Otahuna Luxury Lodge New Zealand situated at the head of a secluded valley on New Zealand’s South Island. http://www.otahuna.co.nz Read about Otahuna Lodge in the September 2009 of the Andrew Harper Hideaway Report

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READERS’ CHOICE
2009
®
September 2009 | Our 31st Year www.AndrewHarper.com
results from our 28th annual survey of sophisticated travelers
Readers’ Favorite Hideaways, Hotels and Resorts
our annual reader survey is by far the
longest-running and most reliable poll of its
kind among affluent and sophisticated travelers.
The readership of Hideaway Report remains an
exceptionally well-traveled group. This year’s
respondents vacation an average of 38 days a year,
and 70 percent say they plan to travel the same
amount or more in the coming 12 months.
This year, we altered and extended the format of
our survey. We introduced five new categories: “Beach
No. 1 U.S. Hideaway 2009, Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California
Resorts,” “Food & Wine Resorts,” “City Hotels,” “Spas,”
“Golf Resorts” and “Family Resorts.” This resulted in the wine properties, Meadowood and Auberge du Soleil, are
inclusion of many less familiar names and the shedding located just five miles apart in the Napa Valley.
of new light on established favorites. For example, The We were only slightly surprised to learn that our
Cloister at Sea Island, Ga., is well-known for golf (#3), readers’ favorite golf resort is The Sanctuary at Kiawah
but its spa also wins high praise (#8). Island, S.C., but Bandon Dunes, Ore., placing at #4 ahead
For the third year in a row, The Peninsula Chicago of Pinehurst, N.C., was unexpected. And we were frankly
sits atop the city hotels, even though we expanded this incredulous that no British or Irish golf resorts made it
category to include city hotels worldwide. And California’s into the Top 20. The folk at St Andrews and Gleneagles
Post Ranch Inn, a magical sanctuary in a glorious setting may need to pour themselves a sustaining dram! The New
on the cliffs of Big Sur, again took first place in the contest Zealanders will be happy, however, as both The Lodge
for No. 1 U.S. Hideaway. at Kauri Cliffs (#6) and The Farm at Cape Kidnappers
All of our new categories assess properties worldwide. (#14) easily made the cut.
As a result, Four Seasons Hualalai in Hawaii tops the We also asked readers to tell us about their favorite
beach resorts, followed by Esperanza (Cabo San Lucas, new discoveries and the most disappointing properties
Mexico) and Cap Juluca (Anguilla). And for family stays, that they had recently visited. Alas, the results were too
The Cloister in Georgia and The Greenbrier in West scattered to form meaningful lists. However, there was
Virginia edged out Little Dix Bay (Virgin Gorda, BVI). some consensus: Montage, Beverly Hills; The Resort at
Unsurprisingly, West Coast properties did well in the new Pelican Hill, Newport Beach, Calif.; and the Al Maha
spa category, though the victor’s laurels went to Canyon Desert Resort & Spa, Dubai, all received flattering reviews
Ranch in Tucson, Ariz. Curiously, the top two food and and became candidates for an incognito Harper visit.
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2009 readers’ choice special awards
READERS’ CHOICE Food
Beach
2009
&Wine City
Resorts Resorts Hotels
1 Four Seasons Hualalai
Hawaii 1 Meadowood
St. Helena, California 1 The Peninsula
Chicago
2 Esperanza
Los Cabos, Mexico 2 Auberge du Soleil
Rutherford, California 2 The YorkRegis
New
St.
City
3 Cap Juluca
Anguilla 3 Blackberry Farm
Walland, Tennessee 3 Four Seasons George V
Paris
4 Little Dix Bay
British Virgin Islands 4 The Inn at Little Washington
Washington, Virginia 4 Four Seasons
Chicago
5 LasCabos, Mexico Paraíso
Los
Ventanas al
5 CalistogaCalifornia
Calistoga,
Ranch
5 The Stafford
London
6 Four Seasons Punta Mita
Mexico 6 Bernardus Lodge
Carmel Valley, California 6 FourYork City
New
Seasons
7 Montage Resort
Laguna Beach, California 7 Les Mars Hotel
Healdsburg, California 7 The Peninsula
Beverly Hills
8 Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
Hawaii 8 Poetry Inn
Napa, California 8 TheFrancisco
San
Ritz-Carlton
9 Maroma Mexico
Riviera Maya, 9 Twin Farms
Barnard, Vermont 9 The York City
New
Lowell
Las Alamandas
10 Costalegre, Mexico 10 Napa,Carneros Inn
The
California 10 The Peninsula
Hong Kong
11 HawaiiSeasons Maui
Four
11 Otahuna Lodge Zealand
Christchurch, New 11 The Oriental
Bangkok
12 Halekulani
Honolulu, Hawaii 12 L’Andana della Pescaia, Italy
Castiglione 12 Hotel Bel-Air
Los Angeles
13 British IslandIslands
Peter
Virgin
L’Albereta
13 Erbusco, Italy Four Seasons
13 San Francisco
14 Petit St. VincentGrenadines
St. Vincent and the
The Wauwinet
14 Nantucket, Massachusetts The Peninsula
14 New York City
15 Carlisle Bay
Antigua 15 Château California
Oakhurst,
du Sureau
15 The York City
New
Carlyle
Amanpulo The White Barn Inn
