by Lacey Pfalz
Last updated: 11:10 AM ET, Thu July 11, 2024
Relais & Châteaux, the luxury portfolio offering some of the best hotels, retreats and restaurants on the planet, is welcoming nine new hotels along with two restaurants to its portfolio this week, with new offerings from Botswana to Romania and beyond.
“I am delighted that these eleven new properties have become part of Relais & Châteaux, complementing our existing establishments,” said Laurent Gardinier, President, Relais & Châteaux. “With each of these members, we share a passion for authenticity and terroir, for they are committed to showcasing, sharing, and preserving the culinary, cultural, architectural, and natural heritage of their regions.”
Relais & Châteaux Sitatunga
Located on a private island in the UNESCO-designated Okavango Delta in Botswana is the exclusive Relais & Châteaux Sitatunga, which offers two suites and one villa starting at $1,550 per person per night for its all-inclusive stay. Travelers aged six and older are welcome to experience the wonders of the region’s wildlife with safari experiences and more.
Sitatunga Private Island’s accommodations are constructed of recycled wood and canvas and offer private verandahs and pools.
The Relais & Chateaux Finca La Donaira. (Photo Credit: Relais & Chateaux Finca La Donaira.)
Relais & Châteaux Finca La Donaira
Located in rural Montecorto, Spain, the Relais & Châteaux Finca La Donaira offers five suites and rooms including yurts, starting from $1,050 per night for an all-inclusive stay. Travelers will be immersed in the local landscape, a patchwork of farm country, meadows, ancient oak trees and ruins from ages long past.
The environmentally friendly finca offers a restored farmhouse and outbuildings, a medicinal garden, organic farm, hammam and plenty of wellness classes to enjoy. The finca also offers the region’s largest equestrian center, with one hundred Lusitano horses for guests to learn how to ride.
Relais & Châteaux’s other new properties include The Relais & Châteaux Matca Hotel in Transylvania, Romania; The Relais & Châteaux Les Lumières in Versailles, France; Relais & Châteaux Le Clos Vauban in Langres, France; Relais & Châteaux Château Sainte Sabine in Sainte-Sabine, France; Relais & Châteaux The Drisco Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, Israel; Relais & Châteaux La Maison Bleue in El Gouna, Egypt and Relais & Châteaux Sitara Himalaya in the Himalayas, India.
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