Virtuoso Life - March/April 2008 - (Page 45) Endless happy hour: Grace Bay Club’s new bar. RaISInG ThE BaR Bringing the infinity pool concept to cocktails, the new Infiniti Edge Bar at Grace Bay Club employs a 90-foot reflective counter that appears to extend into the Caribbean Sea. Guests of the 21-room and 38-villa Turks and Caicos resort can soak in the view while savoring local lobster and tropical drinks beneath bar-side umbrellas. Doubles from $455, including breakfast, lunch once during stay, and a bottle of champagne on arrival. Farm-fresh comfort on Cape Kidnappers. nursery School A first-time birth at Anantara Resort Golden Triangle in northern Thailand adds Nong Nam Fon – 198 pounds at birth – to the herd of 19 pachyderms at the 77-room resort’s elephant camp, where guests learn to ride. She won’t be old enough to participate in the charity King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament, March 31 through April 6 at the resort, but the newborn is already a celebrity among camera-toting guests. Doubles from $240, including breakfast. Nong Nam Fon. Ranch House Chic Far East field trip: The Peninsula Beijing. A 6,000-acre New Zealand sheep and cattle farm with a coastline that plunges 800 feet now hosts the North Island’s newest top-end lodge, The Farm at Cape Kidnappers. Twenty-four suites and an owner’s cottage resemble farm outbuildings with stone walls and exposed wood beams, while maintaining contemporary levels of comfort inside with complimentary mini-bars, iPod docking stations, panoramic Pacific views from private balconies, and, in the main building, a spa. The estate adjoins an acclaimed links-style golf course by Tom Doak and is well positioned for Hawke’s Bay wine country tours. Doubles from approximate $394 per person, including breakfast, dinner, and most activities. BY ELAINE GLUSAC MARCH | APRIL 2008 45
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