Forbes Travel Guide Announces 54th Annual Five- and Four-Star Awards Naming the Most Five Star Awards in Its History
5 New Hotels, 4 New Restaurants & 9 New Spas Earn the Coveted Five-Star Honors; All Winners Showcased on the New Forbes Travel Guide Website - Startle.com
NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Forbes Travel Guide, formerly Mobil Travel Guide, today unveiled its 54th annual listing of Five-Star and Four-Star hospitality establishments worldwide, including five hotels, four restaurants and nine spas entering the Five-Star pantheon for the first time. All of the 2012 award winners are showcased on Startle.com, the new interactive website of Forbes Travel Guide. Launched today, the site features exclusive offers, or "Star Experiences", thousands of unique photos and videos on award-winning properties and destinations, social activity and access to some of the world's leading luxury hospitality brands and tastemakers, and original expert answers to the questions of travel from Forbes Travel Guide inspectors. With its expert content, social connections, curated lists, and exclusive offers and experiences, Startle.com delivers a one-of-a-kind destination online for the most discerning travelers.
Marking the latest installment of the Star Ratings system that has been the gold standard in the industry since 1958, the new list includes the following notable Five-Star additions:
Mandarin Oriental achieved three new Five-Star hotel ratings in the following locations: Boston, Las Vegas and Singapore; as well as two new Five-Star spas in Macau and Singapore.
- The Grand Del Mar hotel in San Diego joins its spa and restaurant counterparts, The Spa at The Grand Del Mar and Addison, which were awarded their five stars in 2011 and 2009 respectively.
- Wisconsin now has a Five-Star hotel, The American Club, and Five-Star spa Kohler Waters Spa, both located within The American Club Resort, in Kohler, Wisconsin.
- Four new Five-Star restaurants make the list: L2O in Chicago; Menton in Boston; Twist by Pierre Gagnaire in Las Vegas; and Herons in Cary, North Carolina.
- Three of the new Five-Star spas are part of The Spa at Four Seasons collection, with winners in Vail, Las Vegas and Hong Kong.
- Three other spas join the Five-Star list for the first time: OH! Spa, Ocean House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island; The Spa at Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City, Utah; and The Greenbrier Spa in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
These additions bring the total number of Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star hotels to 57, including nine in California (the most of any state in the U.S.), five in Hong Kong, two in Macau, and one in Singapore. There are also now 25 Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star restaurants, all located in the U.S., and 30 Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star spas around the world.
Appearing on the Four-Star list for the first time are nine new hotels, nine new restaurants and five new spas. The complete 2012 Forbes Travel Guide honor roll includes 539 establishments in the U.S., Canada, Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore.
"Our annual Star Ratings represent the best of the best in hotels, restaurants and spas. They serve as guideposts for discerning consumers who are looking for exceptional travel and hospitality experiences," said Shane O'Flaherty, President of Inspections and Ratings for Forbes Travel Guide. "This year, we are thrilled to be able to provide media rich content and interactive, direct-booking experiences for our Five-Star and Four-Star partners on our spectacular new website, Startle.com."
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2012 Forbes Travel Guide Four- and Five-Star Award Winners | |
Forbes Five-Stars (57 Hotels; 25 Restaurants; 30 Spas) | |
Forbes Four-Stars (177 Hotels; 146 Restaurants; 103 Spas) | |
*Newest additions to list and/or star level are notated with an asterisk. | |
ARIZONA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, Scottsdale | |
The Phoenician, Scottsdale | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Phoenix, Phoenix | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurants | |
Kai Restaurant, Chandler | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Talavera, Scottsdale | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
Aji Spa, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort, Chandler | |
Alvadora Spa, Royal Palms Resort & Spa, Royal Palms Resort & Casitas, Phoenix | |
The Centre for Well-Being at The Phoenician, Scottsdale | |
The Sanctuary Spa, Sanctuary Camelback Mountain, Paradise Valley | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, Scottsdale | |
Willow Stream Spa at The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale | |
ARKANSAS | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotel | |
The Peabody Little Rock, Little Rock | |
CALIFORNIA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills | |
Chateau du Sureau, Oakhurst | |
Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco, San Francisco | |
Montage Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills | |
The Peninsula Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills | |
L'Ermitage Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills | |
The Grand Del Mar, San Diego* | |
The St. Regis San Francisco, San Francisco | |
The St. Regis Monarch Beach, Dana Point | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford* | |
Bacara Resort & Spa, Santa Barbara | |
Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley | |
The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills | |
Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills (A Four Seasons Hotel), Beverly Hills | |
Calistoga Ranch, Calistoga | |
Casa Palmero, Pebble Beach | |
CordeValle, A Rosewood Resort, San Martin | |
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, Los Angeles | |
Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto, East Palo Alto | |
Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara | |
Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, Westlake Village | |
The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach | |
The Inn on Mount Ada, Avalon | |
Island Hotel, Newport Beach | |
Les Mars, Healdsburg | |
The Lodge at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach | |
The Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla | |
Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco, San Francisco | |
Meadowood Napa Valley, St. Helena | |
Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, Monterey | |
Montage Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach | |
Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur | |
Rancho Valencia, An Auberge Resort, Rancho Santa Fe | |
The Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Coast | |
Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park | |
San Ysidro Ranch, Santa Barbara | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Bay | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Niguel | |
The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco, San Francisco | |
The US Grant, San Diego | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurants | |
Addison, San Diego | |
The French Laundry, Yountville | |
Studio, Laguna Beach | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Andrea, Newport Coast | |
A.R. Valentien, La Jolla | |
Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford | |
The Belvedere, Beverly Hills | |
Campton Place , San Francisco | |
Cyrus, Healdsburg | |
Erna's Elderberry House, Oakhurst | |
Fleur De Lys, San Francisco | |
Gary Danko, San Francisco | |
La Folie, San Francisco | |
Madera, Menlo Park | |
Manresa, Los Gatos | |
Marinus, Carmel Valley | |
Masa's Restaurant, San Francisco | |
Melisse, Santa Monica | |
Miro, Santa Barbara | |
Patina, Los Angeles | |
Quince, San Francisco, CA | |
The Restaurant at Meadowood, St. Helena | |
Scarpetta, Beverly Hills* | |
Sierra Mar Restaurant, Big Sur | |
Silks, San Francisco | |
Spruce, San Francisco | |
Stonehill Tavern, Dana Point | |
Terra, St. Helena | |
The Village Pub, Woodside | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas | |
Spa Montage, Montage Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach | |
The Spa at Pelican Hill, Newport Coast | |
The Spa at Grand Del Mar, San Diego | |
Spa Gaucin, St. Regis Monarch Beach, Dana Point | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
Post Ranch Spa, Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur | |
Remede Spa, The St. Regis San Francisco, San Francisco | |
Sense Spa, CordeValle, A Rosewood Resort, San Martin | |
Sense Spa, Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park | |
Spa du Sureau, Chateau du Sureau, Oakhurst | |
Spa Montage, Montage Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills | |
Spa Ojai, Ojai Valley Inn and Spa, Ojai | |
The Auberge Spa, Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford | |
The Bathhouse, Calistoga Ranch, Calistoga | |
The Beverly Hills Hotel Spa by La Prairie, Beverly Hills | |
The Health Spa at Meadowood, St. Helena | |
The Peninsula Spa, The Peninsula Beverly Hills | |
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Laguna Niguel, Dana Point | |
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Bay | |
The Spa at Bacara, Bacara Resort & Spa, Santa Barbara | |
The Spa at Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills | |
The Spa at Bernardus Lodge, Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Westlake Village, Westlake Village | |
The Spa at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach Resorts, Pebble Beach | |
The Spa at Torrey Pines, Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla | |
The Spa at The Carneros Inn, The Carneros Inn, Napa | |
The Spa at the Island Hotel, Newport Beach | |
COLORADO | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs | |
The Little Nell, Aspen | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Four Seasons Resort Vail, Vail* | |
The Brown Palace Hotel, Denver | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, Avon | |
The St. Regis Resort, Aspen, Aspen | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurants | |
The Penrose Room, Colorado Springs | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Flagstaff House Restaurant, Boulder | |
Mirabelle at Beaver Creek, Beaver Creek | |
Montagna, Aspen | |
Restaurant Kevin Taylor, Denver | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas | |
Spa at The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Vail, Vail* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
Allegria Spa, Park Hyatt, Beaver Creek | |
The Bachelor Gulch Spa at the Ritz-Carlton, Avon | |
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Denver, Denver | |
The Spa at the Brown Palace, Denver | |
CONNECTICUT | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel | |
Mayflower Inn, Washington | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spa | |
Mayflower Spa, Mayflower Inn, Washington | |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel | |
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC, Washington, D.C. | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
The Fairfax at Embassy Row, Washington, D.C. | |
The Hay-Adams, Washington, D.C. | |
The Jefferson, Washington, D.C. | |
Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C. | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Washington D.C. | |
