Travel Features
Luxury among the coyotes: Predator Ridge an out-there B.C. golf escape
Predator Ridge Golf Resort, some 35 minutes from Kelowna, the main burg of British Columbia's Okanagan region, brings upscale polish to a most unexpected location. There are 27 holes of golf, a spa and pool, and plenty of golf real estate. You can pack a lot into an off-the-beaten-path world of luxury, it seems.
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Costa del Sol, Spain: Despite explosive growth, luxury golf real estate abounds
There are nearly 60 golf courses in Andalucia, Spain about 30 of them on the Costa del Sol, prompting some marketers to call the 50-mile stretch of coast from Malaga to Gibraltar the Costa del Golf, writes National Golf Editor Tim McDonald.
... full article »Live the life of French colonial decadence at the Dalat Palace Hotel in Vietnam
The Dalat Palace Hotel sits loftily atop the south central Vietnam highlands, as regal and out of place as a Hummer in Hanoi. Call it an anomaly, call it incongruous, call it surreal, but there it is: a French colonial hill station overlooking a city built from the ground up by the French — smack dab in the middle of Vietnam.
... full article »Not just for John Travolta: More golfers find private jets an option
Private-jet travel is still not the stuff of the masses, but it's not exclusive to the John Travolta/Tom Cruise crowd either. Upper-middle-class golfers are taking private jets to their golf escapes. It's still a luxury, just not a pie-in-the-sky unattainable one anymore.
... full article »At the Marco Marriott, Florida's nature takes its own course, and so will you
When you check into the Marco Island Marriott Resort, Golf Club and Spa and walk through the lobby to see the view, you get the sense you're on the edge of something. You are.
... full article »By any name, Naples Grande Resort a grand way to enjoy Florida's Gulf Coast
The Naples Grande Resort's "backyard" is 23 waterfront acres that include the beach at Clam Pass and the resort's own mangrove estuary, accessible via seaside boardwalk. The main pool area has natural rock formations and private cabanas with butler service.
... full article »High-end luxury in a pickup town: Mirror Lake Inn surprises in Lake Placid, N.Y.
If it's afternoon when you pull up there might be a basket of warm chocolate-chip cookies on the front desk, but no gorgeous blonde in a rumor of a skirt behind it. This isn't Las Vegas' idea of luxury. It just turns up the comfort level several notches.
... full article »Montreux in Reno: Where million-dollar homes overshadow a Jack Nicklaus
It's hard to imagine a more decadent option in golf real estate: Buy a $1.5-million-plus home in anything-but-trendy Reno just to play a 435-member Jack Nicklaus course the few times a year you are in town. And that's just what some homeowners in the Montreux Golf & Country Club community do.
... full article »Experience the 'Pinnacle' of golf vacations with Private Escapes
Private Escapes clubs give members the chance to travel to luxurious destinations around the world and stay in top-rate properties owned by the company. It's like having second homes all over the world, without the hassle of owning them.
... full article »Doral resort to add 'prime fairway living' along Blue Monster
The Doral Resort and Spa in Miami has long been known for the Blue Monster golf course and luxury living, pretty much in that order. The resort is adding something to that luxury component, in the form of new luxury resort hotel condominiums, known as The Blue. Construction is already underway, with the first phase expected to be finished by late summer in 2007. The first phase includes 64 units. The final project calls for a total of 240 condos, expected to be ready in two years.
... full article »Scottsdale as Snottsdale? Arizona golfers cool with luxury pampering by any name
His feet up, a scotch on the rocks jingling in his hand and his golf clubs on the way back to his hotel after a workout, Aaron Rowe could care less at this moment that this trendy town has taken some hits in recent months. The Chicago Tribune wants to call Scottsdale "Snottsdale"? Good for them. Pass the caviar, set up next morning's tee time at Troon North and let everyone know which nightclub with vapid blondes the crew's hitting tonight. "I don't mind if people call me a snob," he said shrugging. "As long as they treat me like a snob."
... full article »- Kiawah Island mixes prehistoric with modern luxury in South Carolina
- Want luxury but tired of golf resorts? Try renting a ritzy villa
- In Paris and environs, wallow in luxury, play some renowned golf courses
- Heard of Algarve, Portugal? It's red-hot for golf real-estate opportunities
- Golf communities reshape Mexico's Cabo coast
- Kevin Costner on golf
- In Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, Catussaba is the name for laidback luxury
- China's Palm Island Resort offers perfect balance
- Sheraton Miramar Resort in Egypt ups the ante with Palace Royal Suites
- CordeValle gives Northern California golfers the rub in a luxury setting
- Painted Sky at Desert Mountain in north Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Concession Golf Club in Sarasota, Fla.
- Costa Rica: Despite an influx of golf, "pura vida" just getting started
- Westin Innisbrook resort stuck in a luxurious place between highway and Gulf of Mexico
- Mexico's Rocky Point rising faster than developers can say, "Sold!"
- High-level Diplomat Country Club and spa in Fort Lauderdale area
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