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Gethrfile June03.Pdf ! This Month — Hideaways in the U.S. and Canada ® A connoisseur’s worldwide guide June 2003 to peaceful and unspoiled places Our 25th Year Volume XXV, Number 1 In This Issue Andrew Harper’s Favorite Summer Sanctuaries in the United States and Canada 1 For 24 years, Hideaway Report accommodations, along with a has featured an array of distinct sophisticated health club/spa, The American West resorts to suit the varied tastes outdoor lap pool, elaborate locker Lodge at CordeValle of its readers. That said, many of facilities and an indoor/outdoor The Big EZ Lodge you have always been curious to restaurant and bar-lounge over- Triple Creek Ranch know your editor’s own personal looking the strikingly designed Amangani hideaway preferences. All of my championship golf course that The Lodge at Chama favored worldwide escapes will ranks among Robert Trent Jones’ Kachemak Bay be revealed in our special 25th finest masterpieces. Few private Anniversary Issue next June. In homes have been built along the 4 the meantime, I now share with fairways to inhibit vistas of the you some of my favorite summer gorgeous terrain, which is laced The American South retreats in the U.S. and Canada with rolling oak-studded hills, The Goodstone Inn & Estate with fewer than 50 rooms. As sculpted canyons, meadowlands Blackberry Farm you will see, I am a sucker for and meandering creeks. The Swag private and scenic settings! Towering beamed ceilings, 5 Private Golfing Haven acres of polished wood and Lodge at CordeValle stone/rock accents highlight the The American Northeast interior of the grandly styled San Martin, California Wheatleigh lodge, while the 700-square-foot Blantyre Cloistered in a picturesque guest units (called “Bungalows”) Stonover Farm valley 20 miles south of San Jose each feature a fireplaced sitting Twin Farms (an hour from San Francisco and area, plush bath, DVD/CD player, The Point the Monterey Peninsula), this stocked refrigerator, scenic patio Glendorn private 1,700-acre resort offers and a host of other thoughtful world-class golf in undisturbed amenities. Also available: five 7 and uncrowded surroundings. super-spacious villas with full CordeValle is not a hotel in the living rooms. Canada traditional sense, but rather an Guest Bungalow for one or Hastings House exclusive invitation-only club two, $425, meals extra; Villa, Kingsbrae Arms that makes its luxurious lodging $750. For optimum enjoyment, King Pacific Lodge and leisure facilities quietly book a quieter Sunday-Thursday available to non-members. midweek stay. Contact: Lodge 8 Managed by Auberge Resorts at CordeValle, 1 CordeValle Club Reader Requests (owners of Auberge du Soleil), Drive, San Martin, CA 95046. Tel. (877) 255-2626 or (408) Hotel & Travel Watch the stunningly designed 36,000- square-foot lodge houses just 28 695-4500. Fax (408) 695-4578. Published Monthly by Harper Associates, Inc., Box 50, Sun Valley, ID 83353 • Subscription Rate US$135 per year For subscription information, Tel. (800) 235-9622 • For travel-related questions and trip-planning assistance, Tel. (800) 375-4685 ! www.AndrewHarperTravel.com • email: [email protected] Andrew Harper’s Favorite Rocky Mountain Summer Hideaways The Big EZ Lodge Triple Creek Ranch Near Big Sky, Montana Near Darby, Montana For sensational Big Sky vistas, warm hospitality Romantic woodland cabins and a wonderfully and uncommon wilderness comfort, nothing quite caring staff highlight this sublime hideaway ranch, compares to this very private mountain sanctuary which fronts a vast wilderness area in the beautiful crowning a panoramic 7,500-foot forested ridge Bitterroot Mountains of western Montana. Tucked bordering the Gallatin National Forest, less than amid serene fir-studded grounds and meadows, an hour north of Yellowstone National Park. The the 20 charming accommodations offer an array dramatic 4,300-acre setting is pure magic, with of unexpected amenities. Be sure to opt for one of the heroically proportioned lodge artfully hewn the eight “Luxury Cabins,” each featuring a scenic from native timber and rock. furnished deck with a private hot tub, separate living room with a woodburning fireplace, TV/VCR The scale is equally grand inside, yet the overall and daily-stocked complimentary wet bar/refrigerator, feel is intimate and inviting. Lofty exposed beams, plus a large master bath with his-and-her vanity/ deep-seated sofas and a blazing river rock fireplace toilet alcoves separated by a steam shower for two! bid you welcome to the relaxing Great Room, Add in soothing in-cabin massages and it’s little where expansive picture windows gaze out on wonder some couples never want to leave these the pristine terrain framed by towering peaks and comfortable log-hewn cocoons. a seemingly endless blue sky. Noteworthy meals can be enjoyed in the adjacent dining room, An impressive cedar lodge straddles a rushing screened-in Tuscany porch or on a scenic deck. creek near the cabin enclave and serves as the