The St. Regis Washington D.C. | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Adour, Washington D.C. | |
CityZen, Washington, D.C. | |
Michel Richard Citronelle, Washington, D.C. | |
Palena, Washington, D.C. | |
Plume, Washington, D.C. | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spa | |
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C. | |
FLORIDA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, Palm Beach | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach, Manalapan | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Acqualina Resort & Spa, Sunny Isles | |
The Breakers Palm Beach, Palm Beach | |
Four Seasons Hotel Miami, Miami | |
Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach | |
Mandarin Oriental, Miami, Miami | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | |
The Peabody Orlando, Orlando | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Amelia Island | |
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, Naples | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Naples | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, Key Biscayne | |
The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, Orlando | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Sarasota | |
The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, Miami Beach | |
The Setai, Miami Beach | |
Trump International Beach Resort, Miami | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Azul, Miami | |
Blue Door Fish, Miami Beach | |
Cafe Boulud, Palm Beach | |
Naoe, Sunny Isles | |
Palme d'Or, Coral Gables | |
The Restaurant, Palm Beach | |
Vernona Restaurant, Sarasota | |
Victoria and Albert's, Lake Buena Vista | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas | |
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Miami, Miami | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
Acqualina Spa by ESPA, Sunny Isles | |
Relache Spa at Gaylord Palms Resort, Kissimmee | |
Spa Palazzo, The Boca Raton Resort & Club, Boca Raton | |
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Amelia Island, Amelia Island | |
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale | |
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Key Biscayne, Key Biscayne | |
The Members Spa Club, The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota | |
The Ritz Carlton Spa, Naples, Naples | |
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Orlando, Grande Lakes | |
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, South Beach, Miami Beach | |
The Spa at ONE Bal Harbour, Bal Harbour | |
The Spa at The Breakers, Palm Beach | |
The Spa at The Setai, Miami Beach | |
GEORGIA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
The Cloister, Sea Island | |
Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta, Atlanta | |
The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club, St. Simons Island | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
InterContinental Buckhead, Atlanta | |
The Mansion on Peachtree, A Rosewood Hotel, Atlanta | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, Atlanta | |
The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro | |
The St. Regis Atlanta, Atlanta | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurants | |
Georgian Room, Sea Island | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Bacchanalia, Atlanta | |
Park 75, Atlanta | |
Quinones at Bacchanalia, Atlanta | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas | |
The Cloister Spa, Sea Island | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
29 Spa, The Mansion on Peachtree, Atlanta | |
Remede Spa, The St. Regis Atlanta, Atlanta | |
The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation Spa, Greensboro | |
HAWAII | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu, Kona, Hawaii | |
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Wailea, Maui | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Four Seasons Resort Lana'i at Manele Bay, Lana'i City, Lana'i | |
Halekulani, Honolulu, Oahu | |
The Kahala Hotel and Resort, Honolulu, Oahu | |
Four Seasons Resort, The Lodge at Koele, Lana'i City, Lana'i | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui | |
The St. Regis Resort Princeville Resort, Princeville, Kauai | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Chef Mavro, Honolulu, Oahu | |
Gerard's, Lahaina, Maui | |
La Mer, Honolulu, Oahu | |
Spago, Wailea, Maui | |
The Dining Room, Lana'i City, Lana'i | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
Halele'a Spa, at The St. Regis Resort Princeville | |
Spa Grande, The Grand Wailea Resort, Wailea, Maui | |
SpaHalekulani, Halekulani, Honolulu, Oahu | |
The Kahala Spa at The Kahala Hotel and Resort, Honolulu, Oahu | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Ka'upulehu, Kona, Hawaii | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Wailea, Maui | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Lana'i at Manele Bay, Lana'i City, Lana'i | |
ILLINOIS | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, Chicago | |
The Peninsula Chicago, Chicago | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
The Elysian, Chicago | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago, A Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago | |
Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago, Chicago | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurants | |
Alinea, Chicago | |
Charlie Trotter's, Chicago | |
L2O, Chicago* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Everest, Chicago | |
Graham Elliot, Chicago* | |
Les Nomades, Chicago | |
Ria, Chicago* | |
Seasons, Chicago | |
Sixteen, Chicago | |
Tru, Chicago | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
