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The Peninsula Chicago
108 East Superior Street Chicago, Illinois, US

From $350 per night

Set in the heart of the 'Magnificent Mile', The Peninsula Chicago is ideally situated near all of the city's key attractions, businesses and entertainment. On the doorstep of Chicago's Lake Michigan and Michigan Avenue, the hotel is located in the center of the city's most exclusive shops and steps from the historic Water Tower. The Peninsula Chicago is located 13 miles from Chicago Midway Airport and 17 miles from Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The Peninsula Chicago offers 9,000 sq ft of versatile meeting and event space, providing the flexibility for every type of event from intimate meetings to lavish galas. The Grand Ballroom can accommodate up to 550 guests in a variety of configurations. Five additional function rooms and a boardroom with a plasma flat screen television and a fully equipped business center with offices and computer stations are also available for rental. Several fine dining options are available Avenues serves contemporary cuisine from an exhibition kitchen, and was recently awarded perfect scores from each of Chicago's major publications in 2005, a distinction held by only two restaurants in the city. A fully-equipped spa and exercise facility with panoramic city views is located at the top of the hotel. The Peninsula Chicago off 339 luxurious and spacious guestrooms and suites furnished in a magnificent classical style, including the 3,000 square foot Peninsula Suite. Each guestroom and suite is equipped with a state-of-the-art electronic system that allows guests to control guestroom features with the touch of a button. All guestrooms and suites feature marble bathrooms with separate shower, a deep soaking tub with a television above the tub, and hands-free telephone. Also included are an oversized executive desk with silent fax machine, data port and complimentary network and wireless high-speed Internet access.

What's Great
Travel + Leisure says... "Sleek 20-story tower with stylish interiors and a prime shopping location in the heart of Chicago's Magnificent Mile—plus two of the city's hottest restaurants, Avenues and Shanghai Terrace. Rooms to Book: Grand Deluxes have views of the historic Water Tower Park. Insider Tip: Listen to the live jazz trio that performs every Friday and Saturday night at the Pen Bar. As you walk into the Peninsula, the concierge and receptionist greet you by name; classical music plays when you enter one of the 339 rooms; and your bedside table has a control panel to manage the lighting, deactivate the doorbell for privacy, and alert housekeeping when you want service. The luxury extends to the hotel’s spa by ESPA: it includes an outdoor sundeck, spa cuisine, eight treatment rooms, a steam room, and a lap pool. And be sure to dine at Shanghai Terrace—Food & Wine voted it one of the top 100 Asian restaurants in the U.S." Conierge.com says...
"One-touch wonderland: A Grand Deluxe Suite at the Peninsula Chicago is your best bet for unparalleled views of the Midwest's megalopolis and master-of-the-universe sleep technology.
Snooze factor: Extreme. This hotel knows how to push a control freak's buttons. Guests can manage (deep breath) the master light, the mood light, the night-light, the radio, the television, the DVD player, the fax machine, the "privacy please" button (which illuminates the "do not disturb" light on the front door), the "make up room" button for housekeeping, the room temperature and the alarm — all without leaving the comfort of the bed.
Who goes there: Serious shoppers. The city-central location on the Magnificent Mile means that world-class shopping is mere steps away: Your feet and your wallet will need their rest.
Undercover info: On Friday and Saturday nights, the hotel restaurant The Lobby unveils a decadent chocolate bar where guests can browse a buffet ranging from cakes and cookies to tarts and truffles. Don't let all that sugar keep you up late, though: You've got a lot of power-sleeping to do."

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Auberge Du Soleil
180 Rutherford Hill Road Rutherford, California, US

From $625 per night

At the heart of the cabernet-sauvignon- merlot and chardonnay vines of Napa Valley- the French restaurateur Claude Rouas has created a discreet and elegant hotel hidden amongst a grove of olive trees that evoke his love of Provence in the South of France. A handful of houses perched on the hillside offer spacious -maisons- with private terraces where aged French oak floors- colorful chenille fabrics- abstract paintings and fireplaces create an air of romance. The Mediterranean-inspired cuisine features the very best of the region and the spa- which also draws its cue from the land- proposes treatments based on grapes- olives- herbs- flowers- mud and minerals. The 15-000 bottles in the wine cellar promise an oenophiles journey to the wine heaven as you watch the sun setting on the horizon.

