Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
villa posts
Free amenities and break on rates at Sandestin this spring
Mar 13th, 2010 at 11:00AM:
The list just seems to go on and on – there is no shortage of activities and amenities waiting for you at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort. If you're into biking, kayaking, tennis or sweating it out in the fitness center, you'll have plenty of choices available to you. And there's even a Wednesday concert series. Simply put: you won't get bored at this destination on Florida's northwest ...
Contest: Abercrombie & Kent will welcome winners to Provence
Jan 20th, 2010 at 1:00PM:
Luxury hospitality company Abercrombie & Kent wants to put you up in a beautiful villa in Provence for a week. In a new online contest, a week at a villa in Luberon is at stake: all you have to do is read minds.
Surrounded by 20 hectares of countryside, Le Mas du Luberon boasts seven bedrooms, a heated saltwater pool (enclosed) and other recreational activities. On the bikes available at ...South by Southeast: Exploring Luang Prabang
Dec 30th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Welcome back to Gadling's series on backpacking in Southeast Asia, South by Southeast. As travelers, we have a tendency to overload our trips with adventure and movement. This is especially true in Southeast Asia - as I've discovered in Thailand and Laos, there's no shortage of motorbikes to ride or zip lines to catch. But if you truly want to understand this part of the world, it's not a vigorous ...Four top-shelf New Year's Eve destinations (and something else)
Dec 7th, 2009 at 2:00PM: If you plan to make New Year's Eve memorable, you need to start pulling the trigger now. The best stuff does get snapped up quickly, and even if you have a load of cash at your disposal, you could wind up late to the party. So, if a shortage of ideas is the only thing in your way, check out the five suggestions below. For four of them, be prepared to spend some dough. The fifth is for everyone ...The most amazing New Year's Eve luxury travel experience you can imagine
Dec 4th, 2009 at 1:00PM:
tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/12/04/new-years-eve-luxury-travel/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling';
Find 17 of your closest frends and bring them to Palmasola. The beachfront estate will deploy its full-time staff of 16 to attend to your needs in this 25,000 square foot paradise, which includes Chef Peter Lodes, who has worked Michelin starred restaurants around the world. He'll ...Put your "Paws Up" and relax in Montana
Aug 9th, 2009 at 4:00PM: The Resort at Paws Up is among the most unique in the country, occupying 60 square miles along the Blackfoot River in Montana. The property boasts 10 villas of more than 3,000 square feet, not to mention smaller houses and canvas suites (i.e., luxury tents). This unusual destination, which offers a variety of outdoor experiences, is offering a few deals to the fall ... as if you needed even more ...Girls, girls, girls! Trapper's Cabin getaway
Aug 9th, 2009 at 12:00PM: There's no guarantee that this retreat will become home to the latest in the Where the Boys Aren't series, but Trapper's Cabin on Beaver Creek Mountain does offer the ladies a chance to disappear for a while and enjoy relative seclusion and a bit of relaxation. This four-bedroom, four-bathroom villa is 9,500 feet in the sky, surrounded by nature and designed for high-touch service.
Trapper's ...One&Only Palmilla's New Villa Redefines Los Cabos Luxury
Jun 2nd, 2009 at 8:00AM:
Set foot in One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, Mexico, and it's pretty clear there isn't a bad room in the house. Elegantly designed restaurants feature carefully constructed menus, and the beach is within easy reach of just about any spot on the property. But, sometimes privacy is paramount. Or, you'd like a bit more special attention than you'd get at the average upscale resort. When your ...Private jet, 4 weeks in hotel, starts at NZ$1
Apr 3rd, 2009 at 9:00AM: The bidding starts at NZ$1, but it probably won't stay there long! New Zealand Luxury is auctioning more than NZ$30,000 in luxury travel with a reserve that's 0.033% of its value. The package includes four weeks worth of accommodations at an exclusive private villa, flights on a private jet and local trips by helicopter. Oh, and did I mention the yacht? And the chauffeur-driven private car? Yeah, ...Invest in yourself in St. Lucia, earn a $1,000 return
Feb 13th, 2009 at 4:00PM: Hotels are giving incentives like crazy. They just want your business. The latest comes from RockResort's The Landings St. Lucia. Book five nights through the "Invest in Yourself" deal, and you'll get a resort credit of $1,000. This makes it a lot easier to book a few spa treatments, eat like royalty or hit the greens. You can also apply the credit to activities on the water, from snorkeling trips ...Star Island won't make you change
Jan 11th, 2009 at 9:00AM: It seems like every effort to "go green" requires a change of behavior. Hotels let you choose to use towels or sheets twice. Your parents instructed you to turn the lights off when leaving a room. These measures can affect change, but they usually don't. Despite the clear benefits, people just won't change. But, what if you could find a way to protect the environment without having to change any ...To relax or invest, vineyards worth a look
Dec 21st, 2008 at 3:00PM: Take a beating in the stock market this year? There's nothing quite like a dose of financial abuse to make you want to disappear to wine country for a week or two. While you're out there, though, it may pay to turn your head back to investing, if only briefly. Lease or buy a vineyard-or just hide in a villa for a weeks-with a bit of help from BeautifulPlaces.
Sorry for the reality check, but this ...Group vacations - French villas are hot!
Nov 7th, 2008 at 1:30PM: Want to make all your friends swoon? Rent out a villa in the south of France for an affordable, peaceful vacation. Want to make all your friends love you? Take them along! French villas have become one of the top destinations in the great tradition of group vacations. I love group vacations; it's like an extended party. Get everyone you like together and watch them interact for a week. It's ...Buy a Sicilian villa... for only 1 euro!
_thumbnail.jpg)
Sep 17th, 2008 at 4:00PM: Vacation homes abroad don't scream cheap, so when I saw that the mayor of the hilltop town Salemi in Sicily was selling old stone villas for a mere euro (that's about $1.42 at today's exchange rate) I knew there had to be a catch. There is. The picturesque villas were damaged in the 1968 earthquake and since then have remained unoccupied and left to deteriorate. Then again an old fixer-upper in a ...
