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AfvlANGANfJackson Hole, VlyorningJ USTh e magnifieelH'(' of nature unadornedeverywhere al i\rnangani. encircled by thsnow-capped peaks of the Grand TetoNational Park, \tVinter is a skier's heaven anllts deep inw spring, when newborn elk an

moose, bears and bison Can be spoued, but summer offers meadows of mOUlltain flowers anny-ftshing, and autumll the constantly cbangingolds and reds of the native trees. Here yobreathe, an d sleep, deeply. Amangani's 4rooms ane..! suites pay homage to their loeatiOIwith lloors of clear-heart redwood, walls ocedar planks and chairs covered in rawhideBalhwoms wit h deep rubs have gl

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THE ROYAL PENTHOUSE SUITE,KING GEORGE PALACE) Alhens, GreeceThere can be lew more luxuriou pia s to soak up a bit of culture lh:'\11 h reo R neath a cloudless blue sky, you can float in your OIVll private infinity pool and gaz Ollt over Athens to anw)di tmbed view of the Acropoli . No jostlin' with camera-c lad tolJl'is(.s, but a private Iiewing par excellence li-om this sumptuoussuite with original art, private terrace andJacuzzi..Justbeneatb you awaits Alain Du asse-inspired Greco-French gourmet cui. inc, and, outside thehotel, SYlllagma Square and the vibrarn 'golden quarter of Athens. A royal treat indeed.Abercrombie & Kent (0845-618 2213; 1.men .abt'rCl"Ombiektnt.co.uk) oJfelS three Ilights at 1 ' ; I 1 ; ~ GeorgePawce, AthElls ill (/ Superior douhle roomji'om 790 per jJmol1, lJ&lJ, iucludingflights and pn'ual t m ! l ~ f r r s

THEJOULE, DaLLas) Texas) UThe newly open 'dJoule in downtown DalJamember of Slal'wood's Luxury Collectionnamed after a unit of ellerg); one of the bigindustries in T c ~ a s . But it could equal1y approately be called The}:wel, li)r it glitter., evenTexan standards, hs beautifully restored, Twtie., nco-Goth.ic f < u ~ a d e - one(' th'll. of till' DaNational Bank - has been given a modern ewith a 01.ntilevercd ~ w i . m m i J 1 g pool situated 011tenth floor wbichj ut.S QlIi ovenhe pavement bcls 't \ ith lJbn:-optic lights Ic)."

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taancePan1ela Goodtuan offers a bird's-eye

view of smue of the world's 1110Slexciting hotels - both old and new

;oln \' ~ In the Norwegian ArcticOther Side opens this summer,

views and decadent detouches to keep tile winter chill at bay.

S\\'LDI:\ Located between Stockand the National

of Art is the Lydmar Hotel, whichadynamic crowd and hosts regularfor music and the arts.ESTQ'\1...\ Pi:idaste Manor s abeau

mansion on the Baltic islandjust off ti,e Estonian coast.

I H S 1 - [ ~ \ R J ; ' At CopenhaCjen's AxelGuldsmeden, the newest addition

the Guldsmeden group (there are threein Denmark), the 129 rooms mix

and Persian carpets withdown. northern-European style.L 1 In London's West End, The

is about to reopen an exand refuI'bished spa; in the

End, Terence Conran has openedin a converted warehouse in

Shored itch. There are three restau12 bedrooms amI five suites, each

which has been designed by aspecificner - David Tang, for example.

