NEW YORK, April 25, 2007 - Conde Nast Traveler's 11th 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 destined to become instant classics.
The 2007 Hot List features 138 new hotels and resorts, 95 new restaurants,
25 new nightclubs, and 75 new spas whose design, service, and amenities
transcend industry standards.
The hotel findings range from Mexico's four-suite colonial retreat,
Oasis, to Las Vegas' 816-room behemoth overlooking the Strip, Red Rock
Casino. Hot and trendy doesn't have to mean pricey. Check into 24 of the
hottest hotels under $200-per-night. The 138 hotels and resorts on this
year's Hot List encompass 46 countries on 6 continents.
The U.S. properties named to the list include:
-- Hotel Angeleno, Los Angeles, CA
-- Sofitel LA, Los Angeles, CA
-- Shade, Manhattan Beach, CA
-- US Grant, San Diego, CA
-- The Keating, San Diego, CA
-- Orchard Garden Hotel, San Francisco, CA
-- Winvian, Litchfield Hills, CT
-- The James, Chicago, IL
-- 21C Hotel, Louisville, KY
-- Chambers Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
-- Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa, Las Vegas,
NV
-- The London NYC, New York, NY
-- Gramercy Park Hotel, New York, NY
-- Hotel deLuxe, Portland, OR
-- Hotel Fauchere, Milford, PA
-- W Dallas-Victory, Dallas, TX
-- Hotel Palomar, Dallas, TX
-- Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort, & Spa, Austin,
TX
-- Pan Pacific, Seattle, WA
This year there is global foodie buzz aplenty. Conde Nast Traveler
highlights the hottest trends, including the organic-food revolution and
cutting-edge restaurant design, and unearths 95 of the newest, most irresistible
restaurants out there. New York City reigns as the food capital of the
world, with eight new restaurants on the list, and Los Angeles and San
Francisco rule the west coast, with five new eateries each:
Restaurants in the U.S. making the Hot Tables List include:
-- Brix, Flagstaff, AZ
-- Katsuya, Los Angeles, CA
-- Social Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
-- Hatfield's, Los Angeles, CA
-- Cut in the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire, Los
Angeles, CA
-- West at Hotel Angeleno, Los Angeles, CA
-- Salt House, San Francisco, CA
-- Perbacco, San Francisco, CA
-- Coi, San Francisco, CA
-- NOPA, San Francisco, CA
-- Ad Hoc, Yountville, CA
-- Dressing Room, Westport, CT
-- Blue Duck Tavern at the Park Hyatt, Washington,
DC
-- David Bouley Evolution at the Ritz-Carlton South
Beach, Miami, FL
-- Michy's, Miami, FL
-- Quattro Gastronomia Italiana, Miami, FL
-- Trois, Atlanta, GA
-- David Burke's Primehouse at The James Hotel,
Chicago, IL
-- De La Costa, Chicago, IL
-- Riche, New Orleans, LA
-- Sorellina, Boston, MA
-- Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
-- Nove Italiano at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas,
NV
-- Rao's at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
-- Boqueria, New York, NY
-- Little Owl, New York, NY
-- A Voce, New York, NY
-- L' Atelier de Joel Robuchon at the Four Seasons,
New York, NY
-- Gordon Ramsay at The London NYC, New York, NY
-- Waverly Inn, New York, NY
-- Momofuku Ssam, New York, NY
-- Varietal, New York, NY NY
-- Herons at the Umstead Hotel, Cary, NC
-- Piedmont, Durham, NC
-- XIX and the Park Hyatt, Philadelphia, PA
-- Craft at W Dallas-Victory, Dallas, TX
-- Bess Bistro on Pecan, Austin, TX
No longer the pastime of a rarefied few, spa-going has become a vital
part of world travel. Every hotel and resort worth its salt contains a
spa, and destination spas are opening at a fast clip around the world.
Conde Nast Traveler's editors donned their robes in the world's newest,
from intimate day-spas to sprawling resort facilities, to determine the
best of the burgeoning bunch.
Spas in the U.S. making the Hot Spas List include:
-- Red Door Spa at the Wigwam Resort, Phoenix, AZ
-- ESPA at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire, Beverly
Hills, CA
-- Bliss Los Angeles in the W Westwood, Los Angeles,
CA
-- Spa at Rancho Valencia Resort, Rancho Santa Fe,
CA
-- Away Spa at the W San Diego, San Diego, CA
-- Spa at the Del in the Hotel Del Coronado, San
Diego, CA
-- California Wellbeing Institute, Westlake Village,
CA
-- Four Seasons Westlake Village Spa, Westlake Village,
CA
-- Allegria Spa at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek,
Avon, CO
-- Mayflower Inn & Spa, Washington, CT
-- Spa at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, Amelia
Island, FL
-- Spa at Sea Island Resort, Sea Island, GA
-- Mandara Spa at Wailea Beach Marriott Resort,
Maui, HI
-- Red Rock Spa, Las Vegas, NV
-- Qua Baths & Spa at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas,
NV
-- Townhouse Spa, New York, NY
-- Truman's Gentlemen's Groomers, New York, NY
-- Delluva Vinotherapy Day Spa, New York, NY
-- Lancome The Boutique, New York, NY
-- Skana Spa at Turning Stone, Verona, NY
-- The Umstead Spa, Cary, NC
-- The Lodge at Woodloch, Hawley, PA
-- Spa Django at Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort,
Bastrop, TX
-- ReFresh in Whole Foods market, Dallas, TX
This year's search for the Next Big Thing in nightlife brought Conde
Nast Traveler reporters to lounges, dance clubs, neighborhood bars, and
burlesque performance clubs in 20 cities around the world:
Nightclubs in the U.S. making the Hot Nights List include:
-- Sol y Sombra, Scottsdale,
-- Mandrake, Los Angeles, CA
-- Boulevard3, Los Angeles, CA
-- Stingaree, San Diego, CA
-- Alembic, San Francisco, CA
-- Karu&Y, Miami, FL
-- Pops for Champagne, Chicago, IL
-- Rooftop Bar at the Chambers Hotel, Minneapolis,
MN
-- Playboy Club/Moon Nightclub at the Palms, Las
Vegas, NV
-- Rose Bar at the Gramercy Park Hotel, New York,
NY
-- D'Or at Amalia, New York, NY
-- The Belmont, Austin, TX
Full reviews of each hotel, restaurant, nightclub and spa can be found
in the "Hot List" May issue of Conde Nast Traveler, on newsstands April
24, 2007.
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