Elysian Spa, Chicago | |
The Spa at Trump, Chicago | |
The Peninsula Spa by ESPA, Peninsula Chicago, Chicago | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, Chicago | |
LOUISIANA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotel | |
Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Bayona, New Orleans | |
The Grill Room, New Orleans | |
MAINE | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotel | |
The White Barn Inn, Kennebunkport | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurant | |
The White Barn Inn Restaurant, Kennebunkport | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spa | |
The White Barn Inn Spa, White Barn Inn, Kennebunkport | |
MARYLAND | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurant | |
Charleston, Baltimore | |
MASSACHUSETTS | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
Blantyre, Lenox | |
Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston | |
Four Seasons Hotel Boston, Boston | |
Mandarin Oriental, Boston, Boston* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurant | |
Menton, Boston* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
The Charlotte Inn, Martha's Vineyard | |
Taj Boston, Boston | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common, Boston | |
The Wauwinet, Nantucket | |
XV Beacon, Boston | |
Wequassett Resort and Golf Club, Chatham | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Asana, Boston | |
Clio, Boston | |
L'Espalier, Boston | |
Meritage, Boston | |
No. 9 Park, Boston | |
Rialto, Cambridge | |
Toppers, Nantucket | |
Twenty-Eight Atlantic, Chatham | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas | |
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston, Boston | |
MICHIGAN | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotel | |
MGM Grand Detroit, Detroit | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurant | |
Bourbon Steak, Detroit | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spa | |
Immerse Spa, MGM Grand Detroit, Detroit | |
MINNESOTA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotel | |
Hotel Ivy, Minneapolis | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
La Belle Vie, Minneapolis | |
MISSOURI | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, St. Louis | |
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, Clayton | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
The American Restaurant, Kansas City | |
Tony's, St. Louis | |
NEVADA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas, Las Vegas* | |
Skylofts at MGM Grand, Las Vegas | |
Tower Suites at Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas | |
Tower Suites at Encore Las Vegas, Las Vegas | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas* | |
Aria Sky Suites, Las Vegas* | |
Bellagio Las Vegas, Las Vegas | |
Encore Las Vegas, Las Vegas | |
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas | |
M Resort Spa Casino, Las Vegas | |
The Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino, Las Vegas | |
The Signature at MGM Grand, Las Vegas | |
The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, Las Vegas | |
Vdara Hotel & Spa* | |
Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurants | |
Joel Robuchon, Las Vegas | |
Twist by Pierre Gagnaire, Las Vegas* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Aureole, Las Vegas | |
Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare, Las Vegas* | |
The Country Club, Las Vegas* | |
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Las Vegas* | |
Le Cirque Las Vegas, Las Vegas | |
Michael Mina, Las Vegas | |
Picasso, Las Vegas | |
Restaurant Guy Savoy, Las Vegas | |
Sage, Las Vegas* | |
Shaboo, Las Vegas* | |
Sinatra, Las Vegas* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas | |
The Spa at Encore Las Vegas, Las Vegas | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas* | |
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas, Las Vegas | |
The Spa at Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
Canyon Ranch SpaClub at The Venetian & The Palazzo, Las Vegas | |
Spa Bellagio at Bellagio, Las Vegas | |
Spa Mio, M Resort, Las Vegas | |
The Spa at Aria, Las Vegas* | |
The Spa at Trump, Las Vegas | |
NEW MEXICO | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Encantado, An Auberge Resort, Santa Fe | |
Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi, Santa Fe | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurant | |
Geronimo, Santa Fe | |
NEW YORK | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
Four Seasons Hotel New York, New York | |
Mandarin Oriental, New York, New York | |
The Peninsula New York, New York | |
The Point, Saranac Lake | |
The Ritz-Carlton, New York, Central Park, New York | |
The St. Regis New York, New York | |
Trump International Hotel & Tower New York, New York | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, New York | |
Lake Placid Lodge, Lake Placid | |
The Lowell, New York | |
The New York Palace, New York | |
The Pierre, New York | |
The Plaza Hotel, New York | |
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park, New York | |
The Setai Fifth Avenue, New York* | |
Trump SoHo New York, New York* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurants | |
Daniel, New York | |
Eleven Madison Park, New York | |
Jean Georges, New York | |
Le Bernardin, New York | |
Masa, New York | |
per se, New York | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Adour, New York | |
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills | |
Bouley, New York | |
Del Posto, New York | |
Gilt, New York | |
Gordon Ramsay at The London, New York | |
Gotham Bar and Grill, New York | |
Gramercy Tavern, New York | |
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, New York | |
