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The Luxury Hotel Insider: Exclusive luxury hotel deals, features and special rates from the luxury hotel experts at Five Star Alliance.
Named one of Tripbase's Best Luxury Travel Blogs for 2011, below are Five Star Alliance's newest articles featuring exclusive information on luxury hotels worldwide including special offers and deals at the world's best hotels.

| By: Rachael Weir

Featured Journeys: Go West in the USA

Ahh...fresh mountain air, wide open spaces, and plenty of outdoors to explore. In this edition of Featured Journeys: Go West in the USA, we explore a multi-destination itinerary to Park City, Utah, Jackson, Wyoming, and Missoula, Montana. From mountain resorts to ultra-luxe ranches (glamping anyone?), we're highlighting a few of our top picks for where to stay when you want to head west. 

Park City, Utah

Well known for skiing, Park City is a year-round destination in Western Utah. In the 1870s, a silver boom brought thousands to the city, when more than 30 saloons lined the streets. During the 1960s the first ski lift was built, and visitors from around the world visited in 2002 when Park City hosted the Olympics. Today, the city provides a casual western atmosphere with a touch of elegance, an innovative restaurant scene, performing arts events, and some of the state's liveliest nightspots. For those seeking outdoor adventures beyond the slopes, the spring and summer seasons provide plenty of opportunities for fishing, mountain biking, and hiking. 

Montage Deer Valley

Exterior of the Montage Deer Valley

Five minutes from downtown Park City, Montage Deer Valley is an authentic mountain resort offering a refined ski-in/ski-out setting. Overlooking historic Park City, the property has five restaurants, lounge, and bowling alley, plus an array of summer activities like golf, mountain biking, and hiking. The Spa Montage is an alpine-inspired retreat, and at 35,000 square feet the facility is the largest spa in Utah. There's daily meet and greets with the property's Bernese Mountain Dog canine ambassadors, children's programs at Paintbox, and shopping. Plus, the property's Cadillac program provides guests with complimentary chauffeured local transport, and the opportunity to for Ride and Drive experiences in the Wasatch mountain range. 

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Jackson, Wyoming

Close to the south entrance of Grand Teton National Park, Jackson is a popular destination for hiking and climbing. Originally a summer destinaton for Native American tribes hunting game, and hunters seeking beaver pelts, the area was established as a settlement in the 1890s. Today, the popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts which is often referred to as Jackson Hole, as it is located in a high valley surrounded by mountains (known as a "hole"), the town has a vintage-style Town Square surrounded by restaurants, shops, and art galleries. For those interested in fishing, rafting, or float trips, the Snake River provides easy access, and microbreweries offer the perfect post-adventure relaxation. 

Amangani

Amangani Shoshone Suite

Situated 20 minutes from the slopes of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Amangani offers an exclusive setting with views of the Grand Tetons and Snake River Range. During the summer months, guests can hike in Grand Teton National Park, go on hot air balloon flights, fly fish, experience white water rafting, or see wolves, elk, moose, and bears in the wild. There's an infinity pool with pristine mountain views, spa with an extensive treatment menu, and three dining venues serving locally-sourced sustainable meats and fresh fish. 

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Missoula, Montana

Known for spectacular natural beauty and limitless outdoor activities, Missoula is set in the Northern Rockies of Montana. Explored by Lewis & Clark, the area lies at the confluence of three rivers. Recognized as a top destination for blue-ribbon trout fishing (made famous in the movie "A River Runs Through It"), the town of Missoula offers three distinct shopping districts, coffee houses, an array of craft breweries, film festivals, college sports, ballet, and living history experiences from Native Americans and Lewis & Clark to Smokejumpers and Glacial Lake Missoula. 

The Resort at Paws Up

The Resort at Paws Up Creekside Camp

Set amidst 37,000 acres, The Resort at Paws Up is located on an authentic working cattle ranch in western Montana. Providing guests with rustic elegance and comfort, visitors can select from spacious private homes or safari-style luxury tents for glamping amidst nature. There's horses for exploring the resort on horseback, streams for trout fishing, and a world-class spa. Plus a variety of adventure options ranging from wilderness workshops, rafting, rappelling, ATV tours, paintball, and kayaking. For dining, the chefs create rustic ranch cuisine with sophisticated culinary techniques and the freshest meats, produce, and local ingredients like fresh-picked huckleberries. 

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| By: Rachael Weir

Combining incomparable luxury surrounded by the unspoiled wilderness, The Resort at Paws Up offers a unique setting in the Montana countryside. Ideal for adventure seekers, the property has 100 miles of trails, fly fishing, and a world-class sporting clays course. There's chef-prepared cuisine, and accommodations feature rustic elegance in the historic Morris Farm House, Blackfoot River Lodge, Tent City, and Meadow Homes. Read more below the photo to discover some upcoming special events.

Glamping at The Resort at Paws Up

The Cowgirl Spring Roundup | April 27-30, 2017 

Providing a quintessential Montana cowgirl weekend experienence, visitors can watch cattle drives led by Cowgirl Hall of Fame honorees, attend educational workships, go on trail rides, and participate in photo sessions. Plus, guests will have the opportunity to attend inspirational speeches, gourmet dinners, and wine tasting. 

