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When sightseeing only requires looking out the window. You’ve arrived.
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BY LAND, SEA, OR AIR Adventures abound on Hawaii’s “Garden Isle.” BY JORIE LARSEN
56 THE MAGIC OF MAINE This state has more coastline than California, and that’s not even its best feature. BY KATY KELLEHER
64 PLAYING FAVORITES The places and spaces we want to visit right now. BY RACHEL WALKER
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DEPARTMENTS 20
11 WELCOME LETTER
32 DRINK The newest and hottest
12 NEWS
Super Tuscan wine
Inspirato members
has its roots in skiing.
experience Mazzei Wine
36 SPORTING LIFE
Dinners, the Annual East Coast Member-
An Inspirato member
Guest Golf Tournament,
is one of the new
Michelin-Star foodie
owners of Tom Morgan
weekends in New York
Rodsmiths, makers of
City, and more.
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40 FACES For Inspirato member
members and guests
and restaurateur
had to tweet and
Rebecca Roth Gullo, it’s
Instagram about.
all about community.
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Inspirato’s Chief
RECOMMENDED
Experience Officer on
A family African safari
what makes the club
ends on the beaches
so special.
of the Seychelles.
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INSPIRATION
A mom takes her
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daughter on an epic
North America’s biggest
European vacation
ski area has terrain
to celebrate her
that’ll take days to ski.
graduation.
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PORTFOLIO
INSIDER
73 THE INSPIRATO
Destination Concierges share tips for a
COLLECTION
memorable trip.
Explore the world’s leading portfolio
24 CULTURE
of luxury vacation
Country music star
homes, hotels, and
Brett Young reveals the
travel experiences
secrets to his success.
located in magnificent
28 FOOD
destinations around
After Hurricane Maria,
the globe.
Puerto Rico is enjoying
a farming renaissance.
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Inspirato members enjoy access to luxury properties around the world, including in Real del Mar, pictured here.
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fine fly-fishing rods.
See what Inspirato
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SOPHISTICATED. SERENE. SIMPLY GANSEVOORT.
The Gansevoort Turks + Caicos Villas represent a new way to experience luxury island living. Each of the seven exquisite oceanfront residences features modern indoor–outdoor architecture, two private pools and an overthe-water swim platform for ultimate relaxation. Just minutes from the resort in Turtle Tail, guests also have access to all of the resort’s signature amenities which include signing privileges, two restaurants, three bars, signature spa and beach club. GANSEVOORTTURKS.COM | 833.270.9655
Personal styling for the modern shopper. No time to shop? Not sure what looks good on you? Never know what to choose? Whatever your shopping challenge, our stylists will solve it. Start the conversation online, or meet in person at any of our six Clubhouses. B O STO N
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Brent Handler FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Brad Handler
Brian Corbett
FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN
FOUNDER & CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER
Jeff Hartman EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Melanie Taylor VICE PRESIDENT, BRAND STRATEGY
PUBLISHERS Chris Johnson, Beau Lane EDITOR Dina Mishev MANAGING EDITOR Grant Davis CREATIVE DIRECTORS Ben Bonnan, Gary Serviss SENIOR EDITOR Rachel Walker
COPY EDITOR Teri Vannoy
PROOFREADER Michael Ziffer
ART DIRECTOR Evelyn Good
PHOTO EDITOR Julia Vandenoever
INSPIRATO STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS & CONTRIBUTORS Kristen Baker, Jon Busch, Cortni Dietz, Justin Ewing, Nathan Hindman, Jorie Larsen, Morgan Morris, Joe Rahim, Ashley Thompson CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Tom Bie, Katy Kelleher, Michael Shapiro CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS & PHOTOGRAPHERS Paolo Marchesi, Michael Shapiro, Julia Vandenoever
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Inspirato® is a private travel membership club that requires a non-refundable Initiation Fee and either an Annual Membership Fee or Monthly Membership Fee, as applicable. Membership is subject to acceptance of terms and conditions and other eligibility requirements. Availability, benefits, and nightly rates and taxes may vary by accommodation, date and membership option selected. See website (inspirato.com) for complete details. Inspirato is owned by Inspirato LLC and operated by its subsidiary Best of 52, LLC, 1637 Wazee Street, Denver, CO 80202, info@inspirato.com, 303-586-7771. Operator is registered as Florida Seller of Travel Registration No. ST38403; Washington Seller of Travel Registration No. UBI 603086598; California Seller of Travel Registration No. CST 2107465. ©2019 Inspirato LLC.
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SEA BREEZE The view from Corales Cove, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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MOMENTS TO SAVOR WITH INSPIRATO beginning its ninth year, we’ve now welcomed members on more than 120,000 vacations around the world. During that time, I’ve developed a definite point of view on how the best trips unfold. Whether you’re relaxing at the beach, skiing in the mountains, or exploring a new city, for me there are three essential moments common to every great travel experience. The first is the moment when you arrive. You step inside your place and immediately have a sense for how closely it matches (or ideally exceeds) your expectations, how your guests will interact during the rhythm of the day, and how you will all remember your time together. It’s make-orbreak, excitement or disappointment, and when everything feels right, it sets a magical tone for everything to come. The second is the moment you let go and actually begin to relax. This usually takes a day or two. You know it’s happening when you’re able to set aside your mental “to-do” list and you begin enjoying where you are and who you’re with. It’s when the fun really starts. The last essential moment is when you begin looking forward to your next trip, perhaps even planning it. This may seem counterintuitive, but in my experience, the best vacations always involve thinking about where you want to go next. That’s because at Inspirato we believe
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that spending time with your loved ones brings the most reward when practiced as a lifestyle, not as a once- or twice-a-year obligation. To showcase just how wonderful that vacation lifestyle can be, this newest issue of INSPIRATO magazine features a gorgeous photo essay of coastal Maine that makes me want to start planning that trip right now. There’s also a surprising story about how Hurricane Maria inspired Puerto Rico’s farm-to-table movement. The Drink department, about the newest Super Tuscan wine, Urlari, shows the unexpected experiences that can come from travel: The winery only exists because its founders met randomly on a ski lift in Chile. I hope you have some amazing travels planned with us this year, from stays within our growing portfolio of branded luxury vacation homes, to adventures within our new collection of Inspirato Only experiences. Wherever you go, be sure to pause and savor each and every moment. Enjoy the journey, BRENT HANDLER FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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MEMBER NEWS Club highlights from the past year
MICHELIN-STAR WEEKENDS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK OCTOBER
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ince its founding three years ago, Inspirato’s Events team has created hundreds of single-day events for members to enjoy. This fall, they “wanted to see if we could flex our muscles a bit and do an event that lasted a long weekend,” says Inspirato Events Specialist Elizabeth Settambrino. The team came up with a threenight Michelin-Star Weekend in NYC (October 18–21) that included lodging at 1 Hotel Central Park and private seven-course tasting menus at three Michelin-starred restaurants, including Thomas Keller’s acclaimed French restaurant Per Se. It sold out so quickly—in mere hours—a second event was added the following weekend (October 25–28). Aside from the dates, the two weekends were identical. In addition to dinner at Per Se, members enjoyed dinners at Eleven Madison Park, which has three Michelin stars and was ranked as the 2018 Best Restaurant in the World, and at Momofuku Ko, which has two Michelin stars. Also included was a private before-hours tour of the Museum of Modern Art, drinks at the iconic Rainbow Room, and a baking class at the Brooklyn outpost of Milk Bar, which has been featured prominently on the Netflix show “Chef’s Table.” The success of these weekends helped spur the launch of Inspirato Only experiences, a selection of exclusive, curated adventures reserved solely for members and their guests.
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(Opposite page) Finishing touches Jen Ryan finishing her custom layer cake at Milk Bar. Catching up Robyn Moncrief and Alex Gellman at a reception at Jams Restaurant in 1 Hotel Central Park.
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(Clockwise from far left) Momofuku Ko Arancini, one of the seven courses at Momofuku Ko. Behind the scenes In the kitchen at Momofuku Ko. Mingling between meals Scott Callahan, Allison Leclair, and Shawn Horwitz. This way Brooklyn’s Milk Bar. Prep time Timothy Hurly and Robert Ryan at a baking class at Milk Bar. It’s the details An appetizer at Momofuku Ko. All smiles Dawn Gouy and Christie Mavredakis. Three stars An area set aside for Inspirato members at Eleven Madison Park.
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MEMBER NEWS
ANNUAL EAST COAST MEMBER-GUEST GOLF TOURNAMENT
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Fore Inspirato member Christopher Jackson practices his swing. Friendly competition Tournament players (left to right) Greg Michas, Ryan Jasinski, Stephan Mason, and Inspirato member Omar Kathwari. Tournament HQ The clubhouse at Greenwich Country Club.
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nspirato hosted its first golf tournament on the East Coast this past June. The two-man scramble, shotgun start Annual East Coast Member-Guest Golf Tournament drew 130 golfers to the Greenwich Country Club, which was closed to the public for the day. Players initially worried about the possibility of rain, but the weather cleared up and it turned into a beautiful day for golf. Play started following a luncheon. At an awards dinner, prizes were given to the top three teams, and also for the shot closest to the pin and for the longest drive (men’s and women’s). Member Matt Sullivan and Tanya Balkan won the latter. Tournament winners Ryan Jasinski and Greg Michas won a 2018 U.S. Open Golf Experience for Two. Second-place finishers Matthew Cohen and Jason Zegans won a prize from The Surrey Hotel in NYC. Member Anthony Busacca won closest to the pin; his prize was a one-month Cadillac loaner vehicle.
MEMBER SUMMIT (Above) Mind bending The Art of Burning Man exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery. (Right) After hours The sixth Member Summit allowed members to enjoy the Renwick Gallery’s popular Burning Man exhibit after hours.
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he sixth Member Summit, “A Tale of Exploration,” was held in Washington, D.C., at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery. More than 145 members and guests met to mingle, talk about travel, enjoy wine and a threecourse dinner, see the exhibit No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man after hours, and hear travel writer and essayist Pico Iyer speak about “Why We Travel.” Iyer, who has done several TED Talks that colletively have been viewed more than 5 million times, has published in Time, Condé Nast Traveler, Harper’s, The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, and on Salon.com; his books include Video Night in Kathmandu, Cuba and the Night, Tropical Classical, and The Global Soul. His talk was a compilation of his writings and TED Talks, woven into a message specific to members.
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MAZZEI WINE DINNERS
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Culinary collaboration Andrea Frizzi, owner and chef of Il Posto. Bottles The Mazzei family has been making wines for 24 generations. In the kitchen A chef at work for one of the three-course Mazzei wine dinners. Long table Members and guests at Il Posto. Amuse bouche Fried fish with cream and herbs at Il Posto. The basics Bread and a glass of red wine.
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n 1773, Filippo Mazzei was the first person to bring European vines to the New World; he established a 193-acre winery near Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello estate in Virginia. Fast forward to today and the Mazzei family has been making wine for 24 generations. The family has a spectacular estate in Chianti, Fonterutoli, which Inspirato members can visit for tastings. Closer to home, members can attend bi-annual Mazzei Wine Dinners prepared by the estate’s executive chef Lorenzo Baldacci. Baldacci will be traveling to the U.S. for four dinners in February 2019. Last February, Denver and Houston were the lucky cities: Baldacci worked with local chefs at Café Annie and Amerigo’s Grille (Houston and The Woodlands) and at Il Posto and Tavernetta (Denver). Between 20 and 60 guests attended each of the dinners, all four of which sold out. Between courses Baldacci talked about Italian winemaking and poured Mazzei wines including Vermentino Belguardo 2016, Fonterutoli Chianti Classico DOCG 2014, Philip IGT Toscana 2012, and Tirreno Maremma IGT 2014. The menus at each of the four dinners were unique, and included traditional Italian-inspired fare like Arrabbiata spaghetti with spicy marinara and Italian seasoning, garlic, shallots, mushrooms, olive oil (Amerigo’s Grille), and more locally inspired dishes like Gulf Red Snapper with fisherman’s-style crab, tomato broth and saffron aioli (at Café Annie).
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IN THE MOMENT
Wherever you go with Inspirato, we invite you to share highlights with the Inspirato family.
GIVE US A MOMENT
INSTAGRAM @INSPIRATO
The season’s best tweets and Instagrams shared by Inspirato members from the club’s destinations around the world.
@savisav PROVENCE, FRANCE Good morning Provence, It’s Day 1 of our French adventure! Oui Oui
@armandb89 POSITANO, ITALY What a perfect day cruising the Amalfi Coast.
@ambercbaldwin SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA Monday morning, before heading out to breakfast down by the shore
@flowstateofmind TURKS AND CAICOS, BRITISH WEST INDIES Lost In Paradise ... Don’t Send Help
@sarahmariemartin_ eajsq BIG SKY, MONTANA I can’t get over how beautiful #bigskymontana is. The sky is sooooo blue #oppositeofnyc
@nsolomon978 DEER VALLEY RESORT, UTAH Thanks @inspirato for the ideal set-up for our family. Great location + great service=Perfect trip
@checobarrera LOS VENEROS, MEXICO #family #inspirato
@nickbrownco KAPALUA, HAWAII Aloha
SHARE YOUR INSPIRATO EXPERIENCE BY TAGGING @INSPIRATO AND
@karmenberentsen WAILEA, MAUI, HAWAII Remembering the sunsets and magical memories of Reese lighting all the torches each night at sunset #Inspirato
#INSPIRATO TWITTER @INSPIRATO
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@damian_rodrigo LOS CABOS, MEXICO My daughter enjoying the ocean view at our @inspirato property. #LuxuryTravel #TravelTuesday #BestinTravel #Mexico
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@compassandtwine RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO Is there anything better than a sunny Saturday spent beachside? #compassandtwine @nizucresort #nizuc @inspirato
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SNOWMASS, EVOLVED.
Introducing One Snowmass with Inspirato. A mid-century-inspired masterpiece anchored in the heart of the new Snowmass Base Village, the most significant new community in a decade in Aspen/Snowmass, named SKI Magazine’s #1 ski resort in the West. These whole-ownership, slope-side residences include membership to The Inspirato Club and access to an on-site private lounge and Inspirato’s vacation portfolio around the world. Call 888-418-9001 or visit AllinSnowmass.com/ONE to learn more. THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED HEREIN IS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. ALL CONTRACTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE SALE OF THIS REAL ESTATE SHALL BE EXECUTED ONLY IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. NO OTHER STATE BUREAU OR DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE HAS INSPECTED, EXAMINED OR QUALIFIED THIS OFFERING. Features, plans, rendering images and information presented in this brochure are solely for marketing and illustrative purposes and are subject to change or elimination without notice. They should not be relied upon as accurately representing the features of any specific condominium unit or the final development of the project. Prices shown are subject to change without notice.
CORBETT’S TAKE
Inspirato’s co-founder and Chief Experience Officer Brian Corbett reveals the secrets to the best of the club.
IF YOU’VE BEEN
PORTUGAL, WITH FRIENDS A winery as seen from Inspirato’s Douro River cruise last October.
and she took it upon herself to put together an itinerary that we all could enjoy. The planning—and the unknowns that came with it—were a big part of the trip’s appeal, at least for her. I just kept thinking about how nice it would be to belong to a club that could do all of this for us, like, ahem, Inspirato! But my wife pulled it off. The Azores feel like “Hawaii meets Europe.” They share lush volcanic landscapes and temperate climates, but the Azores have centuries of European influence through their connection to Portugal. Plus, you can’t beat the access: the islands are only about a four-hour
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flight from Boston and New York. We had a very authentic visit, staying in quaint, borderline rustic hotels and discovering typical Portuguese casual eateries called tascas. The local seafood and wines were incredible and an outstanding value compared to elsewhere in Europe. The uncertainty of it all gave our time in the Azores a charged feel that heightened our experience. We were all in this together. Fortunately, the islands exceeded our expectations. Contrast that with our arrival in Lisbon for our Inspirato cruise vacation. From the moment we arrived, we didn’t have to worry about where
we were going to go, or eat, or what to do. The most immediate difference I noticed was just how relaxed all of us were when all our needs were met. We also enjoyed the flexibility to do our own things, whether that was discovering a quaint village on foot or taking a tuktuk tour. We’d then gather for dinner and share the day’s adventures. By the end of our trip, our friendships had deepened, we made new friends, and I learned the value of travel to strengthen those bonds. At its best, travel teaches us about other cultures, but also about ourselves. To go through it with friends was icing on the cake.
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TIPS FOR FRIENDLY TRAVEL PICK YOUR COMPANIONS: Are you all foodies or adrenaline-seekers? Is everyone okay facing unknowns or not? A weekend away together is a good test before an international adventure.
PLAN SPONTANEITY: Build a flexible itinerary and don’t be afraid to venture off it. Commit to a policy where everyone expresses their preferences, has a vote, and is okay splitting off.
MAKE A FINANCIAL PLAN: Avoid any awkwardness around expenses by making a plan in advance or trusting that everything evens out. All-inclusive vacations, such as our membersonly cruises, help remove any issues around expenses since there are no bills at the end.
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a member with us for more than a few months, you likely have noticed our Inspirato Only experiential travel vacations. From our annual European cruises, to expeditions to the Galapagos and Antarctica, and African safaris, we believe these experiences offer more memorable vacation options. They’re also among my favorite ways to travel with family and friends. Last fall, I had the chance to join friends on two very different experiences backto-back: a trip to the Azores that my wife planned as part of her milestone birthday celebration (I was only able to join for a few days to scout it as a possible destination for an Inspirato Only experience in 2020), followed immediately by our members-only cruise on Portugal’s Douro River. My wife had long wanted to visit the Azores, the storied, yet still largely undiscovered, archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic,
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U N EX P ECT E D LUXURY I N THE HE A RT OF D IS N EY.
Wal d or f A stori a Orlando is the epitom e of rela xed luxur y ; an inspire d oasi s i n th e h ear t of Walt Disney World where per sonalized s e r vice a nd creative ex p eri en ce s await each gue st, and unexpec ted mom e nt s c reate u n forget t ab l e me m orie s . C ont ac t Inspirato to Live Unforget t a b l e.
