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MAY/JUNE<br />
<strong>2012</strong><br />
TOP<br />
SUITES<br />
OF<br />
MONACO<br />
$50.00
NEWS+PREVIEWS<br />
LAKEFRONT LAWN / <strong>VIVA</strong> MAYR<br />
AWESOME IN AUSTRIA<br />
Viva <strong>May</strong>r, set on the shores of Lake Worthersee in Austria, is an exclusive detox<br />
spa right in the middle of Sound of Music country. But, you’ll feel even more alive<br />
than the hills after a week under the tender care of award-winning Dr. Harald<br />
Stossier and his crew and partake in what they call “the cure.” Upon arrival,<br />
guests meet with a physician and develop a plan for their stay. This includes daily<br />
massages, exercise and a very reg<strong>im</strong>ented all-organic, all-local food plan. While<br />
a strict no-paparazzi policy draws the rich and famous (they wouldn’t even divulge<br />
any names to us, but our spies who have visited spotted everyone from shipping<br />
magnates to European royalty), that privacy means guests tend to lounge about all<br />
day in bathrobes—there is no need to dress, even for dinner. Select a Viva Suite<br />
Lake View accommodation for your stay (about $850 a night). Plans at the spa start<br />
at about $2,975 a week.<br />
Contact: Dr. Harald Stossier, 43-42-73-311-17-0; www.viva-mayr.com/en<br />
SKI CHIC<br />
When Ritz-Carlton dipped its toe into the ski hotel market for the first<br />
t<strong>im</strong>e at Bachelor Gulch, Colorado, winter sports fans were pleasantly<br />
surprised. But the luxury brand has outdone itself with its second effort,<br />
located mid-mountain on the slopes of the Northstar-at-Tahoe ski resort<br />
in Lake Tahoe. A grand reincarnation of the beloved mountain lodge, The<br />
Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe combines vast expanses of exposed recla<strong>im</strong>ed<br />
Pacific Northwest t<strong>im</strong>ber and glass with cutting-edge technology and<br />
modern amenities, and enjoys one of the best ski-in/ski-out locations<br />
anywhere. A full-service ski concierge and rental shop has direct access<br />
to multiple main lifts as well as to the resort’s Nordic center for crosscountry<br />
skiing and snowshoeing. The hotel is connected to Northstar’s<br />
new and <strong>im</strong>pressive base village by both a direct passenger gondola that<br />
runs into the night, and a very short drive in a fleet of chauffeured house<br />
cars, combining privacy and isolation with turnkey convenience. The 170-<br />
room (plus 23 private residences) hotel has a beautiful spa with a private<br />
outdoor heated pool and one of the brand’s best restaurants, Manzanita,<br />
run by San Francisco celebrity chef Traci des Jardins of Jardinière and<br />
Iron Chef fame. Positioned above even the namesake Ritz-Carlton Suite<br />
is the Sugar Pine Suite, with three bedrooms, full gourmet kitchen,<br />
dining room and jetted tubs in both master bedrooms, spanning 2,303<br />
square feet ($7,500 a night).<br />
Contact: General Manager Allen Highfield, (530) 562-3000,<br />
allen.highfield@ritzcarlton.com; www.ritzcarlton.com/laketahoe<br />
LOBBY FIREPLACE /<br />
THE RITZ-CARLTON, LAKE TAHOE<br />
GLITTERATI ON THE GO<br />
BY KELLY CARTER<br />
QUEEN FOR A STAY Actress Diane Kruger, who stars as Marie Antoinette<br />
in the period drama Farewell, My Queen that opened this year’s Berlinale<br />
film festival, received the royal treatment during her recent visit to the<br />
newly opened St. Regis Bal Harbour. A personal butler tended to Kruger in<br />
her luxurious one-bedroom suite that afforded her a 180-degree panoramic<br />
view, oversized terrace and semi-private elevator access. She ventured<br />
over to the Remède Spa, a 12,000-square-foot oasis of calm and serenity,<br />
for a deep-tissue massage, some downt<strong>im</strong>e in the oxygen chamber lounge<br />
and a glass of champagne, Jacques Torres truffles and Kashwére throws.<br />
She calls the hotel “absolutely stunning. I haven’t been to Miami in so long<br />
and this is totally worth it…. It’s just beautiful—classy and chic. You know<br />
it’s the St. Regis!”<br />
BON APPÉTIT When Glee star Matthew Morrison wants a taste of the<br />
south of France, he doesn’t have to board a jet. He merely drives to the<br />
chic Bagatelle LA, the newest hot spot in West Hollywood. Morrison has<br />
quickly become a regular at the posh eatery that oozes French flavor and<br />
style. He’s been in nearly weekly for everything from romantic dates with<br />
girlfriend Renee Puente to dinners with his pals, who have included ‘N<br />
Sync’s JC Chasez, director/producer Bryan Singer and former Hills star<br />
Brody Jenner. Morrison is particularly fond of the red wine-poached pear<br />
salad made with lemon-scented goat cheese, toasted pistachios, mache<br />
and black truffle vinaigrette; tarte tatin with spiced caramel ice cream; banana<br />
cheesecake in a jar; and the Louisiane cocktail, made with oldoverolt<br />
rye whiskey, Benedictine, sweet vermouth and an absinthe rinse.<br />
A HOMEY FEEL Ed Burns, honored at the Tribeca Film Festival in April,<br />
recently checked into The James Chicago and took over one of the renowned<br />
Loft rooms for a few nights. The actor/director made h<strong>im</strong>self at<br />
home in the residential-style room with a socially accommodating living<br />
area, spacious slate-tiled bathroom, work/dining niche, fully stocked snack<br />
and cocktail bar and, most <strong>im</strong>portantly, a media room. The media “nook”<br />
provided Burns with a full-size projection screen and full media hookups—<br />
perfect for Burns to view his films and check out his pending work. From<br />
his dark wood platform bed, Burns only had to look up to see the alarm<br />
clock that projects onto the ceiling, the better to ensure he was at all of his<br />
meetings on t<strong>im</strong>e.<br />
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