Elite Traveler January-February 2019

elite traveler JAN/FEB 2019 20 Contents Explore 114 Australian lodges The sheer diversity of Inspire 78 Top 100 hotels

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Where to stay and what to do when you’re there: our selection of the best hotels on the planet 102 Golf itineraries Grab your clubs and join us on a whirlwind tour of the best golfing on Earth

Australia ensures a stay in one of its exceptional lodges is an awe- inspiring experience 124 Destination guides The untouched luxury of gonia and Mustique balanced by the nities and entures to be had in e Town and Punta a New hotels onderland in nghai and a new ophiles and Nobu’s st foray into Napa ey are a wine r’s delight 0 Property hlights ai, London and uket are offering this season’s most desirable properties 144 Flight of fancy Get back to nature with pod life in New Zealand Pata are ame adv Cap Mit 134 A w Sha cont 136 A pr oen late Vall love 14 hig Kau Ph ender in Paris The hot list ivate jet trip for

First look at Necker Island Following its closure due to Hurricane Irma, Necker Island has reopened after extensive restoration. Guests are being welcomed back to the island’s Great House, which has two new rooms, and a Balinese- style guest house, Leha Lo (above).

132 The Test Kitchen in Cape Town’s Summer berries and elderflower ice cream

Abrand-neweco camp in the Seychelles Blue Safari Seychelles has just launched a brand new eco camp in the remote Cosmoledo Atoll. The innovative eco camp, which welcomed its first guests in November last year, encompasses just eight eco pods in shipping containers that have been restored according to the company’s ecological ethos. The St. Regis presents Asia Pacific culinary couture series The St. Regis in Asia Pacific has launched a new cultural program, ‘Street Serve & Culinary Couture,’ celebrating the rich and diverse culinary scenes of each region. The St. Regis hotels in Singapore, Langkawi and Bangkok are first to offer this program, pairing gourmet gastronomy with rustic dining.

136 Nobu Hotel Epiphany Palo Alto’s Toro tartare