It was Christmas Eve 2006 and we just checked in to the Palazzo Versace Hotel on the Gold Coast. The hotel is oppulent, amazing and over the top. We are shown our room, the door swings open and we walk in to the reception room (apparently it is also known as the anti-chamber) with lounge, chairs, desk and cabinet. Each piece of furniture individually selected by Donatella Versace; adorned with the Versace face.

We treated each other to an early Christmas present (booking well in advance) to a treatment in the luxurious Salus per Aquum Spa. There is a truly wide range of treatments offered here, including massages, hydrotherapy, body wraps, waxing, facials and much more. I was pampered with an hour long facial while my wife Erica had a fully body wrap.

We had Christmas dinner at Vanitas, overlooking a shimmering lagoon, This is where we had an fabulous dinner and entertained by a very knowledgable sommelier complementing an exceptional wine selection in a chic atmosphere. Vanitas brings you the ultimate in dining, offering innovative cuisine specialising in only the best. Our entrees Seared Queensland Scallops on a salad of feta, snow peas, cucumber and cabbage with a citrus vinaigrette and crisp pork crackling and a Lobster ragout with smoked duck breast, baby carrots, asparagus and rockmelon in a crustacean broth. My mouthing is watering.

After dinner we return to our room to find a tiny Versace gift, our bed turned down and chocolates on the pillow.
On Boxing Day we relaxed by the lagoon, lucky for us there is the Pool bar. This was definitely a memorable Christmas holiday. As we check out we agreed we would definitely be back.

Enjoy LXS Jeremiah

Palazzo Versace is located Sea World Drive, Main Beach, Surfers Paradise, Queensland.

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