Five Star Hotels
TOP SPOT: Splurge Worthy
STORY BY: Veronica Hill
Summary: Wondering where to stay in 2010? Here's a list of five star hotels in California worth watching.
The 2010 Forbes Travel Guide was announced today, offering a comprehensive guide to the hospitality industry's top five star hotels, restaurants and spas.
Today's announcement includes a list for Forbes best travel destinations around the world, but we are focusing exclusively on Forbes five star resorts and five star luxury spas in California. For a list of five star restaurant picks in California, click here.
New picks this year include Montage Beverly Hills, a five star hotel in California, and Spa at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast, a new Forbes five star spa.
Formerly Mobil Travel Guide, Forbes Travel Guide has taken over the prestigious Mobil Star ratings and certifications. The Mobil Five Star awards will now be given a Forbes star.
Following is a list of Forbes luxury travel destinations and Forbes best travel sites in California. For the complete guide of award winners, go to www.forbestravelguide.com
California Five Star Hotels:
Beverly Hills:
The Beverly Hills Hotel
Montage Beverly Hills
The Peninsula Beverly Hills
Raffles L'Ermitage Beverly Hills
Dana Point:
St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach Hotel
Oakhurst:
Chateau du Sureau
San Francisco:
Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco
The Ritz-Carlton
St. Regis Hotel
The Beverly Hills Hotel
Montage Beverly Hills
The Peninsula Beverly Hills
Raffles L'Ermitage Beverly Hills
Dana Point:
St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach Hotel
Oakhurst:
Chateau du Sureau
San Francisco:
Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco
The Ritz-Carlton
St. Regis Hotel
Four-Star Hotels:
Avalon, Catalina Island:
The Inn on Mount Ada
Beverly Hills:
Beverly Wilshire
The Beverly Hilton
Big Sur:
Post Ranch Inn
Calistoga:
Calistoga Ranch
Carlsbad:
Four Seasons Resort Aviara, North San Diego
Carmel Valley:
Bernardus Lodge
East Palo Alto:
Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto
Half Moon Bay:
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Bay
Healdsburg:
Le Mars
La Jolla:
The Lodge at Torrey Pines
Laguna Beach:
Montage Laguna Beach. Watch video.
Laguna Niguel:
The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel
Los Angeles:
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Menlo Park:
Rosewood Sand Hill
Monterey:
Monterey Plaza Hotel
Newport Beach:
The Island Hotel
The Resort at Pelican Hill
Pebble Beach:
Casa Palmero at Pebble Beach
The Inn at Spanish Bay
The Lodge at Pebble Beach
San Diego:
The US Grant Hotel
San Martin:
CordeValle, a Rosewood Resort
Santa Barbara:
Bacara Resort and Spa
Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara
San Ysidro Ranch
Santa Fe:
Ranchero Valencia Resort and Spa, Rancho
St. Helena:
Meadowood Napa Valley
Westlake Village:
Four Seasons Westlake Village
San Diego:
Grand Del Mar
The Inn on Mount Ada
Beverly Hills:
Beverly Wilshire
The Beverly Hilton
Big Sur:
Post Ranch Inn
Calistoga:
Calistoga Ranch
Carlsbad:
Four Seasons Resort Aviara, North San Diego
Carmel Valley:
Bernardus Lodge
East Palo Alto:
Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto
Half Moon Bay:
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Bay
Healdsburg:
Le Mars
La Jolla:
The Lodge at Torrey Pines
Laguna Beach:
Montage Laguna Beach. Watch video.
Laguna Niguel:
The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel
Los Angeles:
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Menlo Park:
Rosewood Sand Hill
Monterey:
Monterey Plaza Hotel
Newport Beach:
The Island Hotel
The Resort at Pelican Hill
Pebble Beach:
Casa Palmero at Pebble Beach
The Inn at Spanish Bay
The Lodge at Pebble Beach
San Diego:
The US Grant Hotel
San Martin:
CordeValle, a Rosewood Resort
Santa Barbara:
Bacara Resort and Spa
Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara
San Ysidro Ranch
Santa Fe:
Ranchero Valencia Resort and Spa, Rancho
St. Helena:
Meadowood Napa Valley
Westlake Village:
Four Seasons Westlake Village
San Diego:
Grand Del Mar
