With the 25th James Bond film to be released in October 2021, here is a roundup of properties for the ultimate sportsman offering polo, shooting center, golf, and yachting as well as properties in beloved James Bond destinations such as Sardinia (hotel that was the actual shooting location of the Spy Who Loved Me film) and Lake Como.
Casa de Campo
Casa de Campo Resort & Villas offers unforgettable experiences with 7,000 acres of adventure. Offering 63 holes of exceptional golf on three courses including the #1 course in the Caribbean, Teeth of the Dog, and Dye Fore and The Links courses each designed by the legendary architect Pete Dye. The resort also offers a world-class Golf Learning Center highlighted by Trackman technology. These amenities are complemented by spacious hotel rooms, suites and luxury villas. Expertly prepared cuisine from around the world, a 370-slip Marina & Yacht Club, Polo & Equestrian Club, the La Terraza Tennis Center, 245-acre Shooting Club and Altos de Chavon – an artisan’s village modeled after a 16th century Mediterranean city – are other on-property highlights.
Il Sereno, Lago di Como
Il Sereno presents a new era of luxury for the iconic destination of Lake Como with an ethos of understated elegance. Designed by Patricia Urquiola, Wallpaper* magazine Designer of The Year 2015, the all-suite hotel has earned worldwide recognition including coveted spots on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2018 “Gold List” and TIME Magazine’s 2018 “World’s Greatest Places” list. Each of the 30 spacious, waterfront suites boast floor to ceiling windows and large furnished terraces. Milan restaurateur and Michelin star chef, Andrea Berton leads the hotel’s indoor-outdoor restaurant Berton Al Lago as Executive Chef, which was awarded a Michelin star in its first year of operation. A full-service spa situated under original stone arches dating back centuries features treatments from Swiss-brand Valmont. When not enjoying the 60-foot-long freshwater infinity pool suspended over the lake, guests can travel around the lake in style, in the hotel’s custom-built boats by Cantiere Ernesto Riva.
Hotel Cala di Volpe, a Luxury Collection Hotel
Stretching out over the bay like a timeless village and seemingly sculpted by the wind, the Hotel Cala di Volpe embodies a glamorous elegance immersed between the colors and scents of nature and sea. A masterpiece of elegance opened in the 1960’s by Jacques Couëlle, and marvelously reinterpreted by 4BI & Associés through 71 contemporary rooms and suites, an enhanced lobby and bar, as well as an uplifted arrival experience. As the day unfolds, Hotel Cala di Volpe’s restaurants are an inspired backdrop where the discerning and sophisticated converge. Hotel Cala di Volpe is a world apart, a five-star legend widely recognized as the lifestyle authority of the Mediterranean. Among the new and unrivaled gems of the hotel, is The Harrods Suite, the ultra-luxury apartment on the hotel’s top floor with an infinity pool and breath-taking views over the spectacular bay. Designed by Harrods Interior Design Studio, it was presented to the world only at the end of last summer.
