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Golf: Making Its Point

The grumble of construction trucks drowns out the rumble of surf on the oceanfront 17th hole at the Punta Mita Club de Golf’s new Bahia course. The racket detracts from this otherwise serene setting on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, but the disruption is not unwelcome. At a time when many resort …

Map of the Spas: Restorative Retreats

A host of soothing spots for medical, massage, Ayurvedic, water, and wine treatments.
MEDICALCanyon Ranch, Lenox, Mass.The Executive Health Program typically begins with a 90-minute physical examination and interview. 413.637.4100, www.canyonranch.com
Millcroft Inn & Spa, Ontario, Canada The two- or three-day Lite Detox Getaway assesses your state of wellness and then educates …

Map of the Spas

After an exhilarating day on the slopes outside Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Bavarian Alps, my friend Ted and I decided to unwind with a swim and sauna in a spa. Nobody had mentioned to us that this particular sauna was a) coed and b) nude—well, not totally nude: Ted and I …

Grand Openings: Rock Star

King David might feel at home at the 194-room Mamilla Hotel, which opened in June in the up-and-coming neighborhood of Mamilla, 10 minutes from Jaffa Gate near the Old City of Jerusalem. The collaborative effort of Israeli-born architect Moshe Safdie (designer of the Ballet Opera House in Toronto) and Italian …

Grand Openings: Cool Pools

It may seem odd that visitors to Maui’s Wailea Beach would choose the manufactured sanctum of a hotel pool over the shore’s golden sand and soothing surf. But at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea’s Serenity Pool Terrace, waterside massages and other indulgent amenities can make even the most …

Golf: Lough Track

A decade after the end of the Troubles that divided Northern Ireland in two, the region’s stability has sparked a boom in tourism and tourist developments. Among the many signs of this prosperity and optimism is Lough Erne, the first true golf resort in Northern Ireland.
The resort opened in late …