X sure was for xtravagant. It was also for xcellent, xciting, xtremely good and any other phonetically x sounding word you can think of. EGG took me to Palazzo Versace for our Alphabet Weekend and I now know the location of heaven--it's Seaworld Drive, Gold Coast.
Now just to explain. We really know that extravagant doesn't begin with X, but considering the fairly ordinary options available for X, I was prepared to cut EGG a bit of slack. And didn't it pay off in spades.
Now I'm a well-travelled girl, and I know my luxury hotels, but nothing I've been to compares to this place. From the moment we pulled up in front of the hotel, we were spoiled rotten. I've never really envied people with money, but now I do. I want to be rich so I can go to Versace every weekend.
The bedroom was beautiful with parquetry floors and Versace lions all over the place. There was even free perfume for me and aftershave for EGG. There were robes and slippers and all the usual things. There was a pillow menu, and confusingly there was something called a Bath Blitz as part of our package.
After much discussion EGG and I decided that it was probably one of those fizzy bathbomb things that you toss in the bath, but no it was so much more. But back to that later.
We had a luxurious afternoon lounging around the bedroom, drinking champagne and contemplating our dinner options. We finally settled on a seafood buffet and advised housekeeping what time we would be back for our Bath Blitz.
Dinner was delicious and we waddled back to our room for our Bath Blitz. This was no bath bomb--how wrong we were. There were about twenty tea-light candles lit around the bath which has been filled will marshmallow scented bubbles. There was a chocolate fondue pot accompanied by strawberries and marshmallows. To follow was a whole tub of marshmallow scented body lotion. It truly was extravagant.
So we wallowed in the tub scoffing chocolate dipped strawberries and marshmallows. Did I mention that I want to be rich?
We slept like babies on our personally selected pillows and rose early for the BREAKFAST BUFFET. I must confess that I was initially disappointed when I didn't see my all-time favourite hotel buffet breakfast food--Eggs Benedict. But I was not to be disappointed for long as the chef prepares them fresh for each customer. EGG had two omelettes. I had four flat white coffees. It was so good. Did I mention that I want to be rich?
Like all good things it came to an end. We waddled out to checkout before I remembered that I hadn't visited the Versace boutique. Such is the seductiveness of the place that I actually started to think that $2385 was a very reasonable price for a dress and that the darling little black heels to match were a steal at $1495. I really, really want to be rich.
Luckily EGG called me on the phone and told me the car was waiting so no hasty purchases were made.
As we drove away I turned back and looked toward heaven on earth. "I want to go back," I whined to EGG.
I'm currently buying Lotto tickets in my quest to be rich. I want to go to Versace every weekend.
X is for Xtravagant.
