Luxury Getaways - July 2008

Campton Place
San Francisco, California

Location The hotel is conveniently located one block from the buzz of Union Square, with the top of Nob Hill a 10-minute hike away. Highlight The 24-hour gym is on the open ninth-floor terrace facing Union Square. Thing to do This is retail paradise, with Macy’s, Saks Fifth Avenue and trendy boutiques all within a few minutes walk. Room to book Room 910 is right next to the gym terrace and, like all the rooms here, comes with Frette sheets, white cashmere-feel robes and a Bose sound system. Rooms 110. GM Vikram Singh.
415-781-5555, tajhotels.com

ANdAZ London
London, U.K.

Location Connected to the Liverpool Street rail and subway stations, the hotel is handily close to London’s financial centres and such venerable markets as Leadenhall, Petticoat Lane and Spitalfields. Highlight On the site of a 13th-century hospital, the present building (built in 1884) provides the shell for a remarkable new-look hotel concept; the front lobby, for instance, has been replaced by a guest lounge complete with self-serve bar. Cuisine The selection of excellent venues includes an authentic English pub, a Champagne bar, a superb seafood restaurant and a lively bistro. Insider tip Ask one of the keen young managers to show you the two genuine Masonic halls in the basement, which look just like a movie set. Rooms 267. GM Arnaud de Saint-Exupéry.
44-20-7961-1234, andaz.com

Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru
Maldive Islands

Location On one of the islands of Baa Atoll in the Indian Ocean, the hotel is 45 minutes by seaplane from Malé International Airport. Spa The 10-room spa complex, which specializes in Ayurvedic treatments and yoga, has four overwater treatment rooms on stilts with attached steam rooms and deep baths that overlook the ocean. Room to book Wake up in thatched beachfront villa 219, and look out through picture windows to your private 12-metre lap pool, with the beach and azure ocean 20 metres beyond. Insider tip Ideal for honeymoons or escaping the world of stress, this is the Maldives for maximum privacy: pandanus undergrowth has been cleared to create traffic-free walkways, so you often feel as if you have the island all to yourself. Rooms 102. GM Royal Rowe.
960-660-0888, fourseasons.com

Editors’ Choice
What made enRoute’s stay.

1 Having a dark, malty Corsendonk from the well-edited beer menu at Brasserie Jo in the recently renovated Boston Colonnade Hotel.
800-962-3030, colonnadehotel.com

2 Peeling ripe mangosteens in the outdoor kitchen of our villa overlooking the rice paddies at the Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
866-526-6567, mandarinoriental.com

3 Watching the night action on St. John’s Water Street from our window at the seven-room Blue on Water boutique inn, where the seafood brunch is a must.
877-431-2583, blueonwater.com

4 Sipping a macchiato that tastes especially good because we made it ourselves, with the Illy espresso machine in our suite at the Hotel LKF Hong Kong.
852-3518-9688, hotel-lkf.com.hk

5 Enjoying a multipurpose bathroom, complete with TV, telephone and steam shower, in the Chairman Suite of the Las Vegas Bellagio.
888-987-6667, bellagio.com