The Bear’s Club is an equity, private golf club that was established by Jack Nicklaus in 1999.  To gain entrance to the private golf club, one needs to shell out half a million dollars as membership fee.

Veteran golfer-clubbers usually prefer the equity club membership since they can passed on to their children their membership and they have a little profit on the side while enjoying the exclusivity and luxury that it offers.

The Bear’s Club is regarded as practically a shrine to legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus as he was the one who founded the club and designed the challenging golf course. It was his wife, Barbara who designed the tuscan-inspired clubhouse.

This 401-acre luxurious private golf club is located in Jupiter, Florida, in the very heart of Northern Palm Beaches that promises privacy and convenience. It is affiliated with an upscale real estate to which Jack himself owns a house very near the golf club.

For avid golfers who needed to play golf every single day just like those caffeine lovers who cannot start the day without drinking coffee every morning, it is definitely a huge plus if you are living in an area affiliated with a private golf club.

The amenities that each member enjoys are quite unrivaled as the golf club boasts that they do have the finest and most experienced staff that gives an exceptional white glove services. Aside from the 18-hole Nicklaus golf course, they have a 40,000 sq ft Clubhouse, 17 Golf Villas, 14 Club Cottages, 13 Vintage Estate Homes and 55 residences. It is truly an upscale golf real estate community.

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This glitzy, luxurious hotel, Hotel Fouquet Barriere in Paris can rival any palace of the modern world.  It is classy, elegant and “the hotel” these days especially when French President Nicolas Sarkozy partied in the hotel celebrating his victory after the French presidential election.

If you want to be seen and also see the who’s who in the French elite society, Hotel Fouquet Barriere is the place to go.  It is not a resort.  It is an upscale hotel in one of the most beautiful cities in the world and it offers accommodations and amenities like no other.

The hotel boasts of an exceptional personalized service.  A 24/7 butler services is at a guest beck and call.  It has 107 beautifully designed rooms and 40 specially designed opulent suites fit for the Royals.  They have a first class Spa called U SPA which is famous for a variety of signature treatments which makes it truly a haven for beauty and wellness. There is an underground swimming pool which is just so James Bond, suave, elegant and state-of-the-art.

Le Fouquet, the popular Parisian bar and restaurant is directly linked to the hotel. It is where everyone who is anyone in the international elite community converge for entertainment and food.

Take a virtual tour to see for yourself how exceptional and lavish the Hotel Fouquet Barriere is.  Click here.

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The Arenas Del Mar is one of the most popular eco-luxury resorts in Costa Rica.  Eco-resorts are vacation resorts which are promoting eco-awareness.  Many people these days are very much into anything ‘green’.  Saving the planet is one of their advocacy.

Going green in every aspect of the community is now being experimented and so even the vacation resorts developers are trying to integrate this greener planet advocacy to tourism.

Costa Rica’s Arenas Del Mar is a beachfront resort located in a rainforest specifically beside the popular Manuel Antonio National Park along the Manuel Antonio beaches in the Pacific coast.

The owners of Arenas Del Mar operates the resort with the concept of love for nature and sustainability while making sure that guests will be treated to a luxurious environment.  It is quite an ambitious approach but they were able to make it work.

Rainforest hiking is one of the highlight that the resort can offer.  Its location alone gives the resort an advantage in being to give the guests a chance to experience nature at its best: rainforest and unspoiled beach.  This eco-luxury resort is best for those who love nature and outdoor activities.  Arenas Del Mar prepared many outdoor activities such as rainforest hiking, kayak, whitewater rafting, sport fishing, horseback riding to name a few. 

Even if the resort is minimizing its impact on nature, they are still offering luxurious accommodations.  The resort operates under a sustainability tourism program which preserves nature while improving the lives of the local community. Some of the key elements in the program includes: use of solar powered panels in heating the water, cleaning the pool waters thru ionization system, recycling programs such as waste water used for irrigation, use of electric cars, energy saving bulbs, some of the materials used in building the resort are from recycled materials, etc.

Rates varies depending on the season. Holiday season rates are the most expensive. Check the rates here.

Here’s a direct link on detailed directions and guidelines in going to the resort.

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As early as now, golf aficionados are rounding up their list of the best winter golf resorts and one of them is the Kapalua Golf Resort in Maui. Even the people from PGA recommend this golf resort and that is the reason why the Mercedes-Benz Championship chooses this golf course as its playing ground.

