Pleasure Paradises

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An invaluable resource for rhe armchair traveler and design connoisseur, Pleasure Paradises: Inrernarional Clubs and Resorts presents the finest in leisure destinations in oil corners of the globe. Through descriptive text ond more than 250 color imoges captured by internationally acclaimed photographers, this volume takes you on a tour of the world's best golf and sporting clubs, island resorts, wilderness retreats, cruise ships, and revitalizing spas.
One of the great challenges for hospitality owners ond operators, architects, and interior designers is to create clubs and resorts that offer unparolleled levels of service while highlighting the enduring pleasures of the surrounding environment. Each of the 38 projects in Pleasure Paradises—in facilities from Fiji to the Block Forest—is notable for finely tuned design features often reflecting rhe cultural history of its locale. The Hyatt Regency Coolum Resort, for example, in the roin forest of Queensland, Australia, combines... Tovább

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An invaluable resource for rhe armchair traveler and design connoisseur, Pleasure Paradises: Inrernarional Clubs and Resorts presents the finest in leisure destinations in oil corners of the globe. Through descriptive text ond more than 250 color imoges captured by internationally acclaimed photographers, this volume takes you on a tour of the world's best golf and sporting clubs, island resorts, wilderness retreats, cruise ships, and revitalizing spas.
One of the great challenges for hospitality owners ond operators, architects, and interior designers is to create clubs and resorts that offer unparolleled levels of service while highlighting the enduring pleasures of the surrounding environment. Each of the 38 projects in Pleasure Paradises—in facilities from Fiji to the Block Forest—is notable for finely tuned design features often reflecting rhe cultural history of its locale. The Hyatt Regency Coolum Resort, for example, in the roin forest of Queensland, Australia, combines cottages showcasing the region's vernacular architecture with a spa and fitness program devised by on on-site medical director. And worlds away in the scenic woodlands of northern Georgia, the Drasstown Valley Resort is filled with rustic furnishings ond finishes crafted by local orti-sons, while also offering first-rate telecommunications end conferencing facilities for executives on retreat.
A collection encompassing newly constructed, restored, and renovoted properties. Pleasure Paradises explores the latest trends in world-class hospitality design ond omenities. Vissza