Virtuoso Best of the Best 2009 - (Page 70) the wAkAyA CLub & SPA Wakaya Island, Fiji One of the 333 islands that make up the Fiji group, Wakaya Island is home to the lavish Wakaya Club & Spa. Designed to make the most of the island’s powdery white-sand beaches, azure lagoons and serene jungle, the resort will fast become your favorite. Your home is a bure (a free-standing Fijian cottage) boasting a secluded garden, four-poster king-sized bed, cathedral ceilings and double hammock. Life is easy here, from dining on the fresh produce grown on the island to treatments at the Breeze Spa to private beach picnics, nature walks and visits to nearby Wakaya Village. dIStAnCe FroM nAdI AIrPort (nAn): vIrtuoSo AMenIty 50-minute “East Meets West” massage once per stay, and complimentary mini bar. In the know If the resort itself isn’t secluded enough, reserve an isolated cove for a private champagne picnic. 96 mi/154 km 70 AS I A & PACIF IC borA borA LAGoon reSort & SPA Bora Bora, French Polynesia Motu Toopua has been called the most beautiful lagoon in the world – a fitting setting for Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa, an Orient-Express Hotel and one of the South Pacific’s most celebrated hideaways. Slip away to the privacy of your overwater or motu bungalow – the latter are stunning visions of thatched roofs, Yucca wood floors, Kaori wood walls and floorto-ceiling timber blinds. The Marù Spa is unbelievably indulgent, with its quartzite bath, waterfalls, rain showers and couple’s treatment rooms. Otemanu Restaurant offers up gourmet repasts with breathtaking views of Mount Otemanu and the Bora Bora lagoon. dIStAnCe FroM borA borA AIrPort (bob): vIrtuoSo AMenIty American buffet breakfast for two daily and roundtrip airport transfers for two. In the know Getting married? Modern Bride magazine has recognized the resort as the “Most Scenic Honeymoon Spot.” 15 minutes borA borA nuI, A LuXury CoLLeCtIon reSort & SPA Bora Bora, French Polynesia Your overwater bungalow at Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa is as close to heaven as one might expect to get here on earth. Your breakfast can be delivered by canoe each morning, if you wish, and you may never want to venture from your cozy retreat, with its mahogany canopy bed and glass floor viewing panel – to spy on the marine life below. There are so many firsts for the region here: the largest infinity-edge pool, the first full-treatment spa and the only resort built on a hillside, boasting water views from every villa. Those who seek activity can go shark-feeding, scuba diving or sportfishing. dIStAnCe FroM borA borA AIrPort (bob): vIrtuoSo AMenIty Roundtrip airport transfers by boat, flowerbed turndown once per stay, and 15% off spa treatments. In the know The turndown service is fabulous, with fragrant tiare blossoms sprinkled across your bungalow’s floor and covering the bed. 4 mi/6 km
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