No charge, no charge for parking (!), no charge for hors-d’oeuvre, but cash bar.

Here is the info:

Host: HRC Orange-Long Beach Events
Location: The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort Pool Bar & Grill
One Monarch Beach Resort
Dana Point, CA 92629 US

When: Tuesday, May 5, 6:30PM

HRC’s First Tuesday of the Month Mixer
at THE ST. REGIS MONARCH BEACH RESORT POOL BAR & GRILL
www.stregismb.com

Elegant Old World Charm & Spectacular Ocean Views

Complimentary Hors D’Oeuvres & Cash Bar Drink Specials

Learn More About HRC Federal Club’s First 100 Days Challenge
www.hrc.org/100days

Dine afterwards in One of The St. Regis’ Six Fabulous Restaurants

Special Overnight Rates Available for HRC Guests

(OMG Don’t Miss This One! This Place is Amazing ….)

This is exciting to be among the first to see the almost finished and soon to open (June 2009) Terranea Resort, probably the last grand California coastal development.

Terranea is poised at the southwestern tip of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, jutting into the Pacific Ocean.

After the site, we will have lunch at the Trump National Golf Club.

Stay tuned for my “DavidTravel Op”.

Also, I love the Six Senses Resorts & Spas concept of eco-friendly Barefoot Luxury. Their small, boutique properties are magical.

On our web site, we have a “Best Rate Guarantee” for booking Six Senses on line, see:
http://www.davidtravel.com/hotels_unique/hotels/Six%20Senses%20.html

See what they do at the Design Stage of Developing their resorts:
See what they do at the Construction Stage of Developing their resorts:
http://www.sixsenses.com/Environment/Environmental-Concerns.php
Very impressive!

For inspiration, check out the Six Senses Sustainability Policy:
www.sixsenses.com/Environment/Six-Senses-Sustainability-Policy.php

Six Senses Sustainability Policy:
Six Senses is committed to reducing the environmental and social impact of our activities; our core purpose is to create innovative and enriching experiences in a sustainable environment. We are committed to sustainable development; specifically protection and regeneration of both the environment and communities in which we operate. Through the development, and implementation of our Social and Environment Conscience Programme we are committed to monitoring and continually improving our sustainability.

Six Senses has identified a team of key individuals to drive such programme and has established the following objectives to be met seeking innovative and appropriate solutions during both development and operation:

- Set up group wide standards, wherever possible meet the local legislative environmental requirement as well as complying international agreements;
- Reduce resources consumption and waste generation through responsible waste reducing policies, reusing, recycling and composting programmes;
- Systematic management of energy use and consumption and to apply, where possible, renewable energy uses;
- Effective management of water resources and waste water;
- Promote awareness of sustainability amongst hosts, guests, local communities, as well as suppliers/business partners through environmental awareness and capacity development efforts and events;
- Contribute a significant part of revenue to establish a Social and Environmental Responsibility Fund benefit to the local, national and global community;
- Address the issue of climate change through both energy management, as part of resource management policies, and avoidance of fugitive emission of CFCs;
- Develop action plans as well as regularly monitor social and environmental impacts through regular environmental meetings, monitoring and updating of Key Sustainability Indicators (KSIs) database;
- Prevent any escape of hazardous substances into the environment and to phase out environmentally damaging products as benign alternatives as practicable;
- Purchase local, environmentally friendly, socially responsible products, especially organic and fair trade products;
- Strictly avoid the use of animal products derived using unnecessarily cruel or environmentally destructive production methods or those derived from any endangered species;
- Engage local communities and actively employ local staff and service providers wherever practicable;
- Integrate social and environmental concerns into planning and decision making processes;

Please contact DavidTravel to design all of your travels.
Tel: 949-723-0699
Request@DavidTravel.com
www.DavidTravel.com

The three lodges are Turtle Inn & Blancaneaux Lodge & La Lancha Resort. They are known of their excellent service, attention to detail and good food. They are expensive for Belize.

Blancaneaux Lodge is pretty isolated….for some clients this is a benefit….for others they don’t like the time in transit and the expenses related to transit caused by its distance from area touring and activities.

Beware:
A recent guest wrote: “The mosquitos and biting flies in the green season are bad. Really bad. Even when loading up on bug spray three times a day, you still get eaten alive. With no a/c and high humidity, you can have some sleepless nights.”

