TRAVEL
SUMMER2013
celebratedliving.com
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Only37beachandhillsidevillas,eachwith
privatepools,teakfurniture,andpan-
oramicwindowwalls,occupy1,670acresat
MUKULBEACH, GOLF&SPA
onapristinestretch
ofthePacificinNicaragua.Outsizedame-
nitiesincludeasix-casitaspa,18-holegolf
course,7.5milesofhikingtrails,threedin-
ingoptions,andaccesstosurfboards,pad-
dleboards,andkayaks.
mukulresort.com
TheLEED-certified,297-room
ANDAZMAUI WAILEA ATWAILEA
RESORT& SPA
willopenthissummeron15acres inresort-centric
Waileawithmultiplecascadingpools,aspa,andtworestau-
rants includingone from“IronChef”MasaharuMorimoto—
marryingJapaneseandHawaiianstyles.
maui.andaz.hyatt.com
Restoringalong-shutteredFrenchRivieraclassic,thereborn
HÔTELDE
PARISSAINTTROPEZ
channelscontemporarytastesinpublicspacesand90
roomsfilledwithfurniturebyZahaHadid,Knoll,andB&BItalia.Ex-
pectaglass-bottomedpoolontheroof,aClarinsspa,andfoodbythree-
Michelin-starredchefGeorgesBlanc.
Composedof twomain islands,Grande-
TerreandBasse-Terre, connectedbya
narrow channel and the surrounding
smaller islandsofMarie-Galante, LaDé-
sirade, andLesSaintes,
GUADELOUPE
is the
ultimateFranco-fabfind. ACaribbean
paradisearchipelago chock-full of rainfor-
ests,white sandbeaches, andwaterfalls,
Guadeloupe centersonecoand culinary
tourism. For a tasteof both, check in to
the1927Colonial houseand three-
cottagehotel
JARDINMALANGA
(jardin
malanga.com), surroundedby citrus trees
andoverlooking the stunningarchipelago
of LesSaintes. Another toppick is the
TENDACAYOUECOLODGESPA
(tendacayou.com)
in theBasse-Terrewilderness,whereyou
will dineat
LEPOISSONROUGE,
runby chef
andowner Sylvie, and relax inoneof the
most indulgent spason the islands. Visi-
torswitha sweet tooth shouldnotmiss
LAMAISONDUCACAO
(maisonducacao.fr) in
PointeNoire,whereyou canwander a
gardenof cocoa trees and sample several
kindsof chocolate.
Startingspring2013,AmericanAirlines
operates aweeklynonstopflight to
Pointe-à-Pitre (PTP)
, the largest cityof
theGuadeloupe Islands, fromMiami.
—
NICOLEALPER
VACATION
Celebration
SEEKSERENITYNOWATTHESETHREE
NEWHIGH-PROFILERESORTS.
—
E.G.
ATALEOFTWO ISLANDS
