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Almost 27 years ago the U.S. was part of an invasion of the island of Grenada in order to free American medical students studying there. It was a good example of the wrong way to invade an island. For the right technique, look no further than Calivigny Island, just off the southern tip of Grenada. First of all, since there is nothing on Calivigny Island save the beach house and a bevy of caretakers, you can invade it whenever you wish and you needn’t concern yourself with getting anyone off of it.

In fact, leaving could be the last thing on your mind. The beach house is set at the end of a pier that crosses a white sand beach. Or rather, perhaps it shouldn’t even be called a house, seeing as it takes up nearly 108,000 square feet and has ten bedroom suites, each of them with its own entrance and bathroom. The rest of the island, 81 acres in all, serves as your private tropical garden.

When the Robinson-Crusoe-and-coconuts thing gets old, there’s scuba diving on the coral reef, an underwater sculpture park, a spa, and a 24-hour private chef - because you’d be surprised how hungry you get in paradise. If you don’t wish to expend any effort to effortlessly enjoy yourself, seven-day excursions to Calivigny Island are being arranged now by Pure Entertainment Group.

There are Private Islands, and Then There’s Calivigny originally appeared on Luxist on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Famed Speyside distillery The Macallan and the Ritz-Carlton Destination Club at Aspen Highlands (above) have teamed up on a tantalizing Scotch and ski package combining the ultimate in single malt whisky, luxe accommodations, and winter sports - The Macallan Winter Escape. Eden Algie, The Macallan’s Brand Ambassador, is inviting fellow enthusiasts to enjoy one last ultra-premium adventure both on and off the slopes before the snow melts, from March 20-26. The Winter Escape Package Includes: a private one-on-one Macallan tasting experience with Algie; luxurious accommodations at the Ritz-Carlton Club, Aspen Highlands; ski in / ski out access to Aspen Highlands; personal 24-hour concierge service; unlimited use of all the Ritz-Carlton Club, Aspen Highlands amenities; a decadent progressive dinner experience featuring limited-edition expressions paired with The Macallan-infused food pairings from Executive Chef Jami Flatt; and more. A four night package including one complimentary night is available for $3,036 and a seven night package including two complimentary nights is available for $4,585; both get you a two-bedroom Club residence. Click here for more info.

The Macallan Winter Scotch & Ski Escape at Ritz-Carlton Aspen Highlands originally appeared on Luxist on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Times were a little hard last year, and probably the only way to show that your unconquerable soul remains in tact is to get seven of your friends and €100,000 ($140,000 U.S.) together for a ten-day tour of the French Riviera, seven of them spent on a 100-foot yacht. No, really, anything less that that and there could still be some doubts…

The escapade, organized by Montreal’s Pure Entertainment Group, begins somewhere in Western Europe, where you and your fellow sailors will be flown in a private jet to Nice. From there it’s all high living: seven-day cruise (the pictured yacht is one of the fleet), two nights in Monte Carlo at the Hotel De Paris and four bottles of Dom on arrival, a two-hour massage for each person to put vigor in your legs again, and dinner at Alain Ducasse’s Louis XV.

Travel dates are open from April 1 to September 1, 2010, and operators are probably standing by to take your booking. There might be easier ways to show you’ve turned it all around, but the words “French Riviera” are known to work rather well.

Celebrate the Economic Recovery with Ten Days in the Riviera originally appeared on Luxist on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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To enjoy air travel, which I still firmly believe is possible, there are a few necessities.

First, it always helps to be elite: traveling in first or business class, second, having some vaunted frequent flier status, lounge access. Second, even with those perks, you need something of a Buddha-like attitude. What will be, will be. Hold your plans lightly. Resolve to be happy wherever you happen to end up.

This last piece of advice is easier when you know about terrific hotels that are close enough to the airport to make them feasible on either an intentional or unintentional layover. These are places that are nice enough that you’ll sort of hope to get to stuck there — places that you might actually plan to come back to for a stay all on their own. Here are my three places that I’ve spent at least a night at recently while in transit, which I’m adding to my list of my favorite layovers.

