EDITOR’S PICK
EDITOR’S PICK
This issue, Rupert Murray uses his Editor’s Pick to kick off the Best from the Best feature, in which we ask 10 Aspire agents to reveal their top hotels. Here, he picks one of his own favourites, Parrot Cay in Turks and Caicos
The meditation session might have been a success, it might not. All I know is I sat down, listened to the man talk about breathing like a tortoise and then woke up 45 minutes later feeling ruddy marvellous. And the man didn’t seem displeased with me so I chalked it up as a victory. Well done me. This wasn’t the first or
the last time I congratulated myself for doing something thoroughly unimpressive at Parrot Cay. It’s just a self-high-
five kind of place. Everyone’s in on it, quietly being pleased with themselves for being there. Never has a place made one feel so good about doing so little. It takes relaxing to a level that would have sloths looking on disapprovingly. But hang on a minute, I hear
you holler. Telling us a hotel is relaxing is a little like telling us bears do their business in the woods. We can’t flog that. I don’t suppose you can. But can you flog these?
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: The pool deck of a two-bedroom Beach House at Parrot Cay; terrace view from an Ocean Facing Room; spa reception; the exterior of a two-bed Beach House; and a Master Bedroom
Parrot Cay is a 1,000-acre
private island off the coast of Turks and Caicos. Donna Karan, Bruce Willis and Keith Richards own villas here. There’s yoga and meditation on the beach. The sea was 23 steps away from the plunge pool outside my one-bedroom villa. My butler was very nice. Two female pirates used to live here. The massage at the Como Shambala Retreat was sublime. And dishes from the healthy Como Shambala menu include
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