Copyright Rosewood Mayakoba

Accommodations, the spa, restaurants, beaches and the nearby golf course at Rosewood Mayakoba are all accessible via boats that navigate the property’s canals and lagoons.

From the Harper Collection:

“Striking resort in extraordinary 1,600-acre jungle and beach development featuring a remarkable maze of canals, lagoons and pools, a half-hour south of Cancún. Electric-powered launches or golf carts ferry guests to the 128 striking modernist suites of golden limestone, most with private plunge pools, outdoor garden showers and expansive terraces or rooftop sundecks; however, just 16 overlook the white-sand beach (where the swimming is restricted because of a rocky seabed). Four restaurants include Casa del Lago for refined Mexican and European cuisine. Principal amenities are a lavish island spa beside a natural spring-fed pool, and a Greg Norman-designed golf course; also snorkeling, diving, deep-sea and sportfishing, horseback riding and excursions to Mayan ruins.”

Copyright Mateya Safari Lodge

Ever more Harper-recommended hotels are joining the Alliance, giving our members an increasing array of amenities. Some of the newest Alliance hotels providing benefits to Harper members include the following:

Mateya Safari Lodge (Madikwe, South Africa – pictured above) – An exclusive, strikingly designed enclave offering majestic views from five luxurious, air-conditioned thatched suites complete with sundecks, infinity pools and fireplaces. Andrew Harper members receive preferred rates, early check-in when available, late checkout when available, a back and neck massage for two once per stay and a bottle of premium South African sparkling wine.

Hotel Bergs (Riga, Latvia) – A stylish 39-room hotel occupying a three-story art nouveau brick building in one of Riga’s most desirable city-center neighborhoods. Andrew Harper members receive a room upgrade at time of booking when available, daily full breakfast in the restaurant, early check-in when available, late checkout when available and a €25 voucher valid at Restaurant Bergs.

The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua (Maui, Hawaii) – A newly renovated resort crowning a scenic 50-acre knoll in the prestigious Kapalua enclave. All 463 guest lodgings feature private lanais. Andrew Harper members receive the best available non-restricted rate, an upgrade at check-in when available, daily buffet breakfast and a $100 resort credit per room per stay.

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Copyright Clayoquot Wilderness Resort

Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, British Columbia.

From the Harper Collection:

“Idyllic wilderness retreat located half an hour by boat from Tofino at the mouth of the Bedwell River. The grounds contain a cluster of log cabin-style buildings, plus guest accommodations in 11 luxurious tents. These are connected by cedar boardwalks and come with thick rugs, antique furniture, Adirondack-style beds with down duvets, electric lighting and propane “woodstoves.” Each tent has a dedicated dressing room/shower in an adjacent central bathhouse. The cookhouse is a handsome post-and-beam space with high ceilings, a doublesided fieldstone fireplace, picture windows, an open kitchen and a wraparound deck. Chef Timothy May creates memorable “modern natural cuisine,” and his five-course dinners include dishes such as truffle-marinated spaghetti squash salad with tiger prawns, and lightly seared albacore with a duck confit. Activities include hiking, kayaking, horseback riding, whale-watching, bearviewing and fishing for steelhead, salmon and cutthroat trout.”