Jade Mountain, Anse Chastanet’s “resort within a resort” on St. Lucia, has rates available for travel agents.

During their stay, agents will receive a complete tour of the 600-acre property, a complimentary spa treatment, a complimentary scuba or snorkel experience, a jungle biking or kayaking pass and a half day sailing cruise on the hotel’s yacht, Serenity.

From July 30 through October 31, 2008, the industry rate is $329 per person, double occupancy, for run-of-house accommodations in an “Infinity Pool Sanctuary,” inclusive of tax/service and breakfast and dinner. Rates from November 1through December 19, 2008, the rate is $399 per person.

Alternatively, those wishing to have guaranteed room reservations in specific room categories will receive a discount on the published daily rates: 50 percent will be applied in “superior” and “beach deluxe” categories, and 25 percent in “hill deluxe” and “premium” category. Anse Chastanet’s themed weekly packages are available to agents with a 25 percent overall discount in the various room categories.

Contact jademountain@ansechastanet.com.

Hotel Cipriani in Venice has created a new “Gondola Massage” that takes place in the lagoons for which Venice is known. Maurizio Saccani, vice president of Italy for Orient-Express (www.orient-express.com), which owns Hotel Cipriani, says that the gondola sailors use their expertise to find a quiet nook of the lagoon, where the massage therapist then delivers a 40-minute massage. The experience ends with a foot massage and an iced tea in the Cipriani’s garden. The price, excluding tax, is a cool $430. Book directly via the hotel’s Casanova Spa, which has also created a “Luxe 24-Karat Gold Facial” in celebration of Hotel Cipriani’s 50th anniversary. The treatment, which incorporates real gold into the treatment ingredients, lasts for 80 minutes and costs $560.

The Dolder Grand (www.thedoldergrand.com) in Zurich, Switzerland has created a special offer exclusively for travel agents. Available through GDS only, luxury travel advisors can book three nights at The Dolder Grand for the price of two for their clients. The deal is valid until September 30, 2008. The Dolder Grand offers an eight percent commission to agents.

The Dolder Grand, which is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, re-opened in April after a four-year, $400 million transformation, which transformed the historic property into a “city resort,” with a 40,000-square-foot spa and two new restaurants. New to the resort, which is run by Managing Director Thomas Schmid, is the Spa Wing and a Golf Wing. As a result, the hotel now has 173 rooms (Junior Suite shown here), the largest of which is the two-floor, 4,000-square-foot Maestro Suite, housed in the tower of the main building. Next in line is the two-bedroom Carizza Suite on the top floor of the Spa Wing. Suite 100, meanwhile, stands out for its “Swinging Sixties” rock ‘n’ roll theme. The one-bedroom pink-and-black suite also has a meeting room for 10.

The Fontainebleau Miami Beach (www.fontainebleau.com) named John Rolfs president and general manager, replacing David Feder, who will stay within The Turnberry Group family to head up the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Spa. Both Fontainebleau and Turnberry Isle are owned by the Soffer family of Turnberry Associates, a real estate development company based in Aventura. Rolfs was previously the general manager of The Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas and the general manager and area vice president of The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach.

The Fontainebleau Miami Beach is set to open this fall, following a $1 billion makeover. When it reopens, the resort will have 1,500 rooms, including a 40,000-square-foot spa, 11 restaurants and lounges, an expansive pool area, beach and extensive meeting facilities.
Meanwhile, David Feder in his new position at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Spa will entail leading all aspects of the Mobil Four Star, 392-room resort, which recently completed a $150 million transformation. Feder is credited with overseeing the Fontainebleu’s renaissance. Prior to joining the Fontainebleau, Feder was the president of the PGA National Resort & Club and also served as president and CEO of Boca Resorts, Inc., where he directed the company’s unique collection of properties, including its flagship Boca Raton Resort & Club. Feder also was senior vice president and managing director of the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa.

The Opposite House (www.theoppositehouse.com) in Beijing is getting ready for its early August opening (just in time for the Olympics), and here’s what we’ve found out about it so far. The 99-room hotel has 10 suites that measure 750 square feet in size. The Penthouse has two spacious floors and an extensive roof terrace.

The vibe at the new hotel was created by Japanese architect, Kengo Kuma. This is his first hotel and his goal was to provide “seamless flowing spaces with subtle movement of sound and water, layers of light and materials appealing to the senses.” The property will be an integral part of The Village at Sanlitun, a new shopping destination that is being developed by Swire Properties, which also developed The Opposite House.

The hotel, of course, is opening in time for the 2008 Summer Olympics, which has created a spate of new luxury hotels for Beijing. In July, the Park Hyatt Beijing (www.beijing.park.hyatt.com) opened on the top floors of one of the city’s newest skyscrapers.

