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Andrew Harper’s SEPTEMBER 2013 | OUR 35TH YEAR H ® AndrewHarper.com 2013 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS TOP 20 HIDEAWAYS, CITY HOTELS AND SAFARI LODGES, PLUS BEACH,FOOD AND WINE, SPA, GOLF AND FAMILY RESORTS { tr aveling the world in search of truly enchanting places } 2013 Reader Survey Results FROM ANDREW HARPER U.S. HIDEAWAYS INTERNATIONAL HIDEAWAYS CITY HOTELS BEACH RESORTS FOOD AND WINE RESORTS SPA RESORTS SAFARI LODGES GOLF RESORTS FAMILY RESORTS 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 COVER Zarafa Camp, Botswana, is new to the survey this year OPP OSITE Blackberry Farm, Tennessee, appears in three categories © BEALL AND THOMAS PHOTGRAPHY I am the editor of Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report, a luxury travel newsletter that first appeared in 1979. I travel anonymously and pay full rate. Hotels have no idea who I am, or that I am there to write a review. In other words, I am treated exactly as you might be. Today, this approach is extremely unusual. Most other travel publications and websites, even well-known and well-respected ones, accept discounted rates or free accommodations, which can color their judgment. Each year, I conduct a survey of my subscribers’ favorite hotels. Hideaway Report readers are the most enthusiastic and knowledgeable luxury travelers in the world; they vacation an average of 35 days a year, and 33 percent plan to travel more in the coming year. Their favorite countries are Italy, France and England, but I also learned of travel plans that ranged from Australia to Zambia. Every year, the survey offers some surprises in addition to perennial favorites. This year, perhaps the most astonishing result was that California’s Post Ranch Inn was voted No. 1 U.S. Hideaway for the sixth time in a row! Two of my personal favorites — Ireland’s Ballyfin Demesne and Zarafa Camp in Botswana — made it onto the list of top International Hideaways for the first time. As was the case in 2012, the favorite new discovery was Amangiri in Utah. In addition to classic hideaways with fewer than 99 rooms in the United States and abroad, here you will find lists of favorite beach resorts, city hotels, family escapes, food and wine properties, golf destinations and spas. More information about each hotel is available by clicking on its name in green. © WILDERNESS SAFARIS Ballyfin Demesne, County Laois, Ireland; Zarafa Camp, Selinda Reserve, Botswana; Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah FROM TOP, CLO CK WISE: 2013 READERS’ CHOICE hideaways (UNITED STATES) 1 BLACKBERRY FARM 2 TWIN FARMS 3 SAN YSIDRO RANCH 4 AUBERGE DU SOLEIL 5 THE INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON 6 TRIPLE CREEK RANCH 7 AMANGIRI 8 AMANGANI 9 BLANTYRE 10 6 POST RANCH INN 11 THE INN AT PALMETTO BLUFF 12 RANCHO VALENCIA 13 THE SWAG 14 THE LOWELL 15 THE WHITE BARN INN 16 LAKE PLACID LODGE 17 LITTLE PALM ISLAND 18 MEADOWOOD NAPA VALLEY 19 POETRY INN 20 VENTANA Big Sur, California Big Sur, California Walland, Tennessee Bluffton, South Carolina Woodstock, Vermont Rancho Santa Fe, California Montecito, California Waynesville, North Carolina Rutherford, California New York City, New York Washington, Virginia Kennebunk Beach, Maine Darby, Montana Lake Placid, New York Canyon