Elite Traveler Summer 2023

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Bulgari Hotel Tokyo The latest hotel opening from the Italian fashion house occupies the top fl oors of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu tower. The resplendent spa on the 40 th fl oor has magni fi cent views across the city Page 128

Page 122 Destination guide Michelle Gross heads to Kyoto to explore the city’s thousand-plus temples, Zen gardens, Shinto shrines and 17 Unesco World Heritage Sites. Page 126 New hotels Nicola Leigh Stewart packs her valise for Maison Proust, a gorgeous new fi ve-star hotel in the heart of Paris. Page 138 Property The fi nest real estate, from a home-away-from-home rental in the middle of the Puglian countryside to a grand villa overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Page 144 Flight of Fancy Sleep under the stars in a ‘bubble’ tent and, come morning, watch in awe as elephants stroll by.