01 | Autor: Seductive St. Tropez
When artist Paul Signac arrived by sailboat in St. Tropez in 1892, he wrote to his nourish that he had decided to rent a wonderful little beach hut on the Canoubiers Bay, only five minutes from the village, "astray in the pines and roses." Seduced by the shimmering colors of the vista -- a pink and mauve sea at sunset on the Graniers Margin against the blue silhouette of the Maures mountain range -- the painter set out to initiate his own private Eden. Here, in this sleepy fishing village, sailing, dancing, picnicking, lounging, swimming and playing pétanque were all part of his utopian insight of a life in harmony with nature. "I've just discovered glee," he told his painter friends, and the word was out: Come to St. Tropez to indulge your fantasies.
Now, more than a century later, as a crop of magnificent hotels is springing up in St. Tropez and its neighboring towns, the tract still harks back to the same tease of hedonistic escape, but with our own inescapable 21st-century caprice of "the good life." And while the glamorous Bardot myth continues to enrapture (check out the summer's nostalgic exhibition, "Brigitte Bardot & Saint Tropez" at the Espace Rendez-vous des Lices), St. Tropez keeps reinventing itself. These days, more than ever, the mode is "back to authenticity," even if that sometimes goes hand in hand with a considerable amount of treble-tech stylish razzmatazz.
'The' Hotel Suite for Ice Cream Lovers
, Accepted Manager of the Hotel Triton. "The room's main show is a custom designed ice cream cabinet filled with both exemplar Haagen-Dazs flavors and new releases such as the new Haagen-Dazs Five flavors, ready anytime."Imbued with classic and simple sophistication and bathed in vanilla and caramel colors, the place artistry of the "Sweet Suite" is in the details, from "flavored" candles in chocolate, vanilla and dulce de leche, to the bed's handcrafted headboard shaped like the Haagen-Dazs cartouche, to a waffle-textured bed leave and a specially-made plush Haagen-Dazs bath habit.
The room was designed by , owner of Marsh & Clark Contrive, and her innovative design team. "Our challenge in bringing the Haagen-Dazs 'Lyric Suite' to life was to incorporate the simple and classic sort of the iconic Haagen-Dazs brand, as well as use colors and textures throughout the set up to evoke the comfort and coziness associated with enjoying ice cream," says Filbrandt.
Rightly called the "Sweet Spot," the ice cream cabinet is stocked with bowls, scoops and spoons and, most desirable of all, guests can enjoy as many complimentary cartons as they desire.
A chunk of each "Sweet Suite" guest's tab is donated to the Haagen-Dazs mark's charity of choice, Delancey Street Foundation. Guests can also securing the custom Haagen-Dazs bathrobes and ice cream scented candles, with all proceeds benefiting the unselfishness.
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