LUXURY HOLIDAYS: Indian Ocean
What’s new Hotels: JA Resorts & Hotels has
announced the summer 2013 opening of Enchanted Island Resort on Round Island, a fi ve-acre private island in the Seychelles, 15 minutes away from Mahe by boat. It comprises 10 luxurious villas, each with its own swimming pool and prices start from £2,000 per night. This marks JA Resorts & Hotels’ (
jaresortshotels.com) fi rst hotel outside of the UAE. Whilst Wilderness Collection’s
North Island (
north-island.com) celebrates its 10th anniversary. Fregate Island (
fregate.com) is undergoing a soft refurbishment of all its villas and public areas with new lighter furnishings, in-villa technology, a new tennis court and newly-commissioned local artworks, all expected to be completed by August 2013. Beachcomber Hotels (beachcomber-
hotels.com) has appointed Mauritian
architect Jean-Francois Adam to design a low-density complex on the west coast with sea views of Le Morne Peninsula called Domaine de l’Harmonie (domainedelharmonie. com) set to open this year. The fi rst phase will see the construction of a fi ve-star hotel, which will resemble the design of Paradis Hotel & Golf Club. A second phase will include 220 luxury villas. The St Regis Mauritius Resort
(
stregis.com/mauritius) offi cially opened on March 18 and is offering guests who book before June 30 three complimentary nights on a week’s stay, or book 14 nights for the price of eight for stays up until September 30, 2013. Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort and
Spa, Maldives is the only fi ve-star resort in the Maldives with its own private executive terminal just fi ve minutes away by speedboat, as a result of the partnership between the
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