1. InterContinental San Juan: You can see the hotel when you’re landing at the airport, that’s how close it is — it’s less than a ten minute drive from terminal to hotel check-in. The hotel is in the Isla Verde area, and has access to one of the nicest stretches of beach in San Juan, as well as a lively, private pool area available only to hotel guests. Club level rooms have balconies with a view of the pool.
2. Cedarbrook Lodge Seattle: It’s really hard to believe this is exactly two minutes from the airport, but you’re barely on the free shuttle enjoying your complimentary water before you’ve arrived at this wooded, quiet property. This hotel used to be a private hotel for Washington Mutual, but those days are long over, and it’s now open to the public. It’s designed for business travelers in mind, with 24 hour complimentary snacks, complimentary continental breakfast, and a load of other perks.
3. InterContinental Tahiti: Okay, if your work brings you to Tahiti and you get stuck in Papeete, no one is going to have a ton of sympathy for you. A more likely scenario is that you’re flying through Tahiti on your way to other islands in French Polynesia, when weather unexpectedly grounds you. Worry not, within five minutes you will be at the InterContinental Tahiti which you really could stay at for an entire vacation. I hope that you’re stuck there on one of their Polynesian dancing nights — their dancers are known for being some of the best in the Society Islands. Bonus points for its brand new fitness center with water views.

3 Great Layovers Worth Stopping For originally appeared on Luxist on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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William Wrigley, Jr. bought Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of Southern California, in 1919. Since then the attention paid to the island has waxed and waned, but it looks as if 2010 will be a year of exceptional waxing. The former haven for wealthy cosmopolites is nearing completion of an $11 million refurbish that will put more, and more exciting, offerings on the menu for visitors.

Eleven million doesn’t sound like much, but on a small island of just 4,000 people it can go a long way. New exploring options will come via air, land and sea: a GPS ranger-guided walking tour that can take you up the 2,097-foot Mt. Orizaba; a Zip Line Eco Tour with five lines that drop almost 600 feet from top to toe; and a Sea Trek Undersea Adventure during which you actually walk the seafloor using special helmets. It’ll be like The Abyss, without having to breathe like a fish. For lighter fare there are still the flying fish, sunbathing seals, foxes, bald eagles, and buffalo safaris.

When respite from the wilds of an idyllic Pacific island is needed, your eye might run to the renovated Pavilion Hotel and its private lanais that is a 17-second walk to the beach, or the redone Descanso Beach Club with its private cabanas and chaise lounges. Meals can be had at the new Avalon Grille restaurant on the water, and post-prandial ports and dessert wines can be enjoyed during a stroll of the green rooms once occupied by Errol Flynn and Cary Grant. Not bad for a lush lump of rock visible from the distinctly buffalo-free Venice Boardwalk.

The renovations will be complete toward the end of Spring. The seals and flying fish are ready for you now.

Catalina Island does the Island Makeover Thing, Keeps the Roaming Buffalo originally appeared on Luxist on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Everyone is doing Costa Rica nowadays, and why shouldn’t they? It’s one of the few places with a jungle that’s actually inviting, where you can color-coordinate your attire with black, brown and white sand beaches, and that isn’t overrun with tourists even though, well, everyone is doing Costa Rica. Still, few are doing anything new when they do Costa Rica, and Soto Retreats has a few packages that will allow you to address that.

For more involvement with the locals, the Spanish and Surf program will initiate you to Latin American conjugations while you learn how to stand up on a longboard to catch three-meter waves. You’ll stay in Jacó, which the locals call The City of Surf, and stay from one to four weeks doing ten to 20 Spanish lessons per week and getting in the water daily. Should that not be enough, you can swap out the Spanish lessons for plain old adventure, doling out your non-surfing hours between zip lining, white water rafting, ATV-ing and haunting jungle trails already haunted by scarlet macaws and white-faced monkeys.

