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If you're searching for the scene of a luxurious vacation, Western New York and South Central Ontario will provide answers to all your needs. The setting? Gorgeous woods of oak, maple, chestnut, ash beech, and hemlock trees, the Finger Lakes piercing the landscape, the inimitable Niagara Falls, which should be seen at least once in a lifetime; and Toronto, a great North American city with lots of luxury potential to be plundered. Let the region accommodate you at its luxury hotels and resorts, spoil you with varieties of fine dishes, and pamper you with waterfalls and wine trails.
Luxurious Accommodation in Western New York and South Central Ontario
There exist in the region a number of top hotels and resorts in strategic locations, so that no matter where you are, you can take relaxation and indulgence for granted. Just north of Skaneateles Lake lies Mirbeau Inn and Spa, a French country-style inn with over 30 rooms and two suites; you can stay in the main building or in individual cottages. Venture out to the grounds and visit the lake, or stay holed-up for some R&R and rejuvenation at the spa. The classically-designed spa will impress even the most hardened luxuriant, and the massages, facial treatments, and body wraps set new standards for every visitor.
For your enjoyment, the Mirbeau Inn and Spa is located on the eastern side of New York wine country. The perfect day activity, before or after time at the spa, is an excursion along the three celebrated wine routes. Second only to the California and Oregon wine countries, here the taste is a bit more rustic, but no less latent with fruit, spices, oak, and strong hints of rapture. There are plenty of options for food at many of the tasting rooms. And of course, Mirbeau is graced with the finest of restaurants, Giverny, offering French culinary delights. Many of the best wineries yield enough wine for just their own tasting rooms and a few select restaurants around the world; this adds to their mystique and exclusivity. You may want to know which wineries, out of the dozens and dozens, merit a visit. For a taste of the best, clink your wine glasses at Silver Thread Vineyard, Dr. Konstantin Frank's Vinifera Wine Cellars, and Damiani Wine Cellars.
Accommodations of the highest quality are not hard to come by in Niagara Falls, and the Canadian side is graced with more high style and luxury. The best hotels and their best rooms all line the Niagara River and face the falls. Of course, the water plays second fiddle to you, the real star of the show at these hotels. Foremost among them is the Sheraton, on the Canadian side, shining in the sun like a huge slab of ice planted above the water's ruckus below.
Toronto, for its part, has plenty of luxurious Canadian accommodation to offer. Stay at great hotels such as the Suites, a 51-story luxury hotel that connects via tunnel to all the best shopping and entertainment in the city. The top suites register at over 500 square feet and offer views of either the downtown area or Lake Ontario. Head down to the old grounds of the Dominion Bank of Canada for the lounge with the 45-foot vaulted ceiling.
Luxurious Dining in Western New York and South Central Ontario
Niagara Falls leads the pack when it comes to cuisine. The city of that name on the Canadian side boasts an international eminence, and plenty of great food along with it: This is primarily evident in fusion cuisine, an indelible mix of the international along with the local. Check out the Sheraton's Penthouse Fallsview Dining Room, an 80-foot buffet, where the city's best chef practices his culinary craft.
In Toronto's Distillery District, the variety of restaurants will astound you - it's only diamonds, no rough. Eat one night at Perigee Restaurant, for a Japanese-based international fusion experience; eat the next at Pure Sprits Oyster House and Grill for succulent fresh fish and seafood.
Luxurious Activities in Western New York and South Central Ontario
To the west of the Finger Lakes and the wine region lies the unpretentious Niagara River and the mighty Niagara Falls. Nothing that can't be conquered by a lofty helicopter tour ride. It isn't too hard to find these departing on either side of the Falls. Of course, on a visit to the falls you'll want to do more than whiz by it a few times. Touch down, and you'll have the chance to hear its roar from just a few yards away. Speed to the top of the towers; the New York State Observation Tower on the U.S. side and the Skylon Tower on the Canadian Side. While you're up there on the latter, have a meal at the Niagara Falls Revolving Restaurant. Take a ride below the falls into the mist, on one of the special Maids of the Mist.
And in Toronto's Distillery District you'll find an answer to all your luxury prayers, with dozens of boutiques, restaurants, and high-end shopping. Shop at Artifex Furniture Studio, where you can buy some of the best Canadian-made textiles, ceramics, and glass art.
The luxury hotel and spa, the wine, the waterfalls, the Distillery - a trip to western New York and south central Ontario should hold you for a while. It's a region to fall in love with, with a whole lot to offer of the very best. If you want to enjoy life in style, for all of your senses to be overwhelmed with finery, this region should be your destination.
Luxury Vacation Ideas in Toronto, Niagara Falls, Finger Lakes in Western New York and South Central Ontario
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