Elite Traveler May-June 2015

elite traveler MAY/JUNE 2015 ISSUE 3 37

2015 Royal approval: new style Prince William and Kate Middleton holidaying on Mustique

Mustique is known for its seamless blend of old and new

What's new: Mustique Loved by royals old (Princess

Margaret) and new (Prince William and Kate on their recent babymoon), the tiny Caribbean island is keeping the scene going year round with new ideas and places to stay. Yacht management company y.CO now offers a “surf and turf” package, so you can match your perfect yacht with your perfect villa – and let the company’s expert brokers do all the legwork. y.co The classic Cotton House hotel has just launched its first spa, by ila, an company specializing in organic Private island villas don’t come much smarter than Sienna – a sumptuous Romanesque escape for 10 people, complete with cascading pools and columns. Prices start at $31,000 per week. mustique-island.com/villa products and ingredients. cottonhouse.net/the-spa/

The red city’s luxury hotel boom seemingly knows no bounds, as five-star brands jostle to offer increasingly indulgent accommodation in the city. First up this season is the Mandarin Oriental Marrakech, a 63-villa site on 20 hectares of rose- and bougainvillea- filled gardens near the Golf Club (but a little way out of town). On the other side of the golf course, the Park Hyatt is taking shape on a private gated complex. Joining them in September is The Grace, with 18 suites in Berber-style buildings and its own stable of horses on a quiet and peaceful edge-of-the- city desert site. ON THE RADAR MARRAKECH

1977 Royal approval: old style Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret on a Silver Jubilee Tour of the Caribbean

TURKISH DELIGHT

no-nonsense approach. Follow up with a swim in the rooftop pool (right) or indulge in a noteworthy string to the bow of the newly opened hotel. sohohouseistanbul.com cocktail or two at Cecconi’s, another

hillside on the banks of the Bosphorus. Treatments use products from British brand Cowshed in everything from facials to foot rubs. The on-site hammam room is clad in beautiful Moorish green tiles and an authentic

Traditionally, spas in Turkey offer a rough rub-and-scrub approach to bathing. But the new tradition on its head to offer an experience for sybarites in a cavernous space carved into a spa at Soho House Istanbul has turned