has welcomed theTownhouse, an elegant. nine-roomin contrast to which is the

bold and colourful Hotel Missoni,opens in Edinburgh immi

Fans 01 the Hotel du Vin chain willpleased to know that co-Iounder

Basset now runs Hotel Terravinathe New Forest. Lucknam Park, near

a grande dame of country hotels.spa complete with 20-metre

and nine treatment rooms.EL:'rE' n-IERI , \\Tl1Slnterested

in new hotel concepts? Then Citizen M isthe one to look at. Located at SchipholAirport, it combines function with ClJttinCj-edge design and technology, qoodvalue anda sense of 11urnour (ttlink 'pods',not rooms). Citizen M Amsterdam Cityopens soon. For a ess challenging style,The Grand in Amsterdam has beenrebrancled as a Sofitel Leqend.7 C7,LUJ REPl HUe Prague isset for Rocco Forte's first opening of 2009witl1 the launcl1 of The Augustine (see'Get the look'), located in an ancient monastery in the historic Mala Strana district.H ll{, \\;(:1. In Paris, Philippe Starck'saffordable, eccentric Mama Shelter hastaken the city by storm (see 'Rule breakers' and 'Stylecounci 1').St-Tropez will sOOnsee the arrival of La Reserve Ramatuelle,a state-of-the'art, 23-room hotel and spato complement the existing 12 villas. Aftera mammoth refurbishment. The Regentin Bordeaux, wi th bedrooms designed byJacques Garcia, has reclaimed its place asthe most majestic 110tel in the city. Thesecret's out about the five-room, wisteriaclad Maison du Paradou in the P r o v e n ~ a l hamlet of Paradou, so book early.U - , - ' i ) . ~ ..Ll.(.I:RL\:\n After a fouryear refurbishment, The Dolder Grandin Zurich (see 'Style council') has reopened, While in Geneva, the Hotel duR110ne, aka Mandarin Oriental Geneva,has had a similar makeover (see 'Stylecouncil'). New to the scene is ChaletRoyalp Hotel & Spa, a ct1alet-style hotelin tl1e Alpine resort of Villars.W.B.iL.l. In southern Italy, LaLocanda delle Donne Monache on theBasilicata coast is aconvertedconvent inthe heart of 1M town of Maratea.lnland,in the same region, is the UNESCO World

Heritage Site of Sassi di Matera, where acollection of prehistoric caves has beentransformed Into sirnple but luxuriousrooms, opening this month. In Tuscany,Florence has seen the long-awaitedopening of the Four Seasons. This renaissance palazzo has numerous originalfrescoes and reliefs, plus the largestprivate garden in the city. Small butenchanting Is Bargo Santo Pietro inthe hills near Siena, where the sevenbedrooms have been sumptuoLislydecorated by its Danish owners. Beachresort of the year is set to be the Verdura(see 'Style council'), a new Rocco Fortehotel which opens in Sicily this month,U J ~ R ( ~ , \ n \ There's plenty of scopefor Croatia to break into the boutiquehotel market. For now, the Adriana on thewaterfront of the town of Hvar (on theeponymous island) is young and stylish.l.Lii.lP,\ \ El'\LCRO One-timeroyal residence Villa Milocer has openedas phase one of the Amanresorts coastaldevelopment in Montenegro. Phase (wo,a hotel on the island of Svetl Stefan,opens in August.1:11\)1{Il G \1 .Portugal isembracinghotel design with fervour. TaKe Aquapurain the Douro Valley, for example, where atraditional exterior belies a super-slick,

almost Oriental interioc or the FontanaPark Hotel, Lisbon, wl,ere a former smithyt1as been transformed int 0 a dar inglymodern space with aJapanese twist.1I S l \1\ Those with a passion for wellness and macrobiotics should embraceSha, a spanking new hotel/clinic neaAlicante. It's serious stuff wrapped up ingreal desiqn. On a more Indulgent noteValdepalacios nearToledo has aMichelinstarred restaurant, while the KellyHoppen-designed Murmuri in the Ramt)laof Barcelona is small but chic. HospesMaricel on Majorca has opened anew spaand on Ibiza, where's there more to lifethan niql1tclubs, check out eitt1er Aquasde Ibiza lor the more style-conscious, oEs Cucons for country types.11 ll ' \..U"EY Istanbul has had twogrand openings in recenl months. First isthe ParK Hyatt Istanbul - M a ~ k a Palasset in the fashionable district of Nisantasiand second is Four Seasons Istanbul athe Bosphorus. which stands on the European side of the Bosphorus, overlookingthe walerfmnt and the Asian shore.)( i ( :) PRL.S When Almyra opened in2003 it helped redefine Cyprus as anupmarKet destination. Now the hotel haslaunched anew spa based ona holisticapproach to health, beauty and well-being.!>

