Mobil Travel Guide Announces 2004 Mobil Five-Star Award Hotels, Restaurants

               2004 MOBIL TRAVEL GUIDE FIVE-STAR WINNERS

                          CATEGORICAL LISTING



                                                  NUMBER OF YEARS AS A

                                                   FIVE-STAR WINNER



HOTELS                         LOCATION            CONSECUTIVE  TOTAL

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THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL        Beverly Hills     CA    8          9

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL ATLANTA     Atlanta           GA    5          5

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL BOSTON      Boston            MA    5          5

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL CHICAGO     Chicago           IL    5          9

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL NEW YORK    New York          NY    9          9

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL 

 SAN FRANCISCO                 San Francisco     CA    2          2

HOTEL BEL-AIR                  Los Angeles       CA    1          12

THE JEFFERSON                  Richmond          VA    4          4

THE MANSION ON TURTLE CREEK    Dallas            TX    15         15

THE PENINSULA BEVERLY HILLS    Beverly Hills     CA    11         11

THE PENINSULA CHICAGO          Chicago           IL    2          2

RAFFLES L'ERMITAGE BEVERLY 

 HILLS                         Beverly Hills     CA    5          5

THE RITZ-CARLTON, A FOUR 

 SEASONS HOTEL                 Chicago           IL    2          2

THE RITZ-CARLTON NEW YORK,              

 CENTRAL PARK                  New York          NY    1          1

THE RITZ-CARLTON, 

 SAN FRANCISCO                 San Francisco     CA    2          8

THE ST REGIS                   New York          NY    9          9



RESORTS

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FOUR SEASONS RESORT 

 PALM BEACH                    Palm Beach        FL      6        6

THE LITTLE NELL                Aspen             CO      9        9

LODGE AT SEA ISLAND            St. Simon's 

                                Island           GA      2        2

THE RITZ-CARLTON, NAPLES       Naples            FL      16       16

THE RITZ-CARLTON, PALM BEACH   Manalapan         FL      2        2

THE BROADMOOR                  Colorado Springs  CO      44       44



INNS

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BLANTYRE                       Lenox             MA      2        2

CHATEAU DU SUREAU              Oakhurst          CA      8        8

FEARRINGTON HOUSE              Pittsboro         NC      5        5 

THE INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON   Washington        VA      16       16

THE MAYFLOWER INN              Washington        CT      9        9

THE POINT                      Saranac Lake      NY      7        7

TWIN FARMS                     Barnard           VT      9        9

WOODLANDS RESORT & INN         Summerville       SC      1        1



RESTAURANTS

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ALAIN DUCASSE                  New York          NY      3        3

CHARLIE TROTTER'S              Chicago           IL      9        9

THE DINING ROOM AT THE RITZ 

 CARLTON                       Atlanta           GA      2        7

THE DINING ROOM AT THE RITZ 

 CARLTON                       San Francisco     CA      1        1

DINING ROOM AT WOODLANDS       Summerville       SC      1        1

FRENCH LAUNDRY                 Yountville        CA      6        6

GARY DANKO                     San Francisco     CA      5        5

TRIO                           Evanston          IL      1        1

JEAN GEORGES                   New York          NY      6        6

LE BEC-FIN                     Philadelphia      PA      2        22

MAISONETTE                     Cincinnati        OH      40       40

SEEGER'S                       Atlanta           GA      5        5

INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON       Washington        VA      14       14



       2004 Mobil Travel Guide Five- and Four-Star Award Winners

           43 Mobil Five-Stars (30 Lodgings; 13 Restaurants)

         305 Mobil Four-Stars (138 Lodgings; 167 Restaurants)





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



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Acacia, Scottsdale

Arizona Kitchen, Litchfield Park

Golden Swan, Scottsdale

Mary Elaine's, Scottsdale

The Gold Room, Tucson

The Ventana Room, Tucson 



CALIFORNIA



    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 



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Auberge du Soleil, St. Helena

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

Inn at Depot Hill, Capitola

The Inn on Mount Ada, Avalon  

The Lodge at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach

Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla

Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco, San Francisco

Mark Hopkins Inter-Continental 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

Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club, Carmel 

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 Willows Historic Palm Springs Inn, Palm Springs 



