Catie Case

1 week ago | surfacemag.com | Nate Storey |Catie Case

Travel The exclusive Caribbean island where Princess Margaret once found solace remains a haven for celebrities, rock stars, and industry titans to disappear into timeless bliss. “I don’t know where heaven is, but I live next door,” Basil Charles tells me one night over bites of pork slow-cooked in banana leaves. Charles is the likeness behind Basil’s Bar, a Balinese-style haunt perched over Mustique’s Britannia Bay.

3 weeks ago | surfacemag.com | Catie Case

TRAVEL An homage to art, nature, and legacy, this new nine-bedroom villa at Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort, pairs museum-level curation with beachside ease and otherworldly views of St. Lucia's volcanic spires. Art wasn’t an afterthought in the design of Spice of Life—the new design-forward sanctuary at Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort—it was the foundation.

1 month ago | surfacemag.com | Catie Case

Opening Shot is a column that peeks inside new hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops with dreamy interiors. THE MANNER SOHODesigners: Verena Haller and Hannes PeerLocation: New York CityOn Offer: Located on a quiet block in SoHo, The Manner is a boutique spinoff from Standard International that captures the hotel group’s energetic culinary and nightlife DNA while serving up a more high-touch guest experience.

2 months ago | surfacemag.com | Catie Case

THE SURREY, A CORINTHIA HOTELDesigner: Martin Brudnizki Design StudioLocation: New York CityOn offer: The Upper East Side stalwart once served as a discreet haven for celebrities and artists—including JFK and Bette Davis—returns as Corinthia Hotels’ inaugural North American venture. Known for its limestone facade and Beaux-Arts elegance, the 16-story property brings fresh energy to the storied address with 70 guest rooms, 30 suites, and 14 private residences.

Dec 11, 2024 | surfacemag.com | Catie Case

Since its pioneering 1965 debut as America’s first open-air luxury retail destination, Bal Harbour Shops has consistently redefined the shopping experience through its synthesis of high-end retail and immersive landscape design. In 2023, through an innovative architectural collaboration with LOT-EK, the brand launched a nomadic retail concept that transforms shipping containers into a 17,000-square-foot luxury shopping and hospitality destination.