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Outdoor Breakfast Places
Peninsula Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USAHollywood's secret mogul-morning rendezvous is up at the rooftop spa, where breakfast is served poolside. The really fit first swim their quota of 60-foot laps, and perhaps relax by the adjacent working fireplace. Tables are set with large shady umbrellas as well as vineyard-type moveable heaters ready, depending on the season. The hotel's renowned valet supervisor JC (Juan Carlos Rivera) then of course has your car ready to drive straight to the airport.Visit Property Site |   |
The ideal way to start your last morning, before heading back, by silver Hummer, to San Jose del Cabo airport, would be breakfast at home. Say you are in 1221, a ground floor suite with views north across San Jose Bay - private dining sets up, on your terrace, yellow-embroidered white table linens and white Bidascoa china. Continental breakfast could include freshest juice, a bowl of yogurt, papaya slices, toasts in a napkin in a basket and a flask of coffee. Visit Property Site | |
From the terrace of this 14th century former monastery, look down the steep cliffs of the medieval town to the Mediterranean far below, with snow-capped Mount Etna in the distance. Tables are set with cream linens, green-edged Schonwald, and the buffet, inside, includes organic and Sicilian sections, with almond milk, and almond and coffee granites. The whole fresh ricotta is one of the great culinary treats. Visit Property Site | |
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You feel you are getting your fill of classical history dining on the terrace of the Roof Garden. What seems like only a long stone's throw away you have the massive 6,000-seat stadium, and, atop the Acropolis, the Parthenon - all dating back at least to the 4th century BC. Also, when staying here you now have access to the outdoor rooftop pool as well as the year-round indoor pool next to the spa. Visit Property Site | |
From the upper level Lan Tanya, 'terrace of the blue palms', you look down 350 feet, over hundreds of lush-green coconut palms, to the Gulf of Thailand. The buffet is in an air-conditioned area, your table is set with blue mats to match the sea, the charming servers are in complementary plain cotton Jirachai Rengthong designs, in beiges, turquoise and soft chocolate. The yellow of the fresh juice and the orange-robed monks, there at our visit, added to the morning palette. Visit Property Site | |
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On the deck looking through palm fronds at the turquoise waves crashing on the white Intendance Beach 20 feet away, you are under a green umbrella, trying fresh sour sop juice for the first time. It is delicious, as are the fresh orange and papaya juices, the baby bananas, mango, peaches and yogurts. A neighbor's poached egg comes, as requested, with smoked salmon and fresh asparagus (is this to be a new breakfast addiction?). The white Patra china and bronze cutlery are Thai, the servers smiling Seychellois. Visit Property Site | |
State designer Stephen Fitzgerald and opera singer Frances Wilson - who may well burst into impromptu song - have made her mother's corrugated-roof house into a theatrical set. Breakfast on the small front terrace is at tables set with turquoise flower vases that soar over four feet tall, and places are set with at least fives plates on top of each other, topped by tall stemmed glasses holding old-fashioned embroidered napkins held in grape-look rings. A perfect bijou buffet includes shot glasses of stewed berries and yogurt, toasted ciabatta comes in a silver rack and the coffee in a tall yellow-lined cup with a handle. Visit Property Site | |
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