SUMMER 2012
celebratedliving.com
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Readers’ Choice Platinum List
The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
JWMarriott CancunResort &Spa
HOTELS
fromchefDanielBoulud, andanew
location in trendyYorkville.
For theLatinAmerican favorite,
the
JWMARRIOTT CANCUNRESORT&
SPA
, senseof place isequal parts
climateand culture, the focuses, re-
spectively, of twonew initiatives:
thepalapa-coveredBeachBar,
which serves cevicheandfish sand-
wiches, alongwithmargaritas, and
Mayan-inspired spa treatments in-
cludingahealingmassageand
ground-cornexfoliation.Down the
beach,
THE RITZ-CARLTONCANCUN
newlyoffers chef-ledmarket tours,
followedbyaYucatan cooking
lesson in the culinary center.
Culinary changesat several
FourSeasonsHotelsandResorts,
including the
FOURSEASONSPUNTA
MITA
,which just openedaLatin
coastal grill from chefRichardSan-
doval, feature restaurants that are
more casual than in thepast,witha
flair for local flavors.
“Weneed tomake sure it’snot
just hotel guests, but thatweattract
local audiences,” explained the
FourSeasons’marketing chief
SusanHelstab.
Linkingguestswith thebest in
thebusiness, be it in the culinary
areaoron the fairways, isanother
trenddrivinghigh-endhotels. In
LosCabos,
ONE&ONLY PALMILLA
re-
centlyunveiled itsPGATourAcad-
emy, featuringprivate, group, or
family lessons.
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Top5Canada
1. The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
(866) 540-4413,
fairmont.com/lakelouise
2. The Fairmont ChateauWhistler
(800) 606-8244,
fairmont.com/whistler
3. Four SeasonsHotel Toronto
(800) 819-5053,
fourseasons.com/toronto
4. Four SeasonsHotel Vancouver
(800) 819-5053,
fourseasons.com/vancouver
5. The Fairmont Banff Springs
(800) 257-7544,
fairmont.com/banffsprings
Top10Mexico/
Central America/
SouthAmerica
1. JWMarriott CancunResort &Spa
(888) 813-2776,
jwmarriottcancunresort.com
2. Alvear PalaceHotel, BuenosAires
011-54-11-4808-2100,
alvearpalace.com
3. TheRitz-Carlton, Cancun
(800) 241-3333,
ritzcarlton.com/cancun
4. Four SeasonsHotel BuenosAires
(800) 819-5053,
5. One&OnlyPalmilla, LosCabos
(877) 472-5645,
oneandonlypalmilla.com
6. CopacabanaPalace, Riode Janeiro
(800) 237-1236,
copacabanapalace.com.br
7. CasaMagnaMarriott CancunResort
(tie)
(800) 228-9290,
casamagnacancun.com
7. LasVentanas al Paraíso,
ARosewoodResort, LosCabos
(tie)
(888) 767-3966, lasventanas.com
9. InkaterraMachuPicchu
PuebloHotel, Peru
(866) 242-2889, inkaterra.com
10. LasBrisasAcapulco
(tie)
(800) 223-6800, brisas.com.mx
10. TheRitz-Carlton, Santiago, Chile
(tie)
(800) 542-8680,
ritzcarlton.com/santiago
