Forbes.com presents: Inside The World's Coolest Hotels
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With leisure travel flat in 2008 and forecasted to decline in 2009, according to the Travel Industry Association, hotels and resorts are finding they need to lure travelers not only with packages and deals, but with madcap amenities as well. Our experts pick their top spots for a once-in-a-lifetime global getaway.
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Forbes.com presents: Inside The World's Coolest Hotels; Gossel Ridding
Spend a weekend in English aristocratic style at Gossel Ridding, Lake District, U.K.
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Forbes.com presents: Inside The World's Coolest Hotels; La Purificadora
You may possibly spot some interesting aquatic life floating past while having a cocktail at La Purificadora, Puebla, Mexico.
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Forbes.com presents: Inside The World's Coolest Hotels; Post Ranch Inn
Robinson Crusoe would have been very jealous of this tree house - the Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California.
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