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Autumn Culinary Retreat Package at Australia's Luxe Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa

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Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, an Emirates property and Australia's first luxury conservation-based resort, is celebrating autumn in Australia with the "Autumn Retreat" package for gourmet aficionados.

A member of The Leading Small Hotels of the World, the luxe resort is located within its own 4,000 acre conservation reserve nestled between two national parks. This secluded refuge features 40 individual suites surrounded by private decks, each with its own indoor/outdoor swimming pool. The resort's architecture is designed to be reminiscent of traditional rural Australian homesteads.

The Autumn Retreat package includes an on-site cooking demonstration by a Wolgan Valley chef featuring fresh autumnal produce from the resort's kitchen garden and local suppliers, showcasing uniquely Australian cuisine enhanced by a seasonal, regional and organic food philosophy.

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Four Seasons London Reborn on Park Lane

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Filed under: Dining, Luxury Travel & Hotels, Architecture & Design

Four Seasons London Reborn on Park Lane
41 years ago this month Four Seasons opened the Inn on the Park in London's Mayfair, its first European property and one that would come to help define the brand as it expanded around the world. Now after a more than two-year hiatus during which time an entire new hotel was constructed on the existing site, the storied property has just been reborn as the Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane. The stylish new hotel, designed by Eric Parry, features larger rooms, more suites, a new restaurant / lounge concept, and meeting spaces. The hotel, which now has 192 rooms, including 45 one, two and three bedroom suites – the most lavish of which, the Presidential Suite, costs about $14,000 per night – is designed to feature every luxury amenity whilst retaining the intimate feel of a private residence.

The restaurant / lounge, Amaranto, is a series of three flow-through spaces wherein guests can choose when and where they want to dine, without restriction on seating times or particular menus. With its own entrance in Hamilton Place as well as direct lobby access, Amaranto offers an airy conservatory space and private garden for outdoor seating, a more clubby lounge area including an innovative peek-through wine wall that allows guests to follow sommeliers in action, and a soaring atrium highlighted by a hand-moulded sculpture wall with motifs inspired by nearby Hyde Park. In the next phase of the project the hotel plans to open a spa, fitness and lounge area on the top floor, with sweeping views across London.

Gallery: Four Seasons London at Park Lane

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The Classicist: St. Regis Bahia Beach Brings True Luxury to Puerto Rico

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Last spring we previewed the luxe private residences at the St. Regis' beautiful new Bahia Beach property in Puerto Rico. Now the accompanying exclusive resort, the prestigious brand's first Caribbean hotel, is officially open bringing world-class luxury to the island. The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico brings St. Regis' signature bespoke services to the stunning 483-acre beachfront enclave, located on a former coconut plantation nestled between the majestic El Yunque rainforest and the Espiritu Santo River. The property's ultra-luxe amenities include St. Regis' legendary Butler Service, Jean-Georges Vongerichten's restaurant Fern, a 10,000 square foot Remède Spa, and an ocean-front golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. as well as the Caribbean's first certified Gold Audubon Signature Sanctuary.

Designed by acclaimed architecture firm Hill Glazier in a graceful plantation style that harmoniously blends in with the glorious landscape of towering palms and tropical flowers, the resort boasts 139 luxuriously appointed guest rooms including 35 suites with private terraces offering spectacular ocean views, as well as 25 private St. Regis Estate Homes. The elegant, inviting interiors feature custom-designed furniture and spacious marble baths in addition to Pratesi linens and high-tech amenities such as high-speed wireless internet, 40-inch LCD televisions, additional TVs ingeniously integrated into the bathroom mirrors and an iPod docking station. The resort's signature Butler and Private Dining services ensure you'll never want for anything. The beachside swimming pool compound features Seagrapes, a casual bar and restaurant, private cabanas and more incredible ocean views.

Gallery: St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico

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Luxuriate in Literary London

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London is definitely one of the great literary cities of the world -- just check out this London Literary Trail map -- and now the bookish fun doesn't have to stop when you return to your hotel at night. The Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel , which completed renovations earlier this year, has launched a Book of the Month club -- read the book while you're in the hotel, or take it home with you.

September's book? The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Walker Classics Edition. All right, so it ain't Virgina Woolf but I've always been a sucker for rather twisted fairy tales. Book one of the hotel's suites, which come equipped with a bathtub at the foot of the bed for convenient reading, as well as an egg-shaped swing -- and float away in many ways.

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Hoteles Marquis Los Cabos: Defining Upscale in a Resort Town

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A basic trip to Los Cabos, Mexico implies a large hotel room with a view of the beach. Within minutes of putting your bathing suit on, you'll have sand between your toes. This sort of baseline can make it tough for a hotel to stand out. If every one is within striking distance of that lovely turquoise water – and each has an attentive staff and cozy digs – what can one hotel do differently? Upon entering my room at Hoteles Marquis Los Cabos, I learned the answer: everything.

You realize that Hoteles Marquis is a special resort when you pull into the driveway. A covered outdoor lobby is framed by a dramatic space, with the curved walls leading your eye to a carefully designed display that links the statue to the pool to the water ... and ultimately to the horizon. Practicality is not sacrificed for the sake of design, however, as cool air is corralled to offset the powerful Cabo sun only footsteps away. The registration process is as swift as it can be, and a refreshing drink makes it a bit more enjoyable. Hey, forms have to be filled out and credit cards imprinted – nature of the beast.

