Virtuoso Life - January/February 2018 - 52
Suite Talk Tivoli Palácio de Seteais' regal entrance, built by its former resident, the Marquis of Marialva. PALATIAL PAMPERING In the nineteenth century, Portuguese royalty retreated to the hills of Sintra on the country's west coast to relax; today, Tivoli Palácio de Seteais wants guests to do the same. In the new three-treatmentroom Anantara Spa, lodged in the estate's former dovecote tower, therapists offer treatments that use herbs cultivated in the adjacent garden. The 30-room hotel's surrounding Colares region vineyards provide the extracts for vinotherapy facials, scrubs, and wraps. Upon request, treatments can even end with a glass of local red. Doubles from $413, including a welcome amenity, breakfast daily, and a $100 hotel credit or winetasting experience for two. Science Class at the Bar New York City's cocktail scene just got a boost, courtesy of the Midwest, with the arrival of the innovative Aviary NYC. Like Chicago's original Aviary, from chef and molecular gastronomy pioneer Grant Achatz and Alinea Group beverage director Micah Melton, the new outpost in the 244-room Mandarin Oriental, New York showcases the best of chemistryinspired mixology - a bartender cracks open an ice globe to reveal an old-fashioned, for example, or prepares a smoking concoction in custom-designed glassware. While cocktails are equally elevated in both cities, the NYC locale reaches new heights: The Manhattan offspring delivers a bird's-eye view of Central Park from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Mandarin Oriental's 35th floor. Small plates are just as inventive as the drinks (Black Truffle Explosion, anyone?), and they're a prudent choice during a three- or five-course cocktail-tasting menu. Doubles from $795, including an upgrade at time of booking (if available), breakfast daily, and a $100 dining credit. 52 V I RT U O S O L I F E Above from left: Aviary NYC's Manhattan views and a Cloche Encounters of the 46 Kind (bourbon, mocha chai, cinnamon, and a graham cracker garnish).