    Mobil Five-Star Restaurants

The French Laundry, Yountville

Gary Danko, San Francisco

The Dining Room, San Francisco 



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Aqua, San Francisco

The Belvedere, Beverly Hills

Campton Place Dining Room, San Francisco

Cielo Big Sur, Big Sur

Club XIX, Pebble Beach

Diaghilev, West Hollywood 

The Dining Room, Laguna Beach

Elisabeth Daniel, San Francisco

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

Pavilion, Newport Beach

Pisces, Burlingame

Postrio, San Francisco

Sierra Mar Restaurant, Big Sur

Terra, St. Helena



COLORADO



    Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs 

The Little Nell, Aspen



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

The Brown Palace Hotel, Denver

Tall Timber, Durango

C Lazy U Ranch, Granby

The St. Regis Aspen, Aspen 

The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, Avon 

Vista Verde Guest and Ski Ranch, Steamboat Springs



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Flagstaff House Restaurant, Boulder

Restaurant Kevin Taylor, Denver

Mirabelle at Beaver Creek, Vail

Montagna, Aspen

Penrose Room, Colorado Springs

Q's, Boulder

Renaissance, Aspen

Tante Louise, Denver



CONNECTICUT



    Mobil Five-Star Lodging

The Mayflower Inn, Washington



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Thomas Henkelmann, Greenwich 



DELAWARE



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

The Inn at Montchanin Village, Montchanin

Hotel du Pont, Wilmington



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C., Washington

The Hay-Adams, Washington

Park Hyatt Washington, Washington

The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C., Washington

The St. Regis Washington, D.C., Washington



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Michel Richard Citronelle, Washington

Gerard's Place, Washington

Kinkead's, Washington

Willard Room, Washington



FLORIDA



    Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, Palm Beach

The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Naples

The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach, Manalapan



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

The Breakers Palm Beach, Palm Beach 

Inn at Fisher Island, Fisher Island 

Little Palm Island Resort & Spa, Little Torch Key

Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach

Mandarin Oriental, 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, Sarasota, Sarasota

The Villas of Grand Cypress, Orlando



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Armani's, Tampa

Azul, Miami 

Blue Door, Miami Beach 

Darrel and Oliver's Cafe Maxx, Pompano 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

The Restaurant, Palm Beach

Vernona Restaurant, Sarasota 

Victoria and Albert's, Lake Buena Vista

Wish, Miami Beach



GEORGIA



    Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta, Atlanta

The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club, St. Simons Island



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, Atlanta

The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro



    Mobil Five-Star Restaurants

The Dining Room, Atlanta

Seeger's, Atlanta



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Bacchanalia, Atlanta

Park 75 at the Four Seasons, Atlanta



ILLINOIS



    Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, Chicago

The Peninsula Chicago, Chicago 

The Ritz-Carlton, A Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago 



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Park Hyatt Chicago, Chicago

The Westin Chicago River North, Chicago



    Mobil Five-Star Restaurant

Charlie Trotter's, Chicago

Trio, Evanston 



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Ambria, Chicago

Crofton on Wells, Chicago

Everest, Chicago

Les Nomades, Chicago 

The Dining Room, Chicago 

Seasons, Chicago

Spring, Chicago 

Tru, Chicago



LOUISIANA



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Maison Orleans, A Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New Orleans 

Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Bayona, New Orleans

Emeril's Delmonico, New Orleans 

Emeril's Restaurant, New Orleans 

The Grill Room, New Orleans 

Lafitte's Landing at Bittersweet Plantation, Donaldsville

La Provence, Lacombe



MAINE



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

The White Barn Inn, Kennebunkport



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurant

The White Barn Inn Restaurant, Kennebunkport



MARYLAND



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Charleston, Baltimore

The Oregon Grille, Hunt Valley



MASSACHUSETTS



    Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

Four Seasons Hotel Boston, Boston

Blantyre, Lenox



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston

Charlotte Inn, Martha's Vineyard

XV Beacon, Boston

The Ritz-Carlton, Boston, Boston 

The Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common, Boston 

The Wauwinet, Nantucket



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Aujourd'hui, Boston

Grill 23 & Bar, Boston

Hamersley's Bistro, Boston

L'Espalier, Boston

No. 9 Park, Boston

Rialto, Cambridge

Silks, Tyngsboro



MICHIGAN



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

The Townsend Hotel, Birmingham



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

The Lark, West Bloomfield

Tapawingo, Charlevoix



MISSOURI



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, Clayton 



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

The American Restaurant, Kansas City

Tony's, St. Louis



MONTANA



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Averill's Flathead Lake Lodge, Bigfork



