Originally a 17th-century monastery, the Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel & Spa opened on May 17 on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. The five-floor hotel is built into the side of a mountain and has a glass elevator overlooking the Bay of Salerno. It has 20 rooms and suites, a pool, and gardens …
Sneak Peek: Revel, Atlantic City
Revel hotel and casino opens on a stretch of 20 acres along America’s first boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., this month. The $2.4 billion, 47-story glass structure offers 130,000 square feet of gaming, including 2,439 slot machines set against flamboyant decor by Cirque du Soleil designers. All of its 1,898 …
Sneak Peek: Revel, Atlantic City
Revel hotel and casino opens on a stretch of 20 acres along America’s first boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., this month. The $2.4 billion, 47-story glass structure offers 130,000 square feet of gaming, including 2,439 slot machines set against flamboyant decor by Cirque du Soleil designers. All of its 1,898 …
Sneak Peek: Selman Marrakech, Morocco
The Selman Marrakech resort opened on May 1, with 61 rooms and suites, several with private gardens and heated pools (from $530 per night), situated on 15 acres at the base of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. The resort has two restaurants, three bars, a pool, and stables for horseback …
Sneak Peek: Palazzo Victoria, Verona, Italy
Palazzo Victoria, a converted 14th-century palace in Verona, Italy, formerly known as Hotel Victoria, reopened in late March as the newest addition to the Salviatino Collection of hotels. Like its sister property, Il Salviatino in Florence, Palazzo Victoria features a vast display of original medieval and Roman architecture. It has …
The Cloud Forest’s New Luxury Accommodations
Deep within a 2,600-acre private reserve in Ecuador, Mashpi Lodge opened in April with 22 rooms and suites providing visitors a private sanctuary for nature hikes or for simply observing the flora and fauna of a vast ecosystem. About two and a half hours northwest of Quito, the lodge is …
A One-of-a-Kind Trip for History Buffs and Foodies
For those who can’t get enough history and culture, TCS and Starquest Expeditions has created a once-in-a-lifetime itinerary giving travelers unrivaled access to some of the world’s greatest treasures and cultures. From September 17 to October 5, the company will take 76 guests by private jet on a unique tour …
Sneak Peek: The Berkeley River, Kimberley Coast, Australia
Located in the wilderness of northwestern Australia, the new Berkeley River resort opened on April 13, bringing luxury to the outback’s Kimberley Coast. Accessible only by air or water, the resort is positioned between Broome and Darwin in a pristine area of the outback. Perched atop coastal dunes, each of …
Oregon’s Southern Coast Scores a New Par 3
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, known for its Scottish-like primeval grassy dunes, opens a new par-3 course, Bandon Preserve, on May 1. The 13-hole course designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw—the same architects that designed Bandon Trails—is the resort’s fifth golf course and follows the 2010 opening of the 18-hole …
Suite Attractions at the Peninsula Beverly Hills
For the last 19 years, the Peninsula Beverly Hills has earned both AAA Five-Diamond and Forbes Five-Star distinctions—the longest winning streak of any Southern California hotel. This month, after a year of renovations, the 21-year-old hotel revealed 193 remodeled guest rooms ($625 to $8,000 per night), including 36 suites and …