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Luxe Destinations: Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos

We recently reported on JetBlue's great new direct service to the island paradise of the Turks & Caicos. To help you plan your glamorous getaway, Luxist is featuring the best of the Caribbean hotspot's luxury resorts, beginning with our top pick, Parrot Cay, situated on a private island.

On 1,000 pristine acres including a mile-long powdered beach, the resort is an elegant combination of glorious nature, understated luxury and unparalleled privacy. The first private island property from COMO Hotels and Resorts, it features an award-winning holistic spa, healthy gourmet cuisine and beach houses with private pools.

Parrot Cay's rooms are designed to maximize light, facing the sea or the island's natural landscaping, and awash in ocean breezes. Balinese day-beds, four-posters and private pools encourage relaxed lounging outdoors, while interiors come in whitewash and teak, with many of the Hamptons-style houses offering direct beach access.

There are also luxe villas belonging to private owners who make their properties available to rent. The spa, COMO Shambhala Retreat at Parrot Cay, overlooks mangroves and wetlands rich with birdlife. Situated just behind the beach is one of the world's most beautiful swimming pools.

We'll see you there.

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Hacienda Cabo San Lucas

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Over the past couple of years we have watched the resort community of Cabo San Lucas at the tip of Baja Mexico explode with luxury hotels and properties and there is no end in sight. The latest development planned is Hacienda a luxury village-style resort set on 22 acres overlooking a beach. The new development is being created on the old site of the Hacienda hotel, which was a Cabo landmark for a long time.The gated community will offer both beachfront villas and resort residences with amenities that include terraces and pools, a beach club, spa, grill and bar and concierge and property management services. The two-story beachfront villas offer 3,600 feet of interior space, 875 feet of terraced space and master bedrooms on both floors. The resort residences have one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floorplans. The resort is being created by the Koll Company, who are also behind Cabo Del Sol and Palmilla. Prices range from $750,000 to $6 million for the homes.

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Hilton Sanya Resort & Spa

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

The Hilton hotel chain is headed to China. The Hilton Sanya Resort & Spa, the first Hilton resort in China recently had its soft open. The hotel, located on Hainan Island, off the coast of mainland China will have a grand opening at the end of March 2006. The beach resort uses local materials such as volcanic lava stone, thatched pavilions and timber decking. There are interconnected swimming pools with streams and lagoon pools as well as sand beach entry pools, a 40m lap pool and children’s pools and slide. Most of the 501 rooms, suites and villas have ocean views.

[via Asia Travel Tips]

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