Hotel de Russie (www.roccofortecollection.com) in Rome has created an exclusive dining experience at its al fresco restaurant, Le Jardin de Russie which allows your clients to enjoy an exclusive dinner on a secluded terrace within the restaurant’s gardens, called Le Jardin Prive.

Here’s the scoop: Diners at this special table enjoy the services of their own dedicated maitre d’ and a unique menu designed by the Michelin-starred chef Fulvio Pierangelini. The experience starts with a glass of Dom Perignon, which leads into a nine-course tasting menu, including dishes such as deep-fried courgette flowers and king prawns, ravioli with celery, olives and baby squid, risotto with spring vegetables, john dory with artichokes, grilled tagliata of veal, passion fruit sorbet and wild berries soufflé.

After such an evening, we say there’s nothing better than sinking into one of Rome’s top accommodations, the Nijinsky Suite at Hotel de Russie. This fabulous oasis has a balcony that’s no less than 2,572-square feet in size; we love its views of Piazza del Popolo, Piazza di Spagna and the Villa Borghese.

Four Seasons Hotel Dublin (www.fourseasons.com/dublin) in Ireland has launched a special offer, giving three nights for the price of two through September 1, 2008. Also included in the deal is a full breakfast for two in Seasons Restaurant or through in-room dining.

The hotel (Executive Suite shown here) is set on the showgrounds of the historic Royal Dublin Society, in the quiet residential community of Ballsbridge.

Meanwhile, The Merrion in Dublin (www.merrionhotel.com) has a “Family Fun” package for July and August 2008 priced at approximately $875. The package is for up to two adults and two children in interconnecting double and twin rooms, plus full Irish breakfast, welcome cocktails for adults and welcome ‘mocktails’ for children. The rate for one double or twin room (without the extras) is normally approximately $800, marking a 49 percent in savings.

Kids will also have specially tailored room service menus with “Miss and Master Merrion” dinnerware and mini-robes from The Merrion’s Tethra Spa.

Hotel Villa Padierna (www.ritzcarlton.com) in Marbella, Spain, has reopened its Le Veranda restaurant under the guidance of three-star Michelin Chef Martín Berasategui, who is world famous for his eponymous restaurant in San Sebastian in Spain’s Basque country.

Berasategui will take charge of the restaurant’s menu and will make monthly visits to the establishment, which can accommodate 65 diners. Chef Victor Taborda, a former student of Berasategui, will work on site at Le Verandah to ensure the menu, which merges “creativity with Basque tradition,” is carefully followed.

Hotel Villa Padierna, a member of The Ritz-Carlton family, has 112 rooms and is built in the style of a private home. It overlooks the Los Flamingos and Gran Flamingos golf courses, as well as the Mediterranean.

Air France (www.airfrance.com) reports that its passengers flying in l’Espace Première (First Class) or l’Espace Affaires (Business Class) will receive complimentary chauffeur service to and from New York-JFK, London-Heathrow or London-Gatwick, and from London-Heathrow arriving from Los Angeles-LAX. To be eligible, passengers must purchase an Air France ticket in First Class or Business Class for travel on nonstop flights between: Los Angeles-LAX to London-LHR, or New York-JFK to London-LHR, or New York-JFK to London-LGW.

L’Espace Première passengers may be driven 70 miles to and from London-LHR, and l’Espace Affaires customers may be driven 50 miles to and from London-LHR, London-LGW and New York-JFK airports.

The offer can be fulfilled by calling the Air France Chauffeur Service Desk at 1-800-268-0555. Ticketed passengers can modify or cancel their reservation by calling the Air France Chauffeur Service Desk.

Hugo Pizzinini, general manager of Rosa Alpina Hotel & Spa (www.rosalpina.it) just visited Luxury Travel Advisor’s Manhattan offices to let us know that the Relais & Chateaux property is adding on nine new suites in time for the next ski season. The Pizzinini family-owned hotel, which is located in northern Italy in the Alta Badia region of the Dolomites, already has 50 guest accommodations, ranging from Deluxe Rooms to a series of suites with fireplaces or tiled stoves. Of the new suites, six will have fireplaces; the new Executive Suite will be a duplex and will become the resort’s top accommodation.

Pizzinini told us that the goal is to phase out the majority of the single rooms at the resort; however, he will retain some for those who want to use them for their nannies or their dog sitters, he said.
In other news, Pizzinini said that the property’s restaurant, St. Hubertus, received its second Michelin star in 2007 and “we are going for our third!” he told us.

The hotel reopens for the summer season on June 20.