La Grenouille, New York | |
Le Cirque, New York | |
Marea, New York | |
The Modern, New York | |
Picholine, New York | |
Sugiyama, New York | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas | |
The Peninsula Spa by ESPA, New York | |
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, New York | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
La Prairie at The Ritz-Carlton Spa, New York | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel New York, New York | |
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Westchester, Westchester | |
The Spa at Trump SoHo, New York* | |
NORTH CAROLINA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
The Fearrington House Inn, Pittsboro | |
The Umstead Hotel & Spa, Cary | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge, Charlotte | |
Inn on Biltmore Estate, Asheville | |
Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands | |
The Carolina, Pinehurst | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurant | |
Herons, Cary* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Carolina Crossroads, Chapel Hill | |
The Fearrington House Restaurant, Pittsboro | |
Gallery Restaurant, Charlotte | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
The Spa at Old Edwards, Highlands | |
The Spa at Ballantyne, Charlotte | |
The Umstead Spa, The Umstead Hotel and Spa, Cary | |
The Spa at Pinehurst, The Carolina Hotel, Pinehurst | |
OHIO | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
The Cincinnatian Hotel, Cincinnati | |
PENNSYLVANIA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
Falling Rock at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia, Philadelphia | |
The Hotel Hershey, Hershey | |
Chateau Lafayette at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurants | |
Fountain Restaurant, Philadelphia | |
Lautrec, Farmington | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Aqueous, Farmington* | |
Circular Dining Room, Hershey | |
Lacroix at The Rittenhouse, Philadelphia | |
Restaurant Mazzi, Leola* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
Woodlands Spa at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington | |
RHODE ISLAND | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotel | |
Ocean House, Watch Hill* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurant | |
Seasons, Watch Hill* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spa | |
OH! Spa, Ocean House, Watch Hill* | |
SOUTH CAROLINA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
Woodlands Inn, Summerville | |
The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Charleston Place, Charleston | |
Inn at Harbour Town, Hilton Head | |
The Inn at Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurants | |
The Dining Room at Woodlands Inn, Summerville | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Charleston Grill, Charleston | |
Circa 1886, Charleston | |
Peninsula Grill, Charleston | |
The Ocean Room, Kiawah Island | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas | |
The Spa at The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, Kiawah Island | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
The Spa at Palmetto Bluff, Inn at Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton | |
TENNESSEE | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel | |
The Hermitage Hotel, Nashville | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Blackberry Farm, Maryville | |
The Peabody Memphis, Memphis | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
The Barn at Blackberry Farm, Maryville | |
Chez Philippe, Memphis | |
The Capitol Grille, Nashville | |
TEXAS | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Four Seasons Hotel Austin, Austin | |
Four Seasons Hotel Houston, Houston | |
Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas, Irving | |
Hotel Granduca, Houston | |
Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas, Dallas | |
The St. Regis Houston, Houston | |
Mokara Hotel & Spa, San Antonio | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurant | |
Inn at Dos Brisas, Brenham | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Abacus, Dallas | |
Fearings, Dallas | |
The French Room, Dallas | |
Nana, Dallas | |
Quattro, Houston | |
The Mansion Restaurant, Dallas | |
Stephan Pyles, Dallas | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Austin, Austin | |
The Spa and Salon at Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas, Irving | |
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Dallas, Dallas | |
Trellis, The Spa at The Houstonian, Houston | |
The Mokara Spa, Mokara Hotel & Spa, San Antonio | |
UTAH | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel | |
Stein Eriksen Lodge, Park City | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
The Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City | |
The St Regis Deer Valley, Park City | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Riverhorse on Main, Park City | |
Glitretind Restaurant, Park City | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas | |
The Spa at Stein Eriksen Lodge, Park City* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
Remede Spa, The St. Regis Deer Valley, Park City | |
VERMONT | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel | |
Twin Farms, Barnard | |
VIRGINIA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
The Inn at Little Washington, Washington | |
The Jefferson Hotel, Richmond | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, Arlington | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, McLean | |
Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurant | |
The Inn at Little Washington, Washington | |
WASHINGTON | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Four Seasons Hotel Seattle, Seattle | |
The Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
The Georgian, Seattle | |
The Herbfarm, Woodinville | |
Rover's, Seattle | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Seattle, Seattle | |
WEST VIRGINIA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas | |
The Greenbrier Spa, White Sulphur Springs* | |
WISCONSIN | |
Forbes Five-Star Hotel | |
The American Club, Kohler* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotel | |
Canoe Bay, Rice Lake | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurant | |
The Immigrant Restaurant, Kohler | |
Forbes Five-Star Spa | |
Kohler Waters Spa, The American Club, Kohler* | |
WYOMING | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Amangani, Jackson Hole | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole | |
CANADA | |
ALBERTA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
The Banffshire Club, Banff | |
Post Hotel Dining Room, Lake Louise | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spa | |
Willow Stream Spa at The Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff | |
BRITISH COLUMBIA | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver | |
Four Seasons Resort Whistler, Whistler | |
Hastings House, Salt Spring Island | |
Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver | |
The Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver | |
Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Bishop's, Vancouver | |
La Belle Auberge, Ladner | |
Restaurant Matisse, Victoria | |
West, Vancouver | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
Ancient Cedars Spa, Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino | |
CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La, Vancouver | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Whistler, Whistler | |
NEW BRUNSWICK | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotel | |
Kingsbrae Arms, St. Andrews | |
ONTARIO | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, Toronto | |
The Hazelton Hotel, Toronto | |
Park Hyatt Toronto, Toronto | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto, Toronto* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
Canoe, Toronto | |
Chiado, Toronto | |
The Dining Room at Langdon Hall, Cambridge | |
The Fifth Grill, Toronto | |
North 44, Toronto | |
One Restaurant, Toronto | |
Scaramouche, Toronto | |
Splendido, Toronto | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Toronto* | |
Spa at the Hazelton, Toronto | |
Stillwater Spa, Park Hyatt Toronto | |
QUEBEC | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Hotel Le St-James, Montreal | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants | |
L'Eau a la Bouche, Ste. Adele | |
Restaurant Initiale, Quebec City | |
Toque!, Montreal | |
CHINA | |
BEIJING | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Aman at Summer Palace, Beijing | |
China World Summit Wing, Beijing* | |
Grand Hyatt, Beijing | |
Park Hyatt Beijing, Beijing* | |
Raffles Beijing Hotel, Beijing | |
The St. Regis Hotel Beijing, Beijing | |
Shangri-La Hotel Beijing, Beijing | |
The Peninsula Beijing, Beijing | |
The Regent, Beijing, Beijing | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
Aman Spa at Aman at Summer Palace, Beijing | |
The Spa at Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, Beijing | |
The Peninsula Spa by ESPA, The Peninsula Beijing, Beijing | |
HONG KONG | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental | |
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong | |
Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong | |
The Peninsula Hong Kong | |
Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Conrad Hong Kong, Hong Kong | |
Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, Hong Kong | |
InterContinental Hong Kong, Hong Kong | |
Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, Hong Kong* | |
The Upper House, Hong Kong | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas | |
The Mandarin Spa, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, Hong Kong | |
The Oriental Spa, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong | |
The Peninsula Spa by ESPA, Peninsula Hong Kong, Hong Kong | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Hong Kong, Hong Kong* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
Plateau Spa, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, Hong Kong | |
MACAU | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
Altira Macau, Macau | |
Wynn Macau, Macau | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Crown Towers, Cotai | |
Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai Strip | |
Mandarin Oriental, Macau, Macau* | |
MGM Macau, Macau | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas | |
Altira Spa, Macau | |
Spa at Wynn Macau, Macau | |
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Macau, Macau* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
The Spa at Crown, Cotai | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Macao, Cotai Strip, Macau | |
Six Senses Spa at MGM Macau, Macau | |
SINGAPORE | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels | |
Mandarin Oriental, Singapore* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels | |
Capella Singapore | |
Fairmont Singapore | |
Four Seasons Hotel Singapore | |
The Fullerton Bay Hotel, Singapore | |
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spas | |
Auriga at Capella Singapore | |
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore* | |
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spas | |
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore | |
Remede Spa, The St. Regis Singapore | |
SOURCE Forbes Travel Guide
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