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St. Regis Bora Bora Couples Retreat Package

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Couples Retreat, the new Vince Vaughn - Jon Favreau comedy that's big at the box office, stars a number of talented actors but they had to work hard not to be upstaged by the beautiful location - the St. Regis Bora Bora in the South Pacific. The lush resort, a favorite celebrity getaway since it opened in 2006 - Nicole Kidman and Keith honeymooned there while Eva Longoria and Tony Parker and others have enjoyed its tropical splendors - is offering an exclusive Couples Retreat package celebrating the film's opening and continuing through May 31, 2010. The package offers guests a four or five night stay in a Premiere Overwater Villa where Vaughn, Favreau, Malin Akerman, Kristen Davis, Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell's characters stay in the movie, as well as other experiences seen on the big screen including couples yoga on the lush 44-acre property's pristine beaches, massages at its world class Spa Miri Miri, outrigger canoe lessons, a jet ski tour in the lagoon's pristine crystal waters, and dinner at Lagoon, the St. Regis Bora Bora's Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant.

[via JustLuxe]

Tags: Bora Bora, BoraBora, Couple Retreat, CoupleRetreat, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Jean-georgesVongerichten, movie, Nicole Kidman, NicoleKidman, South Pacific, SouthPacific, St. Regis, St. Regis Bora Bora, St.Regis, St.RegisBoraBora

Tia Moana Yacht For Sale

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Filed under: Water

Tia Moana is one of a matched pair of mini cruise ships based in beautiful Bora Bora. Both ships, which are part of a small cruise service, are available as private charters but Tia Moana, a 226-foot beauty with 30 cabins is now for sale as well. The ship has five decks including two Jacuzzis and an on-deck movie screen. It includes a library, fitness area, ample dining area and has a la carte full service spa and massage service. The ship charters for 260,000 euros a week or can be all yours for 30 million euros.

[via Superyacht Times]

Gallery: Tia Moana

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Tags: bora bora, BoraBora, tia moana, TiaMoana, yacht, yacht charter, YachtCharter

Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Gifts

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Filed under: Journeys, Wheels, Events, Charity

Not to be left out by other department stores, Saks Fifth Avenue has their own version of over-the-top holiday gifts but a portion of the price of each of their gifts are donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The most coveted is the chance to own the first-ever SLR Mercedes-Benz Roadster Convertible. As part of the package you will fly to Monaco for the 2008 Formula One race and take private lessons from the pros at the Circuit Paul Richard Racetrack in Provence, France. The package costs $520,000, $10,000 of which will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The rest of the five gifts are a concert experience with Matchbox Twenty ($25,000, $5,000 of which will go to St. Jude's); a vacation experience in Bora Bora with chef Jean Georges Vongerichten which costs $115,000 ($5,000 of which goes to St. Jude's); a weekend in New York City which includes the chance to create a customized ring with jewelry designer Temple St. Clair and formulate your very own fragrances with Bond No. 9 founder Laurice Rahme, dine at Gramercy Tavern and go on a private shopping spree at Saks Fifth Avenue before the store opens which sells for $60,000 ($5,000 of which $5,000 will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) and lastly five customized snowglobes to share with family and friends for $3,000 ($1,000 will be donated to St. Jude's).

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Tags: bora bora, gifts, holidash, holiday, matchbox twenty, mercedes, mercedes slr, saks, st. jude children's research hospital

Nicole and Keith at the St. Regis Bora Bora

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Filed under: Apparel, Journeys

Ah, to be Hollywood honeymooners, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban. They took their Gulfstream jet to French Polynesia and ended up at the St. Regis in Bora Bora. The newlyweds are reportedly enjoying the new $15,000-a-night Royal Estate. We first heard about this suite last October and thought it was impressive when it was reported to be 8,000 square feet. It now turns out that this amazing space is 13,000 square feet and includes a private pool. The resort also includes a spa, several restaurants including an overwater dining experience and 24-hour butler service.

UPDATE: It looks like Eva Longoria and Tony Parker are there too.

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Tags: bora bora, keith urban, nicole kidman, NicoleKidman, st. regis

InterContinental Resort and Thalasso-Spa Bora Bora To Open Next Month

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Journeys

A while back I mentioned the St. Regis in Bora Bora which was supposed to open this month but now is opening in late June. Another idyllic getaway in this remote location will be the InterContinental Resort and Thalasso-Spa Bora Bora. The $70 million resort should open in May. It has a great feature, an eco-friendly air-conditioning system which uses a 7,874 foot pipe (the deepest ocean pipe in the world) to pump deep sea water through a titanium heat exchanger, which transfers the cold from the sea water into the fresh water circuit that powers the air conditioning throughout the hotel. The water is then returned to the ocean (rerouted to avoid hurting the ocean ecosystem). The resort has 80 over water bungalows. The resort’s Thalassotherapy Deep Ocean Spa which will open in September will use mineral-rich deep seawater extracted from 2,500 feet below sea level in its treatments. It will also have what may be one of the most romantic settings for a wedding, an over water chapel with a glass bottom floor.

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Tags: bora bora, BoraBora, french polynesia, getaway, hotel, intercontinental, resort, vacation

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