Experienced riders and beginners alike can enjoy that breathtaking feeling of horseback riding through our many diverse settings.
The spirit of the Otero family lives on at Tubac. The family's original hacienda houses meeting room and guests can dine within the walls of the 200-year-old barn. The scenic beauty of the Tumacacori and Santa Rita mountains are a stunning backdrop and offer a multitude of outdoor activities.
In 1929, John and Helen Murphey created Hacienda del Sol, a desert oasis and "home away from home" ranch school for "girls only." Inspired by early Moorish architecture, it showcased many details that were crafted by the Murpheys themselves.
Savor the romance of the Old West while enjoying the finest in modern comforts at Rancho de los Caballeros. For nearly 60 years, guests have enjoyed a warm welcome from the Gant family in the style of the Spanish caballeros - "gentlemen on horseback." The ranch captures the easy charm of a graceful hacienda complete with hand-hewn beams, whitewashed walls and colorful Mexican tiles.
Perched above the Victorian village of Eureka Springs, Arkansas -- recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations -- is the 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa, a palatial structure that echoes the recuperative splendor of the surrounding Ozark Mountain region.
John Muir, noted naturalist and founder of the Sierra Club, once proclaimed, "Yosemite is a place of rest... Its natural beauty cleanses and warms like fire, and you will be willing to stay forever in one place.
The Yosemite experience -- one of the nation's most-celebrated national parks -- already puts you in an ethereal state. Verdant meadows, iconographic cliff silhouettes, rushing streams, copious hiking trails and climbing routes and a wealth of other outdoor attractions wash over you like a gently rising tide.
For over a century, dreamers, farmers, investors, and even a Prussian Count have envisioned a grand future for the Colorado Springs area. One man, Spencer Penrose had the dedication and vision to bring the dream to reality. That dream was The Broadmoor, which officially opened on June 29, 1918 and marks its 90th anniversary in 2008.
The majestic splendor of the Rocky Mountains provides a breathtaking backdrop for the classically elegant Stanley Hotel. Inside, its gleaming wood, soaring ceilings and understated elegance are coupled with world-class hospitality. Nestled on 35 pristine acres, the hotel offers guests unparalleled natural beauty and a wealthy of outdoor activities.
The town of St. Augustine, Florida, carries the unique distinction of being the oldest continuously-occupied European settlement in the United States, a cultural honor that the regal Casa Monica Hotel has embraced since it opened back in 1888.
Nestled amid live oak trees draped in Spanish moss, this Victorian landmark enjoys a setting of unspoiled natural beauty on Jekyll Island. The island is protected from extensive development by the state of Georgia and has miles of beaches and forest waiting to be explored. Here, millionaires wintered in scenic seclusion for decades, enjoying many amenities and privileges.
Through detailed renovation, restoration and an extreme passion to refurbish the past, French Lick Resort Casino, established in 1845, has re-opened its doors and returned to its original charm and grandeur. For over two centuries the Pluto Mineral Springs and its medicinal waters have drawn visitors to French Lick and our legendary resort.
An architectural marvel, West Baden Springs Hotel is the crown jewel of French Lick Resort's $500 million restoration. The turn-of-the century National Historic Landmark offers 246 exquisitely appointed rooms, a world-class spa, championship golf, and a wide array of dining and entertainment options.
The Cranwell Resort is as rich in history as it is with hospitality. Over the years, it has played host to the likes of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Oliver Wendell Holmes, the Vanderbilts and President William McKinley.
Big Cedar's main grounds can be a busy place - but you'd never know it from the quiet comfort of your own lodge or cabin. Big Cedar offers specialty lodging accommodations evident in the traditions of quality that is the hallmark of its founder. Guests choose from a variety of rooms in three distinctly different lodges, a cozy knotty pine cottage, or a beautifully crafted log cabin.
The Omni Bretton Arms Inn was built as a private home in 1896 and was first opened to guests in 1907. The inn was a part of the larger Mount Washington and Mount Pleasant Hotels which hosted a variety of visitors and was the distinguished headquarters for the Conference Secretariat during the 44-nation Bretton Woods Monetary Conference in 1944.
Mount Washington Resort was the creation of industrialist Joseph Stickney, who built The Mount Washington Hotel in 1902. The sparking white and red-roofed Spanish Renaissance-style hotel, with its grand, colonnaded veranda, was the setting for the historic Bretton Woods Monetary Conference in 1944.
The Bishop's Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa provides guests with the complete Santa Fe experience.
In 1869, rocky cliffs rising above a crystal blue glacial lake in the Hudson River Valley inspired Albert Smiley to create mohonk Mountain House as a resort where guests could renew body, mind, and spirit in a beautiful natural setting. Now, over 140 years later, it is still owned and operated by the Smiley family.
Located in Pennsylvania Dutch Country near Lancaster, The Inn at Leola Village --an exercise in historic preservation--opened in 2000 after acquiring a local farm slated for demolition. Guests can stay in three of the five restored agricultural structures including two 19th-century farmhouses and a tobacco barn.
A vision of Victorian elegance rising from the Texas sand and surf, the Galvez was known as the "Queen of the Gulf" on the day she opened in 1911. For nearly a century, this charming hotel has been the choice accommodation of guests as demanding and diverse as Teddy Roosevelt, Howard Hughes and Frank Sinatra.
Nothing less than a sanctuary from the everyday world. Since 1801, The Grafton Inn at Grafton has been providing visitors with timeless elegance and the finest comforts and amenities. Located in a picturesque Vermont village, this historic Vermont country inn offers a true retreat from the everyday.
For more than 200 years, The Greenbrier has been known as America’s Resort. It is, quite simply, one of the country’s grandest resorts and a standard of hospitality and service that is recognized the world over. Set against the beauty of the Allegheny Mountains, this grand dame of hospitality has welcomed kings and queens, presidents and politicians, luminaries and celebrities from all corners of the globe.