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Esperanza Resort
Carretera Transpeninsular Km 7 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

From $675 per night

A place where sun-sea-sky and earth join as one to form a tropical oasis like no other - a place called Esperanza.

What's Great
Travel + Leisure says... "Desert Escape These days, locals refer to Mexico’s Baja Peninsula as La Frontera, the frontier, because it remains largely undeveloped, except for the peninsula’s tip at Los Cabos, where the desert blooms with luxe resorts. But you can still find a quiet spot to relax with a chilly Pacifico beer and a succulent shrimp taco. Stay at the recently renovated, 56-room Esperanza, where the Technicolor sunsets look digitally enhanced. Escape to the resort’s hidden garden by the sea, with a view of humpback whales migrating right offshore. Don’t miss a tasting of Mexico’s Baja, Querétaro, and Coahuila wines at El Restaurante. -50 Best Romantic Getaways and "Rooms to Book: All have ocean views, but the Palapa Spa casitas add infinity-edge tubs to the deal." -From www.travelandleisure.com

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The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch
0130 Daybreak Ridge Avon, Colorado, US

From $699 per night

The 180-room Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch provides a unique setting for a mountain retreat. The resort was inspired by the grand lodges of the west and captures the essence of the surrounding national forest. The year-round resort offers unlimited activities with skiing six months out of the year, preferred tee times at two 18-hole championship courses at the Red Sky Golf Club and unlimited summer adventures such as fly fishing, whitewater rafting, hiking, mountain biking, nature tours and culture events. With 19 treatment rooms and a co-ed, rock-lined grotto with lazy river hot tub, the 21,000-square-foot Bachelor Gulch Spa is the perfect place to relax and rejuvenate after a day in the mountains.

What's Great
Travel + Leisure says... "This exclusive Western-style timbered lodge is a village unto itself, with a fully stocked ski shop, chairlift right off the property, and 21,000-square-foot spa. Rooms to Book: New one-bedroom Residential Suites, for their large size (900 square feet) and and full kitchens. King rooms have fireplaces and balconies; booking a mountain view is a no-brainer. Insider Tip: Ski Nanny. Stop by the outdoor fire pit, stocked with marshmallows and roasting sticks; it's a popular après-ski activity. With its own high-speed lift steps from the hotel and Wolfgang Puck's only Colorado outlet, the Ritz-Carlton—a giant lodgepole-and-timber cabin built in classic National Park-lodge style—is Beaver Creek's answer to convenience and luxury. It dominates the base of Bachelor Gulch Mountain, creating a postcard-pretty image as skiers schuss down the corduroy Cabin Fever trail to it, where ski valets stand at the ready. The 180 guest rooms and suites are decked out in Colorado rustic, with custom millwork and plenty of wood, while the marble bathrooms all have soaking tubs. Dip into the Bachelor Gulch spa, with 19 treatment rooms and a relaxing rock grotto with a lazy river hot tub running through it, before dinner at Spago, which opened here in 2007."

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Maroma Resort and Spa
Carret. Fed. 307 Solidaridad, Mexico

From $765 per night

A seven-year old gem nestled at the edge of the most spectacular beach of the Mexican Caribbean on the historical Yucatan peninsula. Maroma guests feel like visitors in a private home where they are treated like family and pampered with warm personal service. Our individually decorated rooms and suites glow with mahogany, bamboo-filtered light, white linen and the shine of candlelight as strains of lice piano music waft from the dining room. At Maroma we encourage mixing business with pleasure and adventure. Activity and adventure are as close as the beach right outside. Our mild ocean is ideal for swimming, kayaking and sailing. And the world's second largest barrier reef just offshore provides world-class snorkeling and diving with our own guides. Mayan sites abound in the Yucatan and we can send your group there with a gourmet picnic lunch and driver/tour guide. Or if total relaxation is in order, a variety of spa services are available including facials, massage, reiki, mud baths and our famous Temazcal, the Mayan-inspired steam bath that brings many of out guests back again and again.

What's Great
National Geographic Says...
"Maya craftsmanship (three generations of local stone masons helped build the place in 1995 and still do some work on the property) merges with unabashed Caribbean-front luxury. Come sunset, 1,000 candles light the way. Local fare includes Mexican wine. Biologist, dive master, naturalist Ramon Aguayo lures guests from beach chairs to nature paths as well as sea reefs. 65 rooms."

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