Sexy, Inc. Announces 2004-2005 World's 100 Sexiest Hotels List

Marc Holland, founder of Sexy, Inc., says, "Over 1000 properties were evaluated and winners were chosen according to style, architecture, ambiance, service, mood, and emotion." Holland added, "Defining 'sexy' was the fun part of the job. Sexy has nothing to do with price, size, or reputation, but rather how all those elements come together to create a sensual experience that evokes a feeling of true transcendence for the guest."

Holland goes on to say, "We found that hotels and resorts are either sexy or they're not. It's not something you can fake. Sexy could be a desert mega-resort, a sleek New York City business hotel, a cliffside retreat in Positano, or plantation cottages in the Caribbean."

World's 100 Sexiest Hotels is a luxury travel-ranking co-venture between Sexy, Inc., Sky Radio Network, and SkyAuction.com, a leading online travel auction company.

According to SkyAuction.com's CEO, Michael Herring, "As far as I know, this is the first time hotels have been ranked on the basis of their sexiness. There are thousands of hotels throughout the world and I believe that these one hundred finalists represent the world's best and sexiest."

Sky Radio's "Travel Ala Mode" research and production staff was integral in helping review and nominate the sexiest hotel properties. According to EVP Elizabeth Montgomery, "Over the next six months, we'll be featuring the World's Sexiest Hotels on our audio and video network on American, United, Northwest, US Airways, America West, and Aloha Airlines and introducing these unique properties to the 162 million passengers who fly our network of carriers."

Holland says, "The winners that we've spoken to are all thrilled with being selected for the list. They are used to winning awards, but the 'sexiest' award seems to be something they are unusually proud of."

Anna Wood of the Clarence is one of them, saying, "We were delighted to hear we were voted as one of 'The Sexiest Hotels.' As Dublin's only five-star boutique hotel, as well as being owned by Bono & The Edge of U2, we really did appreciate this accolade. It just seemed very us."

Robert Forsyth, Executive Chairman, Recreation Africa Hotels and Resorts, agrees, "Being rated so highly is a great feather in our cap and an honor for us," and Linda Waltz of the Fairmont Kansas City says, "We are the ultimate urban escape for our guests and are happy to have been named one of the World's Sexiest Hotels."

For more details on The World's 100 Sexiest Hotels, please visit www.sexiesthotels.com.

2004 World's Sexiest Hotels
ASIA & AUSTRALIA

Kumarakom Lake Resort
-Kerala, India

Vanyavilas
-Rajasthan, India

The Peninsula
-Hong Kong, China

Kowloon Shangri-La
-Hong Kong, China

Turtle Island
-Fiji Islands, Fiji

Hotel Le Royal
-Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor
-Siem Reap, Cambodia

Nusadua Resort
-Indonesia

Lyall Hotel & Spa
-Melbourne, Australia

Thala Beach Lodge
-Queensland, Australia

NORTH AMERICA

Chambers Hotel
-New York City, NY

Hotel Roger Williams
-New York, NY

Hotel Gansevoort
-New York, NY

Soho Grand
-New York, NY

Hotel Giraffe
-New York, NY

Standard Hotel Downtown
-Los Angeles, CA

Crescent Hotel
-Beverly Hills, CA

Raffles L'Ermitage
-Beverly Hills, CA

Hay-Adams
-Washington D.C.

Hotel Griffon
-San Francisco, CA

Hotel Rex
-San Francisco, CA

W Hotel
-San Diego, CA

Lodge at Torrey Pines
-San Diego, CA

L'Auberge
-San Diego, CA

National
-South Beach, FL

Carneros Inn
-Central California

Magnolia Hotel
-Denver, Colorado

Rosario Resort & Spa
-Orcas Island, Washington

W Hotel
-Seattle, Washington

Hotel Vintage Park
-Seattle, Washington

Burnham Hotel
-Chicago, Illinois

Hotel Astor
-South Beach, FL

Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas
-Las Vegas, NV

Princeville Resort
-Kauai, NV

The Cincinnatian Hotel
-Cincinnati, OH

Bacara Resort

Boca Resort
-Boca Raton, FL

Magnolia Hotel
-Dallas, TX

The Hotel (MandalayBay)
-Las Vegas, NV

Hotel Allegro
-Chicago, Illinois

Fairmont Kansas City
-Kansas City, MO

Onyx Hotel
-Boston, MA

Nine Zero
-Boston, MA

El Monte Sagrado
-Taos, NM

Hotel Biba
-West Palm Beach, FL

International House
-New Orleans, LA

Amara Creekside Resort
-Sedona, AZ

Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
-Tucson, AZ

Westin Kierland
-Scottsdale, AZ

The Phoenician
-Scottsdale, AZ

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
-Kauna'oa Bay, HI

Lodge at Koele
-Lanai, HI

Kapalua Villas
-Maui, HI

Banff Park Lodge
-Banff, Canada

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

W Hotel
-Mexico City, Mexico

The One and Only Palmilla
-Cabo, Mexico

El Santuario
-Valle de Bravo, Mexico

Camino Real
-Oaxaca, Mexico

Unique
-San Paolo, Brazil

Design Suites Hotel
-Buenos Aires, Argentina

CARRIBEAN

Ottleys
-St. Kitts, St Martin

El Convento
-San Juan, Puerto Rico

Cap Juluca
-St. Martin

Raffles Resort
-Canouan Island, Grenadines

Ariel Sands
-Bermuda

Four Seasons Resort
-Nevis, West Indies

EUROPE

Gallery Hotel
-Barcelona, Spain

Bauza Hotel
-Madrid, Spain

Side Hotel
-Hamburg, Germany

Hilton Colonge
-Cologne, Germany

Hotel Square
-Paris, France

Hotel Negresco
-Nice, France

Le A Hotel
-Paris, France

Santorini Princess
-Santorini, Greece

Life Gallery
-Athens, Greece

Ainavas Hotel
-Riga, Latvia

Hotel Pulizter
-Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hotel Josef
-Prague, Czech Republic

Lapa Palace
-Portugal

Palace Hotel
-Copenhagen, Denmark

71 Nyhavn Hotel
-Copenhagen, Denmark

Le Sirenuse
-Positano, Italy

Hotel Savoy
-Florence, Italy

Hotel Cipriani
-Rome, Italy

Hotel Tritone
-Almalfi Coast, Italy

Hotel Hassler
-Rome, Italy

Dorint Hotel
-Brussels, Belgium

The Pucic Palace
-Dubrovnik, Croatia

Central Plaza Hotel
-Zurich, Switzerland

Hillside Su Hotel
-Turkey

The Central Palace Hotel
-Istanbul, Turkey

The Bonham
-Edinburgh, Scotland

Clarence Hotel
-Dublin, Ireland

Balmoral Hotel
-Edinburgh, Scotland

The Grove
-London, England

The Hempel
-London, England

Monte Carlo Resort
-Monte Carlo, Monaco

AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST

Burj al Arab
-United Arab Emirates

Malamala Game Reserve & Lodge
-South Africa

Misty Hills Country Hotel
-South Africa

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