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HOTELS AND WHAT TO DO WORLDWIDE

Text: MARY GOSTELOW, Editor-in-Chief of WOWtraveler.net

NOV '04

THE LIST: FIVE BEST BREAKFASTS

1 Sheraton Towers Singapore A chef is always in attendance with a juicer and at least five types of fresh vegetables and eight types of fruit. Sheraton Delight (lemon, papaya and pineapple) is the most popular blend.

2 The Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove, Miami, Fla. The porridge, made from wild organic oats, is served on a china tray holding bowls of brown sugar, cinnamon sticks and golden raisins.

3 Chiva-Som International Health Resort, Hua Hin, Thailand Try the buckwheat and whole-wheat pancake with apple concentrate and egg whites, served with cooked fresh strawberries.

4 Château de Bagnols, Lyon, France The continental breakfast, served in the medieval moated castle’s cherry garden, includes salt-free local butter and four types of bread, made by the hotel’s resident baker.

5 Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi, Japan Breakfast comes on an exquisite tray: miso soup, Japanese-style omelette (tamago-yaki), fresh market fish, herring roe, steamed rice, fruit and Japanese pickles.

Bagshot, England
England’s world championship rugby football team lives at sprawling Pennyhill Park Hotel during training periods. As well as a first-class rugby pitch, the 123-room resort, near Heathrow, has five pools, 21 spa treatment rooms, 18 holes of golf and the best cigar selection in the country. Stay in one of the newest rooms, say 624, looking out at the foliage, and do not miss the signature roast tomato with basil jelly cube starter in the panelled Latymer Restaurant. GM is David Broadhead.

Quebec City
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac executive chef Jean Soulard has a growing fan club for his books, his weekly TV show on Canal Vie and his cuisine. (In the hotel’s Le Champlain, he makes even a simple salad say wow by serving ingredients side by side, with nasturtium flowers and caramelized citrus.) The Van Horne suite has sensational views across the St. Lawrence to Lévis. GM is Alex Kassatly.

Paradise Island, Bahamas
The two-floor One&Only Ocean Club, run by GM Russell Miller, is only a few grassy metres from the magnificent sandy beach where Cindy Crawford was married. Downstairs rooms also allow easy access to the Mandara spa, glorious pools and beautiful gardens, with ancient sculptures and a 13th-century abbey cloister. Cycle around the island or play a round on the club’s Tom Weiskopf course. Dine in the water’s-edge restaurant, Dune, run by top New York chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten.

Saint-Christophe-sur-Condé, Normandy, France
Château La Thillaye, which dates back to 1642, is now owned by Montreal-born Roxanne Longpré and her husband, Patrick Matton, who cooked in that city for 30 years. Make yourself at home in any of the six recently modernized suites, with salons, a library and 28 hectares of surrounding woodland. Matton cooks magnificent gourmet dinners, served by candlelight, and a great Canadian breakfast in the beamed kitchen. He also offers guided trips to local markets as well as cooking classes.

Rajasthan, India
Stay at Chhatra Sagar for the best traditional Rajasthani cooking imaginable, prepared by the wives of the family of the Thakur (ruler) of Nimaj. Chhatra Sagar camp consists of 11 luxury tents perched in a row across a dam overlooking the lake. The most private tents, which have electricity, fans and terraces, are at the end of the dam. Enjoy ox cart rides, birdwatching, boating and jeep safaris. GMs are Harsh and Nandi Singh.

Contact the editor-in-chief of Gostelow Reports, WOW: The Intimate Newsletter for Elite Travelers and www.WOWtraveler.net at MGostelow@enroutemag.net.

NOV '04