2012 CHOICE ANDREW 2009 - Auberge Resorts … House deck at Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, ... Cliff House at Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California ... TUCSON, ARIZONA

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Ocean House deck at Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, readers’ pick for best U.S. hideaway.

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1 Post Ranch Inn

BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA

2 Blackberry Farm

WALLAND, TENNESSEE

3 Twin Farms

WOODSTOCK, VERMONT

4 San Ysidro Ranch

MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA

5 Triple Creek Ranch

DARBY, MONTANA

6 Amangiri

CANYON POINT, UTAH

7 The Inn at Little Washington WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA

8 Blantyre

LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS

9 The Inn at Palmetto Bluff

BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

10 Little Palm Island

THE KEYS, FLORIDA

11 Ventana Inn

BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA

12 The White Barn Inn

KENNEBUNK BEACH, MAINE

13 Poetry Inn

NAPA, CALIFORNIA

14 Planters Inn

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

15 The Point

SARANAC LAKE, NEW YORK

16 The Lowell

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK

17 The Wauwinet

NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS

18 Bernardus Lodge

CARMEL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

19 Lake Placid Lodge

LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK

20 Mayflower Inn & Spa

WASHINGTON, CONNECTICUT

2012 READERS’ CHOICE



U.S. HIDEAWAYS VIEW SLIDESHOW

TOP 20HOTELS AND RESORTS WITH 75 OR FEWER ROOMS

Cliff House at Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California © KODIAK GREENWOOD