INSPIRATION | WHIS T LER, BRIT ISH C OLUMBIA
TO GO BIG, GO TO WHISTLER
North America’s biggest ski area has more than 8,000 acres of terrain that’ll take days to ski. town that handles the influx of winter and summer visitors with charm, elegance, and a good deal of mountain-people authenticity that draws thrillseekers from around the world. One could argue that its international vibe, outdoors-minded population— helped, no doubt, by hosting 2010 Winter Olympic alpine events—makes Whistler the closest Canada and the U.S. have to Chamonix, the legendary capital of adventure sports located in the French Alps. But perhaps Whistler Blackcomb’s most appealing attribute is access: The ski area is little more than a two-hour drive north from the international airport in Vancouver, British Columbia. Rarely does going this big come so easily. —THE EDITORS
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he stats attributed to Whistler Blackcomb boggle the mind. To wit: an average snowfall of more than 38 feet, a top-to-bottom vertical descent of a mile (on Blackcomb), 2,200 acres of expert terrain alone, 7-mile-long ski runs, year-round skiing on groomed glaciers, and a gondola between the two mountains that carries skiers and boarders 1,427 feet above the valley floor (by comparison, the Empire State Building tops out at 1,454 feet). For skiers and boarders in North America, Whistler is just about as close to a sure thing as can be found on the continent. Superlatives aside, what makes Whistler truly special is its village, a compact, pedestrian-friendly
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED | T HE P E R F EC T S TAY
INSPIRATO INSIDER
Inspirato Destination Concierges share their tips for a memorable trip—and oddest requests from guests.
Ashley Rasnick
Angie Ramos
VAIL AND BEAVER CREEK, COLORADO
PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Piney Lake
Saona Island
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We provide two chef’s meals in the home during a member’s stay, and the preparation of a traditional Dominican family meal is always the highlight. The chef will prepare dishes such as moro de guandules, which features rice, pigeon peas, and coconut, pork in little boxes, avocado salad, and cocktails mixed with local rums.
Top three must-dos?
• A day trip to Saona Island for its miles of pristine white-sand beaches and clear, blue water. • A swim in the Blue Hole sinkhole and cave at Scape Park. • An ocean cruise on a catamaran, either a sunset cruise or snorkeling adventure.
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Oddest request from guests?
I had a member who asked us to replace all the home’s plates, cutlery, and glasses with disposable plastic alternatives. We did, and the guest was happy and satisfied, so it was worth it.
Tip for a perfect stay?
Go ahead and splurge on a personal chef; then you don’t have to worry about shopping, reservations, or finding something for the picky eaters in your family. You can just enjoy your meals together on your schedule.
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Top repeat experience?
Dinner at Beano’s Cabin on the mountain at Beaver Creek. Guests ride an open sleigh up the mountain to the cabin, where they enjoy an intimate five-course dinner. There’s live music and a view of the whole valley below. It’s a memorable night.
Top three must-dos?
• During summer or fall, a trip to Piney Lake—it’s a gorgeous one-hour drive and offers the best chance to see wildlife. And the alpine lake’s setting is a Rocky Mountain classic. • In winter, a horse-drawn sleigh ride and dinner with Bearcat Stables gets you into some spectacular high-country terrain. • All seasons, taking one of the two Vail gondolas for the views of the Gore Mountain Range.
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Oddest request from guests?
I once had a member ask me whether they could rent a Santa suit or hire a Santa Claus. Luckily there were a few Santa Clauses for hire in the Vail Valley, and I got one in time.
Tip for a perfect stay? Download the Sonos app and load your phone with your favorite music so that you can instantly start listening to your music when you arrive at the residence. One of Vail’s gondolas
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Top repeat experience?
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Karilyn Gillam
Crista Kocher
SOUTH CAROLINA LOWCOUNTRY & ISLE OF PALMS
STOWE, VERMONT
Golf at Stowe
Historic downtown Charleston
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Top repeat experience?
A signature of so many members’ visits is a sunset cruise on the ocean that heads out to uninhabited Capers Island, where we set up a Lowcountry boil of shrimp, sausage, corn, and potatoes right on the beach. Guests are free to explore the island—many return with a wealth of seashells to add to their collections.
Top three must-dos?
• A walking tour of downtown Charleston with local historian Tommy Dew takes you through the City Market, past the old, walled city, and to the Battery along the ocean. You can discover parts of the city you’d like to explore in more depth. • Magnolia Plantation and Gardens or Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens both give you a true glimpse of Southern plantation life in America. • A Waverunner Safari tour takes you around Charleston Harbor and then to the wilds of Capers Island.
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Oddest request from guests?
Can’t say I’ve had an “oddest” request, but there was a fun request from a bachelor party: a private sailing yacht for a sunset sail that included a chef who prepared a special on-board menu. The guys said it was a night they’d never forget.
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Tip for a perfect stay? Order groceries ahead of your arrival. No one wants to arrive and then turn around to go grocery shopping. Let me do that!
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
• The gondola ride to the top of Mt. Mansfield from the base of Stowe Mountain Resort has breathtaking views.
Top repeat experience?
Enjoying Stowe Mountain Resort—it has ski terrain for every level and, in the summer, it has hiking, fishing, golf, and tons of other outdoor activities.
Top three must-dos?
• The 30-minute tour of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory down the road in Waterbury, Vermont, comes with free samples of ice cream! • The historic Trapp Family Lodge is a classic slice of the Austrian Alps and culture in the middle of Vermont on a gorgeous mountainside piece of property.
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Oddest request from guests?
This isn’t odd, but it was memorable: Putting together a 50th birthday extravaganza at Stowe for an Inspirato member with 20 guests. I kept them busy for four days straight!
Tip for a perfect stay?
Take advantage of the discount for members at the Spa and Wellness Center at Stowe Mountain Lodge and book a treatment before you arrive.
At the Ben & Jerry’s factory
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C U LT U R E | S T. C R O I X
MUSIC MAN
Inspirato has played an integral role in helping Brett Young become a multi-platinum-selling countrymusic artist—and with his recent honeymoon. BY THE EDITORS
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hree years ago, Brett Young was just another anonymous singer/songwriter hoping to make it in the country music business in Nashville. Today he’s the owner of a platinum album, Brett Young, and the recently released Ticket to L.A. He’s also newly married to his long-time girlfriend, Taylor Mills. Days after returning from his honeymoon and before he kicked off his winter tour across the United States, Young took some time to share how his overnight success, 10 years in the making, was due to hard work and the generosity and resolute support of Inspirato members Rutherford and Rhonda Polhill. Inspirato: You were born and raised in Huntington Beach, California, aka Surf City, U.S.A. How did you ever become a fan of country music? Brett: It was because of my older sister. We’d battle for shotgun in the car, and when I’d win she’d kick the back of my seat to annoy me. To get her back, I’d turn on the country-music station in the car. She hated country back then. (Now, she loves it.) Then I heard Tim McGraw’s “Don’t Take the Girl,” and I was like “Whoa, what’s going on here?” And I started listening to the storytelling in the songs and soon enough I was getting into artists like BlackHawk and Shenandoah. Country music just made sense to me. It went from there. I was a bit of an outlier among my friends who were all into Southern California punk.
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Where and how did you develop your love of writing and performing music? My dad is a pastor, so I grew up going to church and playing guitar at church services, learning to play worship songs. When I got to high school, which was a church school, I was performing in front of the whole student body on Friday mornings, playing worship songs, so that’s how I grew into a performer. But music wasn’t my thing. I was on track to play pro baseball.
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THE HONEYMOONERS Newlyweds Brett Young and Taylor Mills, poolside at Inspirato’s new Panorama Residence on St. Croix.
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COUNTRY MUSIC SENSATION Brett Young’s seeming overnight success came after more than 10 years of paying his dues by playing bars and restaurants.
I was a pitcher for Fresno State University in California, but an elbow surgery put an end to that. About that time, I heard Gavin DeGraw’s Chariot, and he doesn’t do country, but I still fell in love with the songwriting—to be honest and vulnerable like he was. It showed me that there was a path out there to write the songs I wanted to write. So, I set out to do it. How did that go? I was making a living as a bartender and resident musician in restaurants and bars around Los Angeles, mostly playing covers. One of the gigs was in the lobby bar of the Montage Beverly Hills, playing every Wednesday night from 8 to midnight. After paying my backup band and buying dinner, I nearly always lost money playing there, but I kept at it because everyone who was anyone would come through that lobby eventually. One night, Rutherford “Ruddy” Polhill, a guy from Atlanta who was in town for an eye-surgery consultation, sat down to listen and told me he believed I could make it in the music business. Then a month later, he brought out his wife and daughters to hear me play, and soon after that, they flew me to Atlanta to perform at their birthday party. That’s how much the whole family believed in me. We worked out an arrangement where they staked me, and we were going to figure out how to hack the Nashville music scene and get a recording contract for me.
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Speaking of your honeymoon, how did you and Taylor pick St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands as the destination? Taylor and I love being warm and near the ocean, and she’d been to the British Virgin Islands before and wanted to show me the Caribbean. We saw the house that Inspirato had available on St. Croix and said, “That’s it!” We arrived in St. Croix and it was just perfect. Warm and sunny, and then we’re driving out to the house, and it’s at the end of this long drive, situated on a cliff with the waves crashing below. It’s just an insane property. The photos of it are incredible, but they don’t do the setting justice. And then it started raining—and it never really stopped. But whenever there was sun, we’d dash out to the beach for the hour or two it was out. We did have one perfect beach day at Judith’s Fancy, lounging on the beach with drinks in our hand. That was pretty special. But as I said before, Inspirato thinks of everything. To distract us from the rain, Sarah, our Destination Concierge, set us up with massages right before dinner on the first night. The second night, we had a chef come to make us anything we wanted. I know it sounds corny, but I wanted chicken parmesan. That paired with a special bottle of wine I’d brought made it a special meal. The weather wasn’t ideal, but it was still pretty dramatic, and when it’s your honeymoon, it was super romantic, as well. It’s not the worst thing to be stuck inside a gorgeous house over the ocean for a week, knowing that every last detail is, and will be, taken care of. Can we expect a song to come out of the adventure? You never know!
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What’s the first step to hacking Nashville? Well, we eventually figured out you really can’t hack the system. It works like it does for a reason. What we did figure out, though, was that success starts with songwriting. In June 2015, we set up a weeklong songwriting retreat at a huge beachfront Inspirato house, Casa de Colores, outside Puerto Vallarta, figuring it’d be easy to get great songwriters to come down to Mexico for a free beach vacation and to collaborate with me on new material. And being an Inspirato set-up, we didn’t have to worry about anything except getting to know each other and writing music. We had two songwriting teams come down for three days each, and we had a production engineer recording every session. First was Trent Tomlinson and Tyler Reeve. That first day, we wrote “In Case You Didn’t Know.” That song was released as a single about a year later and went to No. 1 on the charts and became a multi-platinum-selling single. [To date, the song’s YouTube video has been viewed more than 210 million times.] The next songwriting duo to come in was the husband-andwife team of Ben Caver and Sara Haze. We didn’t get too far, though, as I got my first and only case of sun poisoning in my life on the second day with them. But they’ve stayed close—they even recorded a cover of “Forever Young” for my wedding. Two months after that trip, I signed a record contract. My career’s been going nonstop in the years since that week in Mexico. Except for a weeklong Inspirato vacation to Cabo last year with the Polhills, my then-fiancée Taylor, and two other couples who are special to us, my wedding and honeymoon this past November was the first time I’ve taken an extended break from music.
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A FARMING RENAISSANCE IN PUERTO RICO After Hurricane Maria, the island’s farmers have made growing diverse produce—and sharing it with local chefs—their mission.
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ook at this purslane,” says Daniella Rodríguez Besosa, on her farm in a mountainous region about a 90-minute drive southwest of Puerto Rico’s capital, San Juan. Pointing to the stubby green succulent, she says: “Most people consider this a weed and pull it out.” On her 6-acre farm in Aibonito, its air sweetened with birdsong and its fields buzzing with life as honeybees flit from bright red cosmos to burgundyveined translucent lanterns of tomatillos, Rodríguez Besosa cultivates it for one of San Juan’s top restaurants, 1919, in the Condado Vanderbilt hotel. When I ask what else she grows, she says in rapid-fire staccato: “basil, arugula, radishes, beets, peppers, eggplant, carrots, and, over there in the corner, green beans, cilantro, sweet peppers. With winter coming we’ll plant cabbage, bok choy, pineapple, tarragon, passionfruit, dragonfruit, and breadfruit.” And that’s just a partial inventory. The plantain and banana trees are toward the back of the property, to make the fruit harder to steal. And there are tomatoes, though when I’m there, “it’s really not tomato season,” she says. “We shouldn’t be planting tomatoes, but we like pushing boundaries.” Her rescue dog, a muscular mutt named Coa, bounds between the rows when Rodríguez Besosa calls. This idyll belies what has been a difficult year for Rodríguez Besosa, 33, and most other Puerto Rican farmers. Slender and strong, with penetrating eyes, she has been working relentlessly since Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island in September 2017. “Everything was vaporized,” she says. Yet, assisted by grants from relief agencies, she has started over. She calls her new farm Siembra Tres Vidas, a garden with three lives. Rodríguez Besosa’s approach is emblematic of a new mentality on the island that’s gained momentum since the hurricane. For the past century, Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, has
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grown crops primarily for export, such as coffee and sugar, and its residents relied heavily on food shipped to the island. “We don’t need to be exporting products,” she says. “We need to be producing a huge diversity of food for our people.” In San Juan, I dine at chef Juan Jose Cuevas’ restaurant, 1919. Cuevas, a Puerto Rican native who oversaw the kitchens of Michelin-starred restaurants including New York’s Blue Hill, organized daily meals for thousands of hurricane survivors in the months after Maria. At 1919, amid amber tones and elegant décor, he presents a contemporary menu that features mostly local fish and vegetables. One of his star dishes is wahoo with purslane, the succulent grown on Rodríguez Besosa’s farm. In the first months after the hurricane, not much fresh produce was available, Cuevas says, but “what I am getting now is 10 times better, in quality and diversity, than what I got before Maria.” Cuevas and other chefs are partnering with farmers, agreeing to buy their produce in advance of planting, giving the farmers some financial security. While local farmers still grow Puerto Rican staples, such as yuca and cassava—“the diet of our ancestors,” Cuevas says—they’re also planting more carrots, beets, kale, and collard greens, in part based on what chefs want for their restaurants. “Chefs can have a huge impact on the economy of Puerto Rico, now more than ever,” he says. “We have the power to support farmers so they can continue growing.” Noting that the island imports more than 80 percent of its food, Cuevas says, “We cannot depend so much on importing stuff. We can grow items ourselves, and we can be sustainable if another disaster happens.” The crisis has provided the opportunity to experiment, he says, which is precisely what the wife-and-husband team of Angelie Martinez and Efren Robles are doing on a half-acre farm, called Frutos del Guacabo, near Manatí on Puerto Rico’s north coast.
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FARM FRESH (Left) A salad made from local produce at 1919, one of San Juan’s best restaurants. (Above) Farmer Daniella Rodríguez Besosa on her 6-acre farm.
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Arriving on a dirt driveway lined with tomato plants, I see goats in a corral with a crowing rooster perched on a post. The scents of lemon basil and oregano blend in the air, and the sound of flowing water rises from a hydroponic network of white PVC pipes. Robles warmly greets me and introduces me to something I’ve never tasted, a Brazilian flower called a lemon drop that sets my tongue tingling with a sour citrus flavor. Before starting the farm in 2010, Robles worked as a mechanic; Martinez as a chemist. They grow some plants in the earth, others in water carefully monitored for pH to produce the highest quality produce, using organic practices and shunning pesticides. The property abuts a craggy limestone slope and most of the goats, which provide milk to make cheese, are free to climb it. The diversity of plants grown on this tiny plot is staggering: bok choy, cherry tomatoes, passionfruit, and microgreens that are sent live in tiny trays to San Juan’s top chefs. The farm is helping to popularize the Habanada pepper, a sweet version of the hot Habanero pepper. “We look for products that are in demand,” Robles says. Frutos del Guacabo is also a distribution center for more than 50 of the region’s growers, and a model for what can be done with little land. But Martinez and Robles haven’t forgotten their traditions. “We sell jams of papaya or pineapple,” Robles says. “We make hot sauce with the skin of pineapple fermented with peppers; that’s the way our grandmothers used to do it.” After the hurricane, it took 177 days to rebuild the farm and get back on the road delivering food, Robles says. If he and his wife can turn half an acre into an Eden-like garden, he believes anyone can—and that the future of the island depends on it. “We are trying to educate people that food self-sufficiency is viable; that they can start farming,” Robles says. “Our role is to show people this can be done. It’s not only economic but social; you need to grow your own food—it’s that simple.” Chef Peter Schintler of San Juan’s esteemed Marmalade restaurant is awed by what Martinez and Robles accomplish at Frutos del Guacabo. “It almost looks like a Jurassic garden,” he says. “The amount of passion and love … you can taste it in their product.”
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At True Leaf Farm in Palomas, about an hour south of San Juan, Gabriel Mejia shows that attentiveness can produce tiny bursts of flavor in edible flowers, herbs, and microgreens. Mejia, 29, studied horticulture at the University of Puerto Rico. After the hurricane, which toppled his greenhouses, he rebuilt his battered farm. Top chefs, such as Jose Santaella, eagerly buy his peppermint tops, mini cilantro, micro basil, baby radishes, and zucchini blossoms. Mejia cultivates what chefs ask him to grow. “It’s their last detail,” he says. “The level of attention and care this requires is humongous. If you’re not passionate, you’re not going to deliver a product they’ll put on their plate.” As I bid Mejia farewell, he loads a large white cooler of freshly harvested produce into his dented Toyota sedan and drives down the vertiginous hills to San Juan. That night at the popular Santaella restaurant in San Juan’s Santurce District, I meet Erin Schrode, operations director of Jose Andres’ food relief group Chefs for Puerto Rico. We order malanga fritters with local avocados. When the appetizer arrives, Schrode tells me the fritters are topped by microgreens grown by Mejia. The tiny cilantro leaves are the perfect touch. Schrode notes that many of the young growers seeking to change the way Puerto Ricans farm are women and says Rodríguez Besosa’s vegetables and fruits are among the best on the island. “Daniella’s produce is of a quality that’s so exquisite. She’s amazing, her passion,” Schrode says. That passion is reflected in Rodríguez Besosa’s commitment to her farm, her community, her island. More than 150,000 people fled Puerto Rico in the first six months after the 2017 hurricane and haven’t returned. Asked if she ever considered leaving, Rodríguez Besosa emphatically says, “Never. I’m staying put. It’s conviction. We stay where we’re needed.”
ISLAND BOUNTY (Left) Husband-and-wife Efren Robles and Angelie Martinez on their Frutos del Guacabo farm. (Right) Edible flowers grown at Gabriel Mejia’s True Leaf Farm.