16 Philippines 16 Kennebunkport, Maine 16 TokyoPeninsula
The
17 The Meridian Club
Turks and Caicos 17 Villa d’Este Como, Italy
Cernobbio, Lake 17 Montage
Beverly Hills
Amankila
18 Bali, Indonesia 18 Blantyre Massachusetts
The Berkshires,
Claridge’s
18 London
Caneel Bay Huka Lodge Mandarin Oriental
19 U.S. Virgin Islands 19 North Island, New Zealand 19 New York City
20 Jumby Bay
Antigua 20 Le QuartierSouth Africa
Franschhoek,
Français
20 Four Seasons
Florence
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READERS’ CHOICE
2009
Golf Family
Spas Resorts Resorts
1 CanyonArizona
Tucson,
Ranch
1 The Sanctuary Carolina
Kiawah Island, South 1 TheIsland, Georgia
Sea
Cloister
2 Montage Resort
Laguna Beach, California 2 The Lodge atCaliforniaBeach
Pebble Beach,
Pebble
2 The Greenbrier W. Virginia
White Sulphur Springs,
3 Esperanza
Los Cabos, Mexico 3 TheIsland, Georgia
Sea
Cloister
3 British Dix Bay
Little
Virgin Islands
4 Miraval
Tucson, Arizona 4 BandonOregon
Bandon,
Dunes
4 HawaiiSeasons Hualalai
Four
5 Enchantment
Sedona, Arizona 5 Pinehurst
North Carolina 5 HawaiiSeasons Maui
Four
6 Four Seasons Hualalai
Hawaii 6 The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs
North Island, New Zealand 6 MexicoSeasons Punta Mita
Four
7 Auberge du Soleil
Rutherford, California 7 The Greenbrier W. Virginia
White Sulphur Springs, 7 St. Kitts and Nevis
Four Seasons Nevis
8 TheIsland, Georgia
Sea
Cloister
8 The Inn at Spanish Bay
Pebble Beach, California 8 Hot Springs, Virginia
The Homestead
9 Golden Door
Escondido, California 9 The Resort atCaliforniaHill
Newport Beach,
Pelican
9 Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Broadmoor
10 The Greenbrier W. Virginia
White Sulphur Springs, 10 The InnSouth Carolina Bluff
Bluffton,
at Palmetto
10 Greenough, Montana Up
The Resort at Paws
Rancho La Puerta
11 Baja California, Mexico 11 HawaiiSeasons Hualalai
Four
11 Cayman Islands Grand Cayman
The Ritz-Carlton,
12 The Oriental
Bangkok 12 The Lodge at Torrey Pines
La Jolla, California
The Sanctuary
12 Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Cal-a-Vie
13 Vista, California 13 Kohler, WisconsinClub
The American
13 Kona Village
Hawaii
The Peninsula
14 Chicago 14 The Farm at Cape Kidnappers
North Island, New Zealand
Esperanza
14 Los Cabos, Mexico
15 MayflowerConnecticut
Washington,
Inn
15 Four Seasons Punta Mita
Mexico 15 Avon, Colorado Creek
Park Hyatt Beaver
16 Chewton Glen
Hampshire, England
The Boulders
16 Carefree, Arizona The Kahala
16 Honolulu, Hawaii
17 Rancho Valencia
Rancho Santa Fe, California 17 Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
Hawaii 17 Four Seasons Costa Rica
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
18 British Dix Bay
Little
Virgin Islands 18 PebblePalmero
Casa
Beach, California
Amanwana
18 Moyo Island, Indonesia
19 Four Seasons George V
Paris 19 ParadiseClub Bahamas
Ocean
Island, 19 Newport Beach, CaliforniaHill
The Resort at Pelican
20 Maroma Mexico
Riviera Maya, 20 Four Seasons Scottsdale
Arizona 20 The Meridian Club
Turks and Caicos
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top 20 hideaways { View the Hideaway Report Online for a slide show of the top winners
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READERS’ CHOICE
2009
United States International
1 Post Ranch Inn
Big Sur, California 1 Villa Feltrinelli
Lake Garda, Italy
2 Auberge du Soleil
Rutherford, California 2 Esperanza
Los Cabos, Mexico
3 Blackberry Farm
Walland, Tennessee 3 Chewton Glen
Hampshire, England
4 Twin Farms
Barnard, Vermont 4 Le Sirenuse
Positano, Italy
5 Triple Creek Ranch
Darby, Montana 5 Amansara
Siem Reap (Angkor Wat), Cambodia
6 San Ysidro Ranch
Montecito, California 6 Buckland Manor
The Cotswolds, England
7 The Inn at Little Washington
Washington, Virginia 7 Singita Boulders
Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa
8 The Inn at Palmetto Bluff
Bluffton, South Carolina 8 Splendido Mare
Portofino, Italy
9 Amangani
Jackson Hole, Wyoming 9 La Casa Que Canta
Zihuatanejo, Mexico
10 Rancho Valencia
Rancho Santa Fe, California 10 Maroma
Riviera Maya, Mexico
11 The Wauwinet
Nantucket, Massachusetts 11 explora Patagonia
Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
12 The Point
Upper Saranac Lake, New York 12 Huka Lodge
North Island, New Zealand
13 Calistoga Ranch
Calistoga, California 13 Hotel Caruso
Ravello, Italy
14 Bernardus Lodge
Carmel Valley, California 14 The Wickaninnish Inn
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
15 Mayflower Inn
Washington, Connecticut 15 The Wakaya Club
Fiji Islands
16 Blantyre
The Berkshires, Massachusetts 16 Palazzo Sasso
Ravello, Italy
17 The White Barn Inn
Kennebunkport, Maine 17 Otahuna Lodge
Christchurch, New Zealand
18 Ventana Inn
Big Sur, California 18 The Nam Hai
Hoi An, Vietnam
19 Wheatleigh
The Berkshires, Massachusetts 19 Las Alamandas
Costalegre, Mexico
20 Castle Hill Inn
Newport, Rhode Island 20 Las Ventanas al Paraíso
Los Cabos, Mexico
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