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The Lodge at Rancho Mirage: Where President Bush Spent The Weekend

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Celebrity Shopping

President George W. Bush spent the weekend at The Lodge in Rancho Mirage near Palm Springs, California. Bush stayed in the presidential suite of course, and was the first president to stay at the hotel since former President Bill Clinton stayed there a decade ago. The hotel, which is located above the Coachella Valley is accessible from only one road. The suite includes a living room with a baby grand piano, formal dining room, master bedroom, and a master bathroom with Jacuzzi bathtub. According to The Desert Sun, Bush held a dinner there Sunday night with a handful of Southern California mayors, including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Fun fact, this is the same suite where Trista and Ryan Sutter (of The Bachelorette reality television show) stayed after their televised wedding at The Lodge two years ago.

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Brad Pitt Real Estate Update

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

I could spend my entire day tracking Brad Pitt real estate rumors. Let's take a look at the latest places the globe-trotting dad has been spotted:

--The wine world is buzzing this morning about Pitt's quiet visit to some wine estates in the Italian countryside. The Daily Telegraph reports that on a recent visit to the Turin area, Pitt stayed at the Fontanafredda estate at Serralunga an area that makes some of Italy's most famous wines including Barolo and Dolcetta D'Alba, and the classic white, Gavi. Pitt was interested in checking out the entire process of winemaking and checked out two working vineyards near Fontanafredda which are for sale. The two vineyards are the Cascina Cucco at Serralunga and the Poderi Aldo Conterno at nearby Monforte both are about 90 minutes from George Clooney's Lake Como home.

--Pitt was also spotting taking a helicopter tour in the Dominican Republic checking out the Samana peninsula and the towns of Miches and Punta Cana with art dealer and promoter George Nader. He was photographed on Friday meeting with German architects Lars Kruckeberg and Wolfram Putz.

--Las Ramblas may be toast but Pitt may still have the hotel-building bug. The latest rumor is that Pitt wants to build a futuristic hotel resort in Palm Springs, California. This relates to his meeting with the architects in the Dominican Republic this weekend. The plan is for a $60 million resort with two restaurants, a spa and an outdoor cinema.

[more pictures of Pitt's latest adventures at JustJared]

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Tags: angelina jolie, brad pitt, BradPitt, celebrity real estate, celebrity rumors, dominican republic, george clooney, italy, palm springs, wine

Remington Hotel Plans a New Co-Tel

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

It seems to be the week for launching hotel chains. The latest is the Remington Hotel Corporation which is launching new co-tels. The Remington Las Montanas Hotel Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, California will be the flagship property for the new division. The resort is located across the road from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and a new center will have restaurants, shops, a 12-plex theater, bookstores, and much more in a piazza setting. The $200-plus million resort will have condos with two master bedroom suites and private terraces with outdoor fireplaces. The great room will have a retractable glass wall out to the terrace. There will also be penthouse and spa suites will be available. The resort will also be home to a 20,000 sq. ft. spa, a conference facility with an auditorium and pool areas for adults and families. The grand opening is planned for spring 2008.

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Tags: co-tel, condo development, luxury, palm springs, remington hotel, RemingtonHotel

Tangerine Palm Springs Development

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Filed under: Estates

Tangerine Palm Springs is a new luxury housing project coming to the resport community of Palm Springs, California. The project includes twelve townhomes with ultra-modern design and upscale features. The two-story townhomes feature glass stairways with modern open railings, illuminated and translucent glass garage doors, unique custom fireplaces and aluminum baseboards, and special glass-to-glass corner windows. The townhomes range from 2,521 to 2,782 sq ft.and each home has a private yard with pool and spa plus a private casita with its own outside stairway access. Prices are expected to start at about $1,100,000.

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Tags: california real estate, condo development, palm springs, tangerine

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