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HE AMERICASl\D In Toronto, The Hazelton

(Jark and dramatic - has broughtlater this year, Thompson

60 Thompson andNYC) will arrive on the

In Vancouver, watch out fo r thein

US Vv'EST In Los Angeles, PhilippeSLS Hotel in Beverly Hills (see

meet andis Benjamin

LA's

to the vast

Two blocks from the sleep 12, On sunny Barbados, CoralDC, the Reef Club has opened a brand-new,

and palatial St Regis had a seri purpose-built spa in its own 12-acrein time 101' President patch of garden. The Victorian, plantation

In Boston, the style Peninsula House in the DominicanMandarin Oriental showcases Republic is more posh horne than re

its luxurious sort. with wrapround verandas and sixThe latest arrival to New York City's beautifully furnished bedrooms.

king District is The Standard 6 c: STI\ R[(:A Adjacent to themodem, with Manuel Antonio National Park is Arenas

River, Great Del Mar, a qreat little resort with welldesigned rooms and a family-fri endly

fame) take on the approach. Deep in ttle rainforest sur110tel scene witll the launcll tllis roundinq the Pacuare River, Pacuare

in Lodge is an eco'hideout, where naturetheir first outside the UK, and luxury combine. Equally eco-chic is

.\IEXIC - New to the Pacific Coast EI Silencio Lodge & Spa in Costa Rica'sis Capella Ixtapa, wllere 59 lush, central volcanic valley.

7 GALAPAG S Set just inland oncliff face. At Playa del Carmen, the island of Santa Cruz are the eight

Tides Riviera Maya (formerly Ikal African-style tents of the Galapagosnd part Safari Camp. Each comes with its own

30 elegant balcony and views of the ocean.spa. Grupo Hab PER Dramatically perched on a restoration. is the first luxury hotel inwindswept peninsula of Lake Titicaca the eponymous distr ict of Rio. famous

is Titilaka, where eeo-minded luxury for its chic bars and arty shops.launched La Purificadora in an old reaclles dizzying heights. Choose be- 10 j\RGEN' I I ['!A In the fashionable

centre in the little tween a Dusk Suite and a Dawn Suite, Palermo dist ric t of Buenos Aires, thereeat food provided by local farmers and are two great places to stay. First is

C RIBBEi\l\ Lovely Cap Juluca paddle off throuqh ttle lake's famous Leqado Mltico, wllietl has a rooftopAnguilla's most delicious beach Ilas reed beds, Meanwtliie, in the stunninq deck and 11 bedrooms hemed round

multimiilion-dollar refurbishment. Colca Canyon (one of the deepest in the famous Argentines; and second isBay, the Viceroy, a world), Orient-Express Hotels has Costa Petit, a pretty four-bedroom

rt. is due to open later in launched Las Casitas del Colea - 20 retreat with a qarden and a pool. Ayear. On chic and sexy st BarttlS, tfle pretty little houses right in the miClc .J Iass ion for wine? Then check into the

Hotel has launc lled Vilfa of nowhere. ew Valle Perdido Wine Resort, setis spread over three lll2RA7.rr. Hotel Santa Teresa, whie within a large Patagonian winery.indulgence and can has just re-emerged from a tllree-year There's even a wine spa.

I I CIIILE Landscapes don't cormore wild and wonderful than in ChilAtacama Desert. Marvel at the flaminginhabited salt flats, wander througll tdesolate valleys and retire to the styliTierra Atacama Hotel. In the southereaches of Patagonia, Remota is, quliterally, miles from anywhere - a moern, warehouse style of architecture isetting as old as time. Back in civilisiltiin the coastal town of ValparaiSo, smchic Casa Higueras has opened ineighteentll>century hillside mansionwterraced qardens and views of the bayFor holel details, see 'Web facts' 0