For the rich, pampering their little pets is a must. Check out the Royvon Animal Hotel in Surrey (UK).

The place is situated on six acres of land (might not be much for humans but that’s a huge place for pooches) and offers play and pampering for dogs.

The animal hotel features a spa in which dogs can be bathed, groomed and massaged. There’s also a training center that would teach your dog better manners and etiquette to fit a luxurious lifestyle.

There’s even a dog taxi (air conditioned at that) for rides to Brecon Beacons so that pets can enjoy the scenic countryside.

Check out the Royvon Animal Hotel here.

Manhattan’s Upper East Side boutique Surrey Hotel has something to write home about, a brand new private roof garden with amazing views of the city and Central Park.

With features such as luxury lounge seats amid stunning flowers and all the service you could want, this newly added 2,200 square foot terrace is a great way to spend your time while at the Surrey.  Maybe even booking a room just for those views isn’t a bad idea!

From Luxist comes the Top Five Luxury Hotels which details the top 5 city-located hotels across the world.

At number one, is London’s Claridge’s Hotel, considered to be the most glamorous hotel in all of England.

Number two, Four Seasons, New York.

Three, Four Seasons George V, Paris.

Four, Hotel Cipriani, Venice.

And trailing in fifth place of the most luxurious hotels is the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris.

Now tell us, which one is your favorite?

While it’s not the best time for the launch of a new luxury hotel, that’s not stopping the Ritz Carlton opening their Ritz Carlton Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona come December 18.

Located near Tucson, Marana will now see the latest and greatst the Ritz has to offer.  Anyone booked a room yet?

This past Thursday Washington’s luxury W Hotel opened its doors, finally.  If only this W had been open during President Obama’s Inauguration, but maybe next time, right?

The 25th to open in North America, the W Hotel Washington uses the 1920s Beaux Arts architecture of the original building and incorporates a bit of edgy with Diana Wong designs.

Book us for November!

Welcome to Bali’s own luxurious Karma Kandara Resort.  Just 20 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport, this luxury resort offers every creature comfort you’ll need.

Located on a cliff high above the Indian Ocean at Bali’s southernmost tip, you can enjoy one of 46 expansive private beach villa residences with amazing vistas of ocean and sky.  Star planning that vacay now, it’s just a click away.

Spunky designer Betsey Johnson will be taking her girly style to New York’s Plaza Hotel where she will be designing an an Eloise suite for the hotel.

Based on the love for the children’s book character Eloise, Johnson will use her love of pink and black to bring the suite to life.  We can’t wait to see some images of her work.

Ever since the luxury hotel chain W Hotels launched back in 1998, they have kept competitors on their toes where luxury accommodations are concerned, and it looks they are up to the same old trick for the future.

Recently unveiled in Sao Paolo, Brazil, the Extreme Wow Suite of the future features details such as a pod-like suite with moveable bathtub that can capture different views.  If this sounds to your luxurious taste, click here for more details.

The Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma at Emerald Bay was recently closed but it looks like the Bahamas resort might get a lifesaver after all.

Sandals Resort has saved the Four Seasons at Emerald Bay and will be re-opening come January 2010.  This will be the 14th Caribbean Sandals resort and the third located in the Bahamas.

Condé Nast Traveler has released its list of reader-selected best places to stay in the world in their 15th Annual “Gold List“.

Conde Nast announces 15th annual Gold List.

This list is considered “must read” by many affluent types worldwide and is billed as the “ultimate annotated guide to the world’s finest properties and cruise lines, as elected by more than 32,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers.”

You can browse by destination, type of award (e.g., service, food, location, cruise lines) or alphabetically, where you can see all on the list. Wondering how they were picked? Well, here is a break down of the criteria utilized:

Entries include the edited comments of readers and are intended to reveal a property’s character rather than to catalog its facilities. Each score represents the percentage of respondents who rated a property excellent or very good on specific criteria (see “Key to Symbols,” below). For example, the first entry, the Boulders Resort & Golden Door Spa, in Carefree, Arizona, has an overall score of 87.5, the highest component of which is 90.2 percent for Activities. Criteria for hotels, resorts, and cruise lines vary. Rates ($, $$, $$$, and $$$$) reflect the average price for a double room in 2009. The Gold List is based on data collected from the annual Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Survey; to qualify for inclusion in these rankings, a property had to receive a required minimum number of responses.

~~Raine Devries