NEVADA    



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Bellagio Las Vegas, Las Vegas

Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas

The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, Las Vegas 



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Aqua at Bellagio, Las Vegas

Aureole Las Vegas, Las Vegas

Lutece, Las Vegas

Nobu, Las Vegas

Picasso, Las Vegas

Renoir, Las Vegas



NEW JERSEY



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Restaurant Serenade, Chatham



NEW MEXICO



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Inn of the Anasazi, Santa Fe



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Geronimo, Santa Fe



NEW YORK  



    Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

The Point, Saranac Lake

Four Seasons Hotel New York, Manhattan

The St. Regis, Manhattan

The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park, Manhattan 



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Castle on the Hudson, Tarrytown

Lake Placid Lodge, Lake Placid

Rose Inn, Ithaca

The Carlyle, Manhattan

The Lowell, Manhattan

Mercer Hotel, Manhattan

Mirbeau Inn & Spa, Skaneateles

The New York Palace, Manhattan

The Peninsula New York, Manhattan

The Pierre New York, A Four Seasons Hotel, Manhattan

The Regency Hotel, Manhattan 

The Regent Wall Street, Manhattan

The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park, Manhattan

The Stanhope Park Hyatt New York, Manhattan 

Trump International Hotel & Tower, Manhattan 



    Mobil Five-Star Restaurants

Alain Ducasse, Manhattan

Jean Georges, Manhattan



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Aureole, Manhattan

Bouley, Manhattan

Daniel, Manhattan 

Danube, Manhattan

The Four Seasons Restaurant, Manhattan

Gotham Bar and Grill, Manhattan

Gramercy Tavern, Manhattan

Kuruma Zushi, Manhattan

La Caravelle, Manhattan

La Cote Basque, Manhattan

La Grenouille, Manhattan

La Panetiere, Rye

Le Bernardin, Manhattan

Le Cirque 2000, Manhattan

Lutece, Manhattan

March, Manhattan

Oceana, Manhattan

Picholine, Manhattan

RM, Manhattan  

Sugiyama, Manhattan

Veritas, Manhattan



NORTH CAROLINA      



    Mobil Five-Star Lodging

The Fearrington House Country Inn, Pittsboro 



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

The Eseeola Lodge at Linville Golf Club, Linville

Inn on Biltmore Estate, Asheville

The Park Hotel, Charlotte

The Carolina Hotel, Pinehurst

Richmond Hill Inn, Asheville

The Swag Country Inn, Waynesville



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Angus Barn, Raleigh

Carolina Crossroads, Chapel Hill

The Fearrington House Restaurant, Pittsboro 

La Vecchia's Seafood Grille, Charlotte



OHIO



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland, Cleveland

The Cincinnatian Hotel, Cincinnati



    Mobil Five-Star Restaurants

Maisonette, Cincinnati



OREGON    



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Couvron, Portland

Genoa, Portland



PENNSYLVANIA



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia, Philadelphia

The Hotel Hershey, Hershey

The Rittenhouse Hotel, Philadelphia

The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia, Philadelphia

Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa, Farmington 



    Mobil Five-Star Restaurants

Le Bec-Fin, Philadelphia



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Brasserie Perrier, Philadelphia

Jake's Restaurant, Manayunk

Lacroix at the Rittenhouse, Philadelphia 



SOUTH CAROLINA      



    Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

Woodlands Resort & Inn, Summerville 



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Charleston Place, Charleston



    Mobil Five-Star Restaurants

Dining Room at the Woodlands, Summerville



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Charleston Grill, Charleston

Peninsula Grill, Charleston



TENNESSEE



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Blackberry Farm, Maryville



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Chez Philippe, Memphis

The Wild Boar, Nashville



TEXAS



    Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

The Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

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 



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Abacus, Dallas

Brennan's, Houston

Cafe at the Four Seasons, Austin

The French Room, Dallas

Le Reve, San Antonio

Nana, Dallas 

Quattro, Houston

Restaurant at the Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas

The Riviera, Dallas



UTAH      



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

The Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City

Stein Eriksen Lodge, Park City



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Riverhorse on Main, Park City



VERMONT



    Mobil Five-Star Lodging

Twin Farms, Barnard



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

The Governor's Inn, Ludlow

The Inn At Sawmill Farm, West Dover

Rabbit Hill Inn, Lower Waterford

Topnotch At Stowe Resort and Spa, Stowe



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Hemingway's, Killington

The Inn at Sawmill Farm, West Dover





VIRGINIA



    Mobil Five-Star Lodgings

The Inn at Little Washington, Washington

The Jefferson Hotel, Richmond 



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Clifton - The Country Inn, Charlottesville

