri. …
Sneak Peek: Ritz-Carlton, Montreal
The historic Ritz-Carlton Montreal reopened on June 1 after an extensive restoration to the 100-year-old building’s facade, lobby, ballroom, garden, and more. The hotel also unveiled new features, including an indoor saltwater swimming pool and a wing with 45 residences, as well as some high-tech features—such as motion-sensor-activated lighting and …
Sneak Peek: Bulgari Hotel and Residences
In the prestigious Knightsbridge district of central London across from Hyde Park, Bulgari Hotel & Residences opened its doors on May 28. As the 128-year-old Italian brand’s fourth hotel, the new location has 85 rooms and suites starting at about $780 a night, and several feature balconies overlooking the famous …
Room with a View
Located on the shores of Lake Como in Italy, the Grand Hotel Tremezzo has created eight new luxurious suites on its rooftop, each with a private terrace featuring panoramic views of the lake, an outdoor Jacuzzi, and butler service. The eight rooms can be combined to create one expansive penthouse …
Sneak Peek: Palacio Nazarenas, Cuzco, Peru
Legendary for its train journeys, Orient-Express has incorporated hotels as part of its repertoire since 1976, and it just unveiled its most ambitious project to date with the opening of Palacio Nazarenas in Cuzco, Peru—the ancient capital of the Incan Empire—on June 15. This Spanish colonial palace and former convent …
Sneak Peek: Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv, Ukraine
Ukraine’s Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv opened in mid-March as the brand’s first hotel in Eastern Europe. The classically elegant hotel, offering 258 rooms and suites, sits on the capital city’s Dnipro River, which runs through three countries including Russia and Belarus, and offers 258 rooms and suites. The brand’s luxury …