We are back, unpacked and feeling incredibly lucky to have stayed, with my family, in this magnificent Palace, for the week.
This home captures the true essence of grace, charm and sophistication in an incredible setting.
How do I best describe this experience?
If I might paraphrase Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her sonnet, “How Do I Love Thee?...Let me Count The Ways”.
From the moment you open the door you are surrounded by lush, sweet smelling orchids.
Plush pillows and blankets are in every bedroom and...the sheets are laundered and PRESSED to perfection.
There is a fully equipped chef’s kitchen stocked with beautiful silverware, glasses, serving pieces and coordinated dishes from Williams Sonoma. There even is a Nespresso machine with coffee pods.
Every bathroom has an abundant supply of organic soap, shampoo and conditioner.
There are Toto toilets with heated seats, warm water that cleanses you, if you so desire, and each flushes automatically.
All the modern technology (WiFi, Alexa, Ecobee smart thermostats in every room, huge flat TV’s in every room with Xfinity TV and the ability to watch Netflix and Prime Video) that you would expect in an upscale 21st century home.
And the views...oh, the views! From every room you see sweeping vistas of San Francisco Bay, the Golden Gate Bridge and
Alcatraz.
But most of all it is your host, Pritam, who graciously surpasses the saying, the “Host with the Most”.
He is most charming, attentive to your every need and will go out of his way to make your vacation a most memorable one.
I can’t thank Pritam enough for making our treasured family moments into memories that will be indelibly etched into our minds and hearts forever!