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Lanesborough London's Asprey & Verdura Experiences

Filed under: Handbags, Jewelry, Luxury Travel & Hotels

London's luxe Lanesborough Hotel (above) has partnered with famed luxury goods brands Asprey and Verdura on a pair of exclusive "design experience" packages through March 31st. The packages available at the 5-star Regency-style St. Regis property on London's Hyde Park Corner in Knightsbridge include an opportunity to personally design a one-of-a-kind Asprey leather bag, and a private appointment and estate consultation at Verdura, one of the world's foremost jewelers. The Asprey experience at their Bond Street flagship is focused on a creative session with one of their in-house designers to create a bespoke leather handbag or briefcase from an extensive selection of exotic skins, including alligator, crocodile, python and ostrich.

The Verdura experience involves viewing the jewels of the house's legendary founder, Duke Fulco di Verdura, as well as a consultation to evaluate your collection and advise you on key "estate" additions. Verdura designed jewels for legendary figures from Coco Chanel to Babe Paley and Princess Di. The Asprey experience includes accommodation in an Aspley suite and costs about $1,600 per night with a three night minimum stay; the Verdura package includes accommodation in a Junior Suite and costs about $1,000 per night with a three night minimum. Back in November we reported that the Lanesborough's posh library bar was offering the world's oldest cognac at $6,000 a shot.

[via JustLuxe]

Gallery: Lanesborough x Asprey x Verdura

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World's Oldest Cognac for $6,000 a Shot

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Filed under: Cigars, Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spirits

The luxe Lanesborough Hotel in London has just acquired the world's oldest bottle of cognac, distilled in 1770, and is offering it to patrons of their plush Library Bar (above) for £4,000, or about $6,000, per shot. That's considerably more than the ultra-expensive Louis XIII Black Pearl Magnum cognac my colleague Lisa Palladino wrote about last summer, which cost $2,500 per shot. In addition to the 240-year-old tipple, the Lanesborough, a St. Regis property, just installed a new walk-in cigar humidor, the first of its kind in a London hotel. The humidor houses 1,000 cigars and contains 25 private lockers for the personal collections of top patrons, who can enjoy Cuban and even pre-Castro smokes in the hotel's posh Garden Room.

[via JustLuxe]

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Tags: Bars, Cigars, Cognac, Lanesborough Hotel, LanesboroughHotel, London, St. Regis, St.Regis

St. Regis Sponsors Major New Polo Trophy

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Filed under: Events, Sports

One of the world's most famous luxury hotel brands is getting into the polo game in a big way this summer with the first annual St. Regis International Cup. England and Italy will compete for the prestigious trophy in the inaugural match, taking place this Sunday (the 31st) at the historic Cowdray Park Polo Club in West Sussex, surrounded by the ruins of Cowdray Castle.

Of course, St. Regis isn't about to slack off when it comes to hospitality either. They've partnered with Asprey, Veuve Clicquot and Audi to create the ultimate VIP tent at Cowdray, where a crack regiment of St. Regis butlers brought in from the hotels will cater to the toffs' every need. Even the general public will be able to avail themselves of a bar serving the signature St. Regis Bloody Mary. Damned democratic of them, no?

Tags: Asprey, Cowdray Park Polo Club, CowdrayParkPoloClub, England, Equestrian, Polo, St. Regis, St.Regis, veuve clicquot, VeuveClicquot

Nicole and Keith at the St. Regis Bora Bora

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Filed under: Apparel, Luxury Travel & Hotels

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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St. Regis San Francisco

by Matthew Collins (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

If you aren't spending your weekend in a lovely place, why not plan to spend an upcoming one somewhere nice, like San Francisco. The relatively new St. Regis should be your resting place when you're not taking tea at the Japanese Gardens or eating Dim Sum in Chinatown. The St. Regis features an oh-so swank decor of neutrals and whites with luxurious linens and baths. The rooms are some of the largest in the city and have automatic draperies and plasma screen TVs. Located next door to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the hotel is in a great spot for exploring the city. If you get tired of climbing the never ending hills of San Fran, revive at the 9,000 sq ft Remede Spa.

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Tags: california, destination, hotel, hotels, san francisco, SanFrancisco, st. regis, vacation

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