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The Mobil Travel Guide 2004 Mobil Five-Star
Awards; 30 Hotels, 13 Restaurants
Also 138 Hotels and 167 Restaurants Win Four-Star Award
The Most Diverse Group of Mobil Five-Star Award Winners in Its History

NEW YORK - Oct. 23, 2003 -- Mobil Travel Guide, an ExxonMobil Travel Publication, and the originator of the authoritative Mobil Star rating program for lodgings and restaurants, announced the 2004 recipients of the prestigious Mobil Five-Star Award to an audience of publishing and media representatives at an October 22 reception at New York's St. Regis Hotel. The well-known ratings are featured in the new 2004 Mobil Travel Guide publications. The list includes a variety of hotels, resorts, and inns, as well as some new restaurants with unique cuisines ranging from "inspired American" to "progressive French." 

"We are delighted to celebrate a series of firsts for Mobil Travel Guide," said Lawrence Dustin, president of Mobil Travel Guide. He continued, "Tonight we recognize the best of the best among hotels and restaurants nationwide, including a more diverse group of hotels than ever - and, at the same time, unveil an exciting new publishing program to appeal to a broader, more demanding traveling population." 

Announcing the Winners

The 2004 winners of the Mobil Five-Star Award include well-known hotels such as The Broadmoor, the Four Seasons New York, and the Peninsula Beverly Hills, as well as smaller, more intimate lodgings such as the Mayflower Inn in Washington, Connecticut, and Chateau du Sureau in Oakhurst, California. This marks the first time that such a large group of inns and hotels with fewer than 100 rooms were awarded the Mobil Five-Star Award distinction. First-time winners among lodgings include the Woodlands Resort and Inn in Summerville, South Carolina, and The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park. Mobil Travel Guide is pleased to welcome back the Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles, to the rank of Mobil Five-Star. 

In addition to long-standing Mobil Five-Star Award recipients such as San Francisco's Gary Danko and Chicago's Charlie Trotter's, new restaurants added to the list include The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco; Trio in Evanston, Illinois; and the Dining Room at the Woodlands Resort in Summerville, South Carolina. 

"The Mobil Five-Star Award indicates that an establishment is one of the best in the country - a leader in the hospitality industry - and is able to provide a consistently superlative level of service, quality, and ambience," said Kenneth P. Cohen, vice president, public affairs, Exxon Mobil Corporation. "We are pleased that this distinctive group is now more diverse than ever before, including a number of outstanding smaller properties whose consistent excellence qualifies them for this sought after rating." General evaluation criteria for each Mobil Star rating level can be found at www.mobiltravelguide.com.

Thirty (30) hotels and thirteen (13) restaurants were awarded the coveted Mobil Five-Star rating. In addition, 138 hotels and 167 restaurants in the United States and Canada received the Mobil Four-Star rating. Both of these ratings represent an outstanding achievement: Mobil Four-Star Award winners are among the top of 2% hotels and restaurants listed by Mobil Travel Guide, and Mobil Five-Star Award winners comprise less than 1% of properties listed by the publication.

