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NEED A QUIET, WELL-EQUIPPED BASE OF OPERATION FOR A BUSINESS VISIT? HOW ABOUT A SLINKY BOUTIQUE HOTEL FOR AN INTIMATE ESCAPE OR A SUN-DRENCHED RESORT FOR A WEEKEND GETAWAY? We've scouted the very best places across Texas and the western United States and Canada. Championship golf? Got it. Cathartic spa therapy? Found it. Stellar cuisine and shimmering swimming pools? Dig in and dive in. Shabby rooms, grumpy service, and crummy weather? Nope. OK, so we can't guarantee clear skies, but everything else is a lock.

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New Mediterranean Crown of the River Walk

Hotel Valencia, 150 E.

Houston, San Antonio

866-842-0100

210-227-9700

hotelvalencia.com

San Antonio's quaint River Walk has long been a destination for day-trippers hoping to while away an afternoon or evening by the water: Now the boutique Hotel Valencia offers a stylish base for longer visits. Opened in 2003 and finished in rich Mediterranean hues with a plastered dome ceiling, the Valencia provides a picturesque view of the River Walk through century-old cypress trees. In one of the 213 guest rooms, relax in the leather club chair and prop your feet on the matching ottoman after a long, lazy shower in the white virgin-marble bathroom or a visit to the property's pristine fitness center The house restaurant, Citrus, puts a Spanish spin on New American dishes such as serrano ham-wrapped mahimahi and Provencal herb-encrusted striped sea bass. And the Vbar lounge serves tapas to the sound of acclaimed jazz singer Ken Slavin, who performs three nights a week.

Putting the Class in Business Class

The Magnolia, 1401 Commerce

Dallas, 888-915-1110

214-915-6500

magnoliahotels.com/dallas.html

With its large, well-appointed guest rooms and modern public areas, the Magnolia caters to weary business travelers and freewheeling weekend visitors alike The spacious 430-square-foot standard rooms bear a lofty urban style, with executive desks and roomy garden tubs; suites sport full kitchens. For business functions the second- and third-floor conference and meeting facilities welcome colleagues with elan, and the hotel is currently expanding its high-speed wireless access to include more guest rooms. The Club room, with its open-air atrium, provides an eclectic atmosphere for all types of social events far up to 250 people. The snazzy Club lounge already features high-speed wireless, an extensive library, and a new billiards room. The Club hosts several complimentary daily services: continental breakfast, an evening reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and late-night cookies and milk. Plus, in January a new full-service kitchen will serve the Club lounge and provide in-room dining. For those whose tastes gravitate toward designer wares, Neiman Marcus is just a block away.

Serious Business or Serious Pleasure--A New Lakeside Resort Does Both

Gaylord Texan Resort and

Convention Center, 1501

Gaylord Trail, Grapevine

866-782-7897

817-722-9110

gaylordhotels.com/gaylordtexan/

A 2.3-million-square-foot, 1,511-room pantheon at the edge of Lake Grapevine, the new Gaylord Texan is a haven of comfort, technology, and recreation--right down to the verdant indoor gardens and crystalline waterfalls...

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