Point, Utah Little Torch Key, Florida Jackson, Wyoming St. Helena, California Lenox, Massachusetts Napa, California hideaway report | 2013 Reader Survey Results © KODIAK GREENWOOD © JIM WESTPHALEN Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California; Twin Farms, Woodstock, Vermont; Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee FROM TOP, CLO CK WISE: © BEALL AND THOMAS PHOTGRAPHY 2013 READERS’ CHOICE hideaways (INTERNATIONAL) 1 SOUTHERN OCEAN LODGE 2 SINGITA BOULDERS LODGE 3 LAS VENTANAS AL PARAISO 4 HUKA LODGE 5 AMANSARA 6 THE WAKAYA CLUB & SPA 7 LE SIRENUSE 8 LIZARD ISLAND 9 AMANDARI 10 8 GRAND HOTEL A VILLA FELTRINELLI 11 ZARAFA CAMP 12 HOTEL SPLENDIDO 13 HOTEL SAN REGIS 14 RELAIS CHRISTINE 15 MOMBO CAMP 16 MAROMA RESORT AND SPA 17 LA SCALINATELLA 18 BALLYFIN DEMESNE 19 BUCKLAND MANOR 20 AMAN-I-KHAS Gargnano, Italy Kangaroo Island, Australia Selinda Reserve, Botswana Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa Portofino, Italy San José del Cabo, Mexico Paris, France Taupo, New Zealand Paris, France Siem Reap, Cambodia Okavango Delta, Botswana Wakaya Island, Fiji Riviera Maya, Mexico Positano, Italy Capri, Italy Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia County Laois, Ireland Ubud, Bali, Indonesia Worcestershire, England hideaway report | 2013 Reader Survey Results Ranthambhore National Park, India Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, Australia; Singita Boulders Lodge, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa; Grand Hotel à Villa Feltrinelli, Gargnano, Italy FROM TOP, CLO CK WISE: 2013 READERS’ CHOICE city hotels 1 THE PENINSULA 2 THE LOWELL 3 MANDARIN ORIENTAL 4 FOUR SEASONS 5 THE PENINSULA 6 FOUR SEASONS HOTEL GEORGE V 7 THE CARLYLE 8 THE STAFFORD 9 LE BRISTOL 10 10 THE PENINSULA 11 MANDARIN ORIENTAL 12 MANDARIN ORIENTAL 13 THE ST. REGIS 14 HOTEL BEL-AIR 15 FOUR SEASONS 16 PARK HYATT 17 THE PENINSULA 18 THE RITZ-CARLTON 19 THE MARK 20 THE PENINSULA Beverly Hills, California New York City, New York Chicago, Illinois New York City, New York New York City, New York San Francisco, California Bangkok, Thailand New York City, New York Chicago, Illinois Los Angeles, California Hong Kong, China New York City, New York Paris, France Sydney, Australia New York City, New York Shanghai, China London, England San Francisco, California Paris, France New York City, New York hideaway report | 2013 Reader Survey Results The Peninsula, Beverly Hills, California; The Peninsula, Chicago, Illinois; The Lowell, New York City, New York FROM TOP, CLO CK WISE: 2013 READERS’ CHOICE beach resorts 1 ROSEWOOD LITTLE DIX BAY 2 MONTAGE LAGUNA BEACH 3 CANEEL BAY 4 MAUNA KEA BEACH HOTEL 5 ESPERANZA 6 FOUR SEASONS HUALALAI 7 FOUR SEASONS 8 LAS VENTANAS AL PARAISO 9 MAROMA RESORT AND SPA 10 12 CAP JULUCA 11 ONE&ONLY PALMILLA 12 HOTEL DU CAP-EDEN-ROC 13 LITTLE PALM ISLAND 14 THE SANCTUARY 15 WATERCOLOR INN & RESORT 16 HALEKULANI 17 ONE&ONLY OCEAN CLUB 18 AMANPURI 19 THE CLOISTER 20 LIZARD ISLAND Maundays Bay, Anguilla Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands San José del Cabo, Mexico Laguna Beach, California Antibes, France St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Little Torch Key, Florida Kohala Coast, Hawaii Kiawah Island, South Carolina Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Santa Rosa