A much-anticipated coastal Florida property — from our checklist of essentially the most thrilling lodge openings in 2024 — is almost open, and the posh Marriott lodge is lastly accepting reservations.
Bookings are actually open for The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort beginning as early as October, the lodge instructed TPG on Thursday. The resort, which sits amongst white-sand seashores on a barrier island close to Sarasota and stays the one St. Regis opening in america this yr, is anticipated to first welcome visitors in July and can transfer up its out there reservations because the opening date will get nearer.
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“I am fairly satisfied that most individuals after they stroll in [will] say ‘wow,'” Winfred van Workum, the property’s common supervisor, instructed TPG. “However I actually hope after the primary day, they stroll away and say, ‘That is the most effective service I’ve ever obtained.'”
That hope is not far-fetched when you think about the property options an 800-foot personal white-sand seashore, a 20,000-square-foot oceanfront spa and a 475-foot-long winding river evocative of the finest lazy river of your childhood goals, with a grown-up luxurious spin due to a Champagne button to summon bubbly on demand. It is the “Bentley of lazy rivers,” van Workum famous.
The lodge has 168 ethereal visitor rooms — together with 26 suites with terraces — that includes high-end finishes that give it a beach-chic vibe, like wooden plank flooring, rainfall showers, freestanding bathtubs and walk-in closets, all designed in wealthy, calming tones of taupes and lotions. And, after all, butler service is a given.
The entry-level room class is the Superior room, which has a king or two queen beds, a balcony and a small seating space. There are additionally Superior Bayview rooms and Deluxe Oceanview rooms, every of which may be configured with both a king or two queen beds.
The Grand Deluxe King Terrace rooms include epic ocean views and loads of outside area to admire them. However the piece de resistance is the four-bedroom Presidential Suite, which options a big dwelling space with plush furnishings, a personal eating room and breathtaking ocean views from almost each area.
The complete property is unfold throughout 18 acres, so it ought to by no means really feel crowded. In actual fact, van Workum mentioned the phrase they hope to evoke is “bespoke.”
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“We’re actually attempting to personalize this expertise, and I feel we actually have the power due to our dimension and facilities,” he mentioned. “We are able to actually get to know our visitors and actually personalize your keep.”
The posh expertise continues on the spa with a Celebration Bar serving up Champagne and fresh-pressed juices, together with loads of methods to pamper oneself, from a Finnish sauna to a eucalyptus steam room, snow bathe, chilly plunge, infinity-edge vitality pool overlooking the Gulf of Mexico and extra. And for many who need to work off their trip indulgences, The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort contains a health heart with Technogym gear.
Households aren’t an afterthought, both. There is a thoughtfully designed children program with paid and complimentary actions, like shark tooth jewellery making.
“It is actually about changing into a marine explorer,” van Workum mentioned about programming for youths. “Our primary purpose is for them to have quite a lot of enjoyable however on the identical time to understand the wonders beneath the ocean.”
However the true showstopper is the 350,000-gallon aquarium with dozens of stingrays, greater than 2,800 native reef fish and a pair of Aldabra tortoises. Visitors can guide a swim-in expertise with marine biologists or take a complimentary class to study native marine life.
The most effective elements of any trip is the meals, and visitors at this St. Regis can have seven completely different culinary choices, together with the signature restaurant, CW Prime, serving up steakhouse classics, or the relaxed open-air pool grill, Aura. For an after-dinner drink, you’ll be able to’t go fallacious with a libation at The St. Regis Bar within the foyer — full with a piano — or try The Spirit Room, a personal speak-easy the place you summon the mixologist with a secret name button.
Finally, this luxury property ought to provide the right expertise for every certainly one of its visitors, no matter it’s that they envision.
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Room charges begin at $930 or 76,000 factors per evening, and can be found beginning Oct. 1 on Marriott Bonvoy’s web site.
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