United States  Primland Resort, Blue Ridge Mountains, Va.
Readers' Choice Rating: 95.0  Rooms: 97 Service: 97.1 Food: 94.1
Location: 91.2 Design: 97.1 Activities: 93.9  Paeans to the
resort are many, and the refrain remains the same: "The closest
thing to heaven!" The "gorgeous" eco-conscious lodge houses 26
rooms, while 3 cottages and 11 mountain homes lie further
afield. The staff is "enthusiastic and devoted" and guests bless
the "five-star equivalent" New American-style preparation of
local, organic food in three choices of places to dine—Elements
restaurant being the "hardest to resist every night."