2004 MOBIL TRAVEL GUIDE FIVE-STAR WINNERS 
CATEGORICAL LISTING
 (30 Lodgings; 13 Restaurants)


 
Hotels
Location
Consecutive Years as a Five Star Winner
Total Years as a Five Star Winner
THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL  Beverly Hills  CA  8 9
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL ATLANTA  Atlanta    GA  5 5
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL BOSTON  Boston   MA 5 5
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL CHICAGO  Chicago  IL 5 9
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL NEW YORK  New York  NY 9 9
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO  San Francisco CA 2 2
HOTEL BEL-AIR  Los Angeles  CA 1 12
THE JEFFERSON  Richmond   VA 4 4
THE MANSION ON TURTLE CREEK  Dallas TX  15 15
THE PENINSULA BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills   CA 11 11
THE PENINSULA CHICAGO  Chicago  IL  2 2
RAFFLES L'ERMITAGE BEVERLY HILLS  Beverly Hills  CA  5 5
THE RITZ-CARLTON, A FOUR SEASONS HOTEL  Chicago  IL  2 2
THE RITZ-CARLTON NEW YORK, CENTRAL PARK New York NY 1 1
THE RITZ-CARLTON, SAN FRANCISCO  San Francisco   CA  2 8
THE ST REGIS  New York  NY 9 9
Resorts
FOUR SEASONS RESORT PALM BEACH  Palm Beach FL  6 6
THE LITTLE NELL Aspen  CO  9 9
LODGE AT SEA ISLAND  St. Simon's  Island  GA 2 2
THE RITZ-CARLTON, NAPLES  Naples  FL 16 16
THE RITZ-CARLTON, PALM BEACH  Manalapan  FL 2 2
THE BROADMOOR  Colorado Springs  CO 44 44
Inns
BLANTYRE  Lenox MA  2 2
CHATEAU DU SUREAU Oakhurst CA 8 8
FEARRINGTON HOUSE  Pittsboro  NC 5 5
THE INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON  Washington  VA 16 16
THE MAYFLOWER INN  Washington  CT 9 9
THE POINT  Saranac Lake NY 7 7
TWIN FARMS  Barnard   VT  9 9
WOODLANDS RESORT & INN  Summerville   SC 1 1
Restuarants
ALAIN DUCASSE New York  NY 3 3
CHARLIE TROTTER'S Chicago   IL 9 9
THE DINING ROOM AT THE RITZ  CARLTON  Atlanta  GA  2 7
THE DINING ROOM AT THE RITZ  CARLTON San Francisco   CA 1 1
DINING ROOM AT WOODLANDS Summerville  SC 1 1
FRENCH LAUNDRY  Yountville   CA 6 6
GARY DANKO San Francisco   CA 5 5
TRIO  Evanston    IL 1 1
JEAN GEORGES New York  NY 6 6
LE BEC-FIN  Philadelphia  PA  2 22
MAISONETTE Cincinnati   OH 40 40
SEEGER'S Atlanta   GA 5 5
INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON  Washington    VA 14 14


2004 Mobil Travel Guide Four-Star Award Winners
(138 Lodgings; 167 Restaurants)

 
ARIZONA

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The Boulders Resort and Golden Door (R) Spa, Carefree
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, Scottsdale
The Phoenician, Scottsdale
The Ritz-Carlton, Phoenix, Phoenix

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Acacia, Scottsdale
Arizona Kitchen, Litchfield Park
Golden Swan, Scottsdale
Mary Elaine's, Scottsdale
The Gold Room, Tucson
The Ventana Room, Tucson 

CALIFORNIA

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Auberge du Soleil, St. Helena
Bacara Resort and Spa, Santa Barbara
Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley
Casa Palmero at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, Los Angeles 
Four Seasons Hotel Newport Beach, Newport Beach
Four Seasons Resort Aviara, North San Diego, Carlsbad
Four Seasons Resort Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach
Inn at Depot Hill, Capitola
The Inn on Mount Ada, Avalon 
The Lodge at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach
Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla
Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco, San Francisco
Mark Hopkins Inter-Continental San Francisco, San Francisco 
Meadowood Napa Valley, St. Helena 
Montage Resort & Spa, Laguna Beach 
Park Hyatt San Francisco, San Francisco
Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur
Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club, Carmel 
Rancho Valencia Resort, Rancho Santa Fe
St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa, Dana Point
The Regent Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Bay
The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa, Pasadena
The St. Regis Los Angeles, Los Angeles 
The Willows Historic Palm Springs Inn, Palm Springs 

