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Top 10FamilyResorts
1. Disney’sGrand FloridianResort
&Spa, LakeBuenaVista, Florida
(407) 934-7639, disneyworld.com
2. Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
(800) 285-2684, atlantis.com
3. GrandWailea,Maui
(800) 888-6100, grandwailea.com
4. TheBroadmoor, ColoradoSprings
(800) 634-7711, broadmoor.com
5. Disney’sAnimal Kingdom Lodge,
LakeBuenaVista, Florida
(407) 934-7639, disneyworld.com
6. HiltonWaikoloaVillage,
Big Island, Hawaii
(800) 445-8667,
hiltonwaikoloavillage.com
7. GrandHyatt Kauai Resort andSpa,
Hawaii
(800) 554-9288,
kauai.hyatt.com
8. JWMarriott CancunResort &Spa
(800) 223-6388,
jwmarriottcancunresort.com
9. JWMarriott SanAntonioHill Country
Resort &Spa, SanAntonio
(866) 882-4420, jwsanantonio.com
10. Hyatt RegencyHill CountryResort
andSpa, SanAntonio
(800) 554-9288, hillcountry.hyatt.com
Top10
U.S. BusinessHotels
1. Hotel del Coronado, SanDiego
(800) 468-3533, hoteldel.com
2. ParkHyatt Chicago
(800) 778-7477,
parkchicago.hyatt.com
3. TheWaldorf=Astoria, NewYork
(800) 925-3673, waldorfnewyork.com
4. LasVegasHilton
(800) 732-7117, lvhilton.com
5. ThePeninsulaChicago
(866) 288-8889, peninsula.com
6. Four SeasonsHotel San Francisco
(800) 332-3442,
fourseasons.com/sanfrancisco
7. Four SeasonsHotelMiami
(305) 358-3535,
fourseasons.com/miami
8. GrandHyatt NewYork
(tie)
(800) 233-1234,
grandnewyork.hyatt.com
8. RosewoodCrescent Hotel, Dallas
(tie)
(888)767-3966, rosewoodcrescent.com
10. BiltmoreHotel, Coral Gables, Florida
(800) 915-1926, biltmorehotel.com
Hotel del Coronado
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Readers’ Choice Platinum List
trendamong trendsetters. InCalifornia
alone, the
HOTELDELCORONADO
debuts itsnew
floralandherbgardens thissummer;
MON-
TAGE LAGUNABEACH
justplanted itsgarden
with fruitsandvegetablesdesigned foruse
inrestaurants, at thebar, and inspa treat-
ments; and
PELICANHILL
recentlymarked its
inauguraloliveharvest, pressingvirginol-
iveoil fromgroveson the504-acreproperty.
These locavore initiativesdovetailwith
environmentalcommitmentsbysuchproper-
tiesas the
FOURSEASONSHOTELBOSTON
,which
nowboastsoneof thecity’sonlygreenroofs,
and the
FOURSEASONSRESORTANDCLUBDALLAS
ATLASCOLINAS
,which ispursuingAudubon
Internationalcertification for itsgolfpro-
grambyreducingwaterandchemicaluse.
Favoredhotelsare increasinglyadapt-
ing toguest lifestyles. The
FOUR SEASONS
HOTEL CHICAGO
last year introduced three
hypoallergenicguest rooms to the relief of
allergyandasthma sufferers.NewYork’s
WALDORF=ASTORIA
nowoffersa canine
room-servicemenu— thinkGerman
shepherd’spie—and complimentarydog-
walking forguestswithpets in tow.
THE
PENINSULACHICAGO
added sportyBMWMini
Coopers to itsfleet, offering the chauffeur-
drivenvehicle for three-hour town tours
forguests staying in suites.
Privacy has also surfaced as a luxury
indicator. This summer,
THE BEVERLYHILLS
HOTEL
debuts two 5,500-square-foot
Mediterranean-stylebungalows—each
HOTELS