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PostHeaderIcon San Ysidro: A Luscious fave is a Travel+Leisure 2010 champ!

Congratulations to San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California where we once had a delicious holiday - they have been voted the best resort in the US and Canada, and one of the top four hotels in the world by Travel + Leisure magazine (up from 64 last year).

We will never forget the incredibly comfortable bed, the way the fire was lit for us so the room cosy when we returned from dinner (bed pictured right), or the outdoor spa and accompanying outdoor shower (despite being right next door to the bathroom which opened out onto the terrace). YUM.

The history is equally compelling, with many celebrities, past and present, coming to stay, such as John and Jackie Kennedy who had part of their 1953 honeymoon here (you can even stay in their cottage) and Vivien Leigh and Sir Laurence Olivier who were married on the lawn. Swoon over the history!

See the official San Ysidro Ranch website or learn more about them on the T+L website. To read about them and the other winners, see the T+L World's Best Hotels 2010 story and start planning your next trip!



Learn more about Montecito and neighbouring Santa Barbara, or just amuse yourself with some map-fantasy-time, below (we like to work out where we would go on for day trips in the surrounding area).

Famous residents:
Oprah, John Cleese (although perhaps not post-divorce!), Al Gore, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Rob Lowe all have homes in Montecito, whereas Jennifer Aniston, Tom Cruise, George Michael, Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, and Ellen DeGeneres have (or have had) homes in Santa Barbara.

Wikipedia has a more extensive list to enable your celeb-watching (Montecito and Santa Barbara).

Photo: Aerial shot of Oprah Winfrey’s Montecito home - learn more from santabarbarapocketlistings.com

 


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PostHeaderIcon Kudos Villas – Hepburn Springs, nr Daylesford, Victoria


Looking for a place to unwind? A place to live it up in ultimate style and luxury while being in a beautiful serene town in the heart of Victoria’s spa country? A place to spend some quality time with that special someone for a special occasion, then why not try the Kudos Villas in Hepburn Springs, Victoria.


A personal favourite of mine, I actually spent part of my honeymoon there.

We were extremely impressed with the spa in the middle of the lounge room and the gorgeous love seats to snuggle up on while sipping wine and staring at the open fire.  

A definite must for romantics or anyone wanting some special time with their partner.

Learn more about Hepburn Springs, Daylesford and Victorian Spa Country around the Macedon Ranges.

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PostHeaderIcon Luxe travel: Luscious hotel recommendations

Luscious accommodation we can personally recommend

Note: We've stayed in a lot of places but many of them haven't made the cut! These are the ones we'd happily go back to tomorrow.


Europe

 

 

 

Hotel Splendido, Portofino, Italy

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Villa D'Este, Lake Como, Italy

 

  

 
 

 

 

 

 

Glamour Apartments, Milan, Italy

 

 

 

  

 
 

 

 

 

Byblos Art Hotel, near Verona, Italy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delle Arti Hotel, Cremona, Italy

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

Hotel Montalembert, Paris, France

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

 

 

JIA Shanghai, Shanghai, China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sofitel Metropole, Hanoi, Vietnam

 

 

 

 

 

Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raffles, Singapore

 

 

 

 

  


The Americas

 

 

Maison140, Beverly Hills, California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

San Ysidro Ranch, Montecito, California

 

 

 

 

 

 




Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California  

 

 

 

 

 

Australia


 

 

Emporium Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland

 

 

 

 

Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast, Queensland

 

 


 

 

 

Grand Hyatt, Melbourne, Victoria

 

 

 

 

 



Langham Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria

 

 


 

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