PLATINUM
SUMMER2013
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HETHER TRAVELING for leisure or for busi-
ness, hotel guests increasingly want a taste
of place. This year’s
PlatinumHotel picks
dish up hearty helpings.
BY ELAINEGLUSAC
OURANNUAL READER-SELECTEDGUIDE
TO THEWORLD’SBESTHOTELS,
GOLFCOURSES, SPAS, ANDCRUISE LINES
READERS’ CHOICE
POLO, ANYONE?
TheBeverlyHillsHotel andBungalows
TheBeverlyHillsHotelandBungalowshasbeenun-
dergoingaproperty-widerenovationbydesigner
AdamTihany tocontinue into2014.The latestun-
veiling: thePoloLounge, refreshedwithnewuphol-
steryandbetter lighting illuminating theHollywood
powerdinerswhocome in forMcCarthysalads (a
Cobbvariation,mixed tableside)andnegotiations.
beverlyhillshotel.com
MINIME
TheBroadmoor
Perennial favoriteTheBroad-
moor innovatesanew: Its
10-cabinTheRanchatEmerald
Valleywillopen inAugust in the
PikeNationalForest, roughly
20minutes from themain
resort.Theall-inclusivesister
property ispoised toappeal to
hikers,fishermen,horseback
riders,birders, andanyone
seekingahot tubsteepamid the
wilderness.
broadmoor.com
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