destinationThe Luxury Hotels Travel Magazine 2011

ContentsSo This SeasonLooking for an action packed adventure,a blissful beach break or a fabulous familyholiday? We highlight our recommendationsfor this year’s summer holiday.

Style in the SunAlex Gerrard and her family discover theABAMA in Tenerife.

Pure ShoresThis year we have widened our netto bring you our favourite hotels fromour brand new collection of superbMaldives resorts.

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WelcomeIn this edition we focus on old favouritesand the launch of a new dream destinationfor us, the magical Maldives. We hopeyou enjoy soaking up all our latest ideasand tips.We are on first name terms with our chosen partners and we know our hotels insideout as every single one of our properties has been visited by at least one of ourspecialist team. You will find some of our best kept secrets in this magazine andsome exclusive prices for our clients.

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Best for FamilySummer Holidays:Sheraton Algarve Hotel Pine Cliffs Resort, Portugal

Two-BedroomPine Cliffs Residence Suite

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A popular choice for families, this vast and action-packed resort is set in abreathtaking location on a cliff top surrounded by towering pine trees andoverlooking miles of unspoilt beach.

Guide price: from £3399 per family

Price is based on two adults & two children sharing a Two-Bedroom Pine Cliffs Residence Suite for seven nights in July, including flights and private transfers.

Your little ones will make friends within minutes of arrivingand will never be lost for entertainment ensuring your holidayis one to remember. We highly recommend the fabulous PineCliffs Residence Suites which are excellent for a family break,with gorgeous apartments surrounding a large free form pooland a children’s pool. Staying here gives you the freedom toeat in the comfort of your own apartment or dine at one ofthe many choices around the resort.

Children will delight in the children’s village which includesa playground with its own giant wooden pirate ship andswimming pool. The crèche and children’s club is excellent.There’s one of Portugal’s most original golf courses, a golfacademy, tennis academy, four outdoor pools, a gym andan indoor pool.

The magnificent sandy beach is accessed by a lift followedby a quaint wooden walkway and there is a variety of watersports on offer.

Wow Factor: With a summer camp feel about it, the PortoPirata Kids’ Club is a children’s favourite with its small pool,bouncy castle, and cycle track. You can also catch a ‘train’to get around the resort if little or grown-up legs get tired!

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Best for Relaxingin Style:Columbia Beach

Resort Cyprus

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Its 80m lagoon-style swimming pool is excellent for swimmingand fringed by towering palm trees and fragrant gardens.Rooms have a real air of elegance and combine state-of-the-art facilities with classical modern decor perfectly.

Restaurants are superb and include the signature ‘Dionysos’with its poolside setting and fine dining. For those who like towander in the evenings the local restaurants, bars and shopsof Pissouri Bay are just a short stroll away.

Water sports are available on the beach and there’s a reallygood spa, gym, tennis / squash courts and a Yoga studio.

Wow Factor: Family-owned and very exclusive, thishotel always gets rave reviews for its unique serviceand superb food.

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We love this award-winning all-suite resort which ambles gently upwardsfrom the sparkling waters of the pretty bay of Pissouri. Attention to detailand a magical ambience make this charming hotel a perfect choice forcouples or families.

Guide price: from £869 per person

Price is based on two adults sharing a Junior Suite, Garden View for seven nights in May, including half board, flights and private transfers.

Executive Suite with Panoramic View

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Best for Nature:Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel PortugalBeautifully located in a protected national park on the unspoilt western tipof the Algarve, Martinhal has a very sleek boutique hotel and village areawith apartment and villa – style dwellings (great for families).

With a philosophy based on ‘barefoot chic’ and manyeco-activities on offer, this resort is surrounded by stunningnatural landscape and is also very close to the historicfishing town of Sagres.

If you get tired of relaxing on the lovely beach or by the fivepools, you can enjoy all manner of sports from windsurfing,body boarding, kayaking, diving and parasailing to climbing,trekking, boat trips, horse riding and eco-karts. The spacontinues the natural theme and Kids’ Club is comprehensive.

Wow Factor: Trendy contemporary rooms and apartmentsare beautifully designed with minimalist lines and use oflocal materials to blend perfectly with the natural setting.