Web Site: www.blancaneaux.com/desk

DavidTravel clients will receive these Virtuoso VIP extras at Blancaneaux Lodge:
*Upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
*Continental breakfast for up to two in-room guests, in restaurant
*12 Noon early check-in, subject to availability
*4 PM late check-out, subject to availability
*A choice of either a bottle of Sofia Champagne OR a horseback riding trip to the Big Rock Falls through the Jaguar Jungle to an exhilarating view and swim in the falls

DavidTravel clients will receive these Virtuoso VIP extras at Turtle Inn:
*Upgrade upon arrival, subject to availability
*Upgrade from Continental to Full Breakfast for up to two in-room guests daily, served in the restaurant
*Sunset Cruise for two, once during stay OR a one-hour Thai Massage at The Sunset Spa for one person, once per stay

Please contact DavidTravel to book this property, to design your Central American journey, and for all of your travels.
Tel: 949-723-0699      Request@DavidTravel.com    www.DavidTravel.com

The resort is on schedule for opening June 09 w/ great deals for DavidTravel clients.

www.terranea.com

This should be a stunning property with amazing ocean veiws. This should become the closest 5* beach resort hotel escape from LA in LA county.

It is Located:
20 miles south of Los Angeles International Airport
20 miles north of Long Beach Airport

It is along one of Southern California’s most scenic and coveted coastlines with unobstructed views overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island.

I’ve worked for years with the fine team they have recruited. I will keep you posted and critique the property after it opens.

It is Beautiful with fantastic ocean and golf course views. It was a wonderfully catered party with great service. The food was excellent. The latte at the cafe was not great.

I plan to return to do a full site inspection and stay at the hotel…I will follow with my review.

The spa is one of the best.

For our local clients, let us book your Valentine’s getaway here.

We have great grand opening deals there.

Please contact DavidTravel to book this property, to design your Southern California journey, and for all of your travels.
Tel: 949-723-0699 Request@DavidTravel.com www.DavidTravel.com

Contacts like these are invaluable when we make bookings for our clients.

With this bathroom, Bulgari perfectly to mixes a traditional Balinese style with the contemporary Italian design.

Rome-based luxury jeweler Bulgari has opened this luxury resort in 2006 near the stunning clifftop Pura Luhur Uluwatu Temple, on the island’s far southwestern tip known as The Bukit. It is the first of several new luxury properties scheduled to open in that remote corner of this popular vacation island.

Dramatically poised 150 m above the azure Indian Ocean, the resort offers some of Asia’s best hotel views and makes an excellent backdrop for photo-taking travelers. Though technically not private, the hotel boasts a 1.5-km-long beach nestled between the limestone cliffs and the sea that is accessible only through the resort’s inclined elevator. Note that this beach is not suitable for swimming due to dangerous waves.

Designed by Antonio Citterio & Partners, an architect well-known in European circles, the ultra-hip property blends a contemporary interpretation of traditional Balinese design through the use of indigenous wood finishes and unique textiles with the distinctive Bulgari Italian look.

The resort reflects the traditional Balinese architecture combined with a sophisticated contemporary design, using indigenous stones, native wood finishes and refined craft-made fabrics exclusively created for the Bulgari Resort.

The 59 individual villas, freestanding and private, include an open-air pavilion, terrace and private plunge pool, enjoying spectacular ocean views. The villas, decorated with Balinese antique pieces of art, offer state-of-the-art technological features such as flat screen TVs, high speed Internet access and Hi Fi systems by Bang and Olufsen. The resort also includes 3 two-bedroom villas of 500 square meters each and the 1,300-square-meter Bulgari Villa. Reachable by a private access, this villa boasts two master bedrooms, a large living area with built-in bar, an oversized dining room and a home theatre. An outdoor meditation pavilion, a large lap pool and an extensive terrace complete its unique layout.

The oceanfront Spa embraces all of the elements of Balinese tradition. The main pavilion is an antique, hand-carved joglo house from the island of Java, which was dismantled, relocated, then authentically recreated at the Bulgari Resort, Bali. A complete selection of healing and beauty treatments is provided by an expert staff of professionals. The Spa offers a swimming pool, open air relaxation lounge area, yoga pavilion, rainshowers, steam rooms clad in green and gold mosaic and two private Spa Suites complete with outdoor garden.

Enjoying breathtaking ocean views, a large swimming pool joins an extensive ornamental lake, where the bar, the lounge and the resorts’ two restaurants are located. Characterized by an informal ambience, the all day dining restaurant combines authentic Balinese dishes – enriched by various regional influences from the Indonesian archipelago – with a selection of international specialties. The Italian restaurant, open for dinner only, serves a contemporary interpretation of classical Italian cuisine in a suggestive and formal atmosphere. Andrew Skinner, among the greatest experts in the Asian culinary tradition, is Executive Chef at the Bulgari Resort in Bali.

A pristine private beach, suitable for long walks along the oceanfront and featuring a Beach Club, can be reached via a special elevation system.

This exclusive property is wonderful for its panoramic views and contemporary feel.  Amankila and Amanusa offer more privacty while Four Seasons Jimbaran offers villas with comparable views at a slighly lower rates.

Please contact DavidTravel to design your Indonesian journey and all of your travels.
Tel: 949-723-0699      Request@DavidTravel.com     www.DavidTravel.com