AdrenZen Wellness Weekend | May 5-8, 2017

Feeling a little drained? This first-ever AdrenZen event is designed for those who love to unwind as much as they crave activity. The weekend includes adrenaline-inducing activities such as rapelling and hiking, spa treatments, fitness classes, mediation, and yoga. Celebrity Chef Kelly Liken will create gourmet cuisine and health-conscious cocktails, while Yogi Lauren Taus and The Biggest Loser's Jen Widerstrom are scheduled to lead fitness activities. 

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| By: Five Star Alliance

As if the scenery wasn't enough, guests at Triple Creek Ranch can take a seat at the Chef's table. 

Triple Creek Ranch chefs select the freshest seafood, locally grown seasonal produce and organic meats to create the menus. Delectable desserts prepared by the executive pastry chef create a grand finale to each evening.

The private Chef's Table offers a stunning view of the West Fork Canyon and accommodates up to parties of six. For the ultimate dining experience at Triple Creek Ranch, the Executive Chef has created a seven course menu. The tasting menu includes regional, fresh and balanced flavors to pair with fine wines selected from the award-winning wine cellar, perfectly paired by the culinary team to heighten each course to another level.

Triple Creek Ranch

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| By: Five Star Alliance

As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, The Resort at Paws Up is offering a $500 Activity Credit the first guest to book a stay through Five Star Alliance. 

The Resort at Paws Up

 Distinguishing itself from the rest of the Montana resorts and standing apart from all other Rocky Mountain resorts, the Resort at Paws Up offers an enchanting escape into the tranquility and magnificence of Montana's pastoral countryside. This luxurious ranch resort in Montana is discretely nestled among some of the most breathtaking country in the world. 37,000 acres of Resort, 100 miles of trails, 7 miles of the Blackfoot River, and 1.5-million acres of the nearby Bob Marshall Wilderness combine to make for the ultimate wilderness adventure playground. A true guest ranch is much more than rounding up and driving cattle; at Paws Up guests experience non-stop wilderness adventure and action.

So what can you spend the credit on?

 

-Take your best shot at a world-class sporting clays course.

-Cast a fly with an expert guide for the most exciting fly-fishing in Montana.The Resort at Paws Up

-Spend an hour, a day or a week on horseback-all in a wilderness sanctuary you'll never forget.

-Explore the land Lewis and Clark swooned over

-Indulge in sumptuous in-room spa treatments. 

There's also lake swimming, boating, hiking, mountain biking, rafting, tubing and nearby championship golf. Visit in the winter and partake of everything from cross-country skiing and high adventure snowmobiling to downhill skiing and even dog sledding amidst the Rocky Mountains. 


Taking advantage of this offer is easy. Simply be the first person to book at stay at The Resort at Paws Up via Five Star Alliance. That's it!

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| By: K. Clare Johnson

 

The Ranch at Rock Creek has all-inclusive rates based on type of accommodation. For those seeking the ultimate in luxury and privacy, Trapper is a secluded Canvas/Wood cabin, 10 minute bike ride from Granite Lodge. It accommodates a king bed, kitchenette, private tub on the patio. Located up against Rock Creek with unparalled wilderness.

The Ranch at Rock Creek

 

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| By: Christopher Roney

If there was ever a hotel name that invited a pun, it's the Resort at Paws Up, and I'd like to pay proper tribute to that. Maybe your life has gotten a little hectic recently; things are moving a little too quickly, and it feels like everything is getting away from you. What you need is to take a step back and abandon the rat race; take a pause from your normal life. Or maybe you have a bunch of friends, and you're looking for a getaway to the Montana wilderness. Well, the Resort at Paws Up has room for your whole paws-e. Really, the pawsibilities are endless. Whew. That was exhausting. And I've even avoided making any pet jokes...

Now that we've gotten that out of our systems, we can move on to the business of describing exactly what makes the Resort at Paws Up unique besides the name. A lot of resort promise a wilderness experience, but you're really just two miles out of town and their wild forest is a five acre manicured lawn. Well, Montana is literally derived from the Spanish word for mountainous country, and the state animal is the grizzly bear. The wilderness in Montana doesn't mess around, and neither does Paws Up. The property has a number of different cabins avaiable from the meadow to the mountainside, and there's even an outdoor tent city if you want to really rough it. All this makes it sound like I'm describing something very different from the classic luxury resort, but don't let me fool you. The Resort at Paws Up constantly has luxury in mind; it just recognizes that even those who enjoy their five star dining and top-notch spa facility have come for the outdoors as much as the high thread count. In fact, I would argue that there's nothing lost on the luxury experience, but the surroundings are more real, highlighting the local freshness of cuisine homemade from local flora and fauna, like their unbelievable huckleberry toast. If you want your luxury to come with wilderness, or your wilderness to come with luxury, look no further than the Resort at Paws Up, where you'll get the best of both worlds.