For 22 years, Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report has told discriminating travelers where to spend the night in style. And, for the 19th year, the monthly newsletter has published its readers survey of favorite stays. Some 2,500 respondents gave the Hideway Report their top picks, published in the newsletter’s September 2000 supplement. To save space, we’ve grouped their hotels by city and show each hotel’s ranking in parentheses:
TOP 20 U.S. CITY HOTELS
Beverly Hills: The Peninsula (4). Boston: Four Seasons (10). Chicago: Four Seasons (2); Ritz-Carlton (8). Dallas: Mansion on Turtle Creek (9). Los Angeles; Hotel Bel-Air (6); Four Seasons (17). New Orleans: Windsor Court (12). New York: The St. Regis (1); Four Seasons (3); The Lowell (11); The Carlyle (13); The Mark (16); The Pierre (18). Philadelphia: Four Seasons (19). San Francisco: Ritz-Carlton (5); Mandarin Oriental (7); Campton Place (15). Seattle: Four Seasons Olympic (20). Washington: Four Seasons (14).
TOP 20 INTERNATIONAL HOTELS
Bangkok: The Oriental (1). Buenos Aires: Alvear Palace (19). Hong Kong: The Peninsula (2); The Regent (5); Mandarin Oriental (18). Istanbul: Four Seasons (17). London: The Lanesborough (4); The Connaught (7); The Stafford (8); Claridge’s (10); Four Seasons (16). Milan: Four Seasons (9). Paris: Le Bristol (3); Hotel Ritz (6); Hotel de Crillon (11); Hotel San Regis (14). Rome: Hassler Villa Medici (13). Sydney: Park Hyatt (20). Venice: Hotel Cipriani (12); Gritti Palace (15).
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Next week: Hideaway’s top resorts.
