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260 VOGUE INDIA FEBRUARY  www.vogue.in FEMME FORWARD Women-friendly stays around the world THE LEELA PALACE, 4DELHI Al fresco restaurant The Leela in Delhi unveiled its female- Chandni serves Rajasthani friendly “Kamal” package last fall—a cuisine with views of the customisable experience that includes lake and the city palace perks such as round-the-clock service from THE TIME a crew of female housekeepers, an in-room TRAVELLER’S outdoor activities including golf, horseback library comprising books by leading Indian riding and even falconry, was once home women authors, access to a personal chef, RETREAT to the world-renowned Guinness family. an on-call make-up artist, and guided day Heritage hotels that promise Ashfordcastle.com tours to the Taj Mahal. Theleela.com 3to transport you to another era THE OBEROI UDAIVILAS, PERA PALACE HOTEL JUMEIRAH, NAUMI HOTEL, SINGAPORE UDAIPUR ISTANBUL This plush boutique hotel, tucked in Partake in all things palatial at this honey- This 120-year-old Ottoman icon once Singapore’s pulsing Central Business hued Mewari palace, lined with hand- rolled out the red carpet for the likes of District, has a dedicated Privacy Floor, painted frescoes, fountains and refl ecting Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock. The which features additional security. Nine pools. From the moment you’re ferried property, which scored “museum hotel” rooms on the property’s third level— across Lake Pichola, you’ll be immersed status in 1981 thanks to a room fi lled with reachable with special cards only—are in a royal reverie, complete with Victorian items of Turkey’s founding father, Mustafa furnished with thoughtful touches like bathtubs, sundowners on the property’s K Atatürk, remains a celeb haven, courtesy Malin + Goetz toiletries, hair straighteners, shikara, and your very own courtyard at this its Murano glass chandeliers and domed yoga mats and soft lighting. opulent 30-acre resort. Oberoihotels.com ceilings. Jumeirah.com Naumihotel.com

THE SIAM, BANGKOK Thai traditions and Art Deco accents THE MOST ROMANTIC RETREATS co-exist at this ultra-luxe, garden-studded The best check-ins for two sanctuary on the banks of the Chao antiques and oil paintings. For an alfresco Phraya. Browse through an impressive AMANKORA PARO, BHUTAN Each of the 24 suites at this tranquil meal, reserve a terrace dinner at Ristorante collection of rare, century-old fi rst editions Himalayan5 hideout is equipped with Tosca—all their homemade pasta dishes at the sprawling onsite library, indulge in a bukhari (wood-burning stove) and are tossed in estate-grown extra virgin olive a riverside cooking class (preceded by a terrazzo-clad bathtub. But if it’s an oil. Castellodicasole.com chef’s tour), or lounge in one of the 39 adventure you’re seeking, take a guided antique teakwood rooms and let the royal trek that crisscrosses the surrounding grandeur shine through. Thesiamhotel.com HOTEL WAILEA, MAUI, HAWAII meadows and rice paddies, and end it all There’s no better perch to take in a fi ery with a visit to the retreat’s blissful, cedar- Maui sunset than a veranda—or a lanai, as WORDS: HANNAH NATHANSON WORDS: ASHFORD CASTLE, COUNTY wood-scented spa. Aman.com the locals say—at this serene hillside resort. MAYO, IRELAND Coral walls, white-oak fl oors and locally Manicured lawns, golden interiors and sourced wood lend an intimate, beach secret passageways fuel the fairytale vibe CASTELLO DI CASOLE, house sensibility to each of its 72 suites. at one of Ireland’s oldest castles, fresh from TUSCANY, ITALY It’s impossible not to be seduced by this And bonus points for outrigger canoe a two-year renovation. With a history that storied stone castle and the adjacent rides and Mercedes limousine service, both dates back to the 13th century, the 350- vineyards. Splurge on the Suite Magnifi ca, included as part of your stay. acre estate, which o ers an assortment of awash in calming blues and greens, local Hotelwailea.com >

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