3/6/09

Puttin' on the Ritz

I'm hooked on humming the tune Puttin' on the Ritz -or rather it hooked me...

... why?

... Maybe because my husband and I occasionally went to the Ritz Bar in Boston when we were living there..., I'm not sure, but it did send me off touring some of the luxury Ritz Carlton Hotels and these are some of the ritzy things you can expect (and as always: click images to go to source)...

... prestine rooms (Grand Cayman Island)...

... exeptional amenities (Canary Island, Spain)

... personalized service (Naples, FL)...

... VIP day beds (South Beach Miami, FL)...

... oceanside massage (San Juan, Puerto Rico)...

... innovative fitness (Key Biscayne, FL)...

... personal caddy service (Rose Hall, Jamaica)...

... enchanted dining by the sea (Cancun, Mexico)...

... your own terrace fire pit (Half Moon Bay, CA)...

... and hammocks (Kapalua, Hawaii)..., just as Irving Berlin says...

"Now, if you're blue
And you don't know where to go to
Why don't you go where fashion sits
Puttin' on the Ritz..."

My favorite version:



It's Hooked on Fridays over at Julia's Hooked on Houses and Fashionable Friday at Fifi's!

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16 comments:

Catherine said...

Ooh the seaside dining in Cancun, Mexico has won me over!

Christy said...

Wow - fly me to the Ritz Canary Islands. I'm in! And I love your current header - I've never been on a yacht like that...maybe one day!

amariaf2000 said...

Oh, every time I'm in Naples visiting my in-laws, we always go to the Ritz for lunch and a Dirty Banana out at the little beach restaurant they have! It's so much fun! I'm visiting Boston later this month for my bday, and I may have to check out the bar at their Ritz! THANKS for sharing!!!
~angela @ peonypatch
www.mccalled.com/peonypatch

Fifi Flowers said...

What a FASHIONABLE getaway! I want that massage! BTW... your chair is painted on my site today... pop over and take a peek!
ENJOY your day!
Fifi

Julia @ Hooked on Houses said...

Now I've got that song playing in my head, too! And I love the photo of Fred Astaire at the top. Brings back memories of watching all of his old movies with my mom on Saturday afternoons. :-)

Marie said...

Great minds think alike (LOL)! Luv the photos of the Ritz in FL. Would luv to go on vacation ala Ritz, don't you? Enjoy your weekend.
-marie

Gayle said...

Okay, now it's stuck in my head, too! I think I would go to each of these locations! Beautiful.

Arleen @ Seasons for All at Home said...

What a great post! I love The Ritz -- both the movie with Fred Astaire and the hotel as in Carlton. I stayed at the Ritz Carlton in Pasadena, CA a few years ago and it was beautiful. Thanks for connecting the movie to the hotel.

simpledaisy said...

I would love to go to any of those places!! Have a wonderful weekend!!

Things That Inspire said...

I love the Ritz Carlton in Amelia Island, FLorida, and the Ritz Carlton in Laguna Beach/Dana Point, CA. Thanks for the peeks into some of the other beautiful Ritz Carltons around the world!

Laura @ the shorehouse. said...

Canary Island, please. Or Half Moon Bay if I HAVE to. ;-)

Pam Kersting said...

Thanks for taking me away today! I needed it.

Laura Ingalls Gunn said...

Yep, I'm humming the tune! :) Thank you for the relaxing images!

Topsy Turvy said...

I love those dining tents on the beach in Cancun!

–Lana

Topsy Turvy said...

I also love that image of Fred Astaire – he looks so completely elegant and at ease in the midst of that incredible leap.

–Lana

JudyBug said...

I'll take the one in Cancun! And no one has elegant and polished as Fred Astaire. Love that pic!

JudyBug

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