According to Google Trends, the search for “luxury experiences” reached an all-time high last month and peaked yet again last week. These intimate experiences include fashion, cuisine, wine, entertainment, yachts and more.
Made to Measure Custom Shoe Tattoo Experience
Catering to creative travelers with an eye for fashion, Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo recently launched a Just for You experience with bespoke shoe brand, Berluti, to give guests the chance to customize Berluti shoes with their very own design. Brooklyn-based tattoo artist Scott Campbell will bring guests design dreams to life through the custom shoe.
Pricing: Upon Request To Book: Contact the concierge at concierge@metropole.com
Customized Five Course Meal in Private Wine Cellar
Living up to its reputation for creating completely personalized experiences for guests, the 57-room Deer Path Inn caters to small groups with a customized five course meal within the hotel’s “hidden” wine cellar for an intimate affair. Dinner guests can dine on elevated fare (think lobster & scallop risotto and Chilean seabass) and drink from the wine cellar’s selection of award-winning destination wines.
Pricing: Upon Request To Book: Contact GM, Patrick Lacassagne: placassagne@thedeerpathinn.com Capacity: 2 – 4 guests
Private Penthouse Magic Show Above NYC
While anxiously awaiting Broadway’s return, Intercontinental New York Times Square has brought live entertainment directly to guest suites. Through a new partnership with renowned mentalist Jason Suran, visitors who book one of the hotel’s Manhattan or Penthouse suites can add on an exclusive, mind-bending private show with Jason (which can be conducted virtually or in-person).
Pricing: Available upon request. To book: Email Anthony.DelGaudio@ihg.com Capacity: 4-10 guests
The Deep Blue Experience with Fraser Yachts Fraser Yachts is launching the ultimate dive experience with U BOAT NAVIGATOR offering the perfect opportunity for the discerning adventurer looking to explore the depths of the ocean that very few have seen. The Deep Blue Experience includes a week yacht charter with the ultimate 3-seat submersible, The Triton, scuba diving equipment for up to 6 guests and more. The 3-seat submersible can explore the depths of the ocean of up to 3,000 feet/1,000 meters. Some of the best destinations to charter this experience is Malta, France, Spain, Italy, the Adriatic and Greece, where some of the best wrecks and dive sites are in the world. This experience is ideal for avid scuba divers, travelers passionate about the ocean, world history, shipwrecks and geology and is available through Fraser Yachts year-round by month or week charter.
Launching: August 2021 Pricing: Available upon request To book: yachtcharter@fraseryachts.com Capacity: Up to 6 guests
ESPACIO’s Exclusive Iolani Palace White-glove Chamberlain’s Tour Upon its June 1 reopening, guests of ESPACIO will enjoy unrivaled access to Iolani Palace – a National Historic Landmark that tells of a time when King Kalakaua and Queen Liliuokalani walked its celebrated halls. The exclusive white glove tour immerses guests in Hawaii’s royal heritage with behind-the-velvet-rope access to collections previously closed to the public. A dedicated docent will escort guests through the palace’s Throne Room, State Dining Room and King Kalakaua’s Library while revealing the intriguing political and social lives of Hawaii’s oligarchy. Launch date: June 1, 2021 Pricing: White-glove tour: $79.95 per adult, Chamberlain’s tour: $69.95 per adult To book: Email espaciores@espaciowaikiki.com or call 808.377.2246 Capacity: 5 guests
House of Perrarus: A Stones Wine & Michelin 3-Star Experience
It’s only fitting that Napa’s most exclusive tasting experience is the brainchild of the valley’s most exclusive brand, Stones Wine. Known as the Hermes of wine, Stones Wine is run by Proprietor Lawrence Fairchild’ who has 5 coveted vineyard plots in Napa (one shares a fence line with Screaming Eagle), and his wines are not sold in any stores or found on any wine lists. This June, Fairchild will launch House of Perrarus: A Stones Wine & Michelin 3-Star Experience – the ultimate House of Perrarus experience. Guests will arrive at the House of Perrarus property and will indulge in a specially curated five-course menu crafted by a chef from Healdsburg’s crown jewel, Single Thread Farm. Chef will create five signature bites from, and each delectable bite will be paired with 96–100-point Fairchild and Stones Wines.
Pricing: $500/person To book: Email marissa@fairchildwines.com Capacity: 4-10 guests
