Triple Creek Ranch

Romantic couples-only mountain resort bordering several million acres of protected wilderness in the Bitterroot Valley of western Montana, 90 minutes south of the Missoula airport. Twenty log cabins overlook a rushing creek and fir forest. Each unit comes with a fireplace, massive king bed, TV and DVD/CD stereo player. The "Luxury Cabins" offer the most secluded locations, plus separate living rooms, his-and-her baths and spa decks. A cedar lodge contains a library with a fireplace, rooftop bar-lounge and dining room overseen by an exceptionally obliging staff. Heated outdoor pool and spa, tennis court, fitness center, in-cabin massages, trout pond, guided fly-fishing, horseback riding, daylong cattle drives, picnic hikes; cross-country skiing, sleigh rides, snowmobiling in winter.

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testMAROMA(Riviera Maya, Mexico)Despite new competition from Rosewood and Mandarin Oriental, this perennial Harper favorite remains ahead of the pack, thanks to its “unique and beautiful setting” and “fabulous beach.” Readers praise “delicious food,” as well as “gracious and sincere staff” who are“the definition of hospitality.”

— Hideaway Report, November 2008