Dorado Beach | reopening October 1st

Dorado Beach, a Ritz Carlton Reserve, closed for repairs due to the two hurricanes that ravaged Puerto Rico last year, has announced its reopening. The resort took the opportunity to make their world-class luxury beach resort even more beautiful.

Every room and suite is beachfront, and the results of the renovation look stunning — clean, light, and tasteful rooms look out to the sea. West Beach rooms step directly onto the beach. Ocean waves on the East Beach side crash directly onto the beach rocks on the shoreline ... providing soothing sounds all night long, especially if you like to sleep with the sliding doors open.

One of my favorite beach resorts in the world, Dorado Beach offers valuable Virtuoso amenities including complimentary daily breakfast for two, a resort credit, and more. In celebration of their reopening, benefit from an exclusive Rediscover Dorado promotion — just $499 per night during the month of October, 2018. Or book a guest room for three nights just before Festive Season, December 16 through December 22 and receive a $1000 one-time resort credit. Click here to request more information.

copyright (c) 2018 by Ourisman Travel LLC. All rights reserved. We provide Virtuoso and other Preferred Partner amenities as an affiliate of Brownell, a Virtuoso® Member. If you have comments on this column, or questions about booking travel, email me or visit my website.

last minute luxury Christmas vacation

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Have you waited too long to book a luxury Christmas vacation at the beach? Possibly not! All of the following hotels show current availability for a 7 night stay, Dec. 25 - Jan. 1. If you can find the air, the rooms are currently available in my system for each of the following, and as an added value-added bonus, we can provide Virtuoso or Preferred Partner amenities that include free daily breakfasts, hotel credits, and more.

Four Seasons Palm Beach (Florida)
Eau Palm Beach (Florida)
Dorado Beach Ritz Carlton (Puerto Rico)
Ritz Carlton San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Condado Vanderbilt Hotel (San Juan)
Fairmont Kea Lani (Maui)
Banyan Tree Mayakoba (Mexico
Grand Velas Riviera Maya (Mexico)
Capella Ixtapa (Mexico)

Be aware that you'll be within the cancel deadline. While our typical Festive booking fee is $350, if you book one of these nine hotels for these dates by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, we will discount that fee to $150. The value of your free daily breakfast for two is worth far more than the fee, and the additional resort credit will add even more to your savings. Just complete our Travel Request Form to get things started!

copyright (c) 2016 by Ourisman Travel LLC. All rights reserved. We provide Virtuoso and other Preferred Partner amenities as an affiliate of Brownell Travel. If you have comments on this column, or questions about booking travel, email me or visit my website.