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he partnership that resulted in the Tuscan winery Urlari started on a ski lift in Portillo, Chile, and today its wines are imported by a company based in Teton Village, Wyoming, the small community at the base of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Italian co-founder Roberto Cristoforetti is both a certified fruit farmer and handcrafts custom ski boots for the world’s best ski racers. (Since the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, 83 Olympic medals have been won in Cristoforetti-made boots by skiers including Alberto Tomba, Hermann Maier, Tommy Moe, Picabo Street, and Julia Mancuso; he plans to retire after the 2019-2020 race season.) Urlari’s other co-founder, Mary Kate Buckley, has skied her entire adult life and this past summer started as president of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. In 2002 the two found themselves on a lift together in Portillo. Initially they chatted—in German, because that was their common language—about athletic footwear. At the time, Buckley was Regional Vice President and General Manager for Nike’s Americas Region and was curious that top World Cup racers all had custom boots. As their friendship grew, Buckley soon learned of Cristoforetti’s passion for wine, which had its roots in his friendship with Italian ski racer Alberto Tomba (who was known as much for being an oenophile as for his dominance in skiing’s technical events). Tomba invited Cristoforetti to accompany him to wineries in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Tuscany, Chile, and California. Buckley had been introduced to fine wine in the mid-1990s when she was working for Disney and based in Hong Kong but often working in Tokyo. “In Tokyo, I sat in an office next to Guy [Aelvoet, president of Disney Consumer Products in Japan] and he became my mentor and a friend,” she says. “Guy shared his appreciation for fine food and fine wines. When [he] introduced me to a new wine, he’d not only introduce me to the quality of its attributes, but could speak articulately about the winery that produced
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it and details that translated [it] from being simply a great product in a bottle to a reflection of the deep passion and rich histories of its owners.” By the time Cristoforetti and Buckley met, he was a partner in a start-up Tuscan winery. Later, he mentioned to Buckley that he was thinking about planting his own vineyards. (He grew up in a family of fruit farmers.) Inspired by his passion and always looking for new challenges, Buckley encouraged him, offered to be his partner, and to help—initially with marketing, and, eventually, sales. (Of course Buckley checked in with her wine mentor, Aelvoet: “When I told him I was thinking about starting a winery in Tuscany, he weighed in, first to warn me how challenging it would be to start a winery from nothing but then to support with advice and cheer me on at every stage,” she says.) Cristoforetti began searching for suitable land and, in 2004, found it. It was while Buckley and Cristoforetti stood on a 25-acre plot of sheep pasture in Riparbella, in Tuscany’s coastal Maremma region 4 miles from the Tyrrhenian Sea, that they created the product vision for Urlari. The sloping pasture has an elevation between 700 and 800 feet and is surrounded by dense forests in which locals hunt for wild boars. As the pasture was being transformed into vineyards— 15 of the 25 acres were planted—evidence of it being cultivated since Etruscan times was found, including fragments of a wine vessel, a hairpiece, and a coin dating to 200 B.C. that eventually inspired the winery’s labels. Unusual for the region, Cristoforetti planted grapes very close together. (This is seen more often in Bordeaux.) “When the plants are so close, they fight for the limited water, so only the strong plants and grapes survive, and those that survive are going to be more intense than they otherwise would be,” he says. To make Urlari’s first wines, Cristoforetti approached winemaker Jean-Philippe Fort, even though the Bordeaux
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URLARI WINERY (Opposite page) Harvesting grapes. (This page, left to right) Roberto Cristoforetti makes custom ski boots for World Cup racers and is one of Urlari wines’ co-founders; wine critic James Suckling rated Urlari’s L’Urlo a 93.
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manager of Dornan’s Wine Shop, which has a 1,500-plus bottle list and has earned a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence every year for 31 years, remembers the first time Buckley came in. “She walked into the shop and told me she had started a winery in Italy,” he says. “We like helping out smaller, individual wineries that are giving it a go, so I tasted the wines. It was nice stuff, a really, really good quality wine. I had no doubt it would sell.” Other bottle shops and restaurants in Jackson Hole quickly followed. Making inroads in New York was more difficult. “I got a copy of Wine Spectator’s list of best restaurants for wine,” Buckley says. “And then I cold-called the ones in New York City.” Most restaurants wouldn’t see her, but “the ones I got in front of with the wine bought it,” she says. After Buckley had gotten Urlari onto the wine lists of restaurants like Keens Steakhouse, Delmonicos, Bar Italia, and Caravaggio, importers took notice. Today Urlari’s three wines—Pervale, L’Urlo (100% Merlot), and Ritasso (100% Sangiovese)—are sold through distributors in Montana, Utah, and Wyoming, and importers in the NY/NJ/ CT area and Pennsylvania. The 2017 New York International Wine Competition recognized Urlari as the Tuscan Winery of the Year, and its 2011 vintage Pervale won a “Double Gold” from a panel of top wine critics. James Suckling, regarded as one of the world’s top wine critics, has awarded scores of 93 points for Pervale, 93 points for L’Urlo, and 92 points for Ritasso. On the phone in the middle of the most recent harvest, I asked Cristoforetti if Olympic skiers or grapes are more difficult to work with. He didn’t hesitate: “Grapes.” And that makes Urlari’s success all the sweeter. Buckley says, “Building a new business from scratch—literally going from standing in a sheep pasture and envisioning a wine made from grapes of plants that have yet to be planted and encountering hurdles along the way, to winning awards and having people enjoy all of our work—that’s so much fun.” Dina Mishev is Inspirato’s editor.
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TUSCAN TERROIR (Above) Mary Kate Buckley, the co-founder of Urlari wines and the new president of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. (Below) Urlari’s vineyards in the Maremma region of Tuscany.
native had never before agreed to work with a winery outside of France. (More than 40 percent of the wines Fort consults for are Grand Cru Classe, including Chateau Angelus, a Premier Grand Cru.) Intrigued by Urlari’s terroir and facilities, Fort agreed, officially bringing together the three world wine cultures Cristoforetti most esteems: Italian, American, and French. In 2010, using the 2008 vintage, Urlari produced about 8,000 bottles of its first wine, Pervale, a blend of Sangiovese (28%), Cabernet Sauvignon (25%), Cabernet Franc (25%), Merlot (15%), and Alicante Bouschet (7%). “Roberto sold these mostly from the back of his car throughout Italy,” Buckley says. Urlari’s second vintage, 2009, produced 24,000 bottles, and the winery extended its distribution. Its first export customer was Aelvoet’s son-in-law, who owned a restaurant in Belgium. “He bought 50 cases based solely on Guy’s recommendation,” Buckley says. Not all sales were so easy though. “We thought the hard part would be making the wine, but the really hard part is selling it,” says Buckley. “There are so many wine labels in the U.S., and nobody needs another one.” She briefly looked for an importer, but was unsuccessful. “So I got my importer license,” she says. “If you look at the label today, you’ll see it says ‘Imported by Urlari USA, LLC Teton Village, WY.’” (Buckley bought a home at the base of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort the year after she and Cristoforetti bought the land for Urlari and she became a full-time Wyoming resident in 2009.) Her strategy was to sell wine to stores and restaurants in Jackson Hole and also to restaurants in New York City. “It’s the most competitive market in which everyone wants to sell their wine,” she says. “While I had never sold wine or anything else, I had confidence that the most sophisticated wine directors in New York would recognize and buy a truly unique, high-quality wine.” In Jackson Hole, Buckley was able to walk into wine shops and restaurants without appointments and talk with owners and sommeliers. Dennis Johnson, the now-semi-retired
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hen Inspirato member Joel Doub is fly-fishing one of his favorite rivers near a club property—like the Frying Pan River near Aspen, Colorado, or the Gallatin River near Big Sky, Montana—he enjoys using a fine, handcrafted fly rod. The difference between Doub and other fanatical fly-fishers is that Doub not only owns his fly rod, he also owns the company that built it. Doub and business partner Matt Barber bought Bozeman, Montana-based Tom Morgan Rodsmiths (TMR) in the summer of 2016, just a year before Morgan, a legendary rodbuilder renowned in fly-fishing circles, died of pneumonia. Following the purchase, Barber and
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Doub both moved their families from Denver to Bozeman, and the two are now taking steps to modernize TMR while still honoring the history and tradition of Morgan and his unique rodbuilding methods. “We talk a lot about Tom Morgan and his philosophy as a rod designer,” Doub says. “Many rods at other companies have been designed by competition casters, built for distance or for a particular feel. But Tom—because he was a fishing guide first—always designed rods based on watching people fish. And for him that meant fishing on creeks in Montana. So the foundation of our rods is based on small-creek fishing because they are based on accuracy and presentation at shorter distances. They’re not
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really built with a 70-foot cast in mind.” Barber tells the story of Morgan giving a casting presentation at a fly-fishing show, when the guy standing next to him pulled about 70 feet of line off of his reel before starting to cast. “Well, now we know the reel works,” Morgan said to the man. “Now, why don’t you put half of that line back on the reel. If you’re trying to catch a trout beyond 50 feet, you should get closer.” While TMR has been in business for more than two decades, Doub and Barber are keenly aware of momentum in the modern “maker economy”— where the popularity of quality, small-batch products like their fly rods mimics the more general distaste for mass-consumer culture. “Many people are just looking for that throwback
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FINE CRAFTSMEN Inspirato member Joel Doub ties a fly as business partner Matt Barber casts into DePuy Creek in Montana. The two men own Tom Morgan Rodsmiths.
craftsmanship as a response to all the fast-paced technology,” Barber says. “It’s the idea of slowing down and getting to know the person who handplanes bamboo for your rod, or who makes your leather belt. It’s the opposite of walking into a big box store or ordering off Amazon and having it show up on your doorstep.” Doub feels their fly rods also offer a sense of longevity that’s increasingly rare in our throwaway consumerist culture. “One of our models is essentially the same rod that Tom Morgan designed 22 years ago, and that rod has a permanence to it,” Doub says. “If you buy a fly rod, and you buy it really well, then that should always be your fly rod, and possibly your kid’s fly rod. The idea is that, if you buy from a maker that you know
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and trust, and they’re making a semi-timeless good, then there’s a connection to history and excellence that maybe you don’t get when you’re buying the cheapest, newest, fastest, lightest thing.” Practically every fly rod on Earth is built from one of three materials—bamboo, fiberglass, or graphite, with graphite being by far the most common. But Doub and Barber have continued the Tom Morgan tradition of producing rods out of each of the three materials, something rare among even large manufacturers, much less small-batch builders. Roughly 80 to 90 percent of their rods are graphite because it’s the most versatile material. And since it takes about 80 hours to build a bamboo rod, they limit those to just two a month. As for fiberglass? “Fiberglass
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rods are a niche that’s developed as a response to hyper-stiff rods, and people are nostalgic for the first Fenwick they ever cast,” says Barber. “It’s a fairly small category for us. We sell more fiberglass blanks to at-home builders than we sell assembled fiberglass rods.” Despite the variety of methods and equipment available to modern anglers, enabling them to chase almost any species of fish, Doub and Barber intend to keep their focus primarily on building the best fly rods for trout. “I grew up on the East Coast and love fishing for albacore and stripers,” Barber says. “And we love going to Mexico and fishing for bonefish and permit. But as a company, we’re not trying to be every rod you own. We both love spey casting and salmon fishing, but we’re
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FOR LIFE (Clockwise from top) A rod from Morgan’s bamboo series; Joel Doub (Right) and business partner Matt Barber; Tom Morgan Rodsmiths is known for its traditional designs and fine craftsmanship.
trying to do one thing and do it really well: build a single-handed, 2- through 7-weight, freshwater rod. We know that the travel market has gotten big, and that saltwater is growing, but for right now, we’d rather not expand into things that may compromise quality because we may have to learn a new skill set.” There are other reasons for sticking to smaller rods. With much of TMR’s customer base living in cities like New York, Denver, or San Francisco, finding solitude for your fishing is at a premium. And that solitude is most-often found high in river drainages, where longer, heavier rods aren’t practical because the fish are smaller and the space for casting is condensed. “Being in the Adirondacks as a kid, I fished a lot of creeks,” says Barber. “Then I moved to Colorado, where small water is the key to your sanity. So if you can convince yourself to fish with a 3- or 4-weight rod, and get into small alpine lakes and small springcreeky areas, you’re better off than trying to battle the masses.” This unpleasantness of battling the masses applies not just to fishing but to running a company as well. “As business owners, we talk a lot about waypoints and focus,” Doub says. “When we look around the industry we see companies trying to be everything to everybody, and it can be hard to figure out what they’re about. But for us, we’re still working on building the perfect trout rod. We want to make the best rod in the world for fishing for trout in Montana.” Tom Bie is the editor and publisher of the fly-fishing magazine
Favorite Spots for Fly-fishing Inspirato has a number of properties that allow visitors to combine fly-fishing with their stay. Here are a few of Joel’s favorite spots, along with the time of year he prefers to fish them, and local fly shops that can help get you started: VAIL, CO The Eagle River flows through town and is one of the last true undammed streams in Colorado. It has a great population of brown and rainbow trout. “My favorite time of year is early June, when you can jump in a raft with a guide and float below Edwards,” Doub says. Shop: Vail Valley Anglers ASPEN, CO The Roaring Fork and Frying Pan are both excellent. In mid- to late July both have a great hatch of Green Drakes. “While the Roaring Fork is a great river to float, I generally wade-fish it, from the town of Basalt all the way up to
Aspen,” he says. Shop: Basalt’s Taylor Creek BIG SKY, MT “I live in Montana now, and I’m not sure what took me so long to get here!” Doub says. “The state has some of the most famous trout rivers in the world, including the Missouri, Big Hole, Beaverhead, Jefferson, Yellowstone, Ruby, Firehole, Gibbon, Lamar, and Madison, not to mention the Paradise Valley spring creeks, all of which are within a three-hour drive of Big Sky.” Big Sky’s home river is the Gallatin, which originates just south, in Yellowstone National Park. Shop: Gallatin River Guides
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out of the house every once and a while,” she says. “And when they do, we’re there.” Of course, even the closest communities occasionally need to find some space for a while, and for that Roth Gullo leaves it all up to Inspirato to take her, her husband, and two daughters, age 4 and 6, to someplace very different. “It’s usually someplace tropical that’s a direct flight from Boston and has a beach,” she laughs. “My life is crazy enough raising a family while running a business seven days a week with 150 employees. When I travel, I want easy.” Right now, the Cayman Islands are her favorite Inspirato destination. “The residences inside the RitzCarlton resort are safe and super kid-friendly,” she says. “At this point, our lives really are all about survival, so anything we can do to make our vacation a true vacation, we do,” Roth Gullo says. “We hire a babysitter or nanny to take care of the kids so we can relax. And we will hire a cook, so we don’t have to worry about when the next meal is and who is making it.” To help her, Roth Gullo relies on Inspirato’s onsite destination team—and her Care team in Denver—to take care of everything. “The extras may seem like an indulgence, but if you come home exhausted, what was the point in going in the first place?” —THE EDITORS
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REBECCA ON TRAVEL When it comes to traveling, Roth Gullo’s young children determine where and how she and her husband travel. Here’s what she’s learned: • Take your full-sized stroller, not the tiny travel one, and gate-check it. It becomes a luggage cart, shopping cart, beach/pool wagon, and, yes, will cart your tired kids around. • Take your own car seats. I never want to rely on renting car seats and then finding out they’re not available or they’re not as protective as I expected. • Pack your kids’ bathing suits in your carry-on. The first thing to do after checking in is to let the kids go to the pool or beach. It’s a hero move that will be even more heroic if your bags go missing.
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AFTER HARVARD LAW School rejected her application, Rebecca Roth Gullo went to cooking school, and then took a job as a cook in a restaurant in Boston’s South End. And she hasn’t left the neighborhood since. Today she manages two full-service restaurants: The Gallows, a gastropub, and Banyan Bar + Refuge, which serves Asian fusion, and the Blackbird Donuts chain. “I live 90 seconds from two of my restaurants and within a four-minute walk of another,” Roth Gullo says. “I see my guests at the park with my kids and when I drop them off at school. I know the cops who patrol the neighborhood. Community is everything to me, and it’s always been an integral part of our restaurants. We have each other’s backs, and that matters so much in today’s fractured times, to know that I’m providing places for people to come together.” “There’s an old saying that ‘Boston is a very big town’— not a city, a town—and I believe it. I see it every day in my restaurants.” Roth Gullo points to the hundreds of first dates she’s hosted, then bridal or rehearsal dinners, then anniversary celebrations, and then those same couples coming in with their kids. The idea that her establishments serve as sort of common living rooms for her South End neighborhood is what gives her the most pleasure. “Everyone needs to eat. Everyone needs to get
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elen and Chris Ireland knew they wanted to take their two kids, Caroline and Thomas, to Africa. Now a primary care physician, Helen worked in a hospital in Botswana during her medical school training. “From then I always knew Africa would be a part of my life and, eventually, my kids’ lives,” she says. “But I knew I couldn’t bring them too early.” After chatting with Inspirato co-founder and chief experience officer Brian Corbett on Inspirato’s 2016 Eastern Mediterranean cruise, the Irelands were inspired. “Brian had just returned from a trip to Africa with his kids, and his advice was to just go,” Helen says. Thomas would be 10 and Caroline, 7. “And it happened to be the year both my husband and I turned 40.” Because the family wanted to stay at Kenya’s Giraffe Manor, the world’s only hotel with resident giraffes (which often books up one year in advance), the Irelands started planning their July
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2018 trip in the summer of 2017. Helen worked with Inspirato’s new bespoke travel team, which, for custom trips to Africa, partners with Rothschild Safaris. Rothschild has more than 30 years of experience planning trips to Africa and has planned more than 7,000 trips. Helen says her description to Rothschild Safaris of what the family wanted their Africa trip to be was “comfortably uncomfortable and authentic. I wanted it to be different enough to get [the kids] totally out of their comfort zone while still supportive enough to keep us all smiling, and authentic enough to provide education beyond textbooks in as non-touristy an environment as possible.” Beyond this and the stay at Giraffe Manor, neither she nor Chris had specific directions for Rothschild. “We weren’t completely aware of the options, and that was really the value of working with the Inspirato partner. Rothschild was the one who suggested we do Kenya as our
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LASTING MEMORIES (Above) The Samburu people are a sub-tribe of the Maasai who live in north-central Kenya. (Below) The Irelands’ kids, Thomas, 10, and Caroline, 7, pose with a turtle.
primary safari destination because it is family-friendly,” says Helen. By September 2017 the itinerary was set: Between June 23 and July 11, the Irelands would travel to a couple of different game reserves in Kenya, and also spend a night in Qatar and a few nights in Nairobi before ending the trip at the Six Senses Zil Pasyon in the Seychelles. About the Seychelles, Helen says, “I wanted to end it with just the four of us and feel like no one could reach us. I had always thought of the Seychelles as a honeymoon destination, but it ended up being lovely for the kids.” Four months after returning home, Helen says of the whole trip, “It was the best travel experience I’ve ever had and exactly what I asked for.” Of one specific location on the itinerary, Ol Malo Lodge, a privately owned game sanctuary on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River in Kenya’s North Eastern Province and bordering the tribal lands of the nomadic Samburu people, she says, “It was probably the most amazing thing I’ve ever done with my kids. It felt like we were going and living with extended family.” “ONE OF MY BIG takeaways from this trip was that the kids actually liked the people more than the animals,” Helen says.
