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5 WATER WORKS Who says the kiddos are the only ones who can escape the city heat with summer camp? Book four days at the posh Lake Austin Spa during its Quench retreat, and play camp grownup-style around the cool waters of the lake. Literally set on the shores of Lake Austin, the spa is hosting more than 25 waterthemed activities within the four-day program, from stand-up paddle boarding to sculling and kayaking, as well as cooking demonstrations, spa services, craft and get-up-and-motivate classes (led by Olympic champions, no less). Perhaps you can take a sunset smoothie cruise or unwind in a wine-and-watercolor workshop — the days are what you make them. Held Sunday to Thursdays four times this summer, the first session is June 24 through 28. 1705 S. Quinlan Park Road, Austin, 800.847.5637; lakeaustin.com. Laurann Claridge. Lake Austin Spa 6 TUNNEL VISION Celebrating its third anniversary, Capella Pedregal — the resort carved into the hillside of Cabo San Lucas — caters to the Mexico modernist. Encompassing 24 mountainside and oceanfront acres, the property is reached only via a 300-meter rock tunnel carved through a mountain, with lanterns lighting the way to the hotel's courtyard. Book one of the 66 rooms — all with private plunge pool and fireplace — or, for families and larger groups, secure one of the 31 shared-ownership residences or 20 private casonas. Situated between the rooms and the residences is the 12,000-squarefoot Auriga Spa, where treatment pods float on a private pool surrounded by a waterfall, and guests are encouraged to swim to their appointment. Of the three culinary spots on the property, El Farallon (Spanish for "where the cliffs meet the sea") is the most dramatic, with ocean mist blanketing tables while guests dine on the bountiful catch of the day. Rates from $525. Camino Del Mar -1, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 877.247.6688; capellahotels.com. Brooke Hortenstine Cassa Hotel and Residences, NYC LONG-TERM LUXE If extended New York business — or a shopping trip to Broome, Madison and Mercer — is logged in your Smythson planner, consider settling in one of Cassa Hotel and Residences' 57 luxury apartment units. For a 30-day minimum, choose from a studio ($8,000 per month), one-bedroom ($9,000 per month), two-bedroom ($16,000 per month) or a four-bedroom penthouse ($40,000 per month), all sitting atop the newly opened boutique hotel. The apartments are stocked with Frette sheets, robes and towels; Irene Mamiye's abstract impressionist photography; a collection of Taschen and Rizzoli design and fashion books; and Italian bath products by Angelo Caroli. Created by the contemporary architectural firms TEN Arquitesctos/Enrique Norten in collaboration with Cetra Ruddy, Cassa is situated on 45th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues — skipping distance to Madison Avenue and the theater district. 70 West 45th St., 212.302.8700; cassahotelny.com. Brooke Hortenstine Capella Pedregal, Cabo San Lucas 8 BLISS ON THE BEACH The heaven of a Trina Turk-draped cabana on the sparkly beaches of Kauai … Yes, indeed, it's true: There is just such a stylish oasis at The St. Regis Princeville Resort overlooking Hanalei Bay. Turk's tropical prints are also splashed on the chaises and pillows, and there's an iPad downloaded with Trina's fave songs, magazines and apps. Throw in a cabana boy, and we're there! 522 Ka Haku Road, Princeville, Hawaii, 877.787.3447; stregis.com/princeville. Trina Turk cabana, The St. Regis Princeville, Kauai T he supremely waspy Gasparilla Inn & Club on Gasparilla Island in Boca Grande, Florida, has had a dress code since its inception in 1913, is owned by the William S. Farish Jr. family, has pink-and-green guest rooms and cottages, and is closed each year from July 8 through October 12. What's not to love? 877.403.0599; the-gasparilla-inn.com. The Dorothy Draper School of Decorating with designer Carleton Varney, at the venerable Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia (established 1778). Varney is the president of The St. Regis Princeville, Kauai that designed the baroque APRIL | PAGE 27 | 2012 interiors of The Greenbrier in 1946. Week-long decorating packages start April 29 and June 10. And The Greenbrier has a Cold War-era bunker carved in the side of a mountain. No spies can get in here to learn your decorating secrets. 855.453.4858; greenbrier.com. Pink Sands Resort on Harbour Island, Bahamas. Mick and Jerry used to stay here, and the interiors were designed by the owner of London's '70s swinging shop Biba. Enough for us. 800.407.4776; pinksandsresort.com.