Guide price: from £725 per person

Price is based on two adults sharing a Deluxe Garden House for seven nights in May, including breakfast, flights & private transfers.

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Best for an Affordable Break:Sheraton La Caleta TenerifePerfect for a week’s fix of winter sun or good value summer break, thiscontemporary hotel offers luxury and privacy within its gated grounds but isonly minutes from the local restaurants, beaches and shops of Costa Adeje.

There is a wide choice of room types on offer (including a ClubLevel) and even the standard rooms are spacious, modernand designed to a high specification. The hotel has a rangeof mouth-watering restaurants from Spanish specialities atthe pool side restaurant to a trendy and intimate Japanese.

If you like to be pampered you can enjoy treatments at CaroliHealth Club, a peaceful and comprehensive spa which relaxesyou as soon as you enter its doors, and there is also a reallyuseable, cutting-edge gym.

Wow Factor: Ideal for relaxing, the hotel’s impressivegrounds feature three outdoor pools, all bordered by lushtropical gardens and enjoying magnificent ocean views.

Guide price: from £599 per person

Price is based on two adults sharing a Deluxe Room for seven nights in June, including breakfast, flights and private transfers.

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Best for Activities:Aphrodite Hills Cyprus

The 18-hole championship course is a golfer’s dream andif you want to brush up on your sports skills, try the golfand tennis academy. You can also enjoy horse riding,mountain bike hire and nature walks.

The nearby Cove Beach Club has an Eco Water Sportsfacility which offers the use of kayaks, stand up paddles,hydro bikes and kite surfing. Another beach club can befound 20 minutes away by complimentary transfer.

If you want to relax enjoy a few hours in the award winning‘The Retreat Spa’. It is a Greco-Roman inspired haven for thesenses offering a range of treatments within its peaceful wallsand gardens. There is also an excellent crèche, Kids’ Cluband teen’s area and a large adventure playground.

Wow Factor: The brand new state-of-the-art PiratesVillage features an indoor Kids’ Club, separate baby crècheand a shaded adventure playground complete with atrampoline and football court, perfect to keep the littleones entertained!

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This extensive resort is a great all-rounder and offers a whole host offantastic activities and facilities for sports enthusiasts, sun worshippersand families alike. Set to lovely effect on a hillside in more than 500 acres,it has beautiful views and huge grounds to explore.

Guide price: from £999 per person

Price is based on two adults sharing a Deluxe Room Garden or Pool View for seven nights in June, including breakfast, flights and private transfers.

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Style

Fashion columnist and model Alex Gerrard travelledwith us to Tenerife during half term with her twoyoung daughters :

What was your first impression when you arrived at ABAMAGolf and Spa Resort?

We arrived at night and were really blown away by the sight ofit as we turned the corner. It was beautifully lit and in a reallylovely location. It reminded me a bit of the hotels in Dubai.

The staff couldn’t do enough for us and were very friendly.We also found that they were very accommodating to childrenand made my two daughters feel right at home.

The room was extremely spacious and I loved the décorwhich was very luxurious but still trendy. We had a huge bed,lovely bathroom and the balcony was a really good sizemaking it great to sit out on and look at the sea.

What else did you enjoy about your stay?

The hotel is fantastic for kids. My girls loved the pool as it hada gentle sloping shelf so it was good for them to splasharound in but not too deep. Lilly-Ella and Lexie also loved thegolf buggies which you can order to zoom you aroundthe resort if you don’t feel like walking.

The extra activities put on for the children were also great.My daughters particularly enjoyed the Bird of Prey Showand the Baby Bingo which were family shows put on at6pm every night.

In the evening we enjoyed eating at Los Chozos which wasthe restaurant by the main pool. Abama had a cinema cornerin this restaurant for the children and the girls watchedDisney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ complete with bowls ofpopcorn to nibble on.

How do you rate the overall holiday experience?

Everything went according to plan and Travelbeam LuxuryHotels were absolutely great. All our needs were met andall aspects of the trip from transfers to our room wereaccording to my requests.