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“That had been my experience being in Africa years prior.” At Ol Malo, Caroline was entranced by one of the women in the family who owns the property. “Chyulu is an incredibly strong female and my daughter had such a reverence for her,” Helen says. To Caroline’s delight, the Irelands shared quite a bit of time with Chyulu, her young children, and Marmite, a baby rescue zebra. “There was this weeks-old zebra wandering around with us,” Helen says. “It was amazing, and for the kids a moment of pure discovery of something that was so foreign and priceless and pure. It was moments like that that made this trip, and, thinking back on the trip now, I can’t believe how many of those moments we had.” One day on safari in the Mara North Conservancy—a private wilderness area bordering the Maasai Mara National Reserve, where Rothschild Safaris recommended the Irelands go because it is dedicated to low-density tourism—the family saw a lioness kill a just-born giraffe. “It was so young it had not even stood up yet,” Helen says. “We saw the kill completely. My son’s reaction was amazement, but Caroline’s initial reaction was tears. Eventually when she saw we weren’t fearful of it and we talked about the circle of life, it became something amazing for her too. It was straight out of the pages of National Geographic.” Helen says one of the things that bonded them as a family was a long game drive on which they saw little. They were in the Mara and hidden in bushes from which they could see a tree where their guide knew a leopard had stashed a kill. “Once a leopard has put its prey in a tree, it revisits it over the course of a few days,” Helen explains. But the family had spent a whole morning there without seeing the leopard. They left to eat lunch on a bluff overlooking a herd of hippos and, after lunch, would have been fine heading back to Saruni Mara, their boutique lodge. The guide suggested they give the tree and leopard another chance, though. “Probably at the three- or four-hour mark, my son was starting to act up and came out with the best quote of the trip, ‘Seriously, Mom, I have no idea why we’ve been sitting here for four hours watching a dead animal hanging in a tree.’ I looked at him and just started laughing. And then he was looking at me in total shock and then he started laughing. And then all of us, including the guide, started cracking up. It was such a lesson in perseverance and it just bonded us.” They did eventually see the leopard briefly later that afternoon, and then the next day watched it finish the prey, only to be surprised by the leopard’s year-old cub … standing directly in front of their truck. As excited as that guide was for the Irelands to see the leopard in the tree, he was quick to recognize when the kids had had enough. One afternoon, instead of taking them on a game drive, he hung out with Thomas and Caroline and made a bow and arrows for each. “We carried these with us for the rest of our trip and they’ve become irreplaceable souvenirs,” Helen says. A safari guide and member of the Samburu tribe at Ol Malo brought the Irelands to his house. “He knew my daughter liked dogs and he had a new puppy,” Helen says. Other Samburu invited the family to their homesteads, market, and school. “They even brought me to the town’s medical clinic, where I was sorely tempted to stay and work for a bit,” Helen says. Four months after the trip ended, Helen and Caroline were still wearing around their ankles the beads the Samburu women gave them. “We’ve been members of Inspirato since the early days, and the majority of my precious memories, or the ones that warm my heart and still put a smile on my face, have Inspirato as part of them,” Helen says. “The memories from this trip are just a bit brighter.”
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ADVENTURES ABOUND ON HAWAII’S “GARDEN ISLE” By J O R I E L A R S E N
SEA OF GREENS Forests and mountains cover 97 percent of Kauai.
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ENDLESS VIEWS A hiker along the 4-mile Maha’ulepu Heritage Trail on Kauai’s southern coast.
YES, IT RAINS about 15 days of every month on Kauai, the northernmost of the Hawaiian Islands. The entire island averages about 43 inches of rain annually, compared to 17 inches on Oahu. But all this rain has an upside: It’s responsible for the island’s distinctive landscape. The rain helped create the Waimea Canyon, the biggest gorge in the Pacific. The rain also feeds thousands of magnificent waterfalls, while light, misty sun-showers create some of the most spectacular rainbows on earth. Dubbed “The Garden Isle,” 97 percent of Kauai is covered by forests or mountains—rain-fed canopies so dense, and rain-eroded valleys that you can’t imagine anyone having ever lived in (although up to several thousand people did live in different valleys as recently as the early 20th century). Today, the island’s 67,000 residents are clustered in small, laid-back towns on the coasts. Much of the 3 percent of the island that isn’t forest or mountains is beach. Kauai residents like to claim their island
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has more beaches than any other in the chain. Whether this is true or not, it’s not difficult to find a small beach you can have all to yourself. And unlike some of the more popular islands, Kauai’s beaches are made up of soft sand rather than lava, and easily accessed from the road that circumnavigates the island—the island’s only road that takes about 2.5 hours to travel by car. The 4,000-foot red cliffs and cavernous canyons of the island’s north and west coasts are too treacherous to build a road on, but they make ideal locations for filming adventure movies and shows set in remote locations or prehistoric times. More than 70 Hollywood movies and television shows have been filmed on Kauai, including classics such as Jurassic Park and Raiders of the Lost Ark. While your own time on the island likely won’t include such harrowing adventures as these movies do, you’ll certainly find no shortage of fun excursions and breathtaking sights.
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SUNBOW Because of Kauai’s geography, you can often see rainbows and sunshine at the same time.
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BY SEA (Left) The 17-mile kayak trip along the Napali Coast passes beaches and canyons inaccessible by land. (Below) Ke’e Beach is the eastern end of the Napali Coast.
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Kayak the Napali Coast
The Napali Coast is spectacular. On one side is a tangle of thick vegetation; on the other side are steep, sheer cliffs—napali means “many cliffs” in Hawaiian—that end in roiling ocean. National Geographic once described it as “the finest coastal hike in the world.” The hike, while unforgettable, is a multi-day affair that requires camping and securing a permit several months in advance. In contrast, you can kayak the Napali Coast in just a day with much less planning, and without much ocean kayaking experience. If you’re comfortable in water and generally fit, you’ll be just fine, even if the trip is a somewhat daunting 17 miles long. You’ll gear up at Ke’e Beach and set out onto the water with an expert guide. Along the way, you’ll likely pass sea turtles floating lazily near the water’s surface, and channel their energy as you bob up and down on the ocean’s gentle swells. Following the path of your guide will take you close enough to the shore’s soaring cliffs to wave to the hikers above, or out a couple hundred meters into the open ocean, where you can marvel at the island’s remarkable landscape from afar. You’ll stop for lunch on Milolii Beach, which is accessible only by boat, and where you might just stumble upon a Hawaiian monk seal. A few hours later, the trip wraps up at Polihale Beach State Park.
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Hike the Maha’ulepu Heritage Trail
BY LAND The 4-mile Maha’ulepu Heritage Trail traverses the last section of undeveloped shoreline in southern Kauai.
Set off from Shipwrecks Beach on the flat, 4-mile, out-and-back Maha’ulepu Heritage Trail to Punahoa Point. The trail, along the last stretch of undeveloped coastline on Kauai’s southern shore, passes 350,000-year-old sand dunes, cultural and geological sites, sturdy Kiawe and Ironwood trees, hillsides blanketed in colorful ilima flowers, limestone pinnacles, rocky inlets, tide pools, and the cliff that actors Anne Heche and Harrison Ford famously jumped from in the 1998 movie Six Days, Seven Nights. Jumping from this cliff, Makawehi Point, isn’t just a movie stunt: Brave Hawaiians and tourists do it too, timing their leaps with the waves. You can decide for yourself whether to take the plunge or simply peer over its sheer edge. Past Makawehi, groupings of fragile-looking limestone and sandstone pinnacles rise from the ocean. According to the trail guide, in the 1970s paleontologists from the Smithsonian Institution discovered bones from two extinct species of birds in these formations. From this ruggedness, the hike takes a jarring, quarter-mile detour onto the Poipu Bay Golf Course, a temporary workaround due to landslides. While the landscape couldn’t be more manicured and civilized, families of nene, an endangered, non-migratory species of goose indigenous to Hawaii and whose population was once as low as 30, seem not to care. They wander the greens like they own them. Back on the trail, you’ll pass a heiau, a sacred site where fish were offered to Keoniloa, the god of the sea, to ensure a good catch. And gazing out from the trail to the water, you’re likely to see humpback whales, Hawaiian monk seals, and green sea turtles, along with other wildlife. The trek concludes at Punahoa Point, the apex of the oldest sand-dune system in the region.
KE’E BEACH NAPALI COAST
POLIHALE STATE PARK
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CANYONS AND CANALS (Here) The flanks of Mt. Waialeale. (Below) Tubers on former irrigation canals at Lihue Plantation.
Tube the Irrigation Canals of Lihue Plantation
Along Kauai’s East Side, also known as the Coconut Coast for the groves of coconut palms that grow there, you’ll find a truly one-of-a-kind experience: tubing down old irrigation ditches on a former sugarcane plantation. Built deep in Kauai’s lush interior, Lihue Plantation is crisscrossed by a network of canals, tunnels, and flumes that were handdug all the way back in 1870. For more than a century, these ditches delivered water to irrigate the plantation’s sugar crops. But after sugarcane was taken out of production in 2000, they sat vacant, collecting rainwater for a few years before Kauai Backcountry Adventures bought the entire property with something uniquely fun in mind. Today, tourists plunk down into inner tubes and traverse the gently rolling waterways on exclusive tubing tours. Starting near the top
of Mount Waialeale, tubers descend through some of the most remote land on Kauai, passing through thick rainforest and sliding down small waterfalls. The water is decidedly more brisk than that lapping up against your favorite beach, as it comes down from Mount Waialeale, Kauai’s
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Ride in a Helicopter above Waimea Canyon
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eye view from high above. Tours depart from Lihue Airport on hour long jaunts. As you take in the untamed land below, you’ll feel as if you’ve gone back to prehistoric times, especially as many helicopters chopper over Manawaiopuna Falls, a 400-foot-tall cascade, made popular by its appearance in the original Jurassic Park in 1993.
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After, kayaking, hiking, and tubing—not to mention likely bouts of swimming, snorkeling, and possibly surfing in between—you might be ready to sit back and let someone else take the reins. A helicopter tour provides just such an opportunity, though with no less excitement. On its west side, Kauai’s tropical rainforest gives way to dryer, more desert-like conditions at Waimea Canyon, once dubbed “The Grand Canyon of the Pacific” by Mark Twain. More than 10 miles long and 3,600 feet deep, Waimea Canyon offers visitors a chance to peer at the topography of the island’s interior, marked by deep valley gorges and crested buttes. Rainbows frequently arch over the canyon, which was carved by the Waimea River long ago. The word “Waimea” is Hawaiian for “reddish water,” referencing the canyon’s red soil. The only way to truly appreciate the unique complexity of this landscape is with a bird’s-
BY AIR (Above) Kauai has more waterfalls than can be counted. (Left) A scenic helicopter ride.
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INSPIRED BY INGREDIENTS A hale at Tidepools. (Below) Tidepools’ chef Kevin Horan.
Dine at Tidepools
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After all these adventures, you earned some time for a refreshing cocktail and delicious meal. In general, Kauai is not a fancy place. That’s one reason the island’s devotees love it so much. The dining, like most things, tends to be low-key —fish tacos, plate lunches (two scoops of white rice, macaroni salad, and a meat—often Spam—it might not seem exciting but it is the quintessential Hawaiian meal), fresh fruit bowls and smoothies, and shave ice. Often, the best of these places to eat are tucked away in strip malls. But if during a stay filled to the brim with rugged, outdoor adventures, you’re looking for something more formal, head to Tidepools. Made up of a cluster of open-air hale pili (thatchedroof bungalows) that seem to float like massive lily pads atop koi lagoons within the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa, Tidepools is very much “Hollywood Hawaiian.” Flickering tiki torches and dark koa wood create a retro ’60s vibe that wouldn’t look out of place in a mid-century travel brochure. This ambiance pairs perfectly with signature (and slightly over-the-top) cocktails such as the Tai Chi, made with Captain Morgan’s spiced and Malibu coconut spiced rum along with pineapple and orange juices, and the Lava Flow, which consists of light rum, coconut crème, pineapple juice, strawberry, and ice cream all blended together. You might be lucky enough to be seated at Table #42, which the staff says is the best in the house because of its secluded location in a separate hale, but, really, there’s no bad table in the house. Chef Kevin Horan, who came to Tidepools after stints in Las Vegas at Restaurant Guy Savoy and Mandarin Oriental, presents a contemporary Hawaiian menu. He uses traditional ingredients like opah, a fish with a rich, creamy taste, macadamia nuts, fresh-caught seafood, and beef, but does not necessarily prepare them traditionally. Adventurous palates will enjoy the opah topped with papaya-habanero sauce or caught-thatmorning macadamia nut-crusted mahi mahi topped with a roasted banana-macadamia nut sauce and papaya-avocado relish. Foie gras isn’t a traditional Hawaiian food, but Horan brings an island influence to the dish by pairing it with macadamianut mousse and strawberry-papaya jam. The fresh greens are grown on-site in the resort’s 4,000-square-foot hydroponic garden, which is open to resort guests for tours twice a week. Sitting here, cocktail in hand, watching the colors of the sunset streak across the sky behind the gently swaying palms makes for a fitting end to a day exploring this natural-born island paradise.
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This state has more coastline than California, and that’s not even its best feature. BY KATY KELLEHER
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THE LONG VIEW Construction on the Portland Head Light, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, was completed in 1791. It is now the oldest lighthouse in the state.
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In winemaking,
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huge orange pumpkins from the loamy earth. Often, on a country road, you’ll come across an unmanned farm stand with a sign that reads, “Fresh fruit and eggs.” If this happens to you during your visit to Maine, always stop and slip a few dollars into the can, for the honor system is alive and well here, and few experiences bring such pure pleasure as eating a handful of blueberries, freshpicked by a trusting old farmer (or just as likely, her barefoot children). Whether you’re taking a stroll on Ogunquit’s iconic Marginal Way (which runs above the rocky coastline) or climbing to the top of Mount Agamenticus in York, the coast of Maine is where you’ll most strongly feel the somewhereness of this land. But you can still find evidence of the primal, rugged landscape even in the cities and small towns that pepper the shoreline. There are charming little hamlets, such as York (a quintessential New England village located right on the border with New Hampshire), Wiscasset (the prettiest town in Maine, according to those in the know) and further north, Bar Harbor (a famous escape for the 19th-century elite), not to mention the vibrant metropolis of Portland. While this city has more James Beard Award-nominated restaurants than it has any right to, you can also find great eateries in Kennebunkport, Ogunquit, and Old Orchard Beach. After a day exploring tiny hidden beaches, there’s nothing better than finding a restaurant right on the water where you can sample fresh-caught seafood and farm-to-table fare. Maine’s famous for its lobster, but I taste the essence of Maine most poignantly when I slurp down an oyster. Eaten with french fries made from locally grown potatoes and you’re actually devouring Maine’s clear water, mineral-rich soil, clean air, and northern sunlight. It’s a gift, but that’s what coastal Maine is: a place of freely
given gifts, honor system delights, and wilderness, unbound.
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vintners frequently talk about the terroir of a wine. This French term refers to the interaction of landscape and beverage, the influence that the soil, the topography, and the geography have on the final product. The only real synonym for terroir is somewhereness. Neither term is perfect, but they both describe something important, something essential—how place and land exert a subtle influence on everything that grows and lives there. And I am convinced that there is no place in the world that has more somewhereness than Maine. Located at the northeastern corner of New England, Maine is a richness of wilderness. It is the most heavily forested state in the union, and, thanks to the many finger-like peninsulas that jut into the Atlantic Ocean, has more miles of coastline than California. There’s a saying in Maine: “You can’t get there from here.” Travelers to the state quickly learn its truth. Maine is made of winding roads and small towns, scenic byways, and hidden treasures. It’s a place where you want to get lost, because getting lost means discovering a secret beach where bioluminescence glows under the nighttime stars. Getting lost means stumbling upon a pine forest with trees that were once used as masts for the Royal Navy, tall and straight and regal (known fittingly as “King Pines”). Getting lost means finding a tiny harbor where you can buy lobsters from a fisherman out of the back of his pickup truck. Maybe he’ll invite you home for dinner. Stranger things have happened. Although Maine has entered the 21st century alongside the rest of the world, there are elements of traditional New England life that persist here. People continue to make their living off the land and to reap the benefits of the sea. It’s not uncommon to meet a fisherman who also harvests timber and makes his own furniture from fine-grained black locust wood. There are still lumberjacks in Maine, and there are hundreds of small family farms and fragrant apple orchards, places where people submerge their hands in the dirt on a daily basis, coaxing forth golden potatoes, leafy dark green lettuce, and
Katy Kelleher is a color columnist for The Paris Review and the author of Handcrafted Maine (Princeton Architectural Press, 2017).
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LIFE ON THE WATER Kennebunk’s Lower Village and Kennebunkport’s Dock Square are located on the ocean and the Kennebunk River.
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MAINE LIFE (Clockwise from top left) The lobster roll is one of Maine’s most beloved dishes; buoys on the side of a building; the Marshall Point Light Station near Port Clyde, Maine; the pier at Old Orchard Beach.
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BOUNTY OF THE SEA (Above) A beach along the Maine coast near Portland. (Below) Boiling lobsters at Young’s Lobster Pound in Belfast.
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put these on your bucket list GALÁPAGOS EXPEDITION 2019
It’s one thing to describe a trip to the Galápagos; it’s something entirely different to experience these islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean firsthand. One of the most protected wildlife sanctuaries in the world, this Ecuadorian archipelago has called to explorers since Charles Darwin visited in 1835. Ecologically speaking, little has changed. Sailors on the National Geographic Endeavor II will see penguins, iguanas, sea lions, fur seals, flamingos, crabs, dolphins, and maybe even hammerhead sharks, all while enjoying the ship’s amenities and staff. The latter includes naturalists, photography experts, biologists, oceanographers, and historians.
FAMILY AFRICAN SAFARI 2019
This nine-day family adventure will create a bond like no other. The trip’s highlight is four days at the private, 42,000-acre Phinda Private Game Reserve in South Africa. In addition to scoping out the “safari big five”—lions, leopards, rhinoceros, elephants, and Cape buffalo—you might also see a cheetah or leopard. Thanks to its location near the Indian Ocean coastline, Phinda benefits from a coastal rainfall pattern, which creates a lush landscape that is home to seven different ecosystems and earns Phinda its nickname, “Seven Worlds of Wonder.” From Phinda, you can also do kid-friendly beach safaris where you might see fur seals and more than 400 species of birds.
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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Snorkeling with penguins in the Galápagos islands.
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Venture where few have gone before on the custom-built National Geographic Orion. This 102-passenger, ice-class vessel gives guests the opportunity to tour Antarctica’s icy waters via kayak or Zodiac and to hike the continent’s iceand snow-covered landscape. Then, back onboard, relax in the spa or sauna.