Soto additionally offers an All Women Surf, Yoga and Spanish getaway for those times when men just aren’t allowed. You’ll still need to share the water with manly types, but the yoga classes take place on an open-air deck by the ocean, or in the shade of one of Costa Rica’s active volcanoes. Soto takes care of everything once you step off the plane, and packages begin at $1,700 for a seven-day trip.

Soto Retreats Combines Learning, Long Boards, Zip Lines, and Costa Rica originally appeared on Luxist on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With the economy lurching back to life, Las Vegas might be in for one hot summer. If so the hotels are ready with tempting new pool options. Pools are more than places to escape the brutal Las Vegas heat, they’ve become resorts in their own right offering drinking, dancing, gambling, spa treatments, internet access and more.

Caesars Palace has created the new Garden of the Gods pool oasis, which makes its debut on March 19. The new Fortuna pool features an 18-foot waterfall where guests can challenge Lady Luck at the swim-up blackjack tables. And in addition to the new pools there are 44 new private cabanas, each with a stocked refrigerator of juice and water, flat-screen TV, DVD player, iPod docking station, wireless Internet access, ceiling fan and plush furniture. The two Bacchus pools are framed by curved staircases and available only to invited guests. Qua Baths & Spa offers poolside treatments and full-service massages are available in the large Jupiter spa cabana.

Steve Wynn’s Encore will be opening the Encore Beach Club. The compound will include pools, food and nightlife. At Aria, the Liquid pool offers an adults-only outdoor playground that is topless. At the MGM Grand, Wet Republic’s ultra pool is 53,000 square feet and offers a nightlife experience with poolside pampering and relaxation. DayDream, The Pool Club at M Resort is a more than 12,000 square-foot space with cabanas, daybeds, lounging areas, an ice-railed bar and an infinity-edge pool and spa.

Continue reading Las Vegas Gets Ready For Pool Season

Las Vegas Gets Ready For Pool Season originally appeared on Luxist on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Three high-profile London hotels could wind up in the hands of the government soon. The Berkeley, Claridges and Connaught, all owned by Maybourne Hotel Group, are at risk of being controlled by the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), due to the terms of a €16 billion loan. And, there wil probably be more.

In Ireland, five hotels could fall victim to the impact of economic woes on their developers. Loans totaling €80 billion could push the prestigious hotels - the Shelbourne, K-Club, Ritz-Carlton Wicklow, Radisson and G Hotel in Galway - into the hands of the state. Even if the loans don’t go into default, the fact that they used government relief could push control to NAMA.

Depending on how the situation unfolds, NAMA could become one of the largest hotel owners in the world, a dicey proposition for the properties given the agency’s lack hospitality experience. There’s a shot that 100 hotels could find their way to NAMA’s portfolio according to the Irish Hotel Foundation, and others in the industry put the potential at double that amount. The problem is that these assets aren’t easy to manage.

Some of the properties that could wind up in NAMA’s hands fall distinctly into the luxury sector. The lowest priced hotel in the Maybourne Group comes in at €643 a night (for the Berkeley). At the Connaught, you could wind up dropping more than £8,000 a night. Given the stakes involved, some the developers will be kept on to manage the new properties, though there are cases where NAMA will bring in a new team.

Irish Governments May Wind up in the Luxury Business originally appeared on Luxist on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve been following the progress of Trump SoHo since way back in 2006 and now the hotel component of the project at 246 Spring Street has an opening date. The hotel will open on April 9. The 46-story silver-glass building is a 391-unit hotel and condominium building.

As the NY Times mentioned last month, owners in the project are only allowed to use their units for under 120 days a year and no more than 29 consecutive days. The idea is that most buyers are using their condos as second or third residences. The units are being sold outright at over one million for a studio and must be rented out for the rest of the time. The reason for the odd living arrangement is that the building is in a manufacturing zone which is zoned for hotels and not residences.