Gallery: Hoteles Marquis Los Cabos

View from the rooftop lounges on the casitas

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The Eiffel Suite Debuts at the New Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan in Paris

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When you're in Paris, you want a room with a view -- and as of today, you've got a new option. The Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan, a boutique 48 room hotel, opens in the 16th arrondissement.

There are ten suites in the hotel, five have clear views of that little structure everyone gets so excited about, La Tours Eiffel, which celebrates its 120th anniversary today. But the room with the best view is the Eiffel Suite, pictured here. The modern stark-white design by François Champsaur was intended to contrast with the 19th century building structure, and it's also a pleasing backdrop for what's outside. The 430 square foot, one-bedroom suite has private access to the hotel's swimming pool and hammam, and runs €615 Euro a night.

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Buy a May Fair Hotel Suite for a Year

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Services

If you travel a lot it having nice places to stay can get really expensive. The May Fair Hotel in London is looking attract those types of travelers by offering them a way to defray those costs a little: buy one of their hotel suites for an entire year. Of course the price tag is not cheap at $585,000 but it does represent a savings of 60% compared to their regular nightly rates.

It might be nice to be able to leave some things in the suite and treat it like an apartment of sorts (an apartment that includes a daily maid and room service!) but you'd really have to travel a lot to make the cost economical.
What do you think, would you do it?

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Sky Las Vegas

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It's always a bit of an event when a a condo project in Las Vegas actually gets completed. Sky Las Vegas is a 409-unit condominium complex that offers homes ranging in size from 870 to 5,500 square feet. The condos are located directly on Las Vegas Blvd. Amenities include an outdoor recreation area with a pool, garden space, putting green, fire pit, barbecue area and dog run. Inside amenities include a social room with Strip views, a span and fitness center, business center, screening room, billiard room with bar, valet parking and concierge services. The condominiums are priced from $500,000 to more than $5 million and in addition to penthouse units, Sky Las Vegas is offering three-story suites with rooftop garden patios. Certain suites are also available for rent.

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The Venetian Upgrades

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A few weeks ago we took a look at the renovations for the Flamingo in Las Vegas, now let's see what the Venetian is up to. The Venetian is renovating more than 3,000 of their all-suite rooms. The $100-million renovation began in early 2007 and is expected to be completed by fall 2007. No retro chic here, the new design by KNA Interior Design of Los Angeles is a modern European design with contemporary touches. The renovations include new carpets, furniture and design features as well as plenty of LCD and plasma televisions, wireless dual-line phones and wireless internet connection, The rooms feature Anichini Egyptian cotton bed linens and white goose down duvets topped by an angora wool throw. The bathrooms have fresh cut flowers, the minibars have been upgraded and the Vegas standard, upholstered walls behind the headboard are in place.

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The Signature at MGM Grand: No Smoking, No Gaming, Are You Sure This Is Vegas?

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The Signature at MGM Grand is for those who want to be in Las Vegas but also enjoy an enclave free of the omnipresent clinking of slot machines and smell of cigar smoke. The MGM Grand has announced the July opening of its third 576-suite tower. The all-suite tower will complete The Signature at MGM Grand complex, which offers a totally non-gaming, non-smoking environment. The Signature Towers have pool complexes with private cabanas, Jacuzzi and bar areas. The towers are also home to a fitness center, retail shopping, lounges, restaurants and meeting rooms. The suites are junior, one-bedroom and two-bedroom suites with Strip and mountain views. The rooms are decorated in a muted and luxe palette of earth tones complemented by wood furnishings. Amenities include king beds with 300-thread-count Anichini sheets; marble and granite bathrooms with Jacuzzi-brand whirlpool tubs and June Jacobs' spa products; Sub-Zero, Miele and Bosch kitchenette appliances; ultra-thin LCD flat-screen, high-definition TVs; and high-speed Internet access with wireless capabilities. Rates begin at $200 for a junior suite; $300 for a one-bedroom suite; and $510 for a two-bedroom suite.

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World's Most Expensive Hotel Suites

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Though there is still time to spare before summer, it might be difficult to get a reservation at one of the Travel Channel's picks for most expensive hotel suites. When you are spending upwards of $4,000 a night, however, the "necessity" of reservations may just turn out to be a minor inconvenience. Here is the list, with the rates listed per night:

10. Coco Chanel Suite, Hotel Ritz, Paris - $4,300 to stay in the room that Coco herself lived in for 37 years.
9. Presidential Suite, Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills - $4,700 for a chef, butler, kitchen, grand piano and a chance to live like the stars
8. Peninsula Suite, The Peninsula, Hong Kong - $4,875, including butler service and a chauffeured Rolls Royce
7. Royal Suite, The Lanesborough, London - $5,837, with private security and personal butlers for the 3 bedroom suite with a floor-to-ceiling view of Hyde Park
6. Royal Suite, Burj Al Arab, Dubai - $6,800 to stay in the world's tallest hotel, with a private screening room, views of the ocean and use of the hotel's helipad