The Affluent Travelers

Liverpool is Cool....again

 

Here's the perfect event for each of your taste-

A sporting/shopping weekend in Liverpool England this July.  The Tall Ships’ Races start from Liverpool Docks just as the Open Championship tees off at the Royal Birkdale.

Liverpool has some top notch shops, dining and drinking at first class venues and cool 5 star boutique hotels.  Pre and Post  golf and sailing parties will be outstanding.  Super people watching.

                                  

Not since the Beatles has Liverpool been so hip.  It has been named the European Capital of Cultural.

Liverpool was chosen from more than a dozen major European ports to host the start of the race, which will take in Norway before ending in the Netherlands. It will bring close to 100 Tall Ships and more than 3,000 crew, from all over the world, to the banks of the River Mersey.  jo@InsiderTraveler.com for details.

The Most Lavish Suites Afloat

Jutting out at each side of the Queen Mary 2 at the stern are the Balmoral and Sandringham Grand Deluxe Apartments. Each is often combined with  the neighboring Penthouse to make  well suited  accomodations for the family. 

If you are in a particularly expansive mood, you can reserve both Grand Duplexes with the 3 Deluxe Apartment in between to create a  8,288 sq palazzo

Here your concierge and a personal butler anticipate your needs and comply with the utmost speed and efficiency. Lavish amenities include marble baths with whirlpool tubs, towel warmers, walk-in closets, en-suite bars stocked with selected spirits or wine and soft drinks, fresh flowers and pre-dinner canapés.

The enormous Grand Duplexes include sweeping living quarters - an expansive balcony downstairs, a luxurious master bedroom upstairs, and two marble bathrooms (one with a whirlpool tub and one with a separate shower). There is also an additional guest bathroom with a shower located downstairs.
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Chewton Glen, England

Luxury country-house hotel located on the edge of the ancient 'New Forest' in Hampshire and just a short walk from the sea.  Built in 1733, it has been owned by Martin and Brigitte Skan for the past 40 years, Chewton Glen has been voted the 'Best Small Hotel under 100 Rooms in the World'.

Voted Best Hotel Spa in Europe by Germany's Gala magazine, Chewton Glen sets a new benchmark in hotel spa facilities. A selection of over 50 exclusive beauty and body treatments is provided by a team of highly qualified therapists and fitness instructors. The centrepiece of the club is an 'ozone treated' classical style indoor pool. Over $5 million  was spent to refurbish the Spa in early 2005.

There is a choice of over 500 wines to accompany your food. Recently voted among the best 25 restaurants in the UK by Egon Ronay, the Marryat Restaurant has held its Michelin-starred status for 21 years.

Within the 130 acres of grounds there are a 9-hole par 3 golf course, a practice range, two indoor and two outdoor tennis courts, an outdoor swimming pool, a croquet lawn and a putting green.