The Broadmoor opened a secluded sister property, the Ranch at Emerald Valley, less than 10 miles from its main grounds in the mountains of the Pike National Forest in Colorado. The property is open seasonally through October and will reopen for 2014 in May. It comprises a main lodge with a dining room, a bar, two lakeside hot tubs, and a wood-burning fire pit, as well as 10 cabins that sleep from two to 10 guests each (from $435 per person per night). Activities include horseback riding, mountain biking, fly-f…

From September 6 through 8, the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs is welcoming 24 lucky guests to take over its award-winning tennis facilities, including six new courts, at its 5th Annual Wine and Culinary Tennis Camp. Each guest ($975 per person for couples, $1,275 for singles) will receive nine hours of instruction from former professional tennis players and tour coaches; lessons will cover stroke production, fast-paced drills, video analysis, and supervised match play.
Off the court, the resort’s sommelier wi…

Located near the Temple of the Sun, the Palacio del Inka, a Luxury Collection hotel in Cusco, Peru, will reopen on August 1 following an extensive refurbishment. The 203-room property, which is surrounded by Incan and colonial buildings, is designed in a combination of Spanish colonial and authentic Peruvian style, but with all the amenities of modern hotel. It is home to the Inti Raymi restaurant, which serves local and organic cuisine, and an expansive spa; it is also near the city’s major attractions. Rooms…

Le Sereno and Magellan Jets are offering a new package through the end of the year that includes beachfront accommodations at Le Sereno in St. Barts with roundtrip private charter flights to the island. Priced from $35,000 for two, the Real Relax package includes a stay in the resort’s Grand Suite Plage suite—which has its own private sundeck and gardens, along with panoramic views of the bay—a rental car for the week, daily breakfast at the hotel’s Le Restaurant des Pêcheurs, and a&nb…

Every year on May 1, a line forms outside the cellar door of Penfolds Winery in the South Australia town of Magill for the launch of Penfolds Grange, Australia’s more-than-stellar answer to the best Bordeaux of France. Bottle-aged for five years before being released, Grange is a Shiraz meant to be cellared for decades. The wine takes its name from the picturesque stone cottage where the winery’s founder, Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold, and his family lived on their 500-acre Magill Estate vineyard in the mid-1…

The world’s largest yacht builder launched its newest vessel, the Azimut 80. The 80-foot yacht is the brand’s first vessel over 72 feet to be completely designed at its headquarters in Avigliana, Italy. The semicustom yacht offers four interior-design schemes ranging from classic and sophisticated to contemporary and relaxed. All the layouts accommodate eight guests in three cabins, each with an en suite head, plus a full-beam master suite amidships. A 97-square-foot swimming platform at the stern makes it eas…

For more than 30 years, George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, of the Canadian design firm Yabu Pushelberg, have been making their mark on hotels (Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, the St. Regis San Francisco), restaurants (Shibuya in Las Vegas, Blue Fin in New York City), and boutiques (Barneys New York and Tiffany & Co., both in New York City). Since 2007, they have been partnering with the furniture company Avenue Road to make their eye-catching furnishings available at retail. Recently, four pieces have been a…

Hagy Belzberg has been responsible for some of Los Angeles’s most arresting public spaces, from the deeply affecting Museum of the Holocaust to the refreshingly contemporary Patina restaurant at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. With his latest endeavor, however, the architect has taken a more private approach. The 1-acre residential compound, which Belzberg’s Santa Monica, Calif.–based firm completed in July, is located at 1232 Sunset Plaza Drive, just above the bustling Sunset Strip, but its mountainside perch a…

Sonoma County, California With four bedrooms, an expansive pool, an outdoor shower, a boccie court, a croquet lawn, and its own vineyards, Villa Nel Bosco is an ideal base from which to enjoy the Napa Valley’s fall crush. Inside the two-story residence, antiques and art commissioned specifically for the home mix with rich leather sofas and plush beds for a cozy retreat. Nightly rates start from $1,350. Beautiful Places, 800.495.9961, www.beautiful-places.com Florence, Italy Located on the second floor of a…

When BMW unveiled the Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe at the Villa d’Este Concours, it represented a change in direction for both the famed Italian design house and the German automaker. For Pininfarina, this could be the start of a beautiful friendship, especially in light of the decision of the firm’s long-time client Ferrari to go with an in-house design for its LaFerrari supercar.
And while BMW has done show cars with Italian carrozzerias in the past, most notably with ItalDesign and Bertone, it hadn’t reach…