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Nestled among the Monterey Pines, Park Hyatt Carmel - the Highlands Inn a 4-star luxury property, offers stunning ocean views, award-wining dining, and unparalled Park Hyatt service. Overlooking the Big Sur coast, this is a picturesque retreat and longtime favorite among honeymooners, celebrities, and nature enthusiasts alike. Since 1917, the resort has been the premier destination for travelers to the spectacular Central Coast. Hyatt Carmel Highlands is recognized among the world’s finest hotels as part of Condé Nast Traveler’s 2010 Gold List and Travel + Leisure’s 2009 “T+L 500″ World’s Best Hotels.

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This all-suite countryside resort is located on 500 acres in Carmel Valley at the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains, California, only 9 miles from Carmel Beach City Park. This is a sublime pastoral river valley considered as is one of the finest wine growing regions in California. Designed by Pete Dye, Carmel Valley Ranch Golf Course welcomes its guests with special courtesies, services and social activities. Opened in 1981, the resort offers endless opportunities for recreation, entertainment, sumptuous food and premier wine tasting.

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Nestled in the dramatic Sonoran Desert, The Phoenician is a magnificent luxury resort found in the Valley of the Sun in Scottsdale, Arizona. Located on 250 breathtaking acres, The Phoenician is a desert oasis that will captivate your spirit of romance and adventure. Featuring a 27-hole USGA Championship facility that combines three nine-hole golf courses with unique landscapes including Canyon, Desert and Oasis, The Phoenician golf resort is one of the finest golf courses in the state. Playing at these golf courses will be an experience you won’t soon forget.

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Set in the heart of the American southwest in the Sonoran Desert on 450 glorious acres the Fairmont Scottsdale is the ultimate desert oasis. Newly redesigned gem blends alluring Spanish-style architecture with a modern, contemporary edge. Actually, this is the grandest of Scottsdale resorts. The grounds, a mystical landscape of lagoons, fountains, fire pits, colorful desert plants, and expansive green spaces, offer lush contrast to the desert surroundings. If you choose to celebrate Passover in Arizona, this 5-star resort is the perfect choice.

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Located adjacent to the renowned Weiskopf & Morrish-designed courses of Troon North and set on 40 acres of vibrant blooms, the luxurious Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North features 210 newly transformed “desert chic” casitas and suites. Opened in 1999, it’s already undergone a $17 million renovation. The new “desert chic” palette is meant to evoke the colors of sunset and the arid region in bloom. This is the perfect “About Town” destination to make summertime memories this season.

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Near the chic beaches of La Jolla and Del Mar, this Spanish colonial-style complex stands in sixteen hectares of grounds set on the hillside, amongst the eucalyptus and orange trees, cacti and hibiscus. Set on 40 acres of lush landscaping amid the horse farms, citrus groves, and multi-million-dollar houses, Rancho Valencia is a year-round retreat from the conventional routines of every day life. It was named Number Two of the Top 75 North American Resorts by Conde Nast Traveler. San Diego International Airport is 24.4 miles away.

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As a member of the Audubon Conservation Preserve, this luxury resort offers the comforts one would expect from a first rate vacation, blended with a unique American country feel. Spring Creek Ranch is a year-round luxury resort tucked away in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Located on a wildlife sanctuary, almost 300 metres above the town of Jackson, approx 15 miles from Jackson Hole Airport and 13 miles to Grand Teton National Park, the property offers spectacular views of the Teton Mountain Range.

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Located at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, with more than 2,500 acres of skiing terrain on two mountains, Snake River Lodge is warm, stylish, and luxuriously appointed property. As a member of Rockresorts Group, this luxury accommodation was Appeared in the Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world’s best hotels and resorts in 2006. Located in Teton Village, Snake River Lodge accommodations feature every modern comfort.

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Located in one of the most graceful places on the island, Bahia Pollensa Aparthotel is the perfect direction to enjoy the beaches and coves of pulverised soil and crystallized humor, landscapes inundated of contrasts and a tracheophyte of artistic and ethnical events that differentiate the town of Pollenca. The Bahia de Pollensa offers a restful leisure which families and couples will like.

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Set in an impressive 7-floor building with a beautiful restored Spanish-colonial façade in front of Independencia Square, Park Hyatt Mendoza Hotel is one of the most prestigious luxury hotels in the city. Conveniently located only 15 minutes from Mendoza international airpor and 90 minutes from major ski resorts in Argentina, this modern hotel is also close to some local major cultural attraction such as the Foundation Area Museum and the Historical Museum of General San Martin. With stunning views of the Andes mountain range, this is ideal for business and leisure travellers.

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