Keswick Hall at Monticello, Keswick 

The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, Arlington

The Ritz-Carlton, Tyson's Corner, McLean

Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg



    Mobil Five-Star Restaurant

The Inn at Little Washington, Washington



WASHINGTON



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Bellevue Club Hotel, Bellevue



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Brasa, Seattle

The Georgian Room, Seattle

The Herbfarm, Woodinville

Rover's, Seattle



WEST VIRGINIA



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

The Tavern Room, White Sulphur Springs



WISCONSIN



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

The American Club, Kohler

Canoe Bay, Rice Lake



WYOMING



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Lost Creek Ranch, Moose 

Amangani, Jackson Hole 



CANADA



ALBERTA



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurant

Post Hotel Dining Room, Lake Louise



BRITISH COLUMBIA



    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



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

The Aerie Dining Room, Malahat 

Bishop's, Vancouver

La Belle Auberge, Ladner 

Lumiere, Vancouver

Restaurant Matisse, Victoria

West, Vancouver



NEW BRUNSWICK



    Mobil Four-Star Lodging

Kingsbrae Arms, St. Andrews



ONTARIO



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, Toronto

The Metropolitan Hotel Toronto, Toronto

Park Hyatt Toronto, Toronto

Windsor Arms Hotel, Toronto



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

Canoe, Toronto

Chiado, Toronto

The Fifth, Toronto

Hemispheres, Toronto

North 44 Degrees, Toronto

Scaramouche, Toronto

Truffles, Toronto



QUEBEC



    Mobil Four-Star Lodgings

Loews Hotel Vogue, Montreal



    Mobil Four-Star Restaurants

L'eau a la Bouche, Montreal

Laurie Raphael, Quebec City

Le Piment Rouge, Montreal

Mediterraneo Grill & Wine Bar, Montreal

Nuances, Montreal

Queue de Cheval, Montreal

Toque!, Montreal

The well-known ratings are featured in the new 2004 Mobil Travel Guide publications. The list includes a variety of hotels, resorts, and inns, as well as some new restaurants with unique cuisines ranging from "inspired American" to "progressive French."

"We are delighted to celebrate a series of firsts for Mobil Travel Guide," said Lawrence Dustin, president of Mobil Travel Guide. He continued, "Tonight we recognize the best of the best among hotels and restaurants nationwide, including a more diverse group of hotels than ever - and, at the same time, unveil an exciting new publishing program to appeal to a broader, more demanding traveling population."

Announcing the Winners

The 2004 winners of the Mobil Five-Star Award include well-known hotels such as The Broadmoor, the Four Seasons New York, and the Peninsula Beverly Hills, as well as smaller, more intimate lodgings such as the Mayflower Inn in Washington, Connecticut, and Chateau du Sureau in Oakhurst, California. This marks the first time that such a large group of inns and hotels with fewer than 100 rooms were awarded the Mobil Five-Star Award distinction. First-time winners among lodgings include the Woodlands Resort and Inn in Summerville, South Carolina, and The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park. Mobil Travel Guide is pleased to welcome back the Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles, to the rank of Mobil Five-Star.

In addition to long-standing Mobil Five-Star Award recipients such as San Francisco's Gary Danko and Chicago's Charlie Trotter's, new restaurants added to the list include The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco; Trio in Evanston, Illinois; and the Dining Room at the Woodlands Resort in Summerville, South Carolina.

"The Mobil Five-Star Award indicates that an establishment is one of the best in the country - a leader in the hospitality industry - and is able to provide a consistently superlative level of service, quality, and ambience," said Kenneth P. Cohen, vice president, public affairs, Exxon Mobil Corporation. "We are pleased that this distinctive group is now more diverse than ever before, including a number of outstanding smaller properties whose consistent excellence qualifies them for this sought after rating." General evaluation criteria for each Mobil Star rating level can be found at www.mobiltravelguide.com.

Thirty (30) hotels and thirteen (13) restaurants were awarded the coveted Mobil Five-Star rating. In addition, 138 hotels and 167 restaurants in the United States and Canada received the Mobil Four-Star rating. Both of these ratings represent an outstanding achievement: Mobil Four-Star Award winners are among the top of 2% hotels and restaurants listed by Mobil Travel Guide, and Mobil Five-Star Award winners comprise less than 1% of properties listed by the publication.

Newly Expanded Mobil Travel Guide Publishing Program

In addition to the Mobil Four-Star and Five-Star Award winners, Mobil Travel Guide announced that it has enhanced its classic Regional Travel Planners by adding expanded reviews and more detailed descriptions. Mobil Travel Guide will also be launching brand-new titles for travelers who seek specialized information for customized travel experiences.

Kevin Bristow, vice president of publications at Mobil Travel Guide, said, "Our bold new style and look will appeal to today's traveler while maintaining the integrity and high standards that our longtime customers have come to expect from Mobil Travel Guide." The newly expanded 16 volumes of the Regional Travel Planner series, offered in a distinctive look of bright red and blue, will be available in bookstores nationwide beginning November 2003, at a cost of $18.95 each.

The titles in the Regional Travel Planner series include Northwest, Northern California, Southern California, Southwest, Northern Plains, Great Plains, Texas, Northern Great Lakes, Southern Great Lakes, South, New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic, Coastal Southeast, Florida, and Canada. The new Regional Travel Planners include expanded listings for hotels, restaurants, attractions, and events in established travel destinations, as well as in cities and towns en route. The new, easy-to-use format makes these books even more indispensable for today's travelers.

Also available in November will be Mobil Travel Guide's America's Best Hotels & Restaurants, which highlights the 2004 Mobil Four-Star and Mobil Five-Star Award winners across the U.S. and Canada in a pocket-size guide.

Scheduled to hit bookstores everywhere in early 2004, a series of brand-new City Guides will provide in-depth information about Mobil Star-rated lodging and dining establishments, attractions, and events in major cities, including Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York City, Orlando, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. These easy-to-use books will appeal to travelers looking for more focused information, as well as to residents looking to explore their home city and the surrounding areas.

The 2004 Mobil Travel Guide publications, along with its accompanying website, www.mobiltravelguide.com, provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on more than 19,000 lodging and dining establishments and 20,000 attractions in more than 3,300 cities and towns throughout the United States and Canada. Complete with four-color maps, a compact design, and driving and walking tours, the planners provide a full range of travel options to appeal to a range of tastes and budgets.

New Specialty Travel Publications Unveiled

Mobil Travel Guide also announced that it will launch a new line of specialty books in early 2004, offering special-interest publications to appeal to a wider traveling audience. Titles to watch for include:

America's Best Hotel & Resort Spas - With the popularity of spas exploding, Mobil Travel Guide is responding to consumers' need for reliable, objective spa information. This lavish new book will contain the latest information about resort and hotel spas, featuring stunning photography and an overview of each spa, as well as a Mobil Star rating for each property.

America's Byways (TM) Series - Published in partnership with the National Scenic Byways Program, this series will highlight more than 100 famous drives throughout the United States, featuring Mobil Star-rated lodgings and restaurants as well as sights and attractions along each route. It offers auto travelers a diverse range of historically and culturally significant American experiences.

On the Road with Your Pet - This book will include a comprehensive list of Mobil Star-rated lodgings across the United States and Canada that welcome pets. It will also include tips for traveling with pets, essential first-aid information, and a detailed listing of valuable resources, such as dog park directories, canine camps, and veterinarian-referral hotlines.

Lodging & Restaurants for Less - This book will contain the latest list of Mobil Star-rated restaurants and lodgings throughout the United States and Canada specifically targeted at the budget-minded traveler. This handy reference is designed for ease of use en route and provides detailed descriptions of properties even in remote areas.

About Mobil Travel Guide

Since its founding in 1958, Mobil Travel Guide, www.mobiltravelguide.com, has served as an advocate for travelers seeking knowledge about hotels, restaurants, and places to visit. Based on an objective process, recommendations are made to consumers that enhance the quality and value of their domestic travel experiences. Hoteliers, restaurateurs, and industry observers favorably regard the rigor of Mobil Travel Guide's inspection program and understand both the prestige and benefits attendant to receiving a Mobil Star rating.

Launched last spring, Mobil Travel Guide's MobilCompanion is the first and only comprehensive, personalized program of benefits and services that enhances the auto traveler's experience quickly, conveniently, and memorably. An annual membership fee provides access to unbeatable savings at America's finest hotels and resorts, 24/7 en route advice and support, and a fully integrated online trip-planning service that makes getting there half the fun.

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