6 Chic Winter Getaways From L.A.
Swap out your usual Hawaiian holiday for one of these hotspots, ranging from the Hotel du Cap’s Caribbean cousin to Aspen’s just-reopened Hotel Jerome.
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The Caribbean
Setting the luxury benchmark for the Caribbean higher than ever before, the Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach (rooms from $1,600) in Puerto Rico, formerly the storied Laurance Rockefeller estate, is the most hotly anticipated blowout destination for the coming winter season. The 1,400-acre oceanfront resort is poised to welcome guests Dec. 12 and features VIP villa Su Casa, a five-acre Spa Botanico and Mi Casa restaurant, Jose Andres’ first non-U.S. outpost.
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The Caribbean
At $30,000 a night, the Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach's private villa Su Casa, the plantation’s original 1920 Spanish hacienda, has been faithfully restored, with four bedrooms, an infinity pool and dedicated concierge on a private waterfront plot. Pictures is a balcony at Su Casa — all rooms feature deep-soaking tubs and understated neocolonial and gothic-style furnishings.
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The Caribbean
A bird’s-eye view of the Dominican Republic’s Eden Roc Cap Cana, surrounded by lush landscape and with wild-blue-yonder views.
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Colorado
With its own film festival, Telluride now requires its own escapes. Element 52’s residences (from $600) tuck into the mountains yet allow for a stroll into town. With a private ski lift and concierge, the up-to-five-bedroom hideaways are perfect for those with entourages or kids (like Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, who vacationed there).
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Colorado
Any Aspen site that can claim that Johnny Depp partied with Hunter S. Thompson within its walls has major cred. To ensure the decor lives up to the folklore at Hotel Jerome (rooms from $1,097), reopening in December, designer Todd-Avery Lenahan recently refreshed the lobby’s fireplace and Indian-rug-patterned tile floor by pairing them with heritage furnishings and contemporary artwork. The J-Bar, once Thompson’s de facto office, retains its rough-and-tumble romanticism.
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Costa Rica
Powered by solar energy, the private jungle villas at Kura feature amazing ocean views and combine minimalist design with local indigenous style.
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Costa Rica
Perrey Reeves, best known for her role as Mrs. Ari on HBO’s Entourage, has opened yoga retreat The Sanctuary at Two Rivers (from $1,500 a week) — an antidote to a hectic, travel-weary lifestyle. “One minute you’re living in L.A. and the next minute you’re in Thailand doing a movie,” the 17-year yoga veteran says. “That’s what I’m used to, and this feels like an [answer to] that.”
