NEW YORK, April 25, 2000 - Gourmet�s May issue
features the fifth annual �Rooms at the Top� hotel awards. Gourmet asked
thousands of its well-traveled readers to tell us
| about their favorite hotels in the world.
The top five hotels are featured in 19 categories, and the category
of Best Business Hotel is broken down into the top three hotels in four
regions. �The editorial staff traveled around the world to visit the winning
hotels selected by our readers,� said Ruth Reichl, Gourmet�s editor in
chief. �Gourmet�s �Rooms at the Top� survey is unique this year because
it includes the editors� personal reviews of the winning hotel in each
of the categories.� |
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Rajvilas
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General Manager: Vikram Oberoi
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�Rooms at the Top,�
by category, according to Gourmet magazine
readers, are:
Best for Beach Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Kamuela, Big Island, Hawaii
Best for Golf Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
Best City Hotel The St. Regis, New York City
Best for Romance Four Seasons Bali at Sayan, Indonesia
Best for Cheap Chic The Standard, West Hollywood, California
Best for Families Disney�s Grand Floridian, Lake Buena Vista,
Florida
Best for Grand Ambiance Villa d�Este, Cernobbio, Italy
Best Country Inn Twin Farms, Barnard, Vermont
Most Exotic Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India
Best Country House Hotel Chewton Glen, New Milton, England
Best �Floating Hotel� Tie: Seabourn and Silversea Cruise Lines
Best for Skiing The Little Nell, Aspen
Best Private Island Hayman, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Best Personalized Service Tie: Mandarin Oriental and The Peninsula,
both in Hong Kong
Best Spa Canyon Ranch, Tucson, Arizona
Most Unusual Les Maisons de Cappadoce, Uchisar, Turkey
Best for Tennis The Colony, Longboat Key, Florida
Best Rustic Retreat Triple Creek Ranch, Darby, Montana
Best for Scuba Snorkeling Hotel Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Best for Business, North America The Ritz-Carlton, San
Francisco
Best for Business, Europe The Lanesborough, London
Best for Business, Asia The Peninsula, Hong Kong
Best for Business, Australia Park Hyatt Sydney
�Rooms at the Top�
U.S. winners include:
New York City
Best City Hotel: The St. Regis (1)
Best for Cheap Chic: Paramount (3)
Best for Business: The Peninsula (3)
Arizona:
Best for Golf: The Boulders, Carefree (5)
Best Spa: Canyon Ranch, Tucson (1)
Best Spa: Miraval, Tucson (2)
Best for Golf: The Phoenician, Scottsdale (4)
Best for Tennis: The Phoenician, Scottsdale (5)
California:
Best for Cheap Chic: The Standard, West Hollywood (1)
Best for Cheap Chic: Triton, San Francisco (2)
Best City Hotel: Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles (3)
Best for Business: The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco (1)
Best for Tennis: La Costa, Carlsbad (2)
Best for Tennis: Rancho Valencia, Rancho Santa Fe (4)
Best Spa: Golden Door, Escondido (5)
Most Unusual: Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur (5)
Best Country Inn: Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford (4)
Chicago:
Best for Business: Four Seasons Chicago (2)
Best Personalized Service: Four Seasons Chicago (5)
Colorado:
Best for Skiing: The Little Nell, Aspen (1)
Best for Skiing: The Lodge at Vail (3)
Best for Skiing: Hyatt Regency Beaver Creek (5)
Best Rustic Retreat: Home Ranch, Clark (4)
Florida:
Best for Tennis: The Colony, Longboat Key (1)
Best for Families: Disney�s Grand Floridian, Lake Buena Vista (1)
Best for Families: The Ritz-Carlton, Naples (3)
Best Private Island: Little Palm Island, Florida Keys (2) |
In addition to the readers� favorites, editors� picks -�We Also Love�-
are featured. Gourmet�s May issue includes the complete �Rooms at the Top�
readers� poll results and is on sale at newsstands on April 25, 2000. Gourmet,
published by The Conde Nast Publications, Inc., has a circulation of 901,289. |