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Aqua, San Francisco
The Belvedere, Beverly Hills
Campton Place Dining Room, San Francisco
Cielo Big Sur, Big Sur
Club XIX, Pebble Beach
Diaghilev, West Hollywood 
The Dining Room, Laguna Beach
Elisabeth Daniel, San Francisco
Erna's Elderberry House, Oakhurst
Fifth Floor, San Francisco
Fleur De Lys, San Francisco
The Restaurant at Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles 
La Folie, San Francisco
Laurel, San Diego
L'Orangerie, Los Angeles
Masa's, San Francisco
Melisse, Santa Monica
Patina, Los Angeles
Pavilion, Newport Beach
Pisces, Burlingame
Postrio, San Francisco
Sierra Mar Restaurant, Big Sur
Terra, St. Helena

COLORADO

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The Brown Palace Hotel, Denver
Tall Timber, Durango
C Lazy U Ranch, Granby
The St. Regis Aspen, Aspen 
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, Avon 
Vista Verde Guest and Ski Ranch, Steamboat Springs

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Flagstaff House Restaurant, Boulder
Restaurant Kevin Taylor, Denver
Mirabelle at Beaver Creek, Vail
Montagna, Aspen
Penrose Room, Colorado Springs
Q's, Boulder
Renaissance, Aspen
Tante Louise, Denver

CONNECTICUT

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Thomas Henkelmann, Greenwich 

DELAWARE

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The Inn at Montchanin Village, Montchanin
Hotel du Pont, Wilmington

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C., Washington
The Hay-Adams, Washington
Park Hyatt Washington, Washington
The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C., Washington
The St. Regis Washington, D.C., Washington

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Michel Richard Citronelle, Washington
Gerard's Place, Washington
Kinkead's, Washington
Willard Room, Washington

FLORIDA

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The Breakers Palm Beach, Palm Beach 
Inn at Fisher Island, Fisher Island 
Little Palm Island Resort & Spa, Little Torch Key
Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach
Mandarin Oriental, Miami, Miami
The Peabody Orlando, Orlando 
The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Coconut Grove
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, Naples
The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, Key Biscayne
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Sarasota
The Villas of Grand Cypress, Orlando

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Armani's, Tampa
Azul, Miami 
Blue Door, Miami Beach 
Darrel and Oliver's Cafe Maxx, Pompano Beach
The Dining Room, Naples 
The Grill, Manalapan
The Grill, Amelia Island
La Palme d'Or, Coral Gables 
L'Escalier at the Florentine, Palm Beach
Matthew's, Jacksonville
Norman's, Coral Gables
The Restaurant, Palm Beach
Vernona Restaurant, Sarasota 
Victoria and Albert's, Lake Buena Vista
Wish, Miami Beach

GEORGIA

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, Atlanta
The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Bacchanalia, Atlanta
Park 75 at the Four Seasons, Atlanta

ILLINOIS

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Park Hyatt Chicago, Chicago
The Westin Chicago River North, Chicago

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Ambria, Chicago
Crofton on Wells, Chicago
Everest, Chicago
Les Nomades, Chicago 
The Dining Room, Chicago 
Seasons, Chicago
Spring, Chicago 
Tru, Chicago

LOUISIANA

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Maison Orleans, A Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New Orleans 
Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Bayona, New Orleans
Emeril's Delmonico, New Orleans 
Emeril's Restaurant, New Orleans 
The Grill Room, New Orleans 
Lafitte's Landing at Bittersweet Plantation, Donaldsville
La Provence, Lacombe

MAINE

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The White Barn Inn, Kennebunkport

Mobil Four-Star Restaurant
The White Barn Inn Restaurant, Kennebunkport

MARYLAND

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Charleston, Baltimore
The Oregon Grille, Hunt Valley

MASSACHUSETTS

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston
Charlotte Inn, Martha's Vineyard
XV Beacon, Boston
The Ritz-Carlton, Boston, Boston 
The Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common, Boston 
The Wauwinet, Nantucket

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Aujourd'hui, Boston
Grill 23 & Bar, Boston
Hamersley's Bistro, Boston
L'Espalier, Boston
No. 9 Park, Boston
Rialto, Cambridge
Silks, Tyngsboro

MICHIGAN

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The Townsend Hotel, Birmingham

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
The Lark, West Bloomfield
Tapawingo, Charlevoix

