2011 Grand Award Winners from Andrew Harpers Hideaway Report

AmangiriHats off to a 2011 Andrew Harper Grand Award Winners! Since 1979, a prestigious announcement has tracked a most appropriate in oppulance hotels, as well as now a newest list is out. Whats a criteria for selecting a award-winners? From a official website: Mr. Harper chooses his favorite properties visited over a past monthly calendar year to contain this list. All possess well-developed character, a joining to classic hospitality as well as a surpassing sense of place. And but serve ado, a top award, a Hideaway of a Year, is Il Salviatino in Florence, Italy. Other award-winners include: Amangiri, The Hazelton Hotel, as well as Lake Placid Lodge in North America; Tambo del Inka as well as Titilaka in South America; The Peninsula House as well as Tuckers Point in a Caribbean; Banjaar Tola (India) as well as Sumahan on a Water (Istanbul) in Asia & Mideast; Villa Bordoni as well as Hotel Le Fontanelle (Italy), Lydmar Hotel (Stockholm), Tenbosch House (Brussels), Amberley Castle as well as Lime Wood (England) in Europe.


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