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GRAND AWARDSThe Best of a Memorable Year of Travel

Andrew HarpersH

JANUARY 2

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contentsGrand Awards 2013Each year, we have the pleasure o recalling our travel experiences over thepast 12 months and singling out a number o particularly memorable hotels andresorts. To be considered or our annual awards, properties must be relativelysmall in size, possess strong individual personalities, oer relaxing atmospheresand demonstrate a consistent devotion to personal service.

Hideaway of the Year6 Awasi, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

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COVER An inviting small pool flanked by daybeds and an open dining area decorated with local handicraftsat our Hideaway of the Year, Awasi, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

North America

8 Hidden Pond10The Canyon Suites

at The Phoenician

12BardessonoCaribbeanand Central America

14The Meridian Club16Jicaro Island EcolodgeSouth America

18Tierra Patagonia20Lapostolle Residence22Algodon Mansion24Playa Vik

Europe and Mediterranean

26Ballyfn28Ett Hem30Palazzo Seneca32AmanruyaAfrica34Abu Camp36Zaraa Camp38Jacks Camp40Mateya Saari LodgeAsia

42Taj Falaknuma Palace44The Siam46Six Senses Con Dao

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48Special Recognition76Restaurants o the Year82Gastronomic Highlights84Favorite WinesPHOTOS clockwise from top left A villa overlooking the South China Sea, Six Senses Con Dao, Vietnam;guanacos beneath the spires of Torres del Paine National Park, Chile; leopard mother and cub we encountered

in Botswanas Selinda Reserve; water cascade tumbling down a landscaped hillside, Ballyfin, Ireland

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86Disappointments88Indelible Memoriesplus982013: A Look Ahead

More Recollections of 2012

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Ireland To stay in the magnifcently restored Regency manor house Ballyfn is

to experience a sel-contained world o beauty. The magic extends to the superb

restaurant. There, che Fred Cordonnier creates exceptional dishes such as

plump West Cork diver scallops with eel, peas and wild garlic; and succulent bee

flet enriched with oxtail, morels and veal sweetbreads. The attentive ood and

beverage director, the aptly named Frederic Poivre, expertly guides you through

the wine list, which begins with a selection rom Bordeaux chteaux ounded by

the so-called Wild Geese, Irishmen who ed to France in the 17th century. All in

all, Ballyfn provides a dining experience that ew hotels can match.

HOTEL RESTAURANTOF THE YEAR

Ballyfn

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Ireland To stay in the magnifcently restored Regency manor house Ballyfn is

to experience a sel-contained world o beauty. The magic extends to the superb

restaurant. There, che Fred Cordonnier creates exceptional dishes such as

plump West Cork diver scallops with eel, peas and wild garlic; and succulent bee

flet enriched with oxtail, morels and veal sweetbreads. The attentive ood and

beverage director, the aptly named Frederic Poivre, expertly guides you through

the wine list, which begins with a selection rom Bordeaux chteaux ounded by

the so-called Wild Geese, Irishmen who ed to France in the 17th century. All in

all, Ballyfn provides a dining experience that ew hotels can match.

HOTEL RESTAURANTOF THE YEAR

Ballyfn