Beach, Florida Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Wailea, Maui, Hawaii Paradise Island, Bahamas San José del Cabo, Mexico Phuket, Thailand Riviera Maya, Mexico Sea Island, Georgia hideaway report | 2013 Reader Survey Results Cap Juluca, Maundays Bay, Anguilla; Montage Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach, California; Rosewood Little Dix Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands FROM TOP, CLO CK WISE: 2013 READERS’ CHOICE food and wine resorts 1 BLACKBERRY FARM 2 AUBERGE DU SOLEIL 3 TWIN FARMS 4 THE INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON 5 POST RANCH INN 6 THE WHITE BARN INN 7 THE ALLISON INN & SPA 8 CALISTOGA RANCH 9 BERNARDUS LODGE 10 14 MEADOWOOD NAPA VALLEY 11 HOTEL LES MARS 12 HUKA LODGE 13 LE MANOIR AUX QUAT’SAISONS 14 MONTAGE LAGUNA BEACH 15 POETRY INN 16 SOLAGE CALISTOGA 17 SOUTHERN OCEAN LODGE 18 VILLA D’ESTE 19 BARDESSONO 20 CAVAS WINE LODGE St. Helena, California Walland, Tennessee Healdsburg, California Rutherford, California Taupo, New Zealand Woodstock, Vermont Oxfordshire, England Washington, Virginia Laguna Beach, California Big Sur, California Napa, California Kennebunk Beach, Maine Calistoga, California Newberg, Oregon Kangaroo Island, Australia Calistoga, California Carmel Valley, California hideaway report | 2013 Reader Survey Results Lujan de Cuyo, Argentina Cernobbio, Italy Yountville, California The Restaurant at Meadowood, St. Helena, California; mussels at the Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford, California; fall picnic tables at Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee FROM TOP, CLO CK WISE: © BEALL AND THOMAS PHOTGRAPHY 2013 READERS’ CHOICE spa resorts 1 CANYON RANCH 2 CANYON RANCH 3 MONTAGE LAGUNA BEACH 4 CAL-A-VIE 5 ESPERANZA 6 CANYON RANCH 7 ENCHANTMENT RESORT 8 TWIN FARMS 9 AMANSARA 10 16 MIRAVAL 11 LAKE AUSTIN SPA RESORT 12 MAROMA RESORT AND SPA 13 MAYFLOWER INN & SPA 14 MANDARIN ORIENTAL 15 RANCHO LA PUERTA 16 BERNARDUS LODGE 17 FOUR SEASONS 18 FOUR SEASONS HUALALAI 19 FOUR SEASONS 20 BLACKBERRY FARM Tucson, Arizona Walland, Tennessee Lenox, Massachusetts Austin, Texas Tucson, Arizona Riviera Maya, Mexico Laguna Beach, California Washington, Connecticut Vista, California Bangkok, Thailand Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Baja California, Mexico Miami Beach, Florida Carmel Valley, California Sedona, Arizona Chiang Mai, Thailand Woodstock, Vermont Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Siem Reap, Cambodia Wailea, Maui, Hawaii hideaway report | 2013 Reader Survey Results Spa outdoor relaxation deck at Miraval, Tucson, Arizona; Sonoran Desert surrounding Canyon Ranch, Tucson, Arizona; indoor pool at Canyon Ranch, Lenox, Massachusetts FROM TOP, CLO CK WISE: 2013 READERS’ CHOICE safari lodges 1 MOMBO CAMP 2 NGORONGORO CRATER LODGE 3 SANCTUARY CHIEF’S CAMP 4 ZARAFA CAMP 5 LONDOLOZI 6 SINGITA LEBOMBO LODGE 7 ROYAL MALEWANE 8 VUMBURA PLAINS CAMP 9 JAO CAMP 10 18 SINGITA BOULDERS LODGE 11 PHINDA PRIVATE GAME RESERVE 12 SINGITA EBONY LODGE 13 TSWALU KALAHARI 14 SANCTUARY BAINES’ CAMP 15 ELSA’S KOPJE 16 JACK’S CAMP 17 KLEIN’S CAMP 18 SINGITA GRUMETI RESERVES 19 SANCTUARY OLONANA 20 OL DONYO LODGE Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa Okavango Delta, Botswana KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa Okavango Delta, Botswana Northern