Kapalua is also known for their unspoiled beaches but the two golf courses, The Plantation Course and The Bay Course they have there made it more extraordinary. This coming October, the first Kapalua LPGA Classic will be held there as announced by the Ladies Professional Golf Association or LPGA last month.

It has been regarded as Hawaii’s number one golf resort by a leading golf magazine, Travel & Leisure Golf Magazine.

The good thing about this golf resort is their in-house Kapalua Golf Academy which pro and non-pro can hone and enhance their playing skills with the Academy’s state-of-the-art facilities.

There are several accommodation options to choose from, they have the Kapalua Villas, Kapalua Luxury Homes or stay at the Ritz-Carlton. These accommodations will truly give a one of a kind Maui Experience that is world class.

Getting there is easy by this interactive map they offer in their official site. You can either make your reservations online or call them.

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Fly direct or fly private to Cap Juluca, Anguilla to maximize an unforgettable experience in one of British West Indies white sand beaches. If it’s fun under the sun you are craving for and wants to have a spur-of-the-moment vacation, Cap Juluca would not disappoint you.

Cap Juluca will give you access to an almost 2 miles of white sand and blue waters, just enough space to get that tan or swim in the crystal clear water. A stay in their luxurious private villas will definitely help you forget the toxic lifestyle you have back in the metropolis.

The beach resort also offers you a chance to experience horseback riding under a sunset or the beauty of a sunrise.

Three main factors why a lot of high profile people prefer to stay in Cap Juluca: Luxury, exclusivity and privacy. They offer huge private villas to accommodate those who want to enjoy the beach without interacting so much with other tourists.

Getting there is easy. Anguilla can be found in the eastern part of the Caribbean, which is around seven miles away from the nearest international airport. From the airport, you can choose to take a ferry or a chopper. You also can fly directly to Anguilla Wallblake airport via your own private jet.

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To get the ultimate Italian experience go and rent your own Italian palazzo or a venetian villa like the Ca’ Cerchieri Nobile. Gondola rides are still one of the most romantic things to do while you are there in Venice but nothing compares to experience Italian life by living in a luxurious private residence in Italy for a vacation.

The ultra high net worth people are foregoing the hotels and instead are renting private venetian villas or palazzos to get to know the real Venice. These palazzos or villas are not just ordinary ones. They are equipped with the most convenient and luxurious accommodations and amenities one will expect from a 5-star hotels. One of them is the Ca’ Cerchieri Nobile.

This palazzo is a 5,920 square foot palace overlooking the famed Grand Canal on the side of Dorsoduro. A week on the palazzo will cost around USD$25,000 to $35,000. The amount varies depending on the season.

Accommodations are placed on the second floor with lift, which include 3 double bedrooms, each with own bathroom, 3 living rooms, a dining room, a kitchen, 3 small bedrooms with 2 bathrooms for companions and a laundry area. Amenities are LCD flat screen monitors, sound system, a piano, broadband wireless Internet connection, satellite television, DVD players. The ground floor is where the water entrance and a garden can be found.

A housekeeping staff and butler services can be arranged if preferred. Here’s a detailed map, on satellite or hybrid version.

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The Hotel Marques de Riscal in Rioja, Spain will not only make guests feel like royalty with its luxurious surroundings but they will give them a vinotheraphy like no other in their amazing Wine Spa.

Sipping a very good bottle of wine is good for your health as studies have been made saying that the French are less prone to heart diseases. They drink wine as if they are water. Most wines are made of ingredients that are nature’s best antioxidants. This fact led to a spa treatment trend in the spa industry – The vinotherapy.

Imagine yourself in a huge tub, more like a huge barrel filled with a Pinot Noir and your face wrapped in a Merlot mask. More people are doing it since grapes are a good way to exfoliate our dead and dry skin.

The Hotel Marques de Riscal designed by one of the most renown architect in the world, Frank O. Gehry is such an ideal place for relaxation. Aside from the unique and elegantly designed surroundings, another major attraction of this luxurious hotel is the Caudalie Vinotherapy Spa. It has an indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, fitness center, steam room and 14 treatment rooms that offers a variety of wine therapy beauty treatments and invigorating massages which uses grape extracts products that are exclusively made by Caudalie Vinotherapie.

Take a peek at this photos so you can imagine what a day would be like in this grandiose hotel.

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After the super active cheering in the Olympics, it will be delightful to reenergize the body and mind by going to a luxurious Spa, the Auberge Du Soleil in Napa Valley.

