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full butler service. In fact, the Hayman butler will contact your clients prior to their arrival to personalize their Hayman experience. The eight adults-only beach villas—measuring more than 1,200 sq. ft. and poised along the beach—are designed to give the feeling of unencumbered space, utilizing a lot of natural light with drop-dead gorgeous views of the Coral Sea and Whitsunday Islands. Features include a private pool in an open-air gallery with a day bed, private terrace, outdoor shower, and bathroom with an island bath and separate shower. Integrated technology includes wireless Internet, Apple TV with cable and movie channels, and a Bose SoundDock digital music system. The private and secluded beach house has its own private courtyard overlooking the beach with an outdoor deck and infinity plunge pool, personalized butler service, a refreshment bar and media room complete with Apple iPad and Apple TV. The 3-level Pool wing overlooks Hayman’s famous pool venue, with the first right at pool level, and with the second and third offering balconies with pool and Coral Sea views. The Lagoon wing overlooks tranquil Lily Lagoon, with its lagoon pool and tropical gardens, and swans floating by on the pond, and with rooms outfitted with solid oak furniture and white stone. The penthouses are located on the top floor of the Lagoon wing. The owner’s penthouse features a presidential-size sitting room, dining area, kitchenette, bar and three bedrooms, with private butler service, complimentary in-room bar, intimate candlelit dinner for two or Private Chef’s Bench for two, reserved private beach cabana on Hayman Beach, complimentary Internet access, picnic to Steens Beach, garment pressing service, daily breakfast and watersports. De-Aging Retreat, Detox Retreat or Island Retreat, exquisite spa cuisine luncheon and exclusive complimentary skincare offerings. If it’s pampering your clients are after, this is where they’ll find it. Of course, in addition to the pampering and the relaxation, there’s a host of other things to do, as well. You can join one of Hayman’s master chefs for an exclusive private cooking class and prepare a 3-course gourmet feast with accompanying wines paired to each course. Diving enthusiast? The Great Barrier Reef offers some of the most spectacular diving anywhere. Hayman operates a fleet of custom-made dive boats, speedboats and ocean cruisers. Larger vessels are especially equipped to explore the outer reef, while Reef Dancer, the resort’s semi-submersible craft, is a great way to view the undersea world of coral formations and tropical fish. As part of a coral atoll, Hayman also offers remarkable snorkeling and scuba experiences, especially at Blue Pearl Bay on the other side of the island. Hayman offers everything from a 10-minute try-dive experience to full PADI Open Water certification. The Hayman Diving and Snorkelling Center provides guiding, expertise, and the use of everything clients need to enjoy their dives. Meanwhile, the resort’s seaplane sightseeing program is a great way to get a bird’s-eye view of the Whitsunday waters and Great Barrier Reef, with the added benefit that the seaplanes offer the unique feature of doubling as a swimming and diving platform anywhere guests choose to set down. Other to-do’s include fishing trips, adventure programs and children’s and family programs, as well as resort shopping. getting there Your clients can indulge in all things Hayman with Swain Tours’ 10night Spectacular New Year’s Eve and Hayman itinerary, sprinkled with a little fun in Sydney. Clients arrive at the Sydney airport where they are immediately whisked away to Hamilton Island for their launch transfer to Hayman. They’ll spend the next five nights on Hayman with accommodations in a deluxe lagoon-view room. Then on Dec. 28, clients transfer back to Sydney with a stay at the Four Seasons Hotel Sydney and ring in the new year aboard Calypso, a 52-ft. yacht as it sails along the harbor. Rates are $8,825 pp dbl for December 2011 departure. The most convenient way of getting to Hayman is via Great Barrier Reef Airport (Hamilton Island) where Hayman Island’s luxury launches connect with all incoming and outgoing commercial flights. A member of the Hayman team greets guests upon arrival at the airport and arranges for the transfer of luggage, before guests board the 1-hour launch transfer from Hamilton Island. All check-in formalities are completed enabling guests to be personally escorted to their room directly on arrival on the island. Guests can also book their choice of tour, restaurant and activity during this crossing. Virgin Blue operates daily services from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane into the Great Barrier Reef Airport. n Archived related articles (available on recommend.com): Heading Down Under (April 2011) contact information Hayman Island: hayman.com.au Swain Tours: (800) 22-SWAIN; swaintours.com Virgin Blue: virginaustralia.com resort delights Other changes in the resort include a new botanical garden with some 33,000 new plants and 327 new plant species having been introduced throughout the acres of gardens, sharing their varietal with the native birds, butterflies and wildlife who have returned to their island home. Green adds, “In keeping with our culinary tradition, innovative restaurant concepts are being presented in the Azure beachfront restaurant and the new Nic Graham-designed Fontaine, set to become Australia’s signature resort restaurant, whilst the much-loved Oriental and La Trattoria restaurants feature new-look menus and other surprises.” He also says that, the Hayman activities hub has been upgraded and features new floodlit tennis courts in addition to other extensive sports facilities plus a personal training room. “This is also the new starting point for our re-laid Hayman walking trail,” he says. Needless to say, with a quality resort of this level, the spa facilities follow suit. Accredited as a Leading Spa in 2010, Spa Hayman is designed to serve as a wellness-oriented oasis with luxurious features such as surprise add-ons to beauty procedures and meticulously customized treatments, as well as the services of a spa concierge. In addition to spa services, guests can consult with Spa Hayman’s wellness experts, who perform an extensive holistic analysis on each individual. Spa features include 13 individual treatment rooms, including a couple’s room; beachfront oceanview massage pavilions; two separate relaxation lounges; a hydrotherapy area; Vichy, sauna, steam rooms and change rooms; and a Spa Orientation Program. For more than a little self-indulgence, Spa Hayman presents the ultimate pampering experience with a full- or partial-day spa experience than can include a october 2011 25 http://www.recommend.com http://hayman.com.au http://www.swaintours.com http://www.virginaustralia.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Recommend October 2011

Editor's Notes/Agent Speak
Hotel Desk: Coworth Park, London
Tour Talk: Cox & Kings
Paws Up Ups "Glamping" to New Heights
"Alpine" Adventure at Four Seasons Resort Vail
Hotel Beaux Arts Miami
Out & About in New York City
Adventures on Hayman Island
It's the Good Life at The Leela Kovalam Beach
Peninsula Shanghai & Hong Kong
Silversea's Silver Spirit
Thailand Travel Planner
Luxury in the Wilderness, by Best of Patagonia
Savoring St. Vincent & the Grenadines
CuisinArt Resort & Spa, Anguilla
Luxurious Egypt
A Good Turn for Bern, Switzerland
Mexico's Luxury Trail

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