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for romance ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, WEST INDIES
The neighboring islands of St. Kitts and Nevis are hidden gems of the Caribbean. Separated by a channel less than 2 miles wide, the islands constitute a country (the smallest in size and population in the western hemisphere) that is home to about 50,000 people. The islands abound with black and silver sand beaches (find the former on St. Kitts and the latter on Nevis), rain forests crisscrossed with hiking and riding trails, a crater lake, green vervet monkeys, and mountains, including the 3,792-foot-tall Mount Liamuiga volcano, which last erupted 1,800 years ago. It’s not difficult on either island to find a beach you’ll have all to yourselves.
COMFORTABLE COOKING The kitchen in Casa Romana, on Spain’s Costa del Sol
MOUGINS, FRENCH RIVIERA, FRANCE
Lovers have long flocked to the sun-drenched South of France, where days revolve around strolling hand-in-hand through a medieval town, lounging on a beach, or lingering at a seaside café where you can relax with an order of escargot and French bubbly.
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SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Euripides once said, “Where there is no wine, there is no love.” Sonoma County has wine reserves in abundance, so it follows that love should—and does—thrive here, alongside gorgeous countryside, a vibrant dining scene, and countless wineries.
CASA ROMANA, COSTA DEL SOL, SPAIN
This Andalusian-style Mediterranean retreat evokes the regal days of the Spanish monarchy, but the kitchen is entirely modern. Chefs will appreciate the extensive counter space; sous chefs will be grateful for the multitude of appliances to make prepping easy. Non-cooks can work up an appetite at one of the property’s two pools before joining the group in a formal dining room adjacent to the kitchen.
ISLAND IDYLL St. Kitts and Nevis are overlooked gems in the Caribbean.
WATERSTONE LODGE, AUSTIN/LAKE TRAVIS, TEXAS
Even when things get fancy in Texas, they’re still casual. Case in point: the fully stocked kitchen at Waterstone Lodge, where a granite-topped island invites group socializing.
HIGH ALPINE LODGE, SNOWMASS VILLAGE, COLORADO
Whipping up exquisite meals is easy in this bright and airy mountain kitchen, thanks to extensive counter space, a Viking stove, and ample supplies. SNOWMASS The kitchen at High Alpine Lodge
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LIFE OUTSIDE (Above) Vista San Jacinto in Palm Springs, California. (Below) Caya Hico on Turks & Caicos in the British West Indies.
outdoor spaces to love VISTA SAN JACINTO, PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
The interior of contemporary Vista San Jacinto reflects the mid-century modern architecture for which Palm Springs is famous (think clean lines, colorful art, and rich textiles), but it’s this home’s outdoor space that truly shines. Equal parts invigorating and calming, the villa’s courtyard includes a pool, basketball and tennis courts, outdoor kitchen, hot tub, manicured hedges, and a wraparound patio where you can choose sun or shade. Wherever you are outside, expect to see one of the four mountain ranges that ring the Coachella Valley. Come evening, stargaze by the outdoor fireplace.
JOYA DEL MAR, LOS CABOS, MEXICO
Tucked into the rugged Baja coast and overlooking the Pacific, of course Joya del Mar has doors from the inside to the outside, but we bet you’ll rarely close them. Outside, a huge covered patio and glass-floored palapa sit near an infinity pool. (The hot tub and fire pit are just showing off.)
CAYA HICO, TURKS AND CAICOS, BRITISH WEST INDIES
You think the open-air showers in each of the bedrooms at this oceanfront villa are its best feature, but then you see its large outdoor dining room, plunge pool, hot tub, and private, white sand beach.
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THE MAGIC NUMBER Telluride, Colorado, gets more than 300 inches of snow and more than 300 days of sunshine every year.
CASA DE CAMPO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Named as one of the top Caribbean resorts in 2018 by Condé Nast Traveler, Casa De Campo is home to three of golf’s most difficult courses, all of which were designed by Pete Dye. His Teeth of the Dog course here ranked number 48 on GOLF ’s list of the Top 100 courses in the world. (The other two courses are Dye Fore and Links.) Last summer, the resort opened a new golf center with an instruction program headed by Charlie Epps, longtime coach of two-time major champ Angel Cabrera. The center features 21 acres of grass, two hitting bays, Trackman technology, and club-fitting and repair. Other amenities at the 7,000-acre property include a 370-slip marina and yacht club, a polo and equestrian club, the LaTerraza Tennis Center, and a 245-acre Shooting Club.
KIAWAH ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA
Guests at Kiawah Island Golf Resort have the option of playing five different courses, including the famed par 72 Ocean Course. Designed by Pete and Alice Dye, the Ocean Course has hosted major tournaments including the 1991 Ryder Cup, 1997 and 2003 World Cups, and the PGA Championship in 2012 (and upcoming in 2021).
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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
It is not a stretch to say that Scottsdale may well be the premier golf destination in the Lower 48, thanks to the area’s 200-plus courses. History also plays a role. Because of limited water, Scottsdale course designers in the 1980s pioneered the dramatic fairways and greens emblematic of desert golf, where the area’s natural arid landscape is integrated into more traditional parkland design.
TELLURIDE, COLORADO
Forget everything you think you know about ski towns; Telluride is like no other. Cradled by the snaggly San Juan Mountains and nestled in a box canyon at the end of a winding road, this southwestern Colorado ski town is secluded and stunningly gorgeous. Its ski resort has been rated by Condé Nast readers as No. 1 in North America for the diversity of its terrain, its 300+ inches of average annual snow, and its 300+ days of average annual sunshine. At the end of the day, ski or ride right into town, where there are farm-to-table restaurants, classic eateries like La Marmotte (in the town’s former icehouse), and casual pizza joints like High Pie Pizzeria. Adrenaline junkies should book a day of heli-skiing with Telluride Helitrax, and non-skiers will love the miles of snowshoe trails in and around town.
SWING TIME Casa de Campo has three golf courses designed by Pete Dye.
BIG SKY, MONTANA
With 5,800 acres of skiable terrain and only about 500,000 skier visits per year, Big Sky’s slopes are remarkably empty. Brave the tram to the extreme chutes off Lone Peak, elevation 11,166 feet, or explore the Nordic trails at nearby Lone Mountain Ranch.
BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO
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Visitors have been striking it rich in Breckenridge since the Gold Rush. These days, reap rewards in the form of superlative high-alpine skiing—the resort is home to the highest chairlift in North America (elevation 12,840 feet). Or let the village of Breckenridge win you over with its Victorian storefronts, craft chocolates and liquors, and five-star dining.
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SWEET SUITE The master suite in Chalet en Blanc in Whistler, British Columbia
1 HOTEL SOUTH BEACH, MIAMI/SOUTH BEACH, FLORIDA
This 426-room hotel is oceanside, but it’s difficult to tear yourself away from its four pools. There’s the adults-only rooftop pool on the 18th floor—about 200 feet above the beach below. (1 Hotel is South Beach’s only beachfront hotel to have a rooftop pool.) Then there’s the 30,000-square-foot Center Pool, which is ringed by cabanas and day beds, and has 180-degree ocean views and a hot tub so big that it’d qualify as a pool at most hotels. On the hotel’s third floor is the intimate Cabana Pool, where there are 10 cabanas and two ultra cabanas. Finally, there’s the low-key South Pool, which is next to the beach.
ALILA SEMINYAK, BALI, INDONESIA
It’s hard to say what’s more sublime at Bali’s chicly contemporary Alila Seminyak resort—the infinity pools (there are five in all), or each pool’s stunning views of the Indian Ocean, which is only a few steps away.
ANDAZ MAUI AT WAILEA RESORT, WAILEA, MAUI, HAWAII
Andaz Maui has an adults-only pool hidden on the north side of its property, while four other pools are tiered and face the beach. (The main pool, which has a gently sloping entrance for kids at one end, is the bottom tier.)
OCEAN VIEWS The Center Pool at 1 Hotel South Beach
stunning master suite CHALET EN BLANC, WHISTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Nestled in the tower of a multimillion-dollar, castle-like residence, this expansive top-floor master suite boasts exposed old-growth fir beams and wood floors. Vaulted ceilings and elegant decor make you feel like you’re sleeping in a fairy tale (or at least an Architectural Digest feature). Curl up in the intimate reading nook while admiring the surrounding forest through the room’s myriad windows, or soak up the scenery from the hot tub on a private balcony.
PANORAMA, ST. CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Clean lines and minimal décor make for a less-is-more master suite at this waterfront retreat at the tip of a peninsula in St. Croix. Two walls of windows and French doors allow for endless ocean views.
VILLA VIENTOS, CACIQUE PENINSULA, COSTA RICA
Step from a king-sized bed onto a tiled terrace for a dip in this home’s infinity pool, which overlooks the lush Cacique Peninsula. Rachel Walker is Inspirato’s senior editor.
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Amalfi Coast, Italy.......................74
Grenada, West Indies................... 88
Antigua and Barbuda, West Indies...................................74
Hilton Head, South Carolina....... 88 Isle of Palms, South Carolina....... 89
Aspen, Colorado..........................75
Jackson Hole, Wyoming.............. 89
Austin/Lake Travis, Texas.............76
Jupiter, Florida............................ 90
Bahia Beach, Puerto Rico..............76
Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii............... 90
Bali, Indonesia..............................77
Kiawah Island, South Carolina..... 91
Barcelona, Spain...........................77 Beaver Creek, Colorado................78
Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii........................................ 92
Big Sky, Montana.........................78
Laamu, Maldives......................... 93
Bordeaux, France......................... 79
La Paz, Mexico............................ 93
Breckenridge, Colorado............... 79
Lake Como, Italy......................... 94
Cacique Peninsula, Costa Rica..... 80
Lake Michigan/Harbor Country, Michigan...................... 95
Cape Cod, Massachusetts............. 81 Carmel Valley, California.............. 81
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Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic.....................82
Northstar, Lake Tahoe, California...................................103
Las Vegas, Nevada....................... 96
Ojai Valley, California................ 104
Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe, California....................................116
Orlando, Florida........................ 104
St. Barts, French West Indies........116
Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina...105
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands........117
Palm Springs, California.............105 Paris, France...............................106
St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies..................................117
Park City, Utah...........................107
St. Lucia, West Indies...................118
Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica..................................107
St. Martin, French West Indies.....119
Provence, France.........................108
Steamboat Springs, Colorado.....120
Puglia, Italy................................108
Stowe, Vermont..........................120
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic...................109
Sun Valley, Idaho.........................121
Punta de Mita, Mexico................110
Telluride, Colorado.................... 122
Rancho Palos Verdes, California....................................110
London, England......................... 96 Los Cabos, Mexico...................... 97
Real del Mar, Mexico...................111
Chamonix, France........................83
Mallorca, Spain........................... 98
Chicago, Illinois...........................83
Marbella/Costa del Sol, Spain...... 98
Coastal Maine, Maine................. 84
Miami/South Beach, Florida........ 99
Rosemary Beach/WaterColor, Florida........................................112
Deer Valley, Utah......................... 84
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec............ 99
San Diego, California..................112
Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico......... 85
Montego Bay, Jamaica............... 100
San Francisco, California.............113
Dublin, Ireland............................ 86
Mougins, France........................ 100
Santorini, Greece.........................113
Florence, Italy.............................. 86
Nantucket, Massachusetts...........101
Scottsdale, Arizona......................114
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands............................87
New York, New York.................102
Snowmass Village, Colorado.......114
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Riviera Maya, Mexico..................111
St. Michaels, Maryland...............119
Sydney, Australia..........................121 Turks and Caicos, British West Indies...................... 123 Tuscany, Italy..............................124 Vail, Colorado............................ 125 Valle de Bravo, Mexico...............126 Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands..................126 Wailea, Maui, Hawaii................. 127 Whistler, British Columbia......... 128 Inspirato Only Experiences.........129
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Aspen —COLORADO—
Steinway | 5br - 6.5ba
In the posh mountain town of Aspen, choose from nine Inspirato homes and two centrally located hotels. Ski in to slopeside Steinway or enjoy access to Ritz-Carlton amenities while staying at Roaring Fork; both homes are located near the base of Aspen Highlands. Fourbedroom Redstone is walking distance to the Aspen Mountain chairlifts. One of our larger Aspen homes, Bear Paw, offers a secluded feel just a few blocks from downtown. Select Aspen homes come with a Cadillac for use throughout your stay.
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Waterstone Lodge | 5br - 4.5ba
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Alila Uluwatu, Pool Villa | 1br - 1ba
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Morningstar | 3br - 3.5ba 78
Bordeaux City ——F S RTAANTCE E——
Discover re, Bordeaux Maison Agnimet occum,with expeInspirato sit dolumatderum de L’Amiral, villa. Sip inulpar chiliaaetstately vendi 18th-century re sus aut ipicab ipicimp and savor the essint region’s wines while orporatentio reslauded maiorum inciiscipsa admiring adel sunset from the home’s cullabores inctur soluptate et utlarge harum terrace, which overlooks the Dordogne River. dolestecta A self-contained apartment within the home addsvolupti another layer ofvitguest privacy. Ide onesciet prepelit, ommolorporro ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea Maison de L’Amiral located fugitatem. steps from the voluptatati volupitae.isItassum shops and restaurants of simusanis the historic town of Oluptaque nobit latquib sanderest Castillon la Bataille in southwest France. It’s nobit. also just a 20-minute drive to Saint-Émilion, a region famous for its wines.
Maison de L’Amiral | 4br - 4.5ba
Breckenridge City — C— OSL TOARTAED—O —
Three Agnimet of Inspirato’s re, occum, expe most sit stunning dolum mountain derum homes inulparare chilia nestled et vendi in Breckenridge, re sus aut ipicab a laidback ipicimp Rocky orporatentio Mountain essint town res renowned maiorum inciiscipsa for its skiing. Swift cullabores Landing, del inctur one ofsoluptate the biggest et ut homes harum in the Inspirato dolestectaCollection, offers accommodations for up to 21 guests across seven bedrooms, with ski-in, Ide volupti ski-out onesciet accessvit onprepelit, Peak 8. Swift ommolorporro Landing makes ea quod it quo easy enimi, to enjoy acia thenecto alpine optae surroundings, excea with voluptatati an outdoor volupitae. hot tub, Itassum alfresco fugitatem. kitchen, and aOluptaque covered, heated nobit latquib dining area. simusanis sanderest nobit. Four-bedroom Cimarron and five-bedroom Pioneer are located close to the gondola, each with a chef’s kitchen, private deck, and hot tub for an après-ski soak.
Swift Landing | 7br - 7ba 79
Cacique Peninsula City —CO CA— — SS TTA A TREI—
Villa Vientos | 4br - 4ba
Corrorumet rumqui adiantur Choose fromveliber six ocean-view Inspiratosentibus. homes on the Dolorestibus aut quae solorpore pliquiae. debis Cacique Peninsula, nestled in Costa Rica’s Xero rolling hills modiae denima expelenis dernam close to doluptatur? quaint beachQui towns. For the best views in the faccuptatis ratiusae officil labore dicjust a area, stay insin Cumbre delnon Rey,re, a luxurious home tectestrum inctate mossunt sum utatint int short drive sim fromeum Playa Hermosa. VillalaVientos sits atop aliaectae corum, tem voloritios alaces lushdolupidus, bluff with omnis an infinity-edge pool that stretches el mo denitaqui doluptatur min cum Villa sime Altamira eaquam and toward the horizon, while the stately et ommolles ratur? offer Ihil int acilit ateoutdoor cone aspero the modern Serena abundant livingius space. earcimus, consequam nus di quiducid quossit volor rem. Sam, tectibus molorep. the fiveTucked in aconserio private gated development, bedroom Villa Paloma has its own swim-up bar, while four-bedroom Villa Lantana features a great room that spills out onto the patio.
Villa Paloma | 5br - 5.5ba 80
Cape City Cod — M A S— SA ST CA HTUES—E T T S —
Enjoy quintessential Agnimet re, occum, expe Newsit England dolum charm derum inulpar while staying chilia on et vendi Cape re Cod suswith aut ipicab Inspirato. ipicimp orporatentio Our partner hotel, essint Chatham res maiorum Barsinciiscipsa Inn, features cullabores refined rooms del inctur and suites soluptate overlooking et ut harum a quarterdolestecta mile of private beach near Chatham Harbor, on what’s known as the Lower Cape. Relax on Ide beach the voluptiinonesciet a private vitcabana prepelit, andommolorporro enjoy foodea quod quo enimi, and-beverage serviceacia from necto the inn. optae excea voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. Oluptaqueon Elsewhere nobit the latquib inn’s property, simusanis four-bedroom sanderest nobit. Drum House gives you the space and Kettle privacy of a standalone home as well as access to the amenities of the stately Chatham Bars Inn, including restaurants, an oceanfront pool, and spa.
Kettle Drum House | 4br - 4.5ba
Carmel CityValley —LSITFAOTREN—I A — —CA
Agnimet re, occum, derum Inspirato offers two expe hotelssitindolum Carmel Valley, a inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp quiet community tucked amid the rolling hills orporatentio essintMountains, res maiorum15inciiscipsa of the Santa Lucia miles inland cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum from the Pacific Coast. Carmel Valley Ranch dolestecta offers an upscale ranch experience ideal for nature lovers, with mountaintop yoga, a Pete Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro Dye-designed golf course, and gourmet dining. ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea Guests will be just a 20-minute drive from the voluptatati town volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. oceanfront of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest nobit. The eco-friendly Bernardus Lodge & Spa, nestled amid wine country, is perfect for epicurean travelers, with an award-winning restaurant and an extensive wine list.
Carmel Valley Ranch, Vineyard Oak Studio | 1br - 1ba 81
Casa de City Campo — D O M I N— I CSATN A TREE—P U B L I C —
Casa Encantada | 6br - 7ba
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Villa Lozano | 5br - 5.5ba
Villa Pasarela | 6br - 6.5ba 82
City Chamonix ——F S RTAANTCE E——
At the foot the French Alps, the quaint Agnimet re,of occum, expe sit dolum derum mountain town Chamonix offers worldinulpar chilia et of vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp class skiing and hiking amid the inciiscipsa massive snoworporatentio essint res maiorum capped peaks Mont Stay cullabores del surrounding inctur soluptate et Blanc. ut harum with Inspirato at La Ferme du Bois, a 400-yeardolestecta old farmhouse in the ski village of Les Bois, a five-minute drive from Chamonix. Ide volupti onesciet vit downtown prepelit, ommolorporro The giant fireplace hot tub make ea quod quo enimi, and acia private necto optae excea for a cozy après-ski setting. voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest Skiing the slopes of Chamonix is a rite of nobit. passage for winter sports enthusiasts, as the resort town played host to the first-ever Winter Olympics in 1924.
