INTIMATE, LUXURY HIDEAWAY OPENS
IN EXCLUSIVE OLD NAPLES
Hotel Escalante Set in 4-Acres of Exotic Tropical Gardens
Naples, FL (Sept. 11, 2000) - Hotel Escalante, a 65-room Mediterranean-style hideaway amidst exotic tropical gardens, opened in Fall 2000 in exclusive Old Naples, a beachfront neighborhood of couture shopping, haute-bistro dining, oceanfront mansions and quaint cottages.
The $15 million garden retreat, as close to the beach as a beachfront hotel, exudes romance with its ivy-covered stucco walls, wrought iron gates and lush tropical garden abundant with unusual flora and fragrant blooms -- 200 botanical species in all.
Hotel Escalante indulges guests with discrete service and creature comforts. Plump, feather-top beds are covered with creamy Frette linens. Bathrooms feature Waterworks fixtures, imported Molton Brown amenities reserved for the world's finest hotels, and Frette bathrobes.
A doorknob 'beach service menu' asks what time guests would like their chairs set on the beach, whether they would like a umbrella, picnic lunch, or a cooler with drinks.
Guestrooms are decorated with mahogany plantation-style furniture and soft, muted fabrics. Plantation-shuttered windows and brick-paved patios open to the luxuriant, colorful garden. The garden is landscaped in sections -- some formal and others lush and flourishing. A royal palm-lined courtyard is ideal for weddings. The flowering tropical garden with footpaths is perfect for nature walks.
The swimming pool, spa and library surround a center courtyard. Chaise lounges are prepared every morning, each set with fresh towels and a supply of sunscreen and fresh water spray. Poolside patio dining furniture is set with linen, Eschenbach porcelain and Broggi silver for guests to enjoy the bountiful complimentary breakfast. Breakfast is also served in the library and reception area, and can be arranged for delivery to guests' rooms.
Hotel Escalante's library has a club-like ambiance with wood-paneled walls and leather banquettes. Tropical cocktails complement the library's selection of fine wine and port. Guests can peruse the library's collection of books about Southwest Florida and watch favorite programs on its 42" plasma screen TV.
Massage therapists staff the spa and offer the full range of body treatments from honeysuckle sea scrubs and paraffin wraps to aromatherapy and shiatsu massages, even poolside foot reflexology. The fitness center contains a treadmill, exercise cycle, and steam rooms.
The pampering continues at the beach, just a short block away. Guests can stroll or be chauffeured to the beach where chaise lounges, umbrellas, towels, refreshments and box lunches are prepared especially for guests by hotel staff.
Fine and casual dining options are available at the "14 restaurants of Hotel Escalante," located on Naples' fashionable Fifth Avenue South and Third Street South, and all within walking distance of the hotel. By exclusive arrangement with the hotel, these restaurants offer preferred reservations and seating, and direct billing to Hotel Escalante guests.
Dining Naples-style combines a fun, chic ambiance with flavorful culinary experiences. Guests can choose from Caribbean, Floribbean, Thai, Italian, Irish, French, American and fusion cuisine. There are steak houses, seafood restaurants and a bistro specializing in pasta and risotto. A Parisian-style café serves coffee and desserts.
When guests are not enjoying the pool, beach, shopping and dining, the hotel's staff arranges boating trips in the Gulf of Mexico or Ten Thousand Islands, rounds of golf on one of Naples' top courses, and sightseeing. Airboat rides, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, and mangrove boardwalk strolls are available in the nearby Everglades, America's last great wilderness.
For information and reservations, call toll free 1-877-Gulf Inn (485-3466); or 239-659-3466. Visit the website at www.hotelescalante.com.
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