The hotel has enviable views of the city’s spectacular skyline, the Hudson River, Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building and the rooms and suites have floor-to-ceiling windows. High end appurtenances include furnishings by Fendi Casa and custom bedding by Bellino. The hotel also has a heated pool with private cabanas and an adjacent bar, a spa that includes a hammam and Quattro Gastronomia Italiana, an Italian restaurant that also offers room service. The Bazaar lounge is the place for nightlife and a library stocked with art and design books by Taschen will offer a cozy place to relax. Promotional rates start at $389 per night.

Trump SoHo Gets Official Opening Date originally appeared on Luxist on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Three high-profile London hotels could wind up in the hands of the government soon. The Berkeley, Claridges and Connaught, all owned by Maybourne Hotel Group, are at risk of being controlled by the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), due to the terms of a €16 billion loan. And, there wil probably be more.

In Ireland, five hotels could fall victim to the impact of economic woes on their developers. Loans totaling €80 billion could push the prestigious hotels - the Shelbourne, K-Club, Ritz-Carlton Wicklow, Radisson and G Hotel in Galway - into the hands of the state. Even if the loans don’t go into default, the fact that they used government relief could push control to NAMA.

Depending on how the situation unfolds, NAMA could become one of the largest hotel owners in the world, a dicey proposition for the properties given the agency’s lack hospitality experience. There’s a shot that 100 hotels could find their way to NAMA’s portfolio according to the Irish Hotel Foundation, and others in the industry put the potential at double that amount. The problem is that these assets aren’t easy to manage.

Some of the properties that could wind up in NAMA’s hands fall distinctly into the luxury sector. The lowest priced hotel in the Maybourne Group comes in at €643 a night (for the Berkeley). At the Connaught, you could wind up dropping more than £8,000 a night. Given the stakes involved, some the developers will be kept on to manage the new properties, though there are cases where NAMA will bring in a new team.

UK Governments May Wind up in the Luxury Business originally appeared on Luxist on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The World Wildlife Fund is holding the annual “Earth Hour” climate change initiative on March 27, 2010. The organization urges people to express their concern about climate change with one simple act, turning off their lights at 8:30pm local time. Last year nearly one billion people participated in the event in 4,100 cities world wide.

The Fairmont Hotel Group has been supporting the endeavor since its inception three years ago. The hotel group has come up with some creative ways to make “Earth Hour” an enjoyable experience for their clients who are at their properties spending money on a luxury vacation. Hotel guests at several properties can enjoy amenities such as; complimentary s’mores roasted at an ocean-side fire pit under the stars (The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii), candlelight dinners at various hotel restaurants (Hotel Vier Jahresseiten, Mara Safari Club, Fairmont Turnberry Isle, Fairmont Chateau Laurier) and even themed “Happy Hours” (Fairmont Dallas). Other offerings include the opportunity for guests to learn more about the environment with lectures by naturalists and even an astronomer who will use the opportunity of less ambient lighting to show off the night sky. The corporate side of the Fairmont group will also be dimming their lights and have recently moved into new LEED certified offices in Toronto.

Continue reading WWF “Earth Hour” Enjoys Continued Support from Luxury Hotel Chains

WWF “Earth Hour” Enjoys Continued Support from Luxury Hotel Chains originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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People who travel a lot often find that their passport really takes a beating, so whether you want to buy one as a treat for yourself or as a gift for someone special a protective but stylish passport cover can be a solid and worthwhile investment. This one from Smythson is the ultimate in functional but stylish minimalism in solid black with simple silver letters spelling out “Passport” on the front cover. Inside there’s a slot for your passport and for a boarding pass, and the whole thing comes packaged in a light blue box for handy gifting and storage between adventures. $120

Smythson Leather Passport Cover originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You go on vacation to let go, but you probably meant to let go of your stress, not your iPod, your camera, your passport…or your false teeth.

