It’s been awhile since we’ve featured a luxury travel destination, but while looking for destinations for our own holiday we came across Round Hill Hotel and Villas in Montego Bay, Jamaica and had to share it with you. Round Hill features beautiful gardens, secluded beaches, a world-class spa in an 18th century great house at the edge of the sea, extraordinary privacy and friendly staff.
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As far as I HEART LUXE is concerned, we think that the Opus Hotel located in fashionable Yaletown, in Vancouver BC. is the only hotel worth staying at if you appreciate true luxury. We aren’t surprised that it was voted one of the world’s top 100 hotels by Condé Nast Traveler. The ultra-modern decor, the incredibly attentive staff who make it a point to know your name, along with amenities, you would expect from a luxury hotel are all part of the Opus experience. Fresh flowers in your room, 24hr room service, complimentary luxury car service throughout downtown, heated bathroom floors, Frette bathrobes & l’Occitane bath products, twice-daily maid services, fireplaces, a mini-bar stocked with VOSS water, we could go on and on, instead we think you should book your stay, right now.
Opus Hotel
322 Davie Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 5Z6
toll free 1 866 642 6787 | e info@opushotel.com | website | book now!
We think its time to schedule in some real pampering at this spectacular 1930s estate-like oceanfront setting in the Bahamas. Once the private hideaway of A&P heir Huntington Hartford, this exclusive resort provides the ultimate in elegance. Loyal staff cater to your every whim from drawing candlelit baths to giving Evian mists on the beach. Enjoy champagne & chocolate-covered strawberries every night, private butler service, Godiva chocolates on your pillow, free wireless internet (they’ll even lend you a laptop), and twice-daily maid service. Sit amid private gardens, the open-air restaurant, Dune – perched over the beach. Does life get any better than this?
PO Box N-4777, New Providence Island, Bahamas
t 242 363 2501 or 800 321 3000 | f 242/363-2424 | website | book now!
With scenery as breathtaking as St. Lucia’s, you’ll want to take full advantage of it every minute. Sitting atop a forested ridge overlooking the Twin Pitons & the Caribbean Sea, Ladera’s unique 3-walled suites have an “open wall”, allowing you to fully enjoy the spectacular views. Each suite includes a private plunge pool or villa swimming pool. Brilliantly realizing that one size pillow does not fit all, Ladera features a “dream pillow menu” to ensure that you get the best sleep possible. Try a hot volcanic-stone massage in the spa, and discover just how blissful a Caribbean vacation can be.
P.O. Box 225, Soufriere, St. Lucia West Indies
t 758 459 7323 | f 758 459 5156
Information and Reservations 1 866 290 0978 | website | book now!
When you really need to get away from it all, try a traditional African safari camp in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. You won’t be roughing it, though – this version of “upscale camping” takes place in 12 luxurious bush pavilions on raised platforms. Imagine true silence, with the only sounds at night being that of the wild. Relax on decks with hammocks, cool off in outdoor showers, and savour gourmet meals or spa treatments in the main lodge complex. Want to see some big game? Take one of the daily excursions in open-sided 4×4 vehicles or a quiet mokoro (dug-out canoe) excursion down the narrow Delta channels. This is truly an experience of a lifetime.
Chief’s Camp, Chief’s Island, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
P.O. Box 782607, Sandton, 2146, South Africa
t +27 (11) 438 4650 | f +27 (11) 787 7658 | website
