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Top20MainlandU.S.
1. Hotel Del Coronado, SanDiego
(800) 468-3533, hoteldel.com
2. JWMarriott Camelback InnResort
&Spa, Scottsdale, Arizona
(800) 242-2635, camelbackinn.com
3. TheBroadmoor,
ColoradoSprings, Colorado
(800) 634-7711, broadmoor.com
4. TheWaldorf Astoria, NewYork
(800) 925-3673,
waldorfnewyork.com
5. Four SeasonsHotel Chicago
(
800) 819-5053,
fourseasons.com/chicagofs
6. Four SeasonsHotel NewYork
(800) 819-5053,
fourseasons.com/newyork
7. Biltmore, Coral Gables, Florida
(866) 794-1748, biltmorehotel.com
8. TheBeverlyHillsHotel andBungalows
(800) 283-8885,
beverlyhillshotel.com
9. Omni LaMansióndel Rio, SanAntonio
(800) 843-6664,
omnilamansion.com
10. ThePeninsulaChicago
(866) 288-8889, peninsula.com
11. AubergeDuSoleil, Rutherford,
California
(tie)
(800) 348-5406,
aubergedusoleil.com
11. ThePhoenician,Scottsdale,Arizona
(tie)
(800)888-8234, thephoenician.com
13. Four SeasonsHotel Boston
(800) 819-5053,
fourseasons.com/boston
14. RosewoodMansiononTurtleCreek,
Dallas
(888) 767-3966,
mansiononturtlecreek.com
15. St. RegisMonarchBeach, Dana
Point, California
(888) 627-7219, stregismb.com
16. TheRitz-CarltonSan Francisco
(800) 241-3333, ritzcarlton.com
17. ThePlaza, NewYork
(888) 850-0909,
fairmont.com/theplaza
18. Four SeasonsResort andClubDallas
at LasColinas
(tie)
(800) 819-5053,
fourseasons.com/dallas
18. InnonBiltmoreEstate,
Asheville, NorthCarolina
(tie)
(800) 411-3812, biltmore.com
20. Windsor Court Hotel, NewOrleans
(888) 596-0955,
windsorcourthotel.com
Readers’ Choice Platinum List
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location, location—aneasilyaccessible
placepeoplewant tobe.
Domestically, that localeproved tobe
theCaliforniacoast.
HOTEL DEL CORONADO
,
which took thenumberonespotonour
surveyofU.s. lodgings, established
thatnewer isn’tnecessarilybetter.Af-
terall, thehotel opened in1888.But it
shot to the topaftera three-yearexpan-
sion investing$150million in78new
beachfront cottagesandvillas— the
rareCaliforniahotelwhereyoucan
walkoutyourdoorandonto thebeach
—aswell aspools, afitnesscenter, a
spa, andachildren’sprogram.
“Thehotel 10yearsagowas tired,”
admitsvicepresidentandgeneralman-
agerToddshallan, “and it’sfine topay
homage to tradition, butpeoplewant
modernamenities too.”
Youdon’thave tobeacentury-plus-
oldproperty togainbyprimping.The
21-year-old
FOUR SEASONSHOTEL CHICAGO
justunveiled42new residentially
styledone- and two-bedroomsuites
byFrenchdesignerPierreYvesRochon
thatgive familiesandgirlfriend-
getawaygroupsasenseofhome.At the
FOUR SEASONSNEW YORK
,Rochonwas in-
volved in thedesignofTheGarden res-
Top5Canada
1. The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
(866) 540-4413,
fairmont.com/lakelouise
2. Four SeasonsHotel Toronto
(800) 819-5053,
fourseasons.com/toronto
3. The Fairmont Banff Springs
(866) 540-4406,
fairmont.com/banffsprings
4. The Fairmont ChateauWhistler
(800) 606-8244,
fairmont.com/whistler
5. Four SeasonsHotel Vancouver
(800) 819-5053,
fourseasons.com/vancouver
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
