Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report
, the monthly newsletter reviewing chichi accommodations and restaurants worldwide, is out with its 2012 Grand Award winners, and — tadaaaaaa — Chicago’s Trump International Hotel & Tower was named Grand Hotel of the year. If you’ve never had the Trump experience and can’t afford a room, wait for warm weather and go have a martini on the terrace of its Sixteen restaurant. With that stunning view of the river, you’ll want to nurse that drink all night.
The other Grand Award winners:
Named as Grand Resort: The Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport, Calif.
Hideaway of the year: Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island, Australia
North America
Ocean House, Watch Hill, Rode Island
Glenmere Mansion, Chester, N.Y.
Central and South America
Panamonte Inn & Spa, Boquete, Panama
Hotel Plaza Grande, Quito, Ecuador
Caribbean
Jumby Bay, A Rosewood Resort, Antigua
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Hotel Le Toiny, St. Barths
Africa
Sasaab, Samburu, Kenya
Elsa’s Kopje, Meru National Park, Kenya
Europe
Casa Manni, Rome, Italy
La Coquillade, Gargas, France
The Yeatman, Porto, Portugal
Domaine de Murtoli, Corsica, France
Asia/Pacific
Amanfayun, Hangzhou, China
Four Seasons, Hangzhou, China
Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Blue Mountains, Australia
The Louise, Barossa Valley, Australia