16 hotels in California, 5 in Las Vegas earn 2016 five-star Forbes awards
If it’s the plush life you’re after for your next hotel stay, check out 42 new hotels that have been awarded five stars by the 2016 Forbes Travel Guide.
The guide on Monday announced awards for five-star, four-star and recommended hotels for those that meet its criteria each year. (You can read up on how hotels are rated here.)
Paris had the most first-timers with nine, followed by Italy with eight.
In the U.S., six new hotels joined the top tier, including Montage Deer Valley in Park City, Utah; and Montage Kapalua Bay in Maui, Hawaii.
In California, 16 hotels retained their five-star status in the 2016 guide.
Los Angeles
The Beverly Hills Hotel turned 100 in 2014.
The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Orange County
Montage Laguna Beach (its spa ranked five stars too)
The Resort at Pelican Hill (its spa also got five stars) in Newport Beach
The St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point
Other areas of California
Auberge du Soleil in Rutherford
Park Hyatt Aviara Resort in Carlsbad
Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa in Rancho Santa Fe
Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park
Belmond El Encanto in Santa Barbara.
Belmond El Encanto in Santa Barbara
In other parts of the West, five-star winners include:
Las Vegas
Hawaii
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on the Big Island
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
Montage Kapalua Bay on Maui
Trump International Hotel Waikiki Beach Walk on Oahu
Forbes Travel Guide’s five-star rankings this year include 154 hotels, 56 restaurants and 47 spas.
Go to the Forbes Travel Guide 2016 Star Award Winners website to see the list of all hotels and their rankings.
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