MISSOURI

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, Clayton 

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
The American Restaurant, Kansas City
Tony's, St. Louis

MONTANA

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Averill's Flathead Lake Lodge, Bigfork

NEVADA 

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Bellagio Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas
The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, Las Vegas 

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Aqua at Bellagio, Las Vegas
Aureole Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Lutece, Las Vegas
Nobu, Las Vegas
Picasso, Las Vegas
Renoir, Las Vegas
 

NEW JERSEY

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Restaurant Serenade, Chatham

NEW MEXICO

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Inn of the Anasazi, Santa Fe

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Geronimo, Santa Fe

NEW YORK 

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Castle on the Hudson, Tarrytown
Lake Placid Lodge, Lake Placid
Rose Inn, Ithaca
The Carlyle, Manhattan
The Lowell, Manhattan
Mercer Hotel, Manhattan
Mirbeau Inn & Spa, Skaneateles
The New York Palace, Manhattan
The Peninsula New York, Manhattan
The Pierre New York, A Four Seasons Hotel, Manhattan
The Regency Hotel, Manhattan 
The Regent Wall Street, Manhattan
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park, Manhattan
The Stanhope Park Hyatt New York, Manhattan 
Trump International Hotel & Tower, Manhattan 

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Aureole, Manhattan
Bouley, Manhattan
Daniel, Manhattan 
Danube, Manhattan
The Four Seasons Restaurant, Manhattan
Gotham Bar and Grill, Manhattan
Gramercy Tavern, Manhattan
Kuruma Zushi, Manhattan
La Caravelle, Manhattan
La Cote Basque, Manhattan
La Grenouille, Manhattan
La Panetiere, Rye
Le Bernardin, Manhattan
Le Cirque 2000, Manhattan
Lutece, Manhattan
March, Manhattan
Oceana, Manhattan
Picholine, Manhattan
RM, Manhattan 
Sugiyama, Manhattan
Veritas, Manhattan

NORTH CAROLINA 

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The Eseeola Lodge at Linville Golf Club, Linville
Inn on Biltmore Estate, Asheville
The Park Hotel, Charlotte
The Carolina Hotel, Pinehurst
Richmond Hill Inn, Asheville
The Swag Country Inn, Waynesville

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Angus Barn, Raleigh
Carolina Crossroads, Chapel Hill
The Fearrington House Restaurant, Pittsboro 
La Vecchia's Seafood Grille, Charlotte

OHIO

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland, Cleveland
The Cincinnatian Hotel, Cincinnati

OREGON 

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Couvron, Portland
Genoa, Portland

PENNSYLVANIA

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia, Philadelphia
The Hotel Hershey, Hershey
The Rittenhouse Hotel, Philadelphia
The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa, Farmington 

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Brasserie Perrier, Philadelphia
Jake's Restaurant, Manayunk
Lacroix at the Rittenhouse, Philadelphia 

SOUTH CAROLINA 

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Charleston Place, Charleston

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Charleston Grill, Charleston
Peninsula Grill, Charleston

TENNESSEE

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Blackberry Farm, Maryville

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Chez Philippe, Memphis
The Wild Boar, Nashville

TEXAS

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Four Seasons Hotel Houston, Houston
Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas, Irving
Four Seasons Hotel Austin, Austin
The St. Regis Houston, Houston 

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Abacus, Dallas
Brennan's, Houston
Cafe at the Four Seasons, Austin
The French Room, Dallas
Le Reve, San Antonio
Nana, Dallas 
Quattro, Houston
Restaurant at the Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas
The Riviera, Dallas

UTAH 

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City
Stein Eriksen Lodge, Park City

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Riverhorse on Main, Park City

VERMONT

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The Governor's Inn, Ludlow
The Inn At Sawmill Farm, West Dover
Rabbit Hill Inn, Lower Waterford
Topnotch At Stowe Resort and Spa, Stowe

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Hemingway's, Killington
The Inn at Sawmill Farm, West Dover

