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The Gramercy Park Hotel’s Haute Bohemian heritage has been honored and renewed in the transformation by Ian Schrager. It is still the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City but better! It represents a sensuous vision of artful diversity. Bohemia reinvented for the 21st century with an original combination of styles, with great pieces of furniture and art and the extraordinary use of color.

It is a balancing act which only Ian Schrager could pull off, as well as a fresh approach which represents a new departure for him. It brings together a number of creative forces, not chosen for their compatibility, but for their shared commitment to the modern lifestyle.

Located in a quiet tree-lined street near Madison Avenue, the hotel Lowell is in the heart of New York in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods is high side. With only 49 individually decorated suites and 23 deluxe rooms, the sumptuous hotel welcomes guests with personal service and attention to detail. Amid generous considerations and complimentary beverages upon arrival, Fiji water find, and a selection of them elegant amenities. Most suites have fireplaces, some with terraces, and almost all are equipped with kitchenettes.

Source: The Lowell website

New Yorkers are defined not just by the city they call home, but also by the neighborhoods in which they reside. These unique “districts” are worlds in and of themselves, and together they define an icon. The Distrikt Hotel New York City celebrates the individuality of these melting pots and the island of Manhattan itself through architecture, design, style and service.

Located in the heart of Manhattan on West 40th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues in Midtown Manhattan, Distrikt Hotel New York is steps away from The New York Times Building and Times Square. Part of the Ascend Collection, Distrikt Hotel New York offers a dedication to detail with impeccable service, cutting edge technology, comfortable yet luxurious guestrooms, four -star amenities, and fresh cuisine with locally grown ingredients. Each of the 155 guestrooms are designed for the comfort and needs of the guest to include relaxing Simmons Beauty Rest pillow top mattresses, decadent Frette bed and bath linen, a 37” LG flatscreen television, a business desk with ergonomic chair, Ecru New York soaps and amenities, and wireless internet in every room.

Source: Official website Distrikt Hotel

Fifth Avenue, Times Square, Bryant Park, Rockefeller Center … the excitement and bustle of the city vanishes into a sanctuary beautifully finished as an elegant private mansion. The front of the 1900 original limestone and copper carriage lamps that measure five feet, which surround the framework of the mahogany doors are a proper welcome to the European decor is inside.

The same luxurious detail is evident in the 113 rooms, recently remodeled to include every possible modern amenity. From the Frette linen, towels to Anichini Italian marble bathrooms, you will feel pampered. The amenities like wireless Internet and flat screen televisions 32 inch LG satisfy any need for modern convenience.

The award-winning cuisine and specialists in art mixed drinks tempt and delight your palate in Triomphe – the famous French restaurant in Midtown Manhattan. In regard to the city beyond our doors, the concierge will assist you plan your days and nights, advising on the most noted sites as well as little known sites that New Yorkers kept secret.

Source: Official website The Iroquois New York

Atlantis, the Palm is a resort at Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is a joint venture between Kerzner International Limited and Istithmar PSJC and was opened on 24 September 2008. The resort is modelled after the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in Nassau, Bahamas.

The seven stars resort also includes a water Aquaventure theme park (160,000 square meters), a conference center, and 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of retail space. The resort also has a Dolphin Bay (45,000 square meters) in which guests can swim and interact with dolphins at Atlantis. The Palm Jumeirah itself is one part of a trilogy including the larger Palms Jebel Ali and Deira, which are still under construction.

Visit the official website of the hotel and knows its attractions closer: www.atlantisthepalm.com

Bora Bora is an atoll in the Society Islands, part of French Polynesia located northwest of Tahiti, about 260 km northwest of Papeete. It covers an area of 29.3 km ². Formed by an extinct volcano, surrounded by a lagoon separated from the sea by a reef. The highest point is Mount Otemanu to 727 meters. Bora Bora is one of the world’s most exotic destinations.

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The island is surrounded by Motus, small islands often have elongated some width and vegetation.