British company Airport Parking and Hotels Ltd (APH) joins the group of travel companies that occasionally release a list of the amusing things they’ve found that their clients have lost, presumably in a hotel, a car, or an airport lounge. Clothing tops the list, accounting for almost half of the items in their lost n’ found, and there are a fair number of gadgets as well: 17% of APH’s total lost items were mobile phones, games consoles, mp3 players and cameras. APH says that “luckily only” 4% of travelers lost their passport, but honestly, given the hassle of losing a passport, that number seems pretty high to me.

Then there’s the unusual items: the aforementioned false teeth, a ski boot that contained a tube of hemorrhoid cream, “odd shoes”, which I presume means a single shoe rather than shoes of a strange style. I may have a suspicious nature, but some of the objects they’ve found simply scream “criminal activity” to me: an electric scale, for instance, what legitimate purpose might that have? And then there’s an assortment of crutches, walking sticks and wheelchairs, which totally seems like evidence of insurance fraud. I don’t even want to speculate on why someone would leave a pram behind.

Continue reading On Being a Travel Loser

On Being a Travel Loser originally appeared on Luxist on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When I heard that Hotel le St.-James in Montreal was the preferred accommodation for celebrities like Madonna and Mick Jagger, I have to admit I pictured something slightly different than this gracious, historic hotel in Old Montreal. Although I knew the building dated back to 1870, and I had seen the photos of the white-gloved doormen, I think I was picturing an interior décor something along the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.

Well, there’s no rock n’ roll memorabilia on the walls and certainly no Love Jones room service available here. This 60-room hotel started its life as a bank, and in the late 19th century, banks were basically palaces erected to the gods of commerce, with intricate wood paneling, shiny marble floors, elaborate ceilings, creamy paintings in heavy gilt frames — all of which was impeccably preserved when the building was renovated into a hotel, and echoed in the floors that were added to the original structure.

The feel of Hotel le St.-James is sumptuous masculinity — the palette is a subdued, tan, deep blues, browns, a faint hunting print pattern on the window treatment, even the curving posts of the four-poster beds seem to thrust towards the ceiling with great confidence. It flirts with severity, but pulls back from it by a few soft and whimsical touches: the pure white linens, the stuffed lion (which is the hotel’s mascot) which sits on the mini-bar on each room.

Continue reading Like Madonna: Get in Touch with Your Masculinity in Montreal

Like Madonna: Get in Touch with Your Masculinity in Montreal originally appeared on Luxist on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Famed fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg will unveil her first interior design project this summer, a series of rooms and suites for Claridge’s, the ultra-luxe Art Deco hotel in London’s Mayfair. Von Furstenberg, a longtime guest and friend of the hotel, will bring her iconic prints and bold colours as well as original pieces of furniture to the legendary landmark. Claridge’s and von Furstenberg have enjoyed an intimate relationship since the 1970s and some of her past collections have even been inspired by the renowned hotel. “One of my fondest memories was when I was in London as a young, independent businesswoman and stayed at Claridge’s,” the designer recalls. “I knew I had made it. To me, Claridge’s is the most glamourous hotel in the world; I regard it as my home away from home.”

Diane von Furstenberg to Design Suites for Claridge’s originally appeared on Luxist on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Last month the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa was in the news as the setting for TIger Woods’ mea culpa moment. This month the setting for the Woods’ apology is in the news for a different reason, bankruptcy. RQB Resort LP filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection listing estimated assets and liabilities of up to $500 million. A debt of over $193 million is owed to Goldman Sachs which has not been paid since August 2009.

The 65-acre resort has more than 500 rooms and has seen a drop in corporate and group bookings over the last year as a result of the struggling economy. The resort overlooks the Pete Dye-designed TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course famous for the 17th hole which has an island green. The course is the setting for the Players Championship each May. Sawgrass Marriott has the rights to the bulk of the tee times available on the popular course which draws many golfers each year. The hotel is continuing normal operations and hopes to emerge from bankruptcy to take advantage of the hoped-for economic resurgence in 2011.