La Ferme du Bois | 5br - 4.5ba
Chicago City —— I LSLTI A NTOEI — S—
Agnimet Discover re, theoccum, Windy expe City sit while dolum staying derum in chic inulpar downtown chilia Inspirato et vendiaccommodations. re sus aut ipicab ipicimp Enjoy orporatentio views of the Chicago essint resRiver maiorum and Lake inciiscipsa Michigan cullabores from the aptly del inctur namedsoluptate Lakeview, et our ut harum twodolestecta bedroom spacious suite in trendy River North. Ide Near volupti the lake, onesciet in Chicago’s vit prepelit, poshommolorporro Gold Coast ea neighborhood, quod quo enimi, choose aciafrom necto The optae Peninsula excea voluptatati Chicago and volupitae. Thompson Itassum Chicago, fugitatem. both within Oluptaque walking distance nobit latquib from the simusanis city’s premier sanderest nobit. attractions including the shops along the Magnificent Mile, Oak Street Beach, and Lincoln Park. The Langham Chicago is closest to the Loop, just a short walk from the Bean and the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Langham Chicago, River View Suite | 1br - 1.5ba 83
Coastal City Maine —M S TAAI T — NEE— —
Inspirato’s standalone Maine, Agnimet re, first occum, expe sit home doluminderum Anchorchilia Landing, offers quintessential New inulpar et vendi re asus aut ipicab ipicimp England vacation of up to 14. The orporatentio essintfor resgroups maiorum inciiscipsa clapboard-style house overlooks Atlantic cullabores del inctur soluptate et the ut harum Ocean, a short walk from Long Sands Beach dolestecta and Nubble Lighthouse. Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro A few partner ea quodmiles quo north enimi,lies aciaour necto optaehotel, exceaCliff House—anvolupitae. iconic oceanfront that dates voluptatati Itassum resort fugitatem. back to 1872. With 226 guest roomssanderest and suites, Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis Cliff House is known for its elegant guest nobit. rooms and suites and its prime location just minutes from the sandy beaches of Ogunquit.
Anchor Landing | 7br - 5.5ba
DeerCity Valley — — —SUTTAATHE—
Agnimet re, occum, expe dolum Park derum A posh ski-only resort justsitoutside City, inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp Deer Valley is home to more than a dozen orporatentio essint maiorum inciiscipsa Inspirato homes andres suites. Stay with us at cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum Royal Lookout and Deer Crest, large duplexdolestecta style homes along the resort’s Dial-a-Ride route providing quick access to the slopes. At Ide Stein volupti onesciet vit prepelit, the Eriksen Lodge, choose ommolorporro from one- or ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea two-bedroom suites as well as spacious three-, voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. four-, and five-bedroom residences, all with Oluptaque latquib simusanis sanderest access to thenobit lodge’s amenities including pools, nobit. restaurants, ski lockers, and fitness center. You’ll be just steps from the Silver Strike lift when you stay at one of our four rusticinspired homes within Silver Strike Lodge.
Gemini | 4br -4.5ba 84
Dorado Beach —PUERTO RICO—
La Vivelisse | 5br - 4.5ba
Dorado Beach’s four Inspirato accommodations offer full access to the amenities of Dorado Beach Resort, home to a private golden beach, three golf courses, highend spa, and more. Two standalone estates—La Vivelisse and Villa del Rocio—come with private pools and two golf carts to make it easy to explore Dorado Beach Resort and select amenities at Ritz-Carlton Reserve. The penthouse condominium-style home Pomarossa features a great room with tall ceilings and golf course views. Swim in the private infinity-edge plunge pool at Picaflor, a three-bedroom ground-floor villa with abundant outdoor space that opens onto the golf course.
Villa del Rocio | 4br - 4.5ba
Picaflor | 3br - 3.5ba 85
Dublin City —— I RSETLAAT N ED ——
Choose from Agnimet re, occum, two Inspirato expe sithotels dolumwhen derum you inulpar visit thechilia capital et city vendi of rethe susRepublic aut ipicab of Ireland. ipicimp orporatentio Located in theessint heartres of maiorum historic Dublin, inciiscipsa The cullaboresfeatures Westbury del inctur rooms soluptate and suites et ut harum with dolestecta modern décor and subtle 1930s-era touches. Ourvolupti Ide other hotel, onesciet ThevitK prepelit, Club, is aommolorporro sprawling ea quodresort luxury quo enimi, 30 minutes acia necto outside optae the excea city in voluptatati County Kildare. volupitae. The River Itassum Liffey fugitatem. meanders Oluptaque through thenobit sceniclatquib property, simusanis which features sanderest nobit. activities for guests including falconry, resort golf, fishing and horseback riding.
The K Club, Barton Suite | 1br - 1ba
Florence City — —SI TTA A LY T E— —
Discover Agnimet Italy’s re, occum, dreamiest expe sit city dolum whilederum staying inulpar in chilia one et of vendi Inspirato’s re sus seven aut ipicab Florence ipicimp accommodations. orporatentio essintLaresLimonaia maiorumisinciiscipsa situated within cullabores walking del inctur distance soluptate to the Duomo et ut harum and Accademia. dolestecta This historic standalone home features a private yard with its own pool. Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro For ea quod Old World quo enimi, charm, acia stay necto in Foresteria optae excea Florentine, voluptatati avolupitae. three-bedroom Itassum penthouse fugitatem. boasting Oluptaque a private nobit latquib library,simusanis historic courtyard, sanderest and nobit. rooftop terrace with views of the Arno River. Relais Santa Croce, a Baglioni hotel housed in an 18th-century palazzo, is centrally located within walking distance to Ponte Vecchio and Galleria dell’ Accademia.
La Limonaia | 4br - 6.5ba 86
Grand Cayman — C AY M A N I S L A N D S —
Starlet | 4br - 4.5ba
All of Inspirato’s nine Grand Cayman accommodations are along Seven Mile Beach, the most pristine beach in all of Grand Cayman. At the northern end lies Cousteau, an oceanfront penthouse apartment offering a bit of seclusion. In the center of Seven Mile Beach, enjoy Ritz-Carlton amenities such as restaurants and pools when you stay at one of our six luxurious Ritz-Carlton residences. On the southern tip of Seven Mile Beach sit Villa Cielo and Villa Notte, two four-bedroom properties close to the coastline as well as the restaurants and shops of George Town.
Cousteau | 4br - 4.5ba
Villa Notte | 4br - 5ba 87
Grenada City — W E—SSTT A IN TE D— IES—
Discover three standalone villas as well as Agnimet re, occum, expe sit dolum derum spacious rooms and suites while staying in inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp Grenada withessint Inspirato. Located inciiscipsa on a quiet orporatentio res maiorum beach, Calabash Grenada Hotelet& is home cullabores del inctur soluptate utSpa harum to The Tree Frog Villa, Caribali Villa, and dolestecta Hummingbird Villa, each boasting panoramic bay volupti views and private pools. Ide onesciet vitinfinity-edge prepelit, ommolorporro ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea On the other side of the peninsula near voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. Grand Anse Beach, stay in the only AAA Five Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest Diamond award-winning resort on Grenada: nobit. Spice Island Beach Resort. The resort overlooks one of the island’s calmest beaches.
Calabash Grenada Hotel & Spa Hummingbird Villa | 5br - 5.5ba
CityHead Hilton — S O U T—HS TCAATREO —L I N A —
Agnimet re,South occum, expe sit dolum derum Nestled in Carolina’s charming inulpar chiliaHilton et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp Lowcountry, Head island is a hub of orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa family-friendly recreation. Here Inspirato’s cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum homes come with private heated pools and dolestecta access to Palmetto Dunes’ championship golf courses, tennis, beach club, and more. SixIde voluptiSwitchgrass onesciet vitisprepelit, ommolorporro bedroom closest to the beach; ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae it also touts abundant outdoor livingexcea space. voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. Oluptaque nobitGolfshore, latquib simusanis sanderest Seven-bedroom one block from nobit. the beach, backs up to the signature hole of the Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort golf course. Our partner hotel, Inn & Club at Harbour Town, sits on the southwestern side of the island, overlooking the scenic harbor.
Switchgrass | 6br - 6.5ba 88
City Isle of Palms —L I N A — — S O U T—HS TCAATREO
Just outside of Charleston, of Palms Agnimet re, occum, expe sitIsle dolum derumoffers laid-back Lowcountry living at Summer Dunes inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp Cottage, a charming Inspirato townhome with orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa five bedrooms and five en-suite et bathrooms. cullabores del inctur soluptate ut harum Located just steps from a swimmable sandy dolestecta beach, this 2,400-square-foot home also features a cozy patiovit with outdoor grill. Ide volupti onesciet prepelit, ommolorporro ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea Guests of the home will be justfugitatem. a 45-minute voluptatati volupitae. Itassum drive away from quaint town of sanderest Charleston, Oluptaque nobitthe latquib simusanis home to fresh seafood restaurants, one-of-anobit. kind boutiques, and historic attractions such as Fort Sumter.
Summer Dunes Cottage | 5br - 5ba
Jackson CityHole —W —Y SO TA MTI EN—G —
Agnimetfrom re, occum, expe sit dolum Choose three Inspirato homes derum in Teton inulpar chilia et vendi re sus autGrand ipicab Teton ipicimp Village, less than 20 miles from orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa National Park. Five-bedroom Bison Ridge is cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum a favorite among members for its creekside dolestecta outdoor hot tub and prime location. Saratoga, a luxury ski condo inside the Crystal Springs Ide volupti prepelit, ommolorporro Lodge at theonesciet base ofvit Jackson Hole Mountain, ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea is just a three-minute walk from the gondola— voluptatati volupitae. ItassumHotel fugitatem. and next door to our partner Terra. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest nobit. Admire southern views of the Teton Range at Moose Creek, a rustic lodge-style duplex. For the closest Inspirato accommodations to the lively town of Jackson itself, stay in an elegant suite at Amangani.
Moose Creek | 3br - 3.5ba 89
Jupiter City TA EA —— —— F LSO R TI D
Hit the links while vacationing in one of Agnimet re, occum, expe sit dolum derum three Inspirato insus Florida’s premier inulpar chilia et homes vendi re aut ipicab ipicimp golfing community: Timbers Jupiter. Enjoy orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa access to the of Timbers cullabores delamenities inctur soluptate et ut Jupiter harum and Trump National, including an 18-hole dolestecta Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, when youvolupti stay in onesciet the two-bedroom villas of Ide vit prepelit, ommolorporro Albatross, oracia Birdie, each of which ea quod quoEagle, enimi, necto optae excea comes withvolupitae. its own private pool. voluptatati Itassum fugitatem. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest Beyond the prestigious golf courses, discover nobit. Jupiter’s sandy beaches, perfect for boating, fishing, or simply relaxing seaside.
Birdie | 2br - 2.5ba
City Maui Kapalua, A TAEI I—— ——HSATW
Agnimet re, occum,side expe dolum Discover a quieter of sit Maui withderum inulpar chilia et upscale vendi rehomes sus autinipicab ipicimp Inspirato’s four Kapalua. orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa Each three-bedroom residence belongs to the cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum sophisticated resort community of Montage dolestecta at Kapalua Bay, known for its pristine golf courses, cascading pools, and snorkeling. Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro ea quod quo enimi, acia necto excea Snap Dragon, Day Flower, and optae Oneloa sit on voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. the second floor, featuring open-air lanais Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest with lush garden views. Kahili, a groundnobit. floor home, offers a private lanai that opens onto a lawn. All are just a two-minute walk to Kapalua Bay Beach.
Oneloa | 3br - 3.5ba 90
Kiawah Island —SOUTH CAROLINA—
Laurel | 4br - 6ba
About 30 miles southwest of Charleston, Kiawah Island is a renowned Lowcountry barrier island famous for golf and family-friendly outdoor recreation. Inspirato offers five homes and a hotel in the heart of it all. Fourbedroom Laurel and five-bedroom Driftwood Dunes offer the best beach access, while nearby AAA Five Diamond Award-winner Sanctuary Hotel offers luxury rooms and five championship golf courses, including the world-famous Ocean Course. Five-bedroom Verbena is the closest standalone home to The Ocean Course, boasting a private pool and screened-in porch overlooking marshlands. Monarch, Beachcomber, and Azalea are all a quick bike ride away from the beach.
Verbena | 5br - 6.5ba
Driftwood Dunes | 5br - 6.5ba 91
Kohala Coast, City Big Island — S TAT E —
Sugarcane | 3br - 3ba
— H AWA I I — Corrorumet veliber rumqui adiantur sentibus. Dolorestibus aut quae solorpore pliquiae. Xero debis Kohala Coast—along the northwest side of the Big modiae doluptatur? Qui denima expelenis dernam Island of Hawaii—is known for its seaside resort faccuptatis sin ratiusae non re, officil labore dic communities and award-winning golf courses. Stay in tectestrum sim eum inctate mossunt la sum utatint int one of our Balinese pod-style homes, Hale Elua or Hale laces dolupidus, omnis aliaectae corum, tem voloritios Elima, ideal for families with older children or couples el mo denitaqui doluptatur min cum sime eaquam traveling together. et ommolles ratur? Ihil int acilit ate cone aspero ius earcimus, consequam nus di quiducid quossit volor rem. Hale Kai offers the best beach access in Kohala Coast; Sam, conserio tectibus molorep. it’s a 20-foot walk across lava rock from your backyard to reach the sand. Further south amid the prestigious Hualalai Golf Course, Sugarcane and Hale Malia feature lush golf course views and private pools. Stay in the Fairmont Orchid to enjoy a pristine swimming lagoon and a 10,000-square-foot oceanfront pool.
Hale Kai | 3br - 3.5ba
Hale Elua | 3br - 3.5ba 92
Laamu City —M —ASLTD A ITVEE—S —
Stay in Inspirato’s most sit unique tropical Agnimet re, occum, expe dolum derum accommodations at Six Senses Laamu, a inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp luxury Maldives Chooseinciiscipsa from two orporatentio essintresort. res maiorum overwater villas that hover on stilts above cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum the crystal-clear waters of the Indian Ocean. dolestecta Laamu is partially encircled by a coral reef, which creates a calm ideal for water Ide volupti onesciet vit lagoon prepelit, ommolorporro sports and swimming. ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. Hailed as nobit a popular honeymoon Oluptaque latquib simusanisdestination, sanderest this eco-friendly resort boasts award-winning nobit. spa treatments, gourmet cuisine, and complimentary water sports equipment use.
Six Senses Laamu, Water Villa | 1br - 1ba
LaCity Paz — — MSETXAITCEO——
Agnimet occum, expevillas sit dolum Discoverre, two Inspirato in thederum laidinulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp back community La Paz, which overlooks orporatentio essinton resthe maiorum inciiscipsa a tranquil lagoon Baja California cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum peninsula. Three-bedroom Villa de Portico dolestecta offers access to the amenities of CostaBaja Resort and Spa, which include a beach club, Ide volupti onesciet vit ommolorporro several restaurants, andprepelit, spa. Villa del Sur, ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea which is part of the gated development of voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. Playa de La Paz, offers indoor and outdoor Oluptaque nobit simusanis sanderest living spaces thatlatquib maximize ocean views. nobit. The untouched marine ecosystem surrounding La Paz draws snorkelers, scuba divers, sport fishermen, whale watchers, and more from all over the globe.
Villa de Portico | 3br - 3ba 93
LakeCity Como — A LY T E— — —SI TTA
Il Sereno Suite | 1br - 1ba
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Villa Pliniana | 10br - 9ba 94
City Lake Michigan/ Harbor Country — S TAT E —
Grand Beach Estate | 7br - 5.5ba
—MICHIGAN— Corrorumet veliber rumqui adiantur sentibus. Dolorestibus aut quae solorpore pliquiae. Xero debis modiae doluptatur? Qui denima expelenis Michigan dernam Enjoy the picturesque coast of southwest faccuptatis sin ratiusae non re,inofficil dic when you stay with Inspirato Lake labore Michigan/ tectestrum sim eum inctate mossunt sum utatint Harbor Country. Our flagship home,laGrand Beach int laces dolupidus, omnis aliaectaea corum, tem voloritios Estate, offers seven bedrooms, heated pool, and el mo denitaqui doluptatur minsweeping cum sime eaquam abundant outdoor space with lake views. et ommolles ratur? Ihilisint acilit ate cone The sprawling terrace the perfect placeaspero to takeius in a earcimus, consequam nussunset. di quiducid quossit volor rem. peaceful Lake Michigan Sam, conserio tectibus molorep. Adults will appreciate the gourmet kitchen, while kids will love the game room, equipped with ping-pong and foosball tables, as well as the indoor-outdoor room located poolside. This family-friendly estate is just 90 minutes from Chicago.
Grand Beach Estate 95
LasCity Vegas ——NSETVAATDEA——
Agnimet re, occum, expe sit dolum derum Experience Las Vegas the Inspirato way. Stay a inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp short walk from the Strip in our pair of twoorporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa bedroom corner suites, All In and High Stakes, cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum located in the non-gambling, non-smoking dolestecta Vdara Hotel & Spa. Both suites offer dramatic city views. From your window at All In, watch Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro the famous Fountains of Bellagio dance. ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. Throughout your stay, enjoy full access to Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest Vdara amenities, including a pool, lounge, spa, nobit. complimentary valet, and fitness center.
All In | 2br - 2.5ba
London City — E—NSG TA LA TE N— D—
Inspirato offers two spacious flats and an Agnimet re, occum, expe sit dolum derum array of chilia luxuryetrooms and at fouripicimp hotels inulpar vendi re sussuites aut ipicab across London. Choose from two-bedroom orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa flats, Mayfair Middleton, cullabores del and inctur soluptateat etMetropolitan ut harum by COMO, London hotel, situated across dolestecta from Hyde Park within easy walking distance to Palace. corner, IdeBuckingham volupti onesciet vit Around prepelit,the ommolorporro Baglioni Hotel London Kensington ea quod quo enimi, aciaoverlooks necto optae excea Gardens, a short walk from Harrods. voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites & Residences nobit. is close to Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, and Big Ben, while Rosewood London in the West End is a fantastic option for business travelers.
Metropolitan by COMO, Park Room | 1br - 1ba 96
Los Cabos —MEXICO—
Villa Dos Mares | 4br - 4.5ba
With the largest beach portfolio in the entire Inspirato Collection, Los Cabos features 32 Inspirato accommodations across three exclusive enclaves and four award-winning hotels. From the luxurious standalone villas within Palmilla to the knockout seaside homes of Punta Ballena Resort Community, Los Cabos is home to some of Inspirato’s most stunning properties. Oceanfront Joya del Mar, our biggest and most luxurious Cabo home, is one of our members’ favorites.