This is an Olympic season; therefore whether you are cheering inside the Olympic stadium or the Water Cube in Beijing or just inside your home sitting in your sofas and jumping for joy every time your favorite team/player won a point, it is stressful. A one in a lifetime experience whether just a supporter or a participant, however, it is still stressful. So, what better way to de-stress? Indulged yourself to a kind of pampering reserved for the blue blooded Royals.

Auberge Du Soleil is a perfect setting for an all around relaxation. Get the feel of being doused in scented oils and being massaged by professional masseurs in a 420 square feet room with amazing scenic views of the Napa Valley. There are also 520 square feet rooms with private terraces that are strategically located so a guest will enjoy more privacy and relax in tranquility.

However, if a guest wants a bigger space, Auberge Du Soleil offers their Hillside View Suites which are around 1,800 square feet rooms which comes with everything a guest may want to have in their rooms complete with seating, dining, working, sleeping areas along with butler’s pantry, fireplace and massive bathrooms with huge soaking tubs.

For those who are looking for special hourly packages, they offer several depending on how much time you want to spend in their Spa. It can be for as low as USD$480 or as high as $2000 for just three hours. View the complete package details here.

For online booking or reservations, click here or you may visit their site: Auberge Du Soleil.

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For the those who travels a lot and have gone through all the ritzy, luxurious, famous spots in the world each year, nothing will ever compare to the glorious feeling of discovering a new haven of idyllic atmosphere just like obvious summer destination traps without the paparazzi following your every move or squeezing your way to the overcrowded beaches.

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Everyone who is anyone loves St. Tropez, however there is another one, which is dubbed as the St. Tropez of Germany. The Sylt can rival the French Riviera with its nude white sand beaches, posh shops, classy restaurants, funky bars and luxurious hotels to indulge your every passion and cravings during your vacation. The Sylt has the longest beach in the country and offers plenty of private and exclusive spaces for sunbathing and sceneries that are just to die for. It also boasts of a North Sea air, which the local myth guarantees to be good for the skin and health.

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The Sylt is still considered as an undiscovered vacation territory by the usual throng of travelers and tourists. However, Hotel Stadt Hamburg, the elegant small hotel in the area has been preparing itself for they already is anticipating that it will not be long when people will troop to their resort and put it on their top 10 of the most beautiful resorts in the world.

The converted 19th century house, now the Hotel Stadt Hamburg offers their commitment to the 5 C’s which makes a stay on their hotel pretty wonderful: Character, Courtesy, Calm, Charm and Cuisine. They offer plenty of amenities and activities such as water excursions, horseback riding, inline skates, bicycle rides plus they can arrange for a guest to play golf on several gold courses near the area. They also has an in-house spa called Quiara Spa which offers classic beauty treatments from Shiseido Beauty Farm, diverse types of massages from Panpuri, a state-of-the-art fitness gym and a day spa for the day guests.

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For a detailed directions in getting there, go here.

It is the 2008 Best Luxury Awardee in this year’s Travelers’ Choice Awards for World, Latin America/Caribbean category.  The Caves Resort is an elite Jamaican resort located at Negril, Jamaica.

Do not be so alarmed with the name of the resort, it might sound as if its from a prehistoric time but it is actually a haven for those who wanted a modern pampering without the hassle of paparazzi hounding you down as they have big muscled security men manning the gates.

It has different kinds of accommodations that you can choose from. It offers cottages just right the cliff, 1 to 2-bedroom suites and 4 to 5-bedroom deluxe villas, which include all the entertainment/communication gadgets and a private pool.

The Caves Resort continues to attract those famous people who wants to enjoy their much-needed break from the entertainment and political spotlight since the whole resort is confined behind walls and is located on a cliff which makes it more like private island. The resort’s staff is very professional since they are used to attending to many celebrities since it opened many years ago. They make the impossible possible and are trained to cater to all their needs. Guests are given a royal pampering.

However, if you are looking for a beach, there is no such thing in The Caves. The resort has steps, which will take the guests directly to the deep blue waters of the sea. Take the advantage of the natural setting it provides like the in-cave massage and the unbelievable secluded hot tub and the pool located at the top of the cliff.

If you are wooing the woman you love or just celebrating an anniversary for lovers, a romantic candlelit dinner can be arranged inside one of the caves in the resort.

There are several ways to get there by air and land. You can fly over the nearest airport, which is the Montego Bay after which, you can fly via a rented chopper directly to the resort or via a small, light jet which can land to a small airport which is around 15 minutes away by car travel from the resort.

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