Thirty-one (31) lodgings and fourteen (14) restaurants have been awarded the coveted Mobil Five-Star rating. In addition, 117 lodgings and 140 restaurants across the U.S. and Canada have received the highly regarded Mobil Four-Star rating.

"We are pleased to recognize those properties that have made a significant contribution to service excellence over the last year," said Lawrence Dustin, President of Mobil Travel Guide. "We are also excited that for the first time in our 47 year history, our inspectors have journeyed to two very different areas of the country, Hawaii and Alaska, to help create the most comprehensive travel planners on where to stay, where to eat and what to see at these spectacular destinations."

Mobil Travel Guide's expansion into Hawaii has led to the only addition to the Mobil Five-Star lodging list this year, the Four Seasons Resort at Wailea in Maui, Hawaii. Other perennial lodging winners continue to shine across the country, including the likes of The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco and the Hotel Bel-Air in California, The Broadmoor and The Little Nell in Colorado, and The St. Regis and The Point in New York. These are just a few of the 31 lodging winners in 2005.

In the restaurant area, Masayoshi Takayama has recaptured his west coast stars in New York as the only addition to the Mobil Five Star Restaurant list this year. His newest creation, Masa, in New York is the latest addition to the very short list of just 14 restaurants which have earned this designation. The list is anchored by establishments such as The French Laundry in California, Seeger's in Georgia, and Alain Ducasse in New York.

"The Mobil Five-Star Award indicates that an establishment is one of the best in the country and is able to provide a consistently unparalleled level of service, quality, and ambience," said Lawrence Dustin. "We are especially pleased to welcome all of the newest Mobil One- through Five-Star lodgings and restaurants to our list of recommended places to stay and dine."

ARIZONA

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• The Boulders Resort and Golden Door (R) Spa, Carefree
• Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, Scottsdale
• The Phoenician, Scottsdale
• The Ritz-Carlton, Phoenix, Phoenix

• Acacia, Scottsdale
• Golden Swan, Scottsdale
• Mary Elaine's, Scottsdale
• The Ventana Room, Tucson

Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

• The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills
• Chateau du Sureau, Oakhurst
• Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco, San Francisco
• Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles
• The Peninsula Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills
• Raffles L'Ermitage Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills
• The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco, San Francisco

• Bacara Resort and Spa, Santa Barbara
• Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley
• Casa Palmero at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach
• Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
• Four Seasons Hotel Newport Beach, Newport Beach
• Four Seasons Resort Aviara, North San Diego, Carlsbad
• Four Seasons Resort Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
• The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach
• The Inn on Mount Ada, Avalon
• The Lodge at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach
• The Lodge at Corde Valle, San Martin
• Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla
• Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco, San Francisco
• Meadowood Napa Valley, St. Helena
• Montage Resort & Spa, Laguna Beach
• Park Hyatt San Francisco, San Francisco
• Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur
• Rancho Valencia Resort, Rancho Santa Fe
• St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa, Dana Point
• The Regent Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills
• The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Bay
• The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa, Pasadena
• The St. Regis Los Angeles, Los Angeles

• The French Laundry, Yountville
• Gary Danko, San Francisco
• The Dining Room, San Francisco

• Aqua, San Francisco
• Aqua, Dana Point
• Auberge du Soleil, St. Helena
• The Belvedere, Beverly Hills
• Bastide, Los Angeles
• Campton Place Dining Room, San Francisco
• Diaghilev, West Hollywood
• The Dining Room, Laguna Beach
• Erna's Elderberry House, Oakhurst
• Fifth Floor, San Francisco
• Fleur De Lys, San Francisco
• The Restaurant at Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles
• La Folie, San Francisco
• Laurel, San Diego
• L'Orangerie, Los Angeles
• Masa's, San Francisco
• Melisse, Santa Monica
• Patina, Los Angeles
• Sierra Mar Restaurant, Big Sur
• Terra, St. Helena
• The Village Pub, Woodside

Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

• The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
• The Little Nell, Aspen

• The Brown Palace Hotel, Denver
• The St. Regis Aspen, Aspen
• The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, Avon

• Flagstaff House Restaurant, Boulder
• Kevin Taylor Restaurant, Denver
• Mirabelle at Beaver Creek, Vail
• Montagna, Aspen
• Penrose Room, Colorado Springs

