Virtuoso Life - September/October 2008 - (Page 34) LUXE REPORT | SUITE TALK Flights and fancy: Casa Colonial Beach Resort & Spa. Pied-à-Terre While two presidential suites reside on the upper floors of the 259-room Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park, the new Central Park Suite captures the tree canopy across the street through 13 third-floor windows. Residentially styled, the hotel’s largest suite runs 1,900 square feet and features two living rooms and a dining room that seats eight. Doubles from $995 and Central Park Suite from $9,500, including breakfast daily and lunch once during stay. Spread out in the new Central Park Suite. Heli-Picnic After an aerial tour of the Dominican Republic’s north coast, helicopters launched from the 50-guestroom Casa Colonial Beach & Spa Resort land at a quiet farmhouse in the mountains for a remote picnic. Greeted by a butler, couples dine on a gourmet lunch of local seafood and meats before returning for the one-hour flight over the beach town of Caberete and the golf fairways at Playa Grande. From $4,270 for two, including three nights’ lodging, helicopter excursion, a sunset catamaran tour, and spa treatments. APPEALING TO ALL AGES On Virgin Gorda, Rosewood Little Dix Bay engages all audiences with the addition of familyfriendly two- to four-bedroom villas. The homes feature private pools and outdoor showers just steps from the beach. Young travelers get special attention at the 100-room resort, which now offers a teen center with a pool table, an expanded play area, and kids’ yoga and dance classes. While children play, their elders can indulge in the resort’s new spa, Sense, home to saltwater pools and massage cottages. Doubles from $395, including breakfast and a tennis lesson or a picnic lunch with boat transfers. Saltwater pools large and small await at Little Dix Bay. . 34 V I RT U O S O L I F E
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