| Attempting to list America's top ten luxury hotels will | | | | Prairie salon. The American Club - Kohler, Wisconsin |
| always be difficult, since there are many criteria by | | | | The American Club is less than an hour's drive north of |
| which to judge hotels - whether they are best for | | | | Milwaukee. Luxuriously appointed rooms are finished to |
| business travellers, holidaymakers, families and so on. | | | | the highest standards and include the latest audio-visual |
| That said, here is a list of hotels that should meet the | | | | and communications facilities. The award-winning golf |
| demands of the most discerning luxury traveller. Four | | | | courses, Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits, give |
| Seasons - Los Angeles Billed as European grace | | | | preference to hotel guests. The spa packages include |
| combined with Beverly Hills style, The Four Seasons | | | | rejuvenating services, and their annual cooking and |
| Hotel Los Angeles features a landscaped, rooftop pool | | | | wine demonstrations attract wine and food enthusiasts |
| and Jacuzzi and a luxurious full-service spa with a | | | | from far and wide. The Fairmont Olympic Hotel - |
| steam sauna. The award-winning Gardens Restaurant | | | | Seattle, Washington Listed on the National Register, |
| offers California-Mediterranean cuisine. In every room | | | | The Fairmont has been Seattle's top luxury hotel since |
| there is a high-speed Internet connection, and the hotel | | | | it opened in 1924. Located in the heart of Seattle, The |
| is ten minutes by car from downtown Hollywood. | | | | Olympic combines impeccable service with 450 |
| Grand America Hotel - Salt Lake City, Utah In | | | | beautifully appointed rooms, and its two award-winning |
| downtown Salt Lake City, the 24-storey Grand | | | | restaurants have a top reputation for fine cuisine. |
| America Hotel has 775 luxurious rooms and suites that | | | | Nearby attractions include the famous Pike Place |
| feature European-style furnishings, with stunning views | | | | Market, Seattle Waterfront, and Space Needle, plus |
| to the Rocky Mountains. There is a world-class spa | | | | many theatres, restaurants, and shops. The |
| and the fitness centre leads to indoor and outdoor | | | | Greenbrier- White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Since |
| pools. The in-house audio-visual systems are | | | | 1835, a succession of U.S. Presidents has spent their |
| state-of-the-art and the popular Garden Café | | | | summers here. Accommodation includes estate |
| features American seasonal cuisine. JW Marriott | | | | houses and 803 individual rooms. All accommodations |
| Camelback Inn - Scottsdale, AZ This well-known | | | | have top-line entertainment systems, refreshment bars, |
| Scottsdale resort, set on 125 acres of landscaped | | | | lighted vanity mirrors, individual heating/air conditioning, |
| desert, includes a 36-hole championship golf course, | | | | and access to high-speed, wireless Internet. The |
| two heated swimming pools, a luxury spa, and a large | | | | Phoenician - Scottsdale, Arizona Exceptional service |
| conference facility. There are 453 spacious, | | | | and breathtaking scenery make The Phoenician a top |
| Pueblo-style 'casitas', including 27 suites, some with | | | | luxury resort. Guests enjoy an $8 million dollar art |
| private pools. Resort restaurants include Golf Grill, | | | | collection, spa treatments and the Southwest's most |
| Hoppin' Jacks, and Sprouts. Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown - | | | | spectacular golf course. The gilded lobby has valley |
| Washington, D.C. Located in Washington DC's | | | | views, and large well-appointed rooms are finished to |
| fashionable Georgetown district, with 86 guest rooms | | | | the highest standards. Guests can also receive |
| and suites, the Ritz-Carlton merges contemporary and | | | | massage therapies, skin and body treatments and |
| historic architecture. Within walking distance of many | | | | expert hair and nail services. Walden Country Inn & |
| shopping districts, fine dining choices, trendy nightclubs, | | | | Stables - Aurora, Ohio The Walden, set on 32 acres |
| and the waterfront, the hotel is also only minutes from | | | | around a 175-year-old barn and silo, has 25 luxuriously |
| the Kennedy Centre. There are meeting facilities for up | | | | appointed suites that include full audio and televisual |
| to 90 people, and a fourteen-screen movie theatre. | | | | facilities. In-room services include massage and a maid |
| Ritz-Carlton - Central Park South, New York With | | | | service. Popular for relaxing getaways, weddings and |
| expansive views of Central Park and extraordinary, | | | | executive retreats, visitors enjoy world-class dining, |
| personal service, this 261-room and 48-suite hotel is | | | | inconspicuous service and a wealth of activities such |
| much in demand by celebrities and royalty. Elegant | | | | as an equestrian centre, a spa and a theatre. |
| rooms and suites are lavish, with fine furnishings and all | | | | Rod Ritchie, a travel writer and editor, writes for many |
| amenities. French cuisine is served at the Atelier | | | | publishers including AA Publishing and Fodors. |
| restaurant, and beauty treatments are available at La | | | | |