"Guests in Residence" get the Place to Themselves With Private Residence Packages at Extra

A new concept in "over-the-top-privacy": Buyout a hotel

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. October 14, 2008

OCTOBER 18, 2005. When it comes to assuring a blissful getaway to a luxury hotel or resort, there's exclusivity and then there's exclusivity. While reservations in the Presidential Suite may be a suitable option for some, for those seeking a thoroughly indulgent, eminently private and altogether personal experience, a Private Residence Package is the only way to go.

Imagine an entire hotel or resort to yourself - or yourselves, should you prefer to share space with loved ones, business relations or invited guests. Savoring room service or focused attention to your requests? The entire staff - from kitchen to concierge - will be at your beck and call throughout your stay. Prefer a particular view according to your whim? Every guest room or resort cottage will be yours to check into - until you're ready to move on to the next. So prepare yourself to reside like a rock star (but please don't trash the place!) with a Private Residence Package at the world's most extraordinary hotels and resorts:

The Chanler (Newport, Rhode Island): Now you can have an historic Newport Gilded Age mansion all to yourself with a private residence stay at The Chanler. Situated atop a bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean along the famous Cliff Walk National Recreation Trail, The Chanler occupies the former summer residence (c. 1865) of New York Congressman John Winthrop Chanler and his wife Margaret Astor Ward. A hot spot for impressive gatherings - many a "socialite" has bought out The Chanler for exclusive weddings - the luxury hotel offers 20 lavish guest rooms, each modeled after a different era of European sophistication or New England charm and appointed with authentic furnishings, artwork and d'ecors. The award-winning Spiced Pear restaurant is renowned as the city's finest. Reserve a private residence package including full breakfast; lunch or Beach Butler Service; afternoon tea and Ice Cream Social; dinner at Spiced Pear or room service; unlimited non-alcoholic beverages, porterage fees and housekeeping gratuities; and local airport or train station transfers. Starting at $28,000 per night, exclusive of tax and service charge. For more info or reservations: (401) 847-1300; www.thechanler.com.

Petit St. Vincent (Private Island, The Grenadines): If it's seclusion you're after, you can't get much further away from it all than with a private residence-style getaway at Petit St. Vincent private island resort. Tucked on the windward edge of The Grenadines, with only 22 cottages across 113 acres of diverse terrain, "PSV" is a Leading Small Hotel of the World that is legendary at the top of the industry for indulging with extraordinary privacy and complete freedom from the hassles of urban clutter. With no planned activities, tipping, televisions or even phones in the cottages, you'll be free to take in nearly two miles of white-sand beaches, lazy hammocks, myriad water sports, and the soothing blue sea. Reserve the entire island for $15,058 per night/double occupancy, or $105,406 for seven nights, including taxes and service charges, three meals per cottage per day, early morning coffee and afternoon tea, full use of all resort facilities and all non-motorized water sports. For info and reservations: (800) 654-9326; www.psvresort.com.

Maison 140 (Los Angeles): Want a place to yourself in L.A.'s most sought-after locale? Maison 140 has your number. Designed by Kelly Wearstler of kwid, the stylish, Left Bank-inspired, 43-room Kor Hotel Group property in the heart of Beverly Hills is yours for the "buy out" with the Private Hotel Package, including use of the entire hotel; customized and catered wine-and-cheese reception at Bar Noir; continental breakfast; and free parking. Priority spa services and dinner reservations at blue on blue at Avalon Hotel available for additional fee and subject to availability. $10,000 per night (exclusive of taxes; no minimum stay required; subject to availability; no pets, please). For info and reservations: (866) 891-0945; www.maison140beverlyhills.com.