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Guide price: from £889 per person

Price is based on two adults sharing an ABAMA Deluxe for seven nights in June, including breakfast, flights and private transfers.

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Huvafen Fushi:North Malé Atoll

Pure ShoresHeaven on earth for those that love the idea of exquisite turquoise seas, powder whitesand and serious style. The Maldives offers very different and unique experiencesdepending on where you stay. Here we introduce our pick of the best of the best:

Lagoon Bungalow with Plunge Pool

Its 43 contemporary bungalows sport the very latest state ofthe art technology, a butler service and private plunge pooland everything on the island is within a 10 minute walk.

For foodies there is a choice of restaurants from Salt with itsseafood and an over-water experience to the more relaxedCelcius with an ocean-view terrace. The wine cellar here isthe biggest in the Maldives and regular wine tastings are heldwith dinner.

If you are looking for an adventure, why not explore the islandson a luxury yacht.

We Love: Glorious massages in the underwater spa, withits relaxing atmosphere and glass walls for marine viewing.

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Nestled within its own very private lagoon this small but perfectly formed retreat,run by Per Aquum, blends discreet luxury with ultra-contemporary design fordiscerning couples. With dreamlike surroundings, state of the art facilities, and theworld’s first underwater spa, this sleek resort has real ‘Wow’ factor.

Guide price: from £2599 per person

Price is based on two adults sharing a Beach Bungalow with Pool for seven nights in September, including breakfast, flights and speedboat transfers.

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One&Only Reethi Rah:North Malé Atoll

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Grand Beach Villa

This large resort has 130 very spacious villas over twelveprivate beaches. Depending on whether you opt for waterliving or prefer to have your feet firmly on dry land you canchoose from the beach villas surrounded by lush greenery orthe very private water villas hovering above the enchantingturquoise lagoon.

The food here is simply divine from the eclectic ReethiRestaurant serving innovative fusion dishes to the modernJapanese or Middle-Eastern restaurant.

The facilities are outstanding with two tennis courts,snorkelling / diving, parasailing, dolphin watching, or foran adventure set off on a deep sea fishing excursion.The One&Only Spa will pamper and soothe even themost jaded of visitors with its ESPA products, manicuredgreen lawns and quaint thatched pavilions.

For the children the excellent KidsOnly programme istailored to specific ages. Activities such as treasure hunts,beach volleyball and football will have them eager to goback the next day.

We Love: Children enjoy their own section of the resortwith separate dining facilities, a clubhouse and a swimmingpool and receive a special welcome pack upon arrival.

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Surrounded by crystal-clear waters, this gorgeous all villa resort (part of theesteemed One&Only group) is the ultimate in family luxury.

Guide price: from £2799 per person

Price is based on two adults sharing a Beach Bungalow for seven nights in July, including flights and luxury yacht transfers.

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Diva Maldives:Dhidhoofinolhu

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Prestige Water Villa

There are many different room choices from Deluxe Roomsand Junior Suites to a variety of Villas, perfectly locatedeither on the beach or stilted above the crystal clear lagoon.

Facilities around the resort are excellent which include twopools, the vast infinity spa, a five star PADI diving centre,tennis courts and a state of the art gym. The boathouse isthe place to be for water sport fanatics where you can diveoff a dhoni and enjoy the colourful aquatic life on offerincluding parrot fish, stingrays and whale sharks.

There are seven unique restaurants including Indian,Italian and Japanese cuisines and a special touch is ahealthy kids’ menu.

The Kids’ Club (The Nest) has special activities with a focuson the surrounding natural habitat and little ones really aremade to feel extra special, they can even throw their ownpersonal birthday parties. The Teens’ Club (The Place) hasits own room complete with a pool table, games consolesand table tennis.

We Love: The six bars and a nightclub means this resortis lively at night, if you want it to be.

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More a village than resort, Diva is good value for families or couples who wantbarefoot luxury, stylish spacious surroundings and plenty to do for everyone.It provides a haven of tranquillity framed by lush tropical vegetation and 4km ofpristine beach.

Guide price: from £1599 per person

Price is based on two adults sharing a Deluxe Roomfor seven nights in July, including flights and seaplane transfers.

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