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48 DEPARTURES KEEPING GGOD COMPANY The Departures 10 Socialise | Celebrate | Entertain 4 HOTEL LA COMPAÑÍA Panama City In the trendy Casco Antiguo district, buildings from Panama’s French, Spanish and American eras merge to form this eclectic wonder, hyatt.com 5 HOTEL LA PALMA Capri The island’s first hotel gets a new lease of life, encompassing 50 rooms and suites, a rooftop restaurant, beach club and spa, oetkercollection.com 7 THE MADRID EDITION Spain A resort-like retreat in the heart of the Spanish capital, complete with cocktail bar, signature restaurant, spa and rooftop pool, editionhotels.com 8 AUBERGE ETÉREO Riviera Maya, Mexico Kick back in the massive pool complex (one for adults, one for families) or head to white-sand beaches for sea breezes and superlative tacos, aubergeresorts.com 1 THE TWENTY TWO London Hotel, cultural space or club? You decide. This Grosvenor Square hotspot is always down for dinner, drinks and DJ-led dancing, the22.london Sereno 9 THE NED NOMAD New York City 2 THE STANDARD Ibiza The always ontrend hotel group recently arrived in party-hearty Ibiza; expect big nights by the rooftop pool overlooking the city, standardhotels.com Only a few months old and already the place to see and be seen – especially at the rooftop terrace with skyline views, thened.com 10 CERCLE X W HOTELS Global 3 NOBU MARRAKECH Morocco Expect buzzy restaurant crowds and daily detox rituals in the immense 2,000sq m spa when Nobu comes to the historic centre of Marrakech this season, nobuhotels.com 6 SERENO St Barths Join the glitterati by the freshwater pool, just a hop and a skip from the ocean at one of St Barths’ rare beachfront hotels, serenohotels.com After a roaring success in Goa, French producer Cercle will host many more one-off mini music festivals at W Hotels worldwide, w-hotels.com “I believe that our guests, whether consciously or subconsciously, are responding to an experience that provides knowledge, inspiration and regeneration. It’s more than a day at the beach, no matter how beautiful. If we are doing our jobs correctly, they embark on an inner voyage where they learn something of the world, are inspired to leave a positive impact, and feel personally renewed when they leave.” Richard Bailey, founder of The Brando Private Island, thebrando.com FROM TOP: © THE TWENTY TWO, © LE SERENO
ELISE HASSEY Is This the Great Barrier Reef’s Most Exclusive Villa? “PART PAUL HOGAN, part George Clooney.” That is how owner Steve Wilson describes The House at Lizard Island, the new four-bedroom retreat on the Great Barrier Reef. Downstairs has a laid-back sand-on-your-feet vibe; upstairs, the glamorous rooftop terrace with its dazzling views invites you dial up the dress code a notch. Interiors feature tropical timbers and stone and an impressive indigenous art collection, while your support team includes a chef, a naturalist to lead hikes, a masseuse and a yoga instructor. Lizard Island’s perch on the outer reef, 240 kilometres north of Cairns, makes for memorable underwater encounters. Grab a snorkel and swim out from one of your three private beaches or summon the skipper of your personal 140hp Seaswift RIB (a 17m Riviera Motor Yacht can also be booked) to visit world-famous dive sites such as the Cod Hole, where you may spot everything from potato cod and manta rays to moray eels and cuttlefish. Says Steve Wilson, “It’s an underwater safari.” thehouseatlizard.com – Ute Junker 49 DEPARTURES