1 Villa Feltrinelli

GARGNANO, ITALY

2 Il Pellicano

PORTO ERCOLE, ITALY

3 Le Sirenuse

POSITANO, ITALY

4 The Wickaninnish Inn

TOFINO, B.C., CANADA

5 Hotel Splendido

PORTOFINO, ITALY

6 Blanket Bay

OTAGO, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

7 Il San Pietro di Positano

POSITANO, ITALY

8 Palazzo Sasso RAVELLO, ITALY

9 Ca’ Sagredo

VENICE, ITALY

10 La Casa Que Canta

ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO

11 The Farm at Cape Kidnappers

HAWKE’S BAY, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

12 Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat

SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT, FRANCE

13 Hôtel d’Aubusson

PARIS, FRANCE

14 Hôtel San Régis

PARIS, FRANCE

15 Singita Boulders Lodge

SABI SAND GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA

16 The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs

MATAURI BAY, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

17 Maroma Resort and Spa

RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO

18 Lizard Island

LIZARD ISLAND, AUSTRALIA

19 Las Ventanas al Paraíso

SAN JOSE DEL CABO, MEXICO

20 Chewton Glen

HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND




INTERNATIONAL HIDEAWAYS VIEW SLIDESHOW

TOP 20HOTELS AND RESORTS WITH 75 OR FEWER ROOMS

Junior Suite at Villa Feltrinelli on Lake Garda, Italy

1 The Cloister

SEA ISLAND, GEORGIA

2 Rosewood Little Dix Bay

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

3 Mauna Kea Beach Hotel

KOHALA COAST, HAWAII

4 Four Seasons Hualalai

KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII

5 Montage Laguna Beach

LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA



7 Four Seasons Maui at Wailea

MAUI, HAWAII

8 Cap Juluca MAUNDAYS BAY, ANGUILLA

9 The Sanctuary

KIAWAH ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA

10 Las Ventanas al Paraíso


11 The Meridian Club

PINE CAY, TURKS AND CAICOS

12 Caneel Bay

ST. JOHN, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

13 Peter Island Resort & Spa


14 Acqualina

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA

15 Mauna Lani Bay Hotel


16 Petit St. Vincent

ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

17 The Breakers

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

18 The Resort at Pelican Hill

NEWPORT COAST, CALIFORNIA

19 Amankila

BALI, INDONESIA

20 One&Only Palmilla


BEACH RESORTS VIEW SLIDESHOW




TOP 20

The Cloister Beach Club pool, Sea Island, Georgia

1 The Peninsula

CHICAGO

2 The Lowell

NEW YORK CITY

3 The Stafford

LONDON

4 Four Seasons George V

PARIS

5 The Peninsula

BEVERLY HILLS

6 The St. Regis

NEW YORK CITY

7 Four Seasons

CHICAGO

8 Mandarin Oriental SAN FRANCISCO

9 The Ritz-Carlton

SAN FRANCISCO

10 The Carlyle

NEW YORK CITY

11 Mandarin Oriental

BANGKOK

12 Trump International Hotel CHICAGO

13 Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek

DALLAS

14 The Connaught

LONDON

15 Claridge’s

LONDON

16 Four Seasons Sultanahmet

ISTANBUL

17 Hôtel Le Bristol

PARIS

18 Four Seasons

NEW YORK CITY

19 Hotel de Russie

ROME

20 The Ritz-Carlton

CHICAGO

CITY HOTELS VIEW SLIDESHOW




TOP 20

The Peninsula Suite living room at The Peninsula Chicago

1 The Cloister

SEA ISLAND, GEORGIA

2 The Greenbrier

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA

3 The Sanctuary




5 The Inn at Palmetto Bluff

BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

6 The Broadmoor

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO



8 Acqualina SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA

9 The Breakers

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

10 Grand Wailea

MAUI, HAWAII

11 Peter Island Resort & Spa


12 Four Seasons Maui at Wailea

MAUI, HAWAII

13 The Kahala Hotel & Resort

HONOLULU, HAWAII

14 Meadowood

ST. HELENA, CALIFORNIA

15 Park Hyatt

BEAVER CREEK, COLORADO

16 Caneel Bay

ST. JOHN, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

17 Casa de Campo

LA ROMANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

18 WaterColor Inn & Resort

SANTA ROSA BEACH, FLORIDA

19 Rosewood Mayakoba

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO

20 White Elephant

NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS

FAMILY RESORTS VIEW SLIDESHOW




TOP 20

Ocean Villas at The Cloister, Sea Island, Georgia

1 Blackberry Farm

WALLAND, TENNESSEE

2 Meadowood

ST. HELENA, CALIFORNIA

3 Auberge du Soleil

RUTHERFORD, CALIFORNIA

4 The Inn at Little Washington

WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA

5 Post Ranch Inn

BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA

6 Twin Farms

WOODSTOCK, VERMONT

7 Triple Creek Ranch

DARBY, MONTANA

8 Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND

9 Calistoga Ranch

CALISTOGA, CALIFORNIA

10 Bernardus Lodge

CARMEL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

11 Château “Les Crayères”

REIMS, FRANCE

12 Blantyre


13 San Ysidro Ranch

MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA

14 The Pitcher Inn

WARREN, VERMONT

15 Bardessono

YOUNTVILLE, CALIFORNIA

16 Chateau du Sureau

OAKHURST, CALIFORNIA

17 Villa d’Este

LAKE COMO, ITALY

18 Hotel Marqués de Riscal

ELCIEGO, SPAIN

19 Villa Feltrinelli

GARGNANO, ITALY

20 Hotel Borgo San Felice

CASTELNUOVO BERARDENGA, ITALY

FOOD & WINE RESORTS VIEW SLIDESHOW




TOP 20

Picnic at Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee © BEALL AND THOMAS PHOTOGRAPHY

1 The Lodge at Pebble Beach

PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA

2 Bandon Dunes

BANDON, OREGON

3 The Lodge at Sea Island

SEA ISLAND, GEORGIA

4 The Sanctuary


5 The Greenbrier

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA


NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA

7 The Broadmoor

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

8 The Boulders CAREFREE, ARIZONA

9 The American Club

KOHLER, WISCONSIN

10 Turnberry Resort

AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND

11 Pinehurst Resort

PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA

12 The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs

MATAURI BAY, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND



14 The Inn at Spanish Bay

PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA

15 Park Hyatt Aviara Resort

CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA

16 The Gleneagles Hotel

PERTHSHIRE, SCOTLAND

17 The Farm at Cape Kidnappers

HAWKE’S BAY, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

18 The Lodge at Torrey Pines

LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA

19 Casa de Campo

LA ROMANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

20 CordeValle

SAN MARTIN, CALIFORNIA

GOLF RESORTS VIEW SLIDESHOW




TOP 20

Pebble Beach Golf Links USED BY PERMISSION OF PEBBLE BEACH COMPANY © EVAN SCHILL

1 Canyon Ranch

TUCSON, ARIZONA

2 Sanctuary Camelback Mountain

PARADISE VALLEY, ARIZONA

3 Enchantment Resort

SEDONA, ARIZONA

4 The Cloister

SEA ISLAND, GEORGIA



6 Miraval

TUCSON, ARIZONA


NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA

8 Amangiri CANYON POINT, UTAH

9 The Boulders

CAREFREE, ARIZONA

10 Montage Laguna Beach

LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA

11 Four Seasons Hualalai

KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII

12 Auberge du Soleil

RUTHERFORD, CALIFORNIA

13 Post Ranch Inn

BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA


MIAMI, FLORIDA

15 The Peninsula

NEW YORK CITY

16 The Sanctuary


17 Canyon Ranch


18 Esperanza

CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO


BANGKOK, THAILAND



SPA RESORTS VIEW SLIDESHOW




TOP 20

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2012 CHOICE ANDREW 2009 - Auberge Resorts … House deck at Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, ... Cliff House at Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California ... TUCSON, ARIZONA