focal point for social activity. Edged by tiers of Twelve comfy-cozy bedrooms and one prized delightful balcony decks, the soaring cathedral suite comprise the handsome Western-style structure shelters a convivial bar-lounge loft, CD/ accommodations, all individually decorated with video library and stylish fireplaced dining room colorful quilts, distinctive trunks and eclectic enhanced by warmhearted and obliging service. artwork relating to the U.S. states for which they Recreational facilities include a heated outdoor have been named. “Montana” and “Tennessee” pool, tennis court, fitness room, hiking trails and are personal favorites, along with the “Lone Star a stable of horses for guided rides through the Suite,” which boasts a separate fireplaced living majestic mountain passes. Fly-fishing, daylong area, full kitchen, oversized bath (whirlpool tub, cattle drives and rafting can also be arranged. spa shower), private outdoor hot tub and workout room. Thoughtful amenities in all units range from Luxury Cabin for two, $850, all meals and lounging robes and slippers to DSS TV/VCRs and unlimited bar drinks included; El Capitan or laptop computers with high-speed Internet access. Sapphire (two bedrooms/two baths), $995. The This is clearly a place where you can get away airport in Missoula, MT is 90 minutes north and from the world, but still keep in touch. is serviced by nonstop flights from Denver (United), Minneapolis (Northwest), Salt Lake City (Delta) and In addition to memorable doorstep hikes and Seattle (Horizon). Contact: Triple Creek Ranch, wildlife viewing (elk, moose, eagles and more), 5551 West Fork Road, Darby, MT 59829. Tel. (800) the lodge possesses a mammoth free-form outdoor 654-2943 or (406) 821-4600. Fax (406) 821-4666. hot tub, fitness salon, stocked trout ponds and a unique, spectacularly sited 18-hole, par-72 Amangani championship putting course. Off-site activities Jackson Hole, Wyoming include golf at the Arnold Palmer-designed Big Sky course a short drive away, wilderness horse- From its eagle’s-nest setting atop a 7,000-foot butte, back riding, rafting/kayaking and guided fly-fishing this refined and stylish lodge affords magnificent in the famed trout streams lacing the region. alpine views of the Teton Pass and Snake River pasturelands far below. The formidable peaks of Double/Single, $300-$350, full breakfast included. Grand Teton National Park dominate the landscape Lone Star Suite, $900. The airport in Bozeman, to the north, with the shops and art galleries of down- MT is an hour’s drive north via picturesque Highway town Jackson just a 15-minute drive away. 191 and is serviced by nonstop flights from Denver (United), Minneapolis (Northwest), Salt Lake City Stunning stonework and vast swaths of richly (Delta) and Seattle (Horizon). No indoor smoking. hued redwood reinforce the clean, contemporary lines Contact: The Big EZ Lodge, P.O. Box 160070, of the lounges, restaurant and zinc-topped bar, which Big Sky, MT 59716. Tel. (877) 244-3299 or (406) are trimmed with tall picture windows and intriguing 995-7000. Fax (406) 995-7007. Western/Native American decorative art objects. 2 Jun 03 Hideaway Report To view photos and websites of featured hotels, go to www.AndrewHarperTravel.com and click on HIDEAWAY REPORT trophy mounts and original works of Western art. A workout room and oversized whirlpool spa round out the amenities, along with delicious hearty meals served by a friendly, down-home staff. Double, $450, all meals and unlimited bar drinks included; Single, $325. Master Suite, $550. Add $250 per person for a full day of guided fishing, wildlife- viewing hikes or horseback riding. Autumn elk, bear and turkey hunting details on request. The closest major airport is Albuquerque, NM, an easy 3-hour drive to the south. Contact: The Lodge at Chama, P.O. Box 127, Chama, NM 87520. Tel. (505) 756-2133 or Fax (505) 756-2519. Back of Beyond Kachemak Bay Wilderness Lodge Forty wood-trimmed suites (actually spacious junior China Poot Bay, Alaska suites) offer all the usual Aman gadgetry, as well as fireplaces, lavish baths and scenic covered decks. Commanding a splendid panorama of On-premise enticements focus on a health/fitness mountains and sea, this captivating wilderness center augmented by a wondrous 115-foot heated outpost nestles under towering stands of Sitka outdoor pool and quartzite-tiled spa set at the edge spruce along an unblemished cove of China of the breathtaking sunset-facing bluff. Tennis and Poot Bay near the southern tip of the renowned horseback riding are also available, as well as nearby Kenai Peninsula (reached via ferry boat from championship golf, National Park hikes, fly-fishing the fishing village of Homer). Owned and excursions, river rafting and more. operated by knowledgeable naturalists Mike and Diane McBride, the enclave’s central lodge Suite for one or two, $700, meals and 10% service harbors a relaxing fireplaced lounge, seafood- charge extra; Grand Teton Suite, $1,100.
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