VIRGINIA

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Clifton - The Country Inn, Charlottesville
Keswick Hall at Monticello, Keswick 
The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, Arlington
The Ritz-Carlton, Tyson's Corner, McLean
Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg

WASHINGTON

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Bellevue Club Hotel, Bellevue

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Brasa, Seattle
The Georgian Room, Seattle
The Herbfarm, Woodinville
Rover's, Seattle

WEST VIRGINIA

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
The Tavern Room, White Sulphur Springs

WISCONSIN

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The American Club, Kohler
Canoe Bay, Rice Lake

WYOMING

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Lost Creek Ranch, Moose 
Amangani, Jackson Hole 

CANADA

ALBERTA

Mobil Four-Star Restaurant
Post Hotel Dining Room, Lake Louise

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
The Aerie Resort, Malahat 
Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver
Hastings House, Salt Spring Island
The Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver
The Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver, Vancouver
Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
The Aerie Dining Room, Malahat 
Bishop's, Vancouver
La Belle Auberge, Ladner 
Lumiere, Vancouver
Restaurant Matisse, Victoria
West, Vancouver

NEW BRUNSWICK

Mobil Four-Star Lodging
Kingsbrae Arms, St. Andrews

ONTARIO

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, Toronto
The Metropolitan Hotel Toronto, Toronto
Park Hyatt Toronto, Toronto
Windsor Arms Hotel, Toronto

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
Canoe, Toronto
Chiado, Toronto
The Fifth, Toronto
Hemispheres, Toronto
North 44 Degrees, Toronto
Scaramouche, Toronto
Truffles, Toronto

QUEBEC

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings
Loews Hotel Vogue, Montreal

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
L'eau a la Bouche, Montreal
Laurie Raphael, Quebec City
Le Piment Rouge, Montreal
Mediterraneo Grill & Wine Bar, Montreal
Nuances, Montreal
Queue de Cheval, Montreal
Toque!, Montreal

Newly Expanded Mobil Travel Guide Publishing Program

In addition to the Mobil Four-Star and Five-Star Award winners, Mobil Travel Guide announced that it has enhanced its classic Regional Travel Planners by adding expanded reviews and more detailed descriptions.
Mobil Travel Guide will also be launching brand-new titles for travelers who seek specialized information for customized travel experiences.

Kevin Bristow, vice president of publications at Mobil Travel Guide, said, "Our bold new style and look will appeal to today's traveler while maintaining the integrity and high standards that our longtime customers
have come to expect from Mobil Travel Guide." The newly expanded 16 volumes of the Regional Travel Planner series, offered in a distinctive look of bright red and blue, will be available in bookstores nationwide
beginning November 2003, at a cost of $18.95 each.

Also available in November will be Mobil Travel Guide's America's Best Hotels & Restaurants, which highlights the 2004 Mobil Four-Star and Mobil Five-Star Award winners across the U.S. and Canada in a pocket-size
guide.

The 2004 Mobil Travel Guide publications, along with its accompanying website, www.mobiltravelguide.com, provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on more than 19,000 lodging and dining establishments and 20,000 attractions in more than 3,300 cities and towns throughout the United States and Canada. Complete with four-color maps, a compact design, and driving and walking tours, the planners provide a full range of travel options to appeal to a range of tastes and budgets.

About Mobil Travel Guide

Since its founding in 1958, Mobil Travel Guide, www.mobiltravelguide.com, has served as an advocate for travelers seeking knowledge about hotels, restaurants, and places to visit. Based on an objective process,
recommendations are made to consumers that enhance the quality and value of their domestic travel experiences. Hoteliers, restaurateurs, and industry observers favorably regard the rigor of Mobil Travel Guide's inspection program and understand both the prestige and benefits attendant to receiving a Mobil Star rating.
 
 

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Also See: Mobil Five-Stars Awarded to 25 Lodgings and 14 Restaurants / Mobil Four-Star Rating Awarded to 240 Lodgings and 241 Restaurants in the U.S. and Canada / Jan 2002

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