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headline-making event anywhere in the Hotel Terra—to see them, guests need to go next door to the Terra’s sister property, the Teton Mountain Lodge (www. tetonlodge.com). The Terra has been so successful since opening in January 2008 that it has added a second wing, due for completion this winter. For your sound-sensitive guests and those who do not wish to see delivery trucks out their picture windows, book valley-view accommodations rather than the mountainside view. Jackson Hole’s Amangani Resort (www.amanresorts.com) offers guests the use of a Lexus convertible sports car in nonsnow months, and a sturdier Lexus SUV in the winter, ideal for negotiating the scenic, winding mountain road to the property, which sits atop a picturesque bluff. There are 40 spacious suites, all with private balconies. Your VIP guests will enjoy the Grand Teton Suite (Room No.1) with an unobstructed view of the Tetons, or the corner Spring Gulch Suite, with a huge wraparound balcony, part of which overlooks the year-round-heated outdoor pool. Décor is Asian-inspired, with low platform beds, stone tables, walk-in dressing areas, minimal furniture and a recessed soak tub next to a floorto-ceiling picture window. There are four full-time concierges in winter (six to eight in other seasons), headed by senior guest manager, Marcus Stauffer (amanganiactivities@amanresorts. com; 307-734-7333), who can arrange private wildlife safaris to nearby Yellowstone National Park and Grant Teton National Park, or a private candlelight dinner, prepared by Executive Chef Joseph Santangini, on a nearby mountaintop or in the property’s private dining room. The Amangani is filled with museum-class art, much of it on loan from Jackson Hole’s Museum of Wildlife. The complex includes a group of multimillion dollar, four-bedroom homes for rent, each with soaring entrances and picture windows offering similarly spectacular views. The Four Seasons Jackson Hole (www.fourseasons.com/ jacksonhole) also could qualify as an art museum, with more than 2,000 original paintings, sculptures and other artwork scattered throughout the property. This past summer, the hotel launched a podcast walking guide of the artwork, featuring interviews with many of the artists. It is also one of only 41 U.S. properties to be rated both five-star and five-diamond. In winter, the “base camp” area is a full-service ski rental and storage facility; the rest of the year, this is where guests can find bicycle rentals and fly fishing equipment and guides, including the property’s own resident guide with his own list of secret spots on the Snake River where the trout bite. The top accommodation here is the 4,300-square-foot, fivebedroom Penthouse Suite, with a separate entrance and elevator, and double wooden doors. The master bedroom has a huge stone fireplace and walk-in closet, the dining room seats 12 and the huge open kitchen is ideal for entertaining. Views, of course, are panoramic and dramatic. THE LOUNGE (left) at the Amangani lets guests enjoy the mountain view while they relax. SOFT, MUTED EARTH TONES at Hotel Terra (above right) keep guests’ eyes focused on the view outside their windows. THE LARGE PICTURE WINDOWS in a living room at Hotel Terra (lower right) offer a magnificent view. www.luxuryta.com September 2008 | LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR 51 http://www.tetonlodge.com http://www.tetonlodge.com http://www.fourseasons.com/jacksonhole http://www.fourseasons.com/jacksonhole http://www.amanresorts.com http://www.luxuryta.com

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