With the kick off of ski season, ultra-luxury destination club Solstice announced the addition of a new ski-in/ski-out chalet in Verbier, Switzerland to its private home collection. The four-bedroom residence is situated in the “Four Valleys” ski area, which features 35 lifts and slopes for both novices and advanced skiers. Just ... Read Full Article »

South America is the next frontier for destination club Solstice, which today announced its newest luxury home, a three level modernist design set in a beachfront development in Brazil. The house, part of the Warapuru resort in Itacare, Brazil will be ready for the first guests in the spring ... Read Full Article »

It’s been some time since ultra-luxury destination club, Solstice, unveiled new properties, but this week the club announced a new property in Cabo San Lucas, and two new properties in New York City’s West Village. The new beachfront residence in Cabo is the second one there offered by Solstice. The home, ... Read Full Article »

Telluride, Colordo is becoming one of the hottest destinations in the West. It has the number two ski resort in North America by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler. It’s also home to Hollywood stars like Darryl Hannah and Tom Cruise. Exclusive Resorts, High Country Club, the Portofino Club (Signature), ... Read Full Article »

Solstice Collection, the ultra-luxury destination club, announced that former Pfizer CEO Hank McKinnell (photo, right) has joined their Advisory Board. We don’t know if he has actually joined the club. McKinnell certainly can afford it, since he left Pfizer with a $180 million severance package! According to the Wall Street Journal today ... Read Full Article »

We did some follow-up with the team at the new Solstice to better understand the club’s new programs and pricing. There are three plans in the new club: Solstice Signature: Deposit is $505,000 now, moving to $535,000 after Jan.15th (6% increase). Solstice Platinum: Deposit is $825,000 going to $875,000 (6% increase). Solstice Sky: Deposit ... Read Full Article »

The consolidations continue, as two more destination clubs decide to stop competing and join forces. This time it’s two of the ultra-luxury clubs, Solstice and Parallel. Combined, the new club will have close to 80 members (equivalent to about 50 full-time equivalent members), 40 of which came from the original ... Read Full Article »

Solstice, the boutique ultra-luxury destination club, has decided to add more members, according to Jeff Scult, one of the managing partners of the club. Scult told us that the club, which had a self-imposed limit of 48 memberships with access to seven homes and a yacht, asked its existing members ... Read Full Article »

If a luxury home can be shared via a destination club, why not divide a yacht? Bob Kyle, the founder of Yacht Share, is betting consumers will find the appeal of his new fractional program a better alternative to the upside-down economics of owning your own boat. From his perspective, the ... Read Full Article »

We spoke with Solstice founder Graham Kos this morning to learn more about their recently-acquired Florence property. Solstice’s model was created with a plan to cap membership at 42 members and seven homes plus their yacht. The club is closing in on their member goal and the Florence ... Read Full Article »

We know he flies Flexjet now (link to video), so it’s just a matter of time before Lance is pitching a destination club. Private Escapes already has Steve Young as a celebrity spokesperson and Exclusive Resorts has a partnership with the rest of the NFL. Maybe Lance will favor Solstice, ... Read Full Article »

Solstice was named Business Britain magazine’s Private Residence and Destination Club of the Year for 2005/2006. An exclusive, boutique club with a 42-member limit, Solstice offers 7 homes around the world (although none in England) and a private yacht. We met with Jeff Scult, a partner at Solstice, who informed us ... Read Full Article »

We conclude our week-long tour of featured homes with a return to Cabo San Lucas and a visit to Solstice’s residence, Casa Estrellas. For each successive post we’ve been climbing the ladder of luxury and on the top rung is Solstice with their $775,000 membership deposit. Yes, Mr. ... Read Full Article »

Ultra-luxury destination club Solstice announces the addition of their seventh home. “Silver Skies” in Aspen, Colorado features a modern design worthy of a feature in Dwell magazine. With 20’ ceilings and views of the mountain from the master bedroom, Solstice members can host seven people in the 4 bedroom, 4.5 ... Read Full Article »

<!-logo and address-> Membership Inquiries: http://www.solsticehomes.com Click here to request more information <!- profile data-> Membership Members (as of 1Q06) 36 Member cap 42 ... Read Full Article »