Oh, the Places I Go!
I met the legendary designer Jacques Grange when he was doing Palazzo Margherita, a small hotel in Southern Italy, for my dad. He’s been to so many great places—I remember him telling me about Rudolf Nureyev’s private island and the hotel Il San Pietro di Positano on the Amalfi Coast. If anyone knows a chic getaway, it’s Jacques. I asked him for his list of favorite spots.
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Li Galli (Rudolf Nureyev) Islands, Italy
“Nureyev [who bought this trio of islands southwest of Positano in 1988] had a talent for interior design, decorating the main villa with poetic and artistic feeling and a lot of ceramic tiles.”
Courtesy of WorldRealEstate.it and Raphael T Harris.
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Li Galli (Rudolf Nureyev) Islands, Italy
Interior shot of bedroom.
Courtesy of International Center of Photography, David Seidner Archive.
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Li Galli (Rudolf Nureyev) Islands, Italy
Interior shot of Nureyev’s island home.
Courtesy of WorldRealEstate.it and Raphael T Harris.
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Li Galli (Rudolf Nureyev) Islands, Italy
Interior shot of living room.
Courtesy of David Seidner Archive.
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Heritage Authors’ Suites, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bangkok
“You get the feeling of being a traveler in the ’50s—not to mention the most comfortable spa in the world.”
Courtesy of Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok.
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Heritage Authors’ Suites, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bangkok
View of gardens.
Courtesy of Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok.
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Heritage Authors’ Suites, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bangkok
Detail of hotel.
Courtesy of Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok.
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Heritage Authors’ Suites, Mandarin Oriental Hotel
View of bedrooom.
Courtesy of Heritage Authors’ Suites, Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
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Il San Pietro di Positano, Italy
“At the top of a cliff is a terrace where you taste the charm of La Dolce Vita.”
Courtesy of San Pietro di Positano Hotel.
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Il San Pietro di Positano, Italy
View of terrace.
Courtesy of San Pietro di Positano Hotel.
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Il San Pietro di Positano, Italy
View of gardens and atrium.
Courtesy of San Pietro di Positano Hotel.
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Tivoli Palacio de Seiteis, Sintra, Portugal
“A former 18th-century royal palace with a heartbreaking view and a marvelous garden—as Lord Byron said: “one paradise on earth.”
Courtesy of Tivoli Palacio de Seiteis.
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Tivoli Palacio de Seiteis, Sintra, Portugal
View of tennis courts and gardens.
Courtesy of Tivoli Palacio de Seiteis.
14
The Naka Island and the Royal Horizon Pool Villa, Phuket, Thailand
“Robinson Crusoe–style cabanas on the beach and a fantastic swimming pool on the sea.”
Courtesy of The Naka Island, A Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Phuket.
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The Naka Island and the Royal Horizon Pool Villa, Phuket, Thailand
Spa at the Naka Island resort.
Courtesy of The Naka Island, A Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Phuket.