One&Only Palmilla, Grand Suite | 1br - 1.5ba
Casa Cresta | 7br - 8.5ba 97
Mallorca City —SP T A TI N E—
Visit the quaint Spanish of Mallorca Agnimet re, occum, expeisland sit dolum derum with Inspirato. Villa Ladera inulpar chilia etFour-bedroom vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp sits on a hilltop overlooking nearby towns orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa and the Mediterranean Sea in the distance. cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum Revel in the surrounding scenery from the dolestecta home’s private pool, dining terrace, and outdoor kitchen, boasting a built-in grill. Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea The shops and restaurants of Pollensa are a voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. short walk away, thesimusanis nearby beaches of Oluptaque nobit while latquib sanderest Puerto Pollensa and Cala San Vicente are just nobit. a five-mile drive.
Villa Ladera | 4br - 3ba
City Marbella/ Costa del Sol — S TAT E —
— S PA I N — Agnimet re, occum, expe sit dolum derum inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp Choose from essint six Inspirato accommodations orporatentio res maiorum inciiscipsa along Spain’s At cullabores del sunny inctursouthern soluptatecoastline. et ut harum Casa Romana, an Andalusian-style hilltop dolestecta home perched, pick from two private pools— one indoor onesciet and one vit outdoor—plus a hot tub. Ide volupti prepelit, ommolorporro With seven multiple furnished ea quod quobedrooms, enimi, acia necto optae excea terraces, and several living rooms, the home is voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. perfect for groups of up to 14 travelers. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest nobit. Finca Cortesin, a boutique resort, features a four-bedroom private villa as well as spacious suites along the coast, with access to amenities including a Michelin-starred restaurant, awardwinning golf course, and luxury spa.
Casa Romana | 7br - 7ba 98
City Miami/ South Beach — S TAT E —
— F Lexpe O R Isit D dolum A — derum Agnimet re, occum, inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa Inspirato offers nearly a dozen rooms, suites, cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum and homes at three trendy hotels overlooking dolestecta the bustling white sands of Miami Beach. 1 Hotel South Beach, a luxury hotel, offers the Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro most options, including one-, two-, and threeea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea bedroom suites, as well as two ocean view voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. resort residences: Azure and Samba. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest nobit. AAA Four Diamond Award-winner Fontainebleau Miami Beach has hosted the elite since 1954. Carillon Miami Wellness Resort, farther north, offers quieter surroundings and a spa and wellness center.
1 Hotel South Beach, Ocean View | 1br - 1ba
MontCity Tremblant — S TAT E —
—QUEBEC— Agnimet re, occum, expe sit dolum derum inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp orporatentio res maiorum inciiscipsa Tucked in theessint foothills near Mont-Tremblant cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum four National Park outside Montreal, Inspirato’s dolestecta homes offer easy access to the outdoors. Enjoy ski-in, ski-out access to the gondola from our Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit,homes: ommolorporro chic, three-bedroom mountain La Traverse ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea and Vertige. Both are less than a five-minute walk voluptatati Itassum fugitatem. downhill to volupitae. Mont-Tremblant’s quaint pedestrian Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest village, brimming with shops and restaurants. nobit. The corner townhome of Havres de Legendes grants direct skiing access to Mont Tremblant Resort, while you can take in views from multiple decks at our modern, slopeside, Beauvallon.
Beauvallon | 5br - 6.5ba 99
Montego City Bay TA E— —— J ASM ATI C A—
Discover fiveoccum, Inspirato homes and an upscale Agnimet re, expe sit dolum derum resort partner Montego Jamaica’s inulpar chilia etinvendi re susBay, auton ipicab ipicimp northern coast. Seven-bedroom orporatentio essint res maiorumHarmony inciiscipsaHill and three-bedroom Villa areharum spacious cullabores del incturPinnacle soluptate et ut estates surrounded by lush gardens with access dolestecta to the Tryall Club and its championship golf andvolupti private onesciet beach. Coverley sits behind the Ide vit prepelit, ommolorporro gates of quo the award-winning Round Resort, ea quod enimi, acia necto optaeHill excea boasting spectacular views from its voluptatati volupitae.Caribbean Itassum fugitatem. private pool. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest nobit. Opt for Iris, an oceanfront villa east of the bay, for access to the amenities of Half Moon Resort, including private beach, spa, pools, golf, and dining.
Harmony Hill | 7br - 7.5ba
Mougins City ——F S RTAANTCE E——
Agnimet expe sit dolum derum Discover re, 10 occum, Inspirato accommodations along inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp the charming French Riviera in Mougins. orporatentio maiorum inciiscipsa Choose fromessint villas,res apartment-style homes, cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum and spacious suites, all located within the dolestecta historic walled city known as the Old Village. Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit,Poste ommolorporro Six-bedroom Villa L’ancienne Telegraphe ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae and five-bedroom Villa Grain d’Orgeexcea both voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. offer spectacular views of the Alps as well Oluptaque as a privatenobit pool,latquib all just simusanis steps fromsanderest the Old nobit. Village. All accommodations are a quick drive from iconic French Riviera towns, including Nice and Cannes.
Villa Grain d’Orge | 5br - 6ba 100
Nantucket City — M A S— SA ST CA HTUES—E T T S —
Nautilus | 4br - 7ba
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Shearwater | 5br - 5ba
Harbor Haven | 6br - 6.5ba 101
New York City — N—ESWT AYTOER—K —
Inspirato offers ten hotels todolum choosederum from in the Agnimet re, occum, expe sit Big Apple, with across the city. Choose inulpar chilia et locations vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp from historic essint hotelsres such as The Beekman orporatentio maiorum inciiscipsa and The NoMad Hotel, or enjoy cullabores del inctur soluptate et trendier ut harum accommodations at hotels like 1 Hotel Central dolestecta Park and The Mercer Hotel. Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro The Dominick is theacia onlynecto AAAoptae Five-Diamond ea quod quo enimi, excea property in volupitae. the SoHo. Itassum Its Penthouse 3303 is voluptatati fugitatem. located on the 33rd floor simusanis and offerssanderest stunning Oluptaque nobit latquib views of lower Manhattan and the Hudson nobit. River. The Towers at Lotte NY Palace offers an incredible Midtown location, close to Central Park, Rockefeller Center, and the Museum of Modern Art.
1 Hotel Central Park, Greenhouse Suite | 2br - 2.5ba
CityCoast Newport S ITFAOTR EN —I A — — C— AL
Agnimet in re,California’s occum, expeprestigious sit dolum Orange derum Located inulpar chilia et vendi re offers sus auta ipicab County, Newport Coast serene ipicimp escape orporatentio essint res maiorum on the southern outskirts of Los inciiscipsa Angeles. cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum Inspirato’s four Orange County homes are dolestecta each part of The Resort at Pelican Hill, a white-glove resort awash in elegant Southern Ide volupti luxury. onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro California ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea voluptatati Itassum fugitatem. Here, enjoyvolupitae. 24-hour dedicated butler service Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest throughout your stay, along with access to nobit. five-star resort amenities including multiple restaurants, pools, a spa, fitness center, kids’ club, and complimentary transportation to and from the nearby beach at Crystal Cove.
The Resort at Pelican Hill, Bungalow Ocean Suite | 1br - 2ba 102
City — S TAT E —
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Northstar, Lake Tahoe
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—CALIFORNIA—
The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, Slopeside Residence | 2br - 2.5ba
City
A luxury ski village close to Tahoe’s north shore, Northstar offers seven Inspirato accommodations. Enjoy incredible gondola access when you stay at Polaris and Sierra, three-bedroom residences housed on the fifth floor of One Village Place—where the Big Springs Express Gondola departs directly out of the building.
Further up the mountain is The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, where you can choose from five homes, ranging in size from two to four bedrooms. Enjoy ski-in, ski-out access and resort amenities including a 17,000-squareAgnimet re, occum, expe sit dolum derum foot spa and a bustling après-ski scene. inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum dolestecta — S TAT E —
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Polaris | 3br - 3ba 103
City Ojai Valley AO TE — C— ASL TI F R— NIA—
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Casa Elar | 5br - 5.5ba
City Orlando ——FSLTOARTIED—A —
For members wanting to sit visit the iconic Agnimet re, occum, expe dolum derumtheme parks or renowned golf courses of the ipicimp Orlando inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab area, Inspirato offers andinciiscipsa suites at the orporatentio essint res rooms maiorum five-star Waldorf-Astoria Orlando. Here you’ll cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum find a golf course, spa, multiple restaurants, dolestecta pools, and complimentary motor coach service to area theme parks.vit prepelit, ommolorporro Ide volupti onesciet ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea Singles or couples willItassum find style and serenity voluptatati volupitae. fugitatem. in a spacious King Deluxe room, families Oluptaque nobit latquib simusaniswhile sanderest can enjoy the comforts of home in a relaxing nobit. and luxurious Deluxe Suite, complete with theme park views, a private patio, and a separate sitting and dining area.
Waldorf Astoria Orlando | 1br - 1ba 104
Palmetto City Bluff —SOU— TH S TCAAT R EO —L I N A —
Agnimet expe sit dolum way derum Slip into re, theoccum, laidback Lowcountry inulpar chilia et vendi re sus auttoipicab of life in Palmetto Bluff, home threeipicimp orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa standalone Inspirato homes: Coronet Cottage, cullabores deland inctur et ut harum Antebellum, Livesoluptate Oak. Each comes with dolestecta spacious living areas, four bedrooms, fully equipped kitchens, and screened-in porches. Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro ea acia necto optae excea Allquod threequo alsoenimi, offer access to Montage Palmetto voluptatati fugitatem. Bluff resortvolupitae. amenities,Itassum including two pools, Oluptaque latquib simusanis sanderest two fitness nobit centers, and complimentary use of nobit. canoes, kayaks, and fishing gear.
Live Oak | 4br - 4.5ba
PalmCity Springs EN —I A — — C— AS L ITFAOT R
Agnimet expe sitofdolum derum Discoverre, theoccum, artsy enclave Palm Springs inulpar chilia et choosing vendi re sus autthree ipicab ipicimp with Inspirato, from spacious orporatentio res maiorum inciiscipsa homes. Vistaessint San Jacinto puts you close to the cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut shops, restaurants, and galleries of harum the trendy dolestecta downtown area. Ide volupti vit enclave prepelit,ofommolorporro Nestled in onesciet the private La Quinta ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae about 45 minutes southeast, Saguaroexcea and voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. Ocotillo are two bright and spacious Oluptaque latquib sanderest standalonenobit homes withinsimusanis The Residence Club nobit. at PGA West. Each offers access to five worldclass golf courses, a clubhouse lounge, resort pools, and more.
Saguaro | 3br - 3.5ba 105
Paris —FRANCE—
Hotel Regina, Eiffel Suite | 1br - 1ba
Inspirato offers Paris accommodations near the City of Light’s most famed attractions. Stay a short walk from the Eiffel Tower, just across the Seine, in our private luxury apartments: the two-bedroom Maison Madeline and the three-bedroom Maison Cherie. The impressive Peninsula Paris is close to the Arc de Triomphe as well as the shops lining the ChampsÉlysées. The classically styled Hotel Regina offers our closest accommodations to the Louvre museum and Notre-Dame cathedral.
Maison Cherie | 3br - 3ba 106
Park City City — — —SUTTAATHE—
Agnimet re,signature occum, expe dolum derum Inspirato’s Parksit City home, Summit inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp on Main, is a chic two-story penthouse with orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa a private deck overlooking the town’s Main cullabores deleasy inctur soluptate et ut harum Street and an walk to restaurants, shops, dolestecta and galleries, as well as the Egyptian Theatre, which hosts the Sundance Film Festival. Beyond Ide volupti onesciet prepelit, ommolorporro downtown, Inspiratovitoffers rooms and suites ea the quod quo enimi, aciaPark necto optae excea at Waldorf Astoria City, a luxurious voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. lodge in Canyons Village at Park City Resort. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest nobit. A paradise for outdoor enthusiasts, Park City offers easy access to hiking and mountain biking in the warmer months as well as skiing at nearby Deer Valley Resort, one of the last ski-only mountains in the U.S.
Summit on Main | 4br - 5.5ba
City Peninsula Papagayo — S TAT E —
C O Sexpe T A sit R Idolum C A — derum Agnimet re, — occum, inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa Explore northwest Costa Rica at Peninsula cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum Papagayo, dolestecta a master resort community offering luxury not typical in Costa Rica. Surrounded by jungle but boasting oceanommolorporro views, Venado Idethe volupti onesciet vit prepelit, Nueve four-bedroom, ea quodand quoVenado enimi,Diez acia are necto optae excea treehouse-style homes Itassum with infinity-edge voluptatati volupitae. fugitatem. pools and a golf cart for a quick ride to the beach. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest nobit. Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort, situated next to the marina, is an ideal spot for those who love to be on the water. Discover high-end restaurants, private beach clubs, and more.
Venado Nueve | 4br - 4.5ba 107
City Provence TC E— ——FSRTAAN E—
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La Villa Gallici | 1br - 1ba
Puglia City — —SI TTA A LY T E— —
Perched along Agnimet re, occum, the coast expeofsitthe dolum Adriatic derum inulpar Sea, Puglia chilia is home et vendi to re sixsus Inspirato aut ipicab ipicimp orporatentio essint accommodations within res maiorum the Borgo inciiscipsa Egnazia cullabores resort, including del inctur two soluptate spacious three-bedroom et ut harum dolestecta homes. Villa Bella is a three-story home with striking limestone architecture, surrounded Ideavolupti by privateonesciet garden and vit prepelit, featuringommolorporro a rooftop ea quodand terrace quoprivate enimi, pool. acia necto optae excea voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. Oluptaque Solo travelers nobit andlatquib couplessimusanis can choose sanderest from nobit.stylish rooms and suites, all offering chic four yet comfortable furnishings, stone-crafted bathrooms, and access to all the hotel’s amenities, including pools, tennis courts, a reading lounge, and more.
Borgo Egnazia, Casetta Magnifica | 2br - 2ba 108
Punta City Cana — D O M I N—I C ST AANT E R— EPUBLIC—
Corales Cove | 7br - 7.5ba
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Villa Tortuga | 4br - 4.5ba 109
PuntaCity de Mita ——MSETXAITCEO——
Enjoy close to secluded, Agnimet re, proximity occum, expe sit dolumfamilyderum friendlychilia beaches and a re prime location inulpar et vendi sus aut ipicabnear ipicimp Punta Mita and the res amenities of inciiscipsa Puerto orporatentio essint maiorum Vallarta while stayingsoluptate in Inspirato cullabores del inctur et utaccomharum modations at Los Veneros Resort. Each of our dolestecta homes comes with a private pool and daily in-home prepared Losommolorporro Jardines, Ide volupti onescietbreakfast. vit prepelit, Casa Emilia, Villa Piedras, andoptae Casa excea Tierra are ea quod quo enimi, acia necto ground-floor units near the resort’s main pool. voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest Our four-bedroom penthouse units, Las nobit. Terrazas and Las Brisas, provide panoramic ocean views. Punta Vista offers the most space as a corner penthouse unit with a two-story great room close to the beach.
Las Brisas | 4br - 4ba
City Rancho Palos Verdes — S TAT E —
— C A Lexpe I F OsitR dolum N I A —derum Agnimet re, occum, inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa The five Inspirato homes in Rancho Palos cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum Verdes sit along the coastal bluffs of the dolestecta upscale Terranea Resort. Catalina, Songbird, and Sunflower feature hot tubs and spacious Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro patios, while Avalon and Starling boast ocean ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea views and second-story patios with outdoor voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. fireplaces. Enjoy access to multiple pools, golf Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest course, spa, and fitness center. nobit. Take a day trip to Abalone Cove Shoreline Park to explore miles of trails, an ecological reserve, and two beaches, or head into Los Angeles— just 20 miles away—for a night on the town.
Sunflower | 3br - 3ba 110
RealCity del Mar A ITCEO —— ——MSETX
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Casa de las Hamacas | 4br - 6.5ba
Riviera CityMaya ——MSETX A ITCEO ——
Agnimet Inspirato’s re,20 occum, homes, expe hotel sit rooms, dolum derum and suites inulpar in Riviera chilia Maya et vendi run along re susthe autcoast ipicab from ipicimp orporatentio Cancún to Tulum. essint Furthest res maiorum north, inciiscipsa just outside cullabores of Cancún,del NIZUC inctur Resort soluptate & Spa et utoffers harum easy dolestecta access to the bustling nightlife of Cancún. In the quieter area of Mayakoba, choose Ide from volupti three onesciet residences vitand prepelit, one hotel ommolorporro room ea at quod Rosewood quo enimi, Mayakoba, acia necto as well optae as six excea hotel voluptatati rooms and villas volupitae. at Banyan Itassum Tree fugitatem. Mayakoba, Oluptaque close to thenobit beach. latquib simusanis sanderest nobit. Rounding out our offerings are the posh Thompson Beach House, near Playa del Carmen, and the tranquil Hotel Esencia.
Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Bliss Pool Villa | 1br - 1ba 111
Rosemary City Beach /WaterColor — S TAT E —
—FLORIDA— Agnimet re, occum, expe sit dolum derum inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa Along the family-friendly Florida panhandle cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum corridor known as Scenic Highway 30A, dolestecta Inspirato offers six classic beach homes. You’ll find four homes close to the charming town Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro of Seaside in the master-planned WaterColor ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea Resort: Cobalt Cottage, Magnolia, Rain Lily, and voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. Emerald Cottage. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest nobit. A few miles east, the colonial-inspired town of Rosemary Beach is home to Sugarwhite Cottage and Ivory Cottage. Both communities include access to the beach club, pools, restaurants, tennis, and more.
Sugarwhite Cottage | 6br - 6.5ba
SanCity Diego —CA —LSITFAOTREN—I A —
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Arches | 4br - 3.5ba 112
San Francisco City —CA —LSITFAOTREN—I A —
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Loews Regency San Francisco, Luxury Bridge to Bridge Room | 1br - 1ba
City Santorini ——GSRTEAETCEE——
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Chromata Hotel, Honeymoon Suite | 1br - 1ba 113
Scottsdale City —— AR ST I ZAO TN E— A—
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Hogan | 3br - 3ba
City Snowmass Village — S TAT E —
— C O Lexpe O R sit AD O — derum Agnimet re, occum, dolum inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa Snowmass Village, an undiscovered gem near cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum Aspen, boasts world-class outdoor recreation dolestecta and fewer crowds. Here, Inspirato members can enjoy two spacious standalone homes: Base Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro Camp, a five-bedroom home, includes ski-out ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea access via the Guggenheim Trail and a private voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. hot tub with stunning views of the Rockies. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest nobit. At High Alpine Lodge, a standalone home built into the mountain, spread out over more than 5,000 square feet of living space, enjoying multiple patios and fireplaces, as well as huge picture windows with sweeping views.
