NEW YORK, April 19, 2006 - Conde Nast Traveler's 10th annual May "Hot
List" issue is the insider's guide to the newest, hottest, sexiest hotels,
restaurants, spas, and nightclubs opened all over the world in the past
year. To develop the list, the magazine's editors checked out hundreds
of new properties around the globe, rigorously evaluating each one on a
standard set of criteria. The result is a definitive guide to the world's
most exciting new establishments.
The Hot List features 130 new hotels and resorts, 82 new restaurants,
25 new nightclubs and for the first time, 55 hot new spas whose design,
service, location, (and, if appropriate, food) transcend industry standards.
Conde Nast Traveler's editorial staff sifted through the sea of properties
that opened in the past year, and called upon a global network of editors
and field reporters to visit each one.
The hotel findings show amazing diversity -- from Tasmania's exquisite
3- bedroom Avalon Coastal Retreat to Shanghai's 511-room behemoth, Regent.
Hot and trendy doesn't have to mean pricey. Check out -- and into -- 34
of the hottest hotels under $200-per-night. The 130 hotels and resorts
on this year's Hot List encompass 54 countries on 6 continents.
The U.S. Hotels named to the Hot List include:
* The Chamberlain, Los Angeles, CA
* Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles,
CA
* Hotel Solamar, San Diego, CA
* Tower 23, San Diego, CA
* Hotel Vitale, San Francisco, CA
* St. Regis Hotel, San Francisco, CA
* The Huntley, Santa Monica, CA
* Les Mars Hotel, Healdsburg, CA
* Hyatt Grand Aspen, Aspen, CO
* Keyah Grande, Pagosa Springs, CO
* Standard Miami, Miami Beach, FL
* Twelve Hotel & Residences, Atlanta,
GA
* Mansion on Forsyth Park, Savannah, GA
* Resort at Paws Up, Greenough, MT
* Whiteface Lodge, Lake Placid, NY
While most of us probably don't travel just to eat, all of us certainly
eat when we travel. Food has no rival: it provides insight into another
culture, paves a shorter path to meeting the locals and serves as one of
life's most savory pleasures. Conde Nast Traveler roamed the globe -- from
Australia to Vietnam -- and unearthed 82 of the newest, most irresistible
restaurants out there. New York City reigns as the food capital of the
world, with nine new restaurants on the list including new places by superstar
chefs David Bouley and Jean-Georges Vongerichten.
Restaurants in the U.S. making the Hot Tables List include:
California:
* Tower Bar, Los Angeles
* Pizzaiolo, Oakland
* Island Prime, San Diego
* Supperclub San Francisco, San Francisco
Colorado:
* Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder
Florida:
* Restaurant at The Setai, Miami
* Afterglo, Miami Beach
* Restaurant BT, Tampa
Hawaii:
* Town, Honolulu
Illinois:
* Alinea, Chicago
Massachusetts:
* Mare, Boston
Nevada:
* Alex, Las Vegas
* Joel Robuchon at the Mansion, Las Vegas
New Mexico:
* La Mancha Restaurant and Bar, Galisteo
New York:
* Brooklyn Fish Camp, Alto, New York
* BLT Fish, New York
* Del Posto, New York
* Gusto Ristorante e Bar Americano, New York
* Morimoto, New York
* Perry St., New York
* Telepan, New York
* Upstairs at Bouley, New York
Virginia:
* Vintage Kitchen, Norfolk
Washington, D.C.:
* Zengo
Spas are today's lifestyle essential, as varied in their approaches
to pampering and wellness, as they are ubiquitous. Conde Nast Traveler's
editors donned their robes in the world's newest, from intimate day-spas
to sprawling resort facilities. In the last ten years, the number of U.S.
spas has quadrupled to more than 12,000. Spas earn more money per year
than ski resorts, theme parks or motion pictures.
Spas in the U.S. making the Hot Spas List include:
Arizona:
* Spa Avania, Scottsdale
* VH Spa for Vitality & Health, Scottsdale
California:
* Peninsula Beverly Hills Spa, Beverly Hills
* PSYC, Palm Springs
* Bliss San Francisco, San Francisco
* Remede Spa, San Francisco
Florida:
* Spa V, Miami Beach
* Standard Miami, Miami Beach
Georgia:
* Blue Medspa, Atlanta
New Mexico:
* Absolute Nirvana Spa, Santa Fe
New York:
* Cornelia Day Resort, New York
* Okeanos Club and Spa, New York
Nevada:
* Spa at Wynn, Las Vegas
This year's survey of the most alluring nights on the town taps in
to the trend of hot hotel bars with sky-high views. One distinctive example
is Pure, a Las Vegas nightclub overlooking the entire Sin City strip, but
many neighborhood bars and live music venues also make the list.
Nightclubs in the U.S. making the Hot Nights List include:
California:
* Mini Bar at the Parker Palm Springs, Palm
Springs
* Altitude Skybar & Garden Lounge, San
Diego
Colorado:
* Corridor 44, Denver
Massachusetts:
* OM Restaurant and Lounge, Cambridge
Michigan:
* Centaur Bar, Detroit
Nevada:
* Pure, Las Vegas
* Tao, Las Vegas
New York:
* G Spa & Lounge, New York
Texas:
* Bar Belmont, Dallas
Washington, D.C.:
* Tabaq
Full reviews of each hotel, restaurant, nightclub and spa can be found
in the May issue of Conde Nast Traveler, on newsstands April 25, 2006.
About Conde Nast Traveler:
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has won six National Magazine Awards, the highest honor in magazine publishing.
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