Cape, South Africa Selinda Reserve, Botswana Okavango Delta, Botswana Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa Meru National Park, Kenya Kruger National Park, South Africa Makgadikgadi Pan, Botswana Kruger National Park, South Africa Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Okavango Delta, Botswana Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Okavango Delta, Botswana Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya hideaway report | 2013 Reader Survey Results Chyulu Hills, Kenya © &BEYOND Singita Boulders Lodge, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa; Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania; Mombo Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana FROM TOP, CLO CK WISE: © WILDERNESS SAFARIS AND DANA ALLEN 2013 READERS’ CHOICE golf resorts 1 BANDON DUNES 2 THE RESORT AT PELICAN HILL 3 THE SANCTUARY 4 THE LODGE 5 FOUR SEASONS 6 THE BROADMOOR 7 THE GREENBRIER 8 PINEHURST RESORT 9 THE LODGE AT TORREY PINES 10 20 THE LODGE AT PEBBLE BEACH 11 THE BOULDERS 12 THE GLENEAGLES HOTEL 13 THE LODGE AT KAURI CLIFFS 14 THE FARM, CAPE KIDNAPPERS 15 FOUR SEASONS HUALALAI 16 THE INN AT SPANISH BAY 17 THE RITZ-CARLTON 18 THE INN AT PALMETTO BLUFF 19 TURNBERRY RESORT 20 MAUNA KEA BEACH HOTEL Pebble Beach, California Kohala Coast, Hawaii Bandon, Oregon Carefree, Arizona Newport Beach, California Perthshire, Scotland Kiawah Island, South Carolina Matauri Bay, North Island, New Zealand Sea Island, Georgia Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand Scottsdale, Arizona Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Colorado Springs, Colorado Pebble Beach, California White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii Pinehurst, North Carolina Bluffton, South Carolina La Jolla, California Ayrshire, Scotland hideaway report | 2013 Reader Survey Results Seventh hole, Pebble Beach Golf Links at Pebble Beach Resorts, Pebble Beach, California; 17th hole, Ocean North Course at The Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Beach, California; 11th hole, Pacific Dunes course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Oregon FROM TOP, CLO CK WISE: © WOOD SABOLD 2013 READERS’ CHOICE family resorts 1 THE BROADMOOR 2 THE GREENBRIER 3 MAUNA KEA BEACH HOTEL 4 WALT DISNEY WORLD 5 FOUR SEASONS 6 FOUR SEASONS 7 WEQUASSETT 8 ATLANTIS 9 BLACKBERRY FARM 10 22 THE CLOISTER Sea Island, Georgia Colorado Springs, Colorado White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Kohala Coast, Hawaii Orlando, Florida Jackson Hole, Wyoming Wailea, Maui, Hawaii Chatham, Massachusetts Paradise Island, Bahamas Walland, Tennessee hideaway report | 2013 Reader Survey Results 11 FOUR SEASONS 12 ROSEWOOD LITTLE DIX BAY 13 MONTAGE DEER VALLEY 14 OCEAN HOUSE 15 THE INN AT PALMETTO BLUFF 16 THE RESORT AT PAWS UP 17 ROSEWOOD MAYAKOBA 18 THE SANCTUARY 19 WATERCOLOR INN & RESORT 20 CHATHAM BARS INN Chatham, Massachusetts Punta Mita, Mexico Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands Deer Valley, Utah Watch Hill, Rhode Island Bluffton, South Carolina Greenough, Montana Playa del Carmen, Mexico Kiawah Island, South Carolina Santa Rosa Beach, Florida The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado; The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia; The Cloister, Sea Island, Georgia FROM TOP, CLO CK WISE: