INTERVIEW: KATHY VAN NESS
Original pieces of Asian art (worth millions) have been brought out of storage to add a wow factor
An extra 200 acres
have been added to the property for hiking and biodynamic farming
hand in the design alongside Conway and New York-based interior designer Victoria Hagan. Hagan is known for her sophisticated, refined style and a key part of the new look was to redistribute original pieces of art hidden away in storage – Golden Door has an extensive Asian art collection worth millions – to the villas. “Every single room has these screens, some as big as 12 panels, that are gold and carved: they’re just rich, gorgeous pieces that are hundreds of years old,” enthuses Van Ness. “It’s like sleeping with art and this spills into the grounds from the statues and lanterns to the waterfalls that hold little buckets of dripping water.”
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Elsewhere on the property, the sparkling
pagoda, Zen garden, koi carp ponds and courtyard are as beautiful as ever says Van Ness. In addition, more than 200-acres (81 hectares) have been purchased for hiking trials and biodynamic farming – there are plans for an olive grove and vineyard alongside an existing citrus orchard. Maintained by Dawson, a previous gardener for Apple’s Steve Jobs, the grounds supply fresh, wholesome produce for healthy meals (literally farm to table) and its artisan food products – there are hopes for Golden Door olive oil and wine in the future. Ingredients such as lavender and lemon are also used in its skincare.
Programme tweaks Golden Door offers two all-inclusive spa programmes – a four-day minimum stay costing US$6,000 (€5,520, £4,030) and a seven-day package priced at US$8,850 (€8,180, £5,970). The seven-day stays, which make up an massive 95 per cent of business, include all meals; daily in-room massages, five skincare sessions and one body treatment, two wraps, a hair treatment and a manicure/pedicure; plus four personal training sessions, access to 40 fitness classes and hiking trials and a personalised take-home fitness plan. A few tweaks were made to the
programmes, with the biggest change
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