Mobil Five-Star Lodging

• The Mayflower Inn, Washington
• Mobil Four-Star Restaurants
• Thomas Henkelmann, Greenwich

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C., Washington
• The Hay-Adams, Washington
• The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C., Washington
• The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, Washington
• The St. Regis Washington, D.C., Washington

• Citronelle, Washington
• Gerard's Place, Washington

Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

• Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, Palm Beach
• The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Naples
• The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach, Manalapan

• The Breakers Palm Beach, Palm Beach
• Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach
• Mandarin Oriental, Miami, Miami
• The Four Seasons Hotel Miami, Miami
• The Peabody Orlando, Orlando
• The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Coconut Grove
• The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, Naples
• The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, Key Biscayne
• The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grand Lakes, Orlando
• The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Sarasota

• Azul, Miami
• Blue Door, Miami Beach
• Cafe Boulud, Palm Beach
• The Dining Room, Naples
• The Grill, Manalapan
• The Grill, Amelia Island
• La Palme d'Or, Coral Gables
• L'Escalier at the Florentine, Palm Beach
• Matthew's, Jacksonville
• Norman's, Coral Gables
• Norman's, Orlando
• The Restaurant, Palm Beach
• Vernona Restaurant, Sarasota
• Victoria and Albert's, Lake Buena Vista
• Wish, Miami Beach

Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

• Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta, Atlanta
• The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club, St. Simons Island

• The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, Atlanta
• The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro

• The Dining Room, Atlanta
• Seeger's, Atlanta

• Bacchanalia, Atlanta
• Park 75 at the Four Seasons, Atlanta

Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

• Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Wailea, Maui

• Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu, Kona, Hawaii
• Halekulani, Honolulu, Oahu
• Kahala Mandarin Oriental, Honolulu, Oahu
• The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui

• Gerard's, Lahaina, Maui
• La Mer, Honolulu, Oahu
• Chef Mavro, Honolulu, Oahu
• Spago, Wailea, Maui

Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

• Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, Chicago
• The Peninsula Chicago, Chicago
• The Ritz-Carlton, A Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago

• Park Hyatt Chicago, Chicago

• Charlie Trotter's, Chicago
• Trio, Evanston

• Ambria, Chicago
• Crofton on Wells, Chicago
• Everest, Chicago
• Les Nomades, Chicago
• The Dining Room, Chicago
• Seasons, Chicago
• Spring, Chicago
• Tru, Chicago

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans

• Bayona, New Orleans
• Emeril's Delmonico, New Orleans
• Emeril's Restaurant, New Orleans
• The Grill Room, New Orleans
• La Provence, Lacombe

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• The White Barn Inn, Kennebunkport

• The White Barn Inn Restaurant, Kennebunkport

Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

• Four Seasons Hotel Boston, Boston
• Blantyre, Lenox

• Charlotte Inn, Martha's Vineyard
• XV Beacon, Boston
• The Ritz-Carlton, Boston, Boston
• The Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common, Boston
• The Wauwinet, Nantucket

• Aujourd'hui, Boston
• The Dining Room, Boston
• Hamersley's Bistro, Boston
• L'Espalier, Boston
• No. 9 Park, Boston
• Rialto, Cambridge

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• The Townsend Hotel, Birmingham

• The Lark, West Bloomfield
• Tapawingo, Charlevoix

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, Clayton

• American, Kansas City
• Tony's, St. Louis

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• Bellagio Las Vegas, Las Vegas
• Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas
• The Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas, Henderson

• Aqua, Las Vegas
• Aureole, Las Vegas
• Bradley Ogden, Las Vegas
• Picasso, Las Vegas
• Renoir, Las Vegas

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• Inn of the Anasazi, Santa Fe

• Geronimo, Santa Fe

Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

• The Point, Saranac Lake
• Four Seasons Hotel New York, New York
• The St. Regis, New York
• The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park, New York

• Emerson Inn & Spa, Mount Tremper
• Lake Placid Lodge, Lake Placid
• The Carlyle, New York
• The Lowell, New York
• Mercer Hotel, New York
• Mirbeau Inn & Spa, Skaneateles
• The Mandarin Oriental New York, New York
• The New York Palace, New York
• The Peninsula New York, New York
• The Pierre New York, A Four Seasons Hotel, New York
• The Regency Hotel, New York
• The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park, New York
• The Stanhope Park Hyatt New York, New York
• Trump International Hotel & Tower, New York

• Alain Ducasse, New York
• Jean Georges, New York
• Masa, New York

• Atelier, New York
• Aureole, New York
• Bouley, New York
• Daniel, New York
• Danube, New York
• The Four Seasons Restaurant, New York
• Gotham Bar and Grill, New York
• Gramercy Tavern, New York
• Kai, New York
• La Grenouille, New York
• Le Bernardin, New York
• Le Cirque 2000, New York
• March, New York
• Picholine, New York
• RM, New York
• Sugiyama, New York

Mobil Five-Star Lodging

• The Fearrington House Country Inn, Pittsboro

• Inn on Biltmore Estate, Asheville
• The Carolina Hotel, Pinehurst
• Richmond Hill Inn, Asheville

• Carolina Crossroads, Chapel Hill
• The Fearrington House Restaurant, Pittsboro

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland, Cleveland
• The Cincinnatian Hotel, Cincinnati

• Maisonette, Cincinnati

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia, Philadelphia
• The Hotel Hershey, Hershey
• Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa, Farmington

• Le Bec-Fin, Philadelphia

• Brasserie Perrier, Philadelphia
• Lacroix at the Rittenhouse, Philadelphia

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

• Mill's Tavern, Providence

Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

• Woodlands Resort & Inn, Summerville

• Charleston Place, Charleston

• Dining Room at the Woodlands, Summerville

• Charleston Grill, Charleston
• Peninsula Grill, Charleston

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• Blackberry Farm, Maryville

• Chez Philippe, Memphis
• The Wild Boar, Nashville

Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

• The Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas

• Four Seasons Hotel Houston, Houston
• Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas, Irving
• Four Seasons Hotel Austin, Austin
• The St. Regis Houston, Houston
• Watermark Hotel & Spa, San Antonio

• Abacus, Dallas
• Cafe at the Four Seasons, Austin
• The French Room, Dallas
• Le Reve, San Antonio
• Quattro, Houston
• Restaurant at the Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• The Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City
• Stein Eriksen Lodge, Park City

• Riverhorse Cafe, Park City

Mobil Five-Star Lodging

• Twin Farms, Barnard

Mobil Five-Star Lodging

• The Inn at Little Washington, Washington
• The Jefferson Hotel, Richmond

• The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, Arlington
• The Ritz-Carlton, Tyson's Corner, McLean
• Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg

• The Inn at Little Washington, Washington

• Maestro, McLean

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• Bellevue Club Hotel, Bellevue
• The Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle

• Brasa, Seattle
• The Georgian, Seattle
• The Herbfarm, Woodinville
• Rover's, Seattle

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs

• The Tavern Room, White Sulphur Springs

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• The American Club, Kohler
• Canoe Bay, Rice Lake

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• Amangani, Jackson Hole
• Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole

ALBERTA

Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

• Post Hotel Dining Room, Lake Louise
• Banffshire Club, Banff

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• The Aerie Resort, Malahat
• Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver
• Hastings House, Salt Spring Island
• The Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver
• The Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver, Vancouver
• Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino

• The Aerie Dining Room, Malahat
• Bishop's, Vancouver
• La Belle Auberge, Ladner
• Lumiere, Vancouver
• Restaurant Matisse, Victoria
• West, Vancouver

Mobil Four-Star Lodging

• Kingsbrae Arms, St. Andrews

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, Toronto
• The Metropolitan Hotel Toronto, Toronto
• Park Hyatt Toronto, Toronto

• Canoe, Toronto
• Chiado, Toronto
• The Fifth, Toronto
• Hemispheres, Toronto
• North 44 Degrees, Toronto
• Scaramouche, Toronto
• Truffles, Toronto

Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

• Hotel Le St. James, Montreal

• L'eau a la Bouche, Ste. Adele
• Laurie Raphael, Quebec City
• Toque!, Montreal

Today the Mobil Travel Guide publishes more than 40 guidebooks and atlases covering the US and Canada, including the Regional Travel Planners, the Where To Eat series, On the Road with your Pet, the America's Byway Series, America's Best Hotel & Resort Spas, and America's Best Hotels and Restaurants. Mobil Travel Guide's online Road Trip Planner at www.mobiltravelguide.com offers online customized vacation planning and hotel reservations. When it comes to travel, Mobil Travel Guide provides consumers with recommendations they can trust.

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