Readers’ Choice Platinum List
Top 10Caribbean
1.
Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
(800) 285-2684, atlantis.com
2. TheRitz-Carlton, GrandCayman
(345) 943-9000, ritzcarlton.com
3. TheRitz-Carlton, St. Thomas,
U.S. Virgin Islands
(800) 542-8680, ritzcarlton.com
4. Caneel Bay, ARosewoodResort,
St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
(888) 767-3966, caneelbay.com
5. El Conquistador Resort,
AWaldorf AstoriaResort, PuertoRico
(888) 543-1230, elconresort.com
6. TheRitz-Carlton, San Juan, PuertoRico
(800) 542-8680, ritzcarlton.com
7. Parrot Cay, Turks andCaicos
(649) 946-7788, parrotcay.como.bz
8. TheRitz-CarltonGolf &SpaResort,
RoseHall, Jamaica
(800) 542-8680, ritzcarlton.com
9. LaSamanna, St.Martin
(800) 957-6128, lasamanna.com
10. Sandy Lane, Barbados
(866) 444-4080, sandylane.com
Top 5Canada
1. Four SeasonsHotel Toronto
(416) 964-0411,
fourseasons.com/toronto
2. The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
(866) 540-4413,
fairmont.com/lakelouise
3. The Fairmont ChateauWhistler
(800) 606-8244,
fairmont.com/whistler
4. Four SeasonsHotel Vancouver
(866) 223-9333,
fourseasons.com/vancouver
5. The Fairmont Banff Springs
(866) 540-4406,
fairmont.com/banffsprings
Top10 International
BusinessHotels
1. Four SeasonsHotel GeorgeV, Paris
(800) 332-3442, fourseasons.com/paris
2. TheDorchester, London
(800) 650-1842, thedorchester.com
3. St. RegisRome
011-39-06-47091, stregis.com
4. ThePeninsulaHongKong
(866) 382-8388, peninsula.com
5. Alvear PalaceHotel, BuenosAires
011-54-11-4804-7777,
alvearpalace.com
6. Hotel RitzMadrid
(800) 237-1236,
7. Four SeasonsHotelMilano,Milan
011-39-02-77088,
fourseasons.com/milan
8. GrandHyatt Shanghai
011-86-21-5049-1234,
shanghai.grand.hyatt.com
9. TheStafford LondonbyKempinski
011-44-207-493-0111,
kempinski.com/london
10. Four SeasonsHotel Toronto
(416) 964-0411,
fourseasons.com/toronto
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Culinary initiatives starredat ranked
Canadianhotels too, includingwinner
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,which recently
launched itsown custom-blended lineof
teasandhiredexecutive chefThomas
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produce inhis cooking. FairmontHotels
&Resorts, including theperennially lauded
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FAIRMONTCHATEAUWHISTLER
,and
THE FAIRMONT
BANFF SPRINGS
, just introduced special
menus for gluten-free, raw-food, and
vegandiners.
In2010, travelbudgets increaseda
healthy25percent,according toasurveyby
RandMcNally,noting that travelerspriori-
tizedspendingon“life-event trips”suchas
honeymoonsand familyvacations.Thewin-
ner inLatinAmerica, the
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siblingandneighbor
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,alsoareader favorite.
Uniqueexperiencesdistinguishwin-
ners in thisregion.
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features twofine-dining restaurants,
FantinoandTheClubGrill, and just be-
ganallowingguests to cookalongside the
chef duringfive-course chef’s-tabledin-
ners in the resort’s culinary center. The
aquatic centerat the
MANDARINORIENTAL
RIVIERAMAYA
transportsguests to themi-
gration routeofmassivewhale sharks for
