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Continued from page 27 Chef Lydia Shire has just opened Scampo at the hotel. Shire, whose roster of successful openings is too long to recite, most recently made headlines as chef/owner of Boston’s famed Locke-Ober restaurant. Scampo serves up modern Italian-inspired cuisine that draws on flavors from the Mediterranean and Middle East. We suggest clients reserve a table in the restaurant’s secluded outdoor patio. Foodies, alternatively, may want to dine indoors to enjoy the views of Shire’s open kitchen. Contact Business Travel Sales Manager Carly E. Williams (carly.williams@libertyhotel.com, 617-399-4240). Las Vegas Luxury One of Sin City’s casino-free hotels, the Palms Place Hotel and Spa (www. palmsplace.com), just became even more up-market with the addition of five distinctive, spacious penthouses. Each has floor-to-ceiling windows along its entire length and a private balcony with a suspended cantilevered spa/pool with glass walls, offering a view of the entire Strip with Nevada’s Spring Mountains as a backdrop. If your clients are into high-tech gaming and entertainment, ask for one of the penthouses (Nos. 302 and 306); they have media rooms outfitted with pool tables, audio/video systems and cushy lounging areas from which to watch the A view of the Las Vegas Strip from a room at the Palms Place Hotel and Spa recessed plasma TVs. Insiders say the penthouses at Palms Place will be a hit with guests in search of sophisticated digs for bachelor/bachelorette parties or business meetings. Contact Bill Kairis (bill.kairis@palms.com, 702-942-6885), executive director of sales, when booking your VIP clients. And instead of communicating with the concierge desk directly about special requests in advance of your client’s arrival, contact Dan Entenberg (dan.entenberg@ palms.com, 702-944-3289), director of rooms, who can fill requests such as supplying limo service for a night on the Strip. Note: Gamers, fear not. Just a short stroll through a SkyTube is the adjacent Palms Casino Resort. Cayo Espanto, a Private Escape If your client is searching for the perfect private-island resort, look no further than Cayo Espanto (www.aprivateisland. Cayo Espanto offers guests expansive views of the Caribbean com), an upscale island resort off the east coast of Belize. The resort has a maximum occupancy of just 16 guests and a staff-toguest ratio of two-to-one. There are five unique villas and one over-water bungalow, all of which offer guests amazing views of the Caribbean from private decks, plunge pools and alfresco showers. Details such as Frette terrycloth robes, Egyptian cotton sheets, fresh flowers and the use of a personal butler (known as a houseman) make this resort the ultimate in high-end living. Other amenities include free Wi-Fi, round-the-clock drink and food options, pedal boats and kayaks, stereo with CD library and satellite TV. All of the accommodations require a direct phone call or e-mail. Agents can contact Russell Bramlett (russell@aprivate island.com, 910-323-8355), the property’s reservations specialist, who can also book guests on a variety of excursions, including snorkeling and diving on the Belize reef. Although there is no spa on the island, technicians and massage therapists are brought over from Belize for private treatments in guest villas or on the beach. Treatments can be booked ahead of time or can easily be arranged after arrival by contacting Ester Carrias (ester@aprivate island.com, 910-323-8355). The resort does not have a restaurant. Instead, an executive chef on the island creates meals based on a questionnaire your clients fill out prior to arrival. Each morning, guests can use the in-room walkie-talkie to call their personal butler for coffee and fruit. High season is from January through May, and agents should try to book guests as far ahead as possible HB to guarantee availability. 28 Home-BasedTravelAgent NOV EMBE R 2008 http://www.aprivateisland.com http://www.palmsplace.com http://www.palmsplace.com http://www.aprivateisland.com

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