One of the most beautiful and photographed motus of Polynesia is the Motu Tapu, which offers truly spectacular photos, especially those made before a hurricane bears part of the tongues of sand which had at its ends.

Both the airport and major hotels are located in Motus. Since they are transport services boats come and go regularly from the hotel to the main island.

From Bora Bora we can see the nearby islands of Tahaa, Raiatea and Maupiti

Cape Sounio Hotel

Cape Sounio embodies a world of privacy and natural beauty basking in the glow of one of antiquity’s most celebrated monuments, The Temple of Poseidon. Arranged amphitheatrically to maximise the views of the Temple, elegant, terracotta villas with private gardens and pools rise along shaded, stone paths framed by olive trees and fragrant pines descending to two private beaches.

The location of the Cape at the tip of Attica – and similarly, as the Gateway to both Athens and the Aegean – made it a place of great strategic importance. The Cape also holds legendary significance as the place where the Aegean was named; it was here that Aegeus, the King of Athens, plunged to his death upon spying the dark sails of Theseus’s ship and mistakenly believing that his son had been slain by the Minotaur.

Cape Sounio Room

Rising on the slopes of the bay, above Cape Sounio Grecotel Exclusive Resort, lies the Sounio National Park, revered for its scenic beauty and rich geological history. The ancient mines within the park are reputed to have supplied the marble for the building of the Temple of Poseidon.

One of the few Athens Riviera hotels, Cape Sounio The park and Resort overlooks the deep blue waters of Cape Sounio Bay – home to some of the cleanest and clearest waters in the Saronic Gulf. Protected from winds and rough seas, the crystal depths teem with life and are home to a thriving colony of Poseidonias Seaweed, one of the most important ocean biotypes in existence.

Double room prices range from US$ 380.00/night. For more information visit www.capesounio.com

Villa Antica Rosa - Private Pool

Mandola Rosa is a boutique hotel that occupies an exclusive stretch of one of the finest beaches in the Mediterranean. The Hotel lies at the centre of its own private estate within the Olympia Riviera Resort and comprises just 54 suites and villas, steeped in old world charm and effortless elegance.

In addition to benefiting from an abundance of resort activities, Mandola Rosa offers easy access to the world famous archaeological site of Ancient Olympia and the many other natural, historical and cultural attractions of the Western Peloponnese. VIP services and high security standards make the Hotel the perfect retreat for couples and families seeking quality time in an exclusive environment.

Elixir Thalasso

A Sanctuary for the Senses, a Balm for the Soul: Inspired by the Rotunda at Olympia nearby, ‘Elixir’ Thalassotherapy Center is designed like a complex of Greek temples. Illuminated in the evening, it harks back to the sanctuaries of Classical Greece. This luxury retreat combines the ages-old wisdom of the Greeks, who valued the healing properties of the sea, with modern wellness regimens to relax the body and rejuvenate the spirit.

The ‘Elixir’ Thalassotherapy Center has three wings. The central building is a rotunda, inspired by the temple Alexander the Great built at the sanctuary at nearby Ancient Olympia. A grand staircase sweeps up guests from the reception area into the spa’s inner sanctum – a suite of thirty elegantly-appointed private massage rooms, changing areas, showers, saunas, exercise rooms, steam rooms, and luxurious indoor and outdoor lounges where you relax between treatments.

Aqua Elixir Thalasso Pool

The sanctuary design is part of the escapism of this fantasy setting and it’s hard not to feel like a goddess when you’re seated in an open-air whirlpool under the dome of a small temple. Spoil yourself completely with an open-air massage on the temple porch, discreetly screened by billowing curtains of filmy voile. The spa’s showstopper is the Aqua Elixir Thalasso Pool – more opulent than the grandest Roman thermae. Simply Divine!

Double room prices range from US$ 200.00/night. A Villa Delo Private Pool price is US$ 990.00/night. For more information visit Mandola Rosa Suites and Villas.