High Alpine Lodge | 5br - 5.5ba 114
Sonoma County —CALIFORNIA—
Vintner’s Cottage | 2br - 2.5ba
Inspirato offers more than a dozen Sonoma County homes and three hotels, perfect for a wine country vacation. Villa Vigneto, just two miles outside Sonoma, provides the easiest access to the town’s quaint shops and restaurants. Villa della Luna is a five-acre estate with sweeping views of the rolling Sonoma hills, while the modern Winner’s Circle sits just five minutes from the renowned vineyards of the Russian River Valley. Further north, Vintner’s Cottage offers a one-of-a-kind, immersive experience on an active winery; glimpse the winemaking process while staying in a private Frenchstyle cottage. We have five homes at Wheelman House Healdsburg, less than a block from Healdsburg Plaza, and close to restaurants, wineries, and tasting rooms.
Winner’s Circle | 5br - 6ba
Farmhouse Inn, King Deluxe | 1br - 1ba 115
Squaw City Valley —CA —LSITFAOTREN—I A —
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Resort at Squaw Creek, Deluxe Suite | 1br - 1ba
St.City Barts TA — F R E N C— H SW ETSET—I N D I E S —
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Le Sereno Villa | 3br - 4.5ba 116
St.City Croix
— S TAT E — —U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS— Agnimet re, occum, expe sit dolum derum Choose from three Inspirato accommodations inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp on the pristine U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix. orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa Along the western side of the bay, in an cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum exclusive gated community, Panorama is known dolestecta for its abundant outdoor space as a first-row home overlooking rocky coastline. Swimmable Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro beaches are just a short drive away. ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. To the east, the five-bedroom Copa Caneel Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest and Poinciana are contemporary beachfront nobit. villas boasting private pools and ocean views for days. They’re just a short walk from the secluded white sands of Shoys Beach.
Copa Caneel | 5br - 5.5ba
St.City Kitts and Nevis — S TAT E —
—WEST INDIES— Agnimet re, occum, expe sit dolum derum inulpar chilia et vendi re sus aut ipicab ipicimp orporatentio essint res maiorum inciiscipsa When you’re really looking to get away from cullabores del inctur soluptate et ut harum it all, the tiny islands of St. Kitts and Nevis dolestecta offer the perfect escape. Members can choose from four spacious rooms and suites at the Ide volupti onesciet vit prepelit, ommolorporro Park Hyatt St. Kitts, an oceanfront hotel ea quod quo enimi, acia necto optae excea overlooking Banana Bay. voluptatati volupitae. Itassum fugitatem. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest Here, members can enjoy three signature onnobit. site restaurants, two pools—one for families and one reserved for adults—and a luxurious spa. The Park Executive Suite includes a private plunge pool and terrace with sweeping sea views.
Park Hyatt St. Kitts, Nevis Peak Suite | 1br - 1ba 117
St.City Lucia — W E—SSTT A IN TE D— IES—
Viceroy Sugar Beach, Beachfront Collection | 4br - 4ba
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Viceroy Sugar Beach, Beachfront Bungalow | 1br - 1ba
Xhale Villa | 4br - 4.5ba 118
St. City Martin — F R E N C— H SW TA ETSET—I N D I E S —
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Colibri | 4br - 4ba
St. Michaels City — M—ASRTYALTAEN —D —
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Chesapeake Estate | 4br - 5.5ba 119
Steamboat City Springs — S TAT E —
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Stagecoach | 5br - 5.5ba
City Stowe SR TA — — VE MTOEN—T —
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Sterling | 4br - 4.5ba 120
SunCity Valley — ISDTAAH TE — O— —
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Limelight Hotel Ketchum, Terrace King | 1br - 1ba
Sydney City — A— US TA RTAEL—I A —
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The Langham Sydney, Executive Harbor King | 1br - 1ba 121
Telluride —COLORADO—
Meadowlark | 5br - 4.5ba
All eight of Inspirato’s Telluride homes share one thing in common: incredible mountain views. Enjoy ski-in, ski-out access in the standalone five-bedroom Gold Hill, boasting rustic lodge-style décor and a private hot tub. Meadowlark—a grand five-bedroom, ski-in, skiout estate—includes a private hot tub, indoor sauna, and a wraparound balcony. Stay in one-, two-, three-, four-, or five-bedroom residences at Lumière with Inspirato, a luxury residence property nestled in Telluride’s Mountain Village.
Lumière with Inspirato | 3br - 3ba
Gold Hill | 5br - 5ba 122
Turks Cityand Caicos — S TAT E —
Gansevoort Villa | 4br - 4.5ba
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Caya Hico | 4br - 4.5ba 123
Tuscany City — —SI TTA A LY T E— —
Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco, Villa Sant’Anna | 5br - 5ba
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Villa Collina | 4br - 4ba
Monticelli | 6br - 6.5ba 124
Vail —COLORADO—
Grand View | 4br - 4.5ba
Vail is the largest mountain destination in the Inspirato Collection with 35 accommodations. Stay steps from the gondola in the heart of Vail at one of our 25 luxury condos at Solaris, ranging in size from two to six bedrooms. The Bavarian-style Sonnenalp hotel offers cozy suites in the heart of the village, as well as a European spa and on-site dining. Beaver Dam, a forested retreat, is just a five-minute drive from the village. For sweeping valley views, stay in a modern duplex like Grand View atop a mountain ridge. Nearly all homes come with one or two parking spots in the village.
Beaver Dam | 4br - 5ba
Bell Tower | 5br - 5.5ba 125
Valle City de Bravo —ESXT IACTO E— —M
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Casa Bravo | 6br - 9ba
Virgin City Gorda — B R I T I S H —VSI T RA GTI E N —I S L A N D S —
Explore this Agnimet re, occum, pristineexpe tropical sit dolum paradise derum known inulpar for its historic chilia etcolonial vendi reruins sus aut andipicab colorful ipicimp orporatentio coral reefs from essint the res comfort maiorum of Inspirato’s inciiscipsa cullabores Batu Villa. del Perched incturonsoluptate the island’s et utrocky harum coast, dolestecta this uniquely designed home includes a main house along with four standalone suites, all Ide volupti offering stunning onesciet ocean vit prepelit, views. Unwind ommolorporro within ea quod the home’s quothe enimi, home’s aciaopen-air necto optae livingexcea room, voluptatatideck, expansive volupitae. and private Itassum oceanside fugitatem. pool. Oluptaque nobit latquib simusanis sanderest nobit. just a five-minute walk from The Baths, You’re a beach dotted with massive boulders that form a maze of tide pools, grottoes, tunnels, and arches.
Batu Villa | 4br - 4.5ba 126
Wailea, CityMaui ——HSATW A TAEI I——
Ho’olei at Grand Wailea | 3br - 3.5ba
Corrorumet Stay along Maui’s velibermost rumqui prestigious adianturcoast, sentibus. Wailea, in one Dolorestibus of 17 Inspirato autaccommodations. quae solorpore pliquiae. Choose from Xero gardendebis modiae view Maluhia doluptatur? or oceanfront Qui denima Makana expelenis and Nalu dernam at Andaz faccuptatis Maui at Wailea sin ratiusae Resort, non an upscale re, officil hotel labore withdic access to tectestrum four infinity-edge sim eum pools, inctate restaurants, mossunt laspa, sumand utatint more.int laces dolupidus, omnis aliaectae corum, tem voloritios el Further mo denitaqui south, atdoluptatur Ho’olei atmin Grand cumWailea, sime eaquam enjoy full et access ommolles to Grand ratur? Wailea Ihil int amenities acilit ate when coneyou aspero stay ius at one earcimus, of our three-bedroom consequam nus homes di quiducid here. At quossit the southern volor end rem. Sam, of Wailea, conserio you’ll tectibus be justmolorep. steps from the beach in one of our four villas at the Fairmont Kea Lani: Hoku, Makai, Hale Kauno’o, and Maile, each boasting its own private plunge pool.
Fairmont Kea Lani, Maile | 3br - 2ba
Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort | 3br - 4ba 127
Whistler —BRITISH COLUMBIA—
Chateau Mondeau | 5br - 6ba
By foot, mountain bike, or snowshoe, true lovers of the great outdoors will find their paradise in Whistler. Amid this stunning landscape, Inspirato travelers will find three luxurious modern mountain homes. All provide creature comforts like hot tubs, fireplaces, decks, and terraces, along with stunning views of the unspoiled Canadian wilderness—perfect for relaxing after a day on the slopes or trails. New to the Inspirato Collection this year is the stunning Chalet en Blanc, a modern mountain masterpiece with floor-to-ceiling windows and ski-in/ski-out access in Whistler’s most exclusive neighborhood, Kadenwood.
Whitebark Lodge | 5br - 5ba
Chalet en Blanc | 6br - 7ba 128
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Kiawah Golf & Masters
Spring Weekend in Wine Country
APRIL 6–11, 2019
A P R I L 4 –7, 2 0 1 9
This adults-only, all-inclusive long weekend is crafted for adventurous epicurean travelers. Enjoy dinner at the Michelin-starred Farmhouse Restaurant and a farmto-table wine dinner at Sundance Ranch at Tamber Bey Vineyards. Soar above the valley on a hot air balloon ride and tour the coast by helicopter. INSPIRATO.COM
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Join your fellow members at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, where you’ll have tee times at two of their championship-caliber courses: Osprey Point and the iconic Ocean Course. We’ll cap off the experience by taking a private plane to Augusta and attending the Masters Tournament Par 3 Contest with hospitality at Club Magnolia. INSPIRATO MAGAZINE | WINTER/SPRING 2019
Chicago Michelin-Star Weekend M AY 9 – 1 2 & A U G U S T 8 – 1 1 , 2 0 1 9
Join us as we head to the Windy City to explore its Michelin-starred eateries, including Michelin 3-star restaurant Alinea, Michelin 2-star restaurant Smyth, and Michelin 1-star restaurant EL Ideas.
New York MichelinStar Weekend A P R I L 2 5 – 2 8 & M AY 2 – 5 , 2 0 1 9
Enjoy exclusive access to some of the best restaurants in New York City—and the world—during this culinary-themed, all-inclusive experience. Indulge in gourmet, multi-course meals at a trio of Michelin-starred restaurants, including Le Bernardin, Per Se, and Momofuku Ko. INSPIRATO MAGAZINE | WINTER/SPRING 2019
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In between gourmet tasting menus, you’ll explore the city in style during this all-inclusive weekend, traveling up the Chicago River aboard a private yacht on an architecture tour, sipping artisan cocktails in the trendy lounge of The Violet Hour, and hand-rolling your own truffles at Vosges Chocolate. INSPIRATO.COM
Kentucky Derby M AY 2 – 5 , 2 0 1 9
Join Inspirato—sponsor of the 145th Kentucky Derby—to watch the action unfold from the esteemed Millionaires Row. This historic race brings out the best of the best in horse racing to run for the roses. Fancy hats, seersucker suits, and mint juleps will all be in abundance this weekend. Apart from the race, members will enjoy a Welcome Cocktail Party, the Taste of Derby event, and Friday’s Longines Fashion Show. Members who purchase the Champions Package will also have the opportunity to view Friday’s Secret Status Race from the Winner’s Circle, and be there when the winner is crowned.
French Open J U N E 7– 1 0 , 2 0 1 9
The French Open will take place at the esteemed Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. One of four major tennis Grand Slams, the French Open is the premier clay court tennis championship event in the world, showcasing the sport’s top talent. Come enjoy a tournament featuring some of the world’s best athletes while experiencing a curated, exclusive itinerary that pairs luxury accommodations with world-class tennis. Between matches, take in the historic sites and indulge in the delicious tastes of Paris. The elements all come together to create an unforgettable weekend of sports and culture.
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Italy Food & Wine J U N E 3 0 – J U LY 9 & SEPTEMBER 12–21, 2019
Tanzania Safari J U N E 2 0 – 2 7 & J U N E 2 7 – J U LY 4 , 2 0 1 9
You’ll have the rare opportunity to spend your nights on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater and the plains of the Central Serengeti. Meet the local Maasai community, indulge in fine dining and delicious wines, and let the wildlife take the stage each evening as the sun sets on the peaceful plains of Eastern Africa. Throughout the safari, you’ll enjoy five-star hospitality, cuisine, and amenities while staying in luxurious safari camps and lodges. INSPIRATO MAGAZINE | WINTER/SPRING 2019
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Set out with your fellow Inspirato members for an experience rich in history, culture, and—perhaps most of all—flavor. We’ll journey across the iconic countryside, through the celebrated vineyards, and into the historic cities of Venice, Florence, and Rome. Along the way, we’ll enjoy delicious meals at worldfamous restaurants, walk the ancient streets, visit stunning galleries and historic sites, and even learn how to cook authentic Italian meals—a souvenir that your whole family can enjoy back home. INSPIRATO.COM
Wimbledon J U LY 1 2 – 1 5 , 2 0 1 9
Inspirato members can catch the best of this iconic tournament from incredible Centre Court seats, and enjoy luxurious accommodations in the heart of the city. Whether a London aficionado or newcomer, you’ll be fully immersed in this historic sporting tradition and vibrant European city.
Alaska Cruise J U LY 1 1 – 1 8 , 2 0 1 9
Explore “The Last Frontier” aboard Silversea’s newest ship, the Silver Muse, alongside your fellow Inspirato members. Your days at sea will be filled with relaxation and pampering on the Silver Muse, which includes a pool deck, casino, fitness center, and award-winning cuisine. Cruise through the Inside Passage and stop in charming port towns such as Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, and Seward. INSPIRATO.COM
Pacific Northwest Culinary Adventure AUGUST 8–11, 2019
This adults-only, all-inclusive long weekend is crafted for adventurous epicurean travelers. Dine at three of Seattle’s award-winning restaurants: Canlis, Bar Melusine, and Scout. Travel by seaplane to a hidden location in the San Juan Islands for a farm-to-table dinner. 133
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US Open Tennis
Pebble Beach Golf Retreat
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Experience the very best the tennis world has to offer, all in one of the world’s greatest cities. The Inspirato VIP package includes luxurious Midtown accommodations at the Lotte New York Palace and complimentary transportation to and from the matches at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Members can get to know each other at our special welcome reception on Friday evening, over lunch, or in our courtside box seats reserved for Inspirato members.
SEPTEMBER 18–22, 2019
Luxury accommodations, private events, and world-class golf all come together to create an unforgettable weekend for both golflovers and the people who love them. Inspirato members will be treated to guaranteed tee times at all three iconic courses of ® Pebble Beach Resorts on three consecutive days.
Seine River Cruise SEPTEMBER 13–22, 2019
Explore the French countryside on this members-only cruise up the Seine River aboard Uniworld’s newest Super Ship, the S.S. Joie de Vivre. Our adventure starts in Paris before we journey north along the Seine to explore the landscapes that inspired Impressionist painters such as Claude Monet. Learn more about D-Day along the beaches of Normandy, explore the medieval capital of Rouen, tour Versailles, and so much more.
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Mediterranean Yacht Cruise O CTOBER 12–19, 2019
Come away with Inspirato this autumn on an all-inclusive Mediterranean yacht cruise, enjoying cooler temperatures and fewer crowds. We’ll take off from Barcelona and soon discover the beaches of Mallorca, the trendy cafes of Ibiza, the medieval architecture of Dalt Vila, and the Roman ruins of Cartagena.
Bordeaux River Cruise O CTOBER 6–13, 2019
Discover the beauty of southwest France on this allinclusive river cruise up the country’s most scenic waterways. Your weeklong journey includes all meals, beverages, and excursions. The S.S. Bon Voyage— Uniworld’s newest and most intimate Super Ship—will be your home away from home, offering gourmet restaurants, a swimming pool, onboard entertainment, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and a spa. INSPIRATO.COM
Danube River Cruise O CTOBER 13–20, 2019
Get the royal treatment as you step aboard the S.S. Maria Theresa, named for one of Austria’s most beloved monarchs, and set sail along the Danube River in unparalleled luxury and comfort. Brimming with history and culture, this cruise from Passau to Budapest showcases the very best of Central Europe, including Old World capitals, charming villages, and historic sites. 135
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THERE I WAS GO, GO, GO GIRLS (Clockwise from top left) Paris, France; Croatia’s Plitvice Lakes National Park; outside the Gucci café in Florence, Italy; on the road to the western coast of Italy; sunflower fields in Tuscany.
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SIX COUNTRIES IN 3 DAYS THIS PAST SUMMER, I found myself in a sticky dilemma. Our middle daughter had just graduated from college and her travel plans with friends were not panning out. As her mother, I felt awful that none of her friends or her boyfriend could take time off from jobs, committed internships, or other travel to celebrate. That’s where Inspirato’s California team stepped in and helped me plan an epic mother-daughter adventure, taking us through Europe, all while staying in Inspirato hotels with bespoke planning and attention to detail. We began with a four-day biking trip and excursion in the Netherlands followed by a train to Bruges, Belgium, for two nights in a 500-yearold hotel within walking distance of the town square. From Belgium, we flew to Zurich and stayed at the Park Hyatt in an incredible suite with amazing concierge staff that set us up with a day excursion to Lucerne. We loved eating
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fondue in the historic section of town, seated along the water from where we could watch the swans and tourists. Next was a train to Geneva, where we stayed on the lake at La Réserve. From Lucerne we took a day-trip to Chamonix, France, and rode the Mont Blanc cable car up to an altitude of 12,600 feet for a stunning view from the top of Europe. Next were Florence, Tuscany, and Rome, with many sights in between. We rented a car and drove along the Italian coast. We stopped in Siena and passed acres of sunflowers. Baha, our concierge at the Portrait Firenze in Florence, was fabulous with his suggestions for restaurants, places to shop, and the best gelato, along with securing museum tickets, train tickets, and arranging for our rental car. From Rome, we flew to Split, Croatia, and visited friends for a few days before traveling to our final destination, Paris.
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Highlights for us were Italy’s food and art, architecture and sights in Croatia—especially Plitvice Lakes National Park—and Switzerland’s beautiful, scenic landscapes, especially viewed from the windows of our train. And it was Inspirato that made it all happen. The club’s concierges beautifully worked around experiences I had booked myself, like a cooking class in Florence and a limo in Rome for a day of sightseeing. We had a blast and there was never a dull moment—it felt as if we were contestants in the Amazing Race TV show with the intensity of our itinerary. Back home, we were thrilled to learn that we inspired another mother-daughter duo to contact Inspirato for their own version of our trip. Now my younger daughter expects me to do the same when she graduates from college. I say, “Let’s go!” —BY MICHELE KIRSCH
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Inspirato member Michele Kirsch’s whirlwind European Grand Tour with her daughter inspired another mother-daughter pair.
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