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14/05/2001

New York, USA - 14 May, 2001 (PRN):- Travelers who want to plan and book a vacation or experience a “virtual” getaway, can check out Concierge.com's slide show of many of the new hotels featured on Conde Nast Traveler's prestigious 2001 Hot List. The site also features the list's 100 tantalizing tables from Palestine to Puerto Rico.

This year's list, the fifth annual, includes 57 hotels and resorts spanning 26 countries and six continents. The magazine's correspondents spent the year testing everything from pillows and pools to room service. Hotels, which range from remote opulent resorts to hip city hangouts, made the list because of their unique combination of style, service and sense of place.

Ten hotels and 24 restaurants in the United States made this year's Hot List. The hotels are: Disney's Grand Californian (Anaheim), Park Hyatt (Chicago), Ocean Villas at La Valencia (La Jolla), Mandarin Oriental (Miami) and Townhouse (Miami), White Elephant (Nantucket), Chambers (New York City), Hudson (New York City) and The Library (New York City) and Bacara Resort & Spa (Santa Barbara).

Top U.S. restaurants are: Bluepoint (Atlanta), Chadwick (Beverly Hills), Daniel Thiebaut (Big Island), Salamander (Boston), Sel de la Terre (Boston), Circa 1886 (Charleston), Naha (Chicago), Nine (Chicago), Salve! Ristorante (Dallas), Commander's Palace (Las Vegas), Tengu (Los Angeles), Poet's Caf? (Miami), Mark's South Beach (Miami Beach), Cuv?e (New Orleans), Alain Ducasse (New York), AZ (New York), Le Zinc (New York), Petrossian Paris Boutique and Caf? (New York), Azie (San Francisco), Bacar (San Francisco), Pikayo at MAPR (San Juan, Puerto Rico), Tulips (Sante Fe), Wall Street West (Sante Fe) and Butterfield 9 (Washington, D.C.).

“When it comes to identifying the world's most exciting and new hotels and restaurants, Conde Nast Traveler magazine is the authority,” said Diane Frieden, senior executive producer, Concierge.com. “As a companion to the magazine, we're happy to provide travelers with a visual, in-depth look at the 2001 Hot List's selected hotels, as well as the full list of restaurants on Concierge.com.”

Travelers searching for the ultimate escape may relish the Egyptian Andrere Amellal Oasis in Siwa. Sans electricity and phones, the property is constructed from a mixture of mud, salt, crystals and palm-tree beams and boasts views of an enormous swimmable salt lake. For travelers who prefer a more opulent getaway, the Amenjena in Marrakech is the place to stay. Its vast, comfortable pavilions and villas surround a huge still water basin. The resort features two 18-hole golf courses, tennis courts, a stunning swimming pool and a health club with a classic Moroccan hammam. Editors' top restaurant choices range from The Citadel in Siem Reap, Cambodia for fine French and Asian delights to Dublin's Bang Cafe, which serves Italian, Thai and Irish cuisines to a young hip crowd.

For a complete listing of Conde Nast Traveler's 2001 Hot List, log on to www.concierge.com.

Concierge.com, launched in August 1999, is part of CondeNet, the leading creator and developer of upscale lifestyle brands online. The site offers unique features, such as Place Wizard, Insider Guides, Travelogs, travel deals, features from Conde Nast Traveler, advice, discussion forums, maps and photos. Place Wizard customizes travel recommendations based on personal preferences. Insider Guides offer the local scoop on events hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife and attractions. Travelog offers free advice, tips and insights by fellow Concierge.com travelers to top destinations around the world. Continuing Conde Nast Traveler's tradition of “truth in travel,” Concierge.com is committed to delivering excellence in travel information online.

For more information, contact:

Barbara Knight
CondeNet
Tel: 212-286-2963
Email: bknight@condenet.com
http://www.condenet.com

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