Cape Cod's Chatham Bars Inn joins the Forbes Travel Guide Stars List
Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod is the newest Mass. hotel to join the Forbes Travel Guide Star List
Looking for the best of the best in hotels, restaurants and spas? The annual Forbes Travel Guide Star Ratings List was released this morning, highlighting the properties around the world that hold the coveted stars.
In Massachusetts, Blantyre Resort, Boston Harbor Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel Boston, and Mandarin Oriental, Boston lead the pack of Five-Star hotels. Four-Star hotels include XV Beacon and the Ritz-Carlton Boston Common. Joining the rank of Four-Star properties this year is the Chatham Bars Inn, including its spa and restaurant.
The Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards recognize exceptional hotels, restaurants and spas around the world. This year, the list also includes Forbes Travel Guide "recommended" hotel, restaurants and spas. These are properties that haven't been given a star rating, but that "provide guests with a strong sense of location, whether through style or function," according to Forbes. For the complete list of Five- and Four-Star properties around the world, click here. Below are the highlights from New England:
MASSACHUSETTS
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels:
Blantyre, Lenox
Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston
Four Seasons Hotel Boston, Boston
Mandarin Oriental, Boston, Boston
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotels:
Chatham Bars Inn Resort and Spa, Chatham
Taj Boston, Boston
The Charlotte Inn, Martha’s Vineyard
The Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common, Boston
The Wauwinet, Nantucket
Wequassett Resort and Golf Club, Chatham
XV Beacon, Boston
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurant:
Menton, Boston
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants:
Asana, Boston
Clio, Boston
L’Espalier, Boston
Meritage, Boston
No. 9 Park, Boston
Rialto, Cambridge
STARS, Chatham
Topper’s, Nantucket
Twenty-Eight Atlantic, Chatham
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spa:
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston, Boston
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spa:
The Spa at Chatham Bars Inn, Chatham
MAINE
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Hotel:
The White Barn Inn, Kennebunk Beach
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Restaurant:
The White Barn Inn Restaurant, Kennebunk Beach
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Spa:
The White Barn Inn Spa, The White Barn Inn, Kennebunk Beach
RHODE ISLAND
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel:
Ocean House, Watch Hill
Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Restaurants:
Muse by Jonathan Cartwright, Newport
Seasons, Watch Hill
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spa:
OH! Spa, Ocean House, Watch Hill
VERMONT
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel:
Twin Farms, Barnard
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended Hotel:
The Essex Resort & Spa, Essex
CONNECTICUT
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel:
Mayflower Inn & Spa, Washington
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spa:
Mayflower Spa, Mayflower Inn & Spa, Washington
The 2013 Forbes Travel Guide Star lists includes 76 Five-Star hotels, 28 Five-Star restaurants, 35 Five-Star spas; 226 Four-Star hotels, 143 Four-Star restaurants and 136 Four-Star spas. There are 24 hotels and 17 restaurants listed in the "recommended" category.
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