Luxury Holiday Inns
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Kewick Hall, Virginia
In December, this Orient-Express hotel in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains is riddled with fireplaces and fir boughs. Holiday guests may have their portrait painted with Santa, make gingerbread houses with the pastry chef, or take part in a holiday carol sing-along. Rates start at $674 and include Christmas Eve dinner or Christmas Day lunch for two.
Virginia Travel Guides
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The Carlyle, New York
Arguably one of Manhattan's poshest hotels, The Carlyle offers guests children's teas featuring puppets and singing in its Bemelmans Bar as well as caroling in the lobby every evening from Dec. 21 through Christmas. On Christmas Eve, a three-course dinner featuring Maine lobster and roasted halibut will be served, and a sumptuous Christmas Day feast is accompanied by live harp music. Room rates start at $500 per night.
New York Travel Guide
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The Berkeley Hotel, London
The Knightsbridge-area hotel is offering a "Winter Heaven" package, which starts at $500 per night and includes a bottle of Champagne upon arrival and an English breakfast each morning. Christmas Day lunch and dinner will be served in Boxwood Café, Gordon Ramsey's on-property restaurant. The recommended digestif An afternoon stroll through neighboring Hyde Park.
London Travel Guide
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Four Seasons Resort, Whistler, Canada
Whistler-Blackcomb is one of North America's best winter ski resorts, and the site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Get the lay of the land ahead of time by spending Christmas at the Four Seasons Resort, where guests can enjoy a variety of seasonal activities, from making s'mores over a bonfire to a family portrait-painting session in the library. Room rates start at $740 per night, with a four night minimum over the holidays.
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Hotel Beau Rivage, Geneva, Switzerland
Situated on Lake Geneva, the family-owned Hotel Beau Rivage was built in 1861 and boasts impressive views of the Alps. Today, its formal splendor provides a private place for a quiet family Christmas. The hotel is offering a holiday package this year which includes a lake-view room, Champagne upon arrival, buffet breakfast and a five-course Christmas Eve dinner at Le Chat Botté, the hotel's French restaurant; rates start at $770 per night.
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