Sawgrass Marriott Files Chapter 11 originally appeared on Luxist on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In addition to some of the best beaches in the Caribbean and the incredible Sandy Lane resort, the former British colony of Barbados also has a strong sporting tradition; aristocrats and officers have been playing polo there since 1884. Now you can learn the sport of kings during your stay on the island thanks to a new offering at the Barbados Polo Club. The club’s swashbuckling vice captain Jeff Evelyn is now offering lessons consisting of personal instruction on wielding the mallet, hitting the ball, and of course staying in the saddle while doing so; polo ponies are provided from the club’s stable. He also stages practice matches at the club’s Holders polo grounds in St. James so you can try your hand at scoring a goal. The Barbados Polo Open, where world-class sportsmen such as Britain’s Prince Harry compete, takes place March 14-21.

[via JustLuxe]

Learn the Sport of Kings at the Barbados Polo Club originally appeared on Luxist on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Condé Nast Traveler’s popular “Room With a View” column has been compiled into a beautiful new book from Assouline. Culled from the highlights of the column’s 20 years chronicling the world’s most fabulous hotel rooms, the Room With a View book features the very best “frame-worthy vistas” to be found anywhere on Earth. 160 breathtaking sights from beaches in Bali to Asia’s bustling metropolises to African savannahs “teeming with wildlife rather than nightlife” are lavishly portrayed within. Standouts include the bathtub vista from the Royal Park’s Urban Spa room in Japan’s 971 foot-high Yokohama Landmark Tower, and Room 609 at Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, the perfect box seat for the Cartier Snow Polo World Cup played on the frozen Lake of St. Moritz below.

The World’s Coolest Hotel Rooms originally appeared on Luxist on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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“The Bachelor: On The Wings Of Love” ends tomorrow night. Will the bachelor, pilot Jake Pavelka pick sweet Tenley or saucy Vienna? One thing is for certain, they’ve send him to a great place to figure it out. The Jalousie Plantation in St.Lucia is the setting for the finale, providing a scenic backdrop of turquoise waters and white sand beaches for the big moment.

The resort is offering a special Bachelor package. This season ABC was offering a contest to viewers to win a vacation for two at The Jalousie Plantation as part of the Rose Ceremony Game. Those not lucky enough to win can book the Wings of Love package which starts at rates of $3304 from February 23 to April 17, 2010; from $2856 April 17 to May 31, 2010; from $2660 June 1 to October 15, 2010; and $2856 October 16 to December 16, 2010. The package includes four nights in a luxury villa with an ocean view, a bottle of Champagne, a single long-stemmed red rose, a Jeep safari, a visit to the Sulphur Springs spa seen in the show, a romantic candlelit dinner and breakfast in bed on one morning of your choice, handsome bachelor and bevy of babes not included.

The Bachelor Finale Set In St. Lucia originally appeared on Luxist on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Paying for the internet, especially at luxury hotels is one of our biggest pet peeves. One major hotel chain is making it easier for guests to get free in-room internet access. There’s just one major hook, you have to be a loyal customer. Starting on March 1, Starwood will give platinum-level members of the Starwood Preferred Guest program free internet at any of Starwood’s 940 hotels including Westin, Sheraton, W and St. Regis). To get the free internet you also can’t book using Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz or other, similar sites.

USA Today’s Hotel Check-In reports that when you get to your room and log in you may have to click yes and accept the charge but that it will be removed as long as you’re a platinum-level member. Hilton already offers its gold and diamond members free, in-room Internet access as one of their hotel perks.Hyatt also offers free Internet to its diamond- and platinum-level members. It’s a great step but we’re still dreaming of the day when free luxury hotel internet is available without restrictions.

Starwood Hotels Dole Out Free Internet To Their Best Customers originally appeared on Luxist on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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