It may have taken a long time, but the place was now reborn as an eco-friendly, boutique resort.

But the biggest buzz surrounds the Palms, an $85 million boutique resort that is scheduled to open next month.

They were right by the luxurious Sri Lanta boutique resort.

Stepping up to US$50, you enter the world of three-star standards and charming boutique resorts.

A Balinese boutique resort close to the airport, Amanusa is a monument to high-life luxury.

The Anglers Boutique Resort, 660 Washington Avenue (001 305 534 9600, www.theanglersresort.com).

On Sept. 1, a new boutique resort and winery opens to the public in Chile's increasingly popular Apalta Valley.

Capella Pedregal WHAT - Boutique resort with luxury residences.

Plans to build a home on a site soon developed into an idea to build a small boutique resort in partnership with longtime friend Anil Thadani.

Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, a boutique resort in Scottsdale, where rooms normally start at $415 is offering prices as low as $165 through Sept. 14.

Despite the ideals of the corporation, the town has transitioned from utopian experiment to artist's and intellectual's colony to boutique resort and affluent suburb of Mobile.

With this new interest comes the development of a number of boutique resorts on the island providing quality accommodation, food and drinks in near proximity to relatively unspoiled countryside.

Ka'ana Boutique Resort and Spa is located in the Cayo District, near San Ignacio Town.

A winding mile from the village below, the hilltop boutique resort of Alila Ubud owes its inspiration to traditional Balinese village life.

Elsewhere in Asia, St. Regis, 888-625-5144, www.stregis.com, is opening a boutique resort on the French Polynesian island of Bora Bora.

Its success, followed by that of Amandari in Bali, confirmed to Zecha the viability of a chain of minimalist boutique resorts in remote, natural settings.

Ensconced by palms, mangroves and ocean, this boutique resort on the peninsular tip of South Bahia may be tricky to get to, but it's more than worth the journey.

Nowhere embodies Trancoso's boho-chic vibe better than Etnia Posada, a petite boutique resort ensconced shady woodland and lush vegetation at the edge of the town.

Ka'ana Boutique Resort & Spa (Best Tourism Employer), established in 2007, is a luxury boutique property in Western Belize.

Rumor Boutique Resort: 455 E. Harmon Ave, Las Vegas, NV, across the street from the Hard Rock Hotel.

The new owners of the boutique resort say they have replaced much of the old Italian theme with an aggressive-contemporary theme using lots of marble, LED lighting, and imported artwork.

Set on 4.6 beachfront acres just next door to the Palms, this luxury boutique resort features unique guest activities like a seminar at the Sandcastle University, taught by the Guinness world-record holder in sandcastle building.

The island was purchased by Andrew and Julia Dixon, an Australian couple visiting Bintan, in 2005 and developed, with the aid of a group of financiers, into a boutique resort named Nikoi Island.

Mr & Mrs Smith have a trip to this unique boutique resort in the diary, and just as soon as they've unpacked their snorkels and flip-flops, a full account of their stay in Langkawi will be with you.

With its fruit-bearing trees, clipped gardens, dazzling sunshine and well-groomed fitness and spa facilities, this Palm Springs boutique resort at the foot of the San Jacinto mountains wears its healthy, wealthy heart on its sleeve.