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the time is right for getting out of town (rain, rain, rain and holiday time). head in this general direction.
go with the flow.
five-star service. views of the med. and all just off the amalfi coast at the new J.K. place capri.
ori kafri has brought all the style of his famed piazza santa maria novella spot in florence. signature michele bönan-designed interiors. yes, there's a view of the bay of naples and of vesuvius. and you just can't help but wish a little lava would keep you there for good.
www.jkcapri.com
sky blue sea.
this cote d'azur getaway used to be home to a russian prince who apparently liked his views. the elegant suites, rooms, and bungalows each feature terraces overlooking the med (or just on it). cap estel has been catering to the glamorazzi since the fifties, but a recent three-year makeover means all the mod amens. www.capestel.com
shiny and happy.
can you say pacific paradise? bulgari bali is a secluded, cliff-side balinese retreat on the jimbaran peninsula run by the jewelry great themselves. each of the 59 freestanding villas with private plunge pools, terraces, and sweeping views of the indian ocean could keep anyone content. yes, there's a bulgari store chock full of you know what. www.bulgarihotels.com
over it.
if you just can't manage to escape reality on land, why not go 1,500 feet above it and chill out at the vigilius
hotel. it's a retreat on italy's south tyrolean mountains that you can only get to via cablecar. besides the lush montain spa, there's archery (to get your aggressions out), or, if you really want to get away, paragliding. www.vigilius.it
let's be frank.
bilbao just isn't enough billowing silver for you? you can now stay at the frank gehry-designed hotel marqués de riscal in the rioja wine region of spain. (a tad over an hour from bilbao.) the rooms? edgy and jarring in a gehry kind of way. (definitely stay in one with a view of the vineyards.) then of course, there's the hotel's caudalie vinothérapie spa (yes, grapeseed facials) and the cave next door with over 37,000 casks. vamanos. www.starwoodhotels.com
it means quiet.
who needs a reason to go to st. barth? certainly not you. at posh le sereno,
located on the east end of the island, ocean views are de rigueur for all suites and villas. if you still can't kick your tube-stress, there's in-room spa treatments. www.lesereno.com
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