TOP 20 RESORTS in U.S and CANADA

20.  Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Alberta 81.86:  A sportsmen lodge on Jasper National Park's surreally green Lac Beauvert.  The cedar cottages and log cabins are ideal for family reunions.

19.  Charleston Place, South Carolina 82.20:  Explore Charleston by horse and carriage from this tot-friendly resort.

18.  Loews Coronado Bay Resort, California 82.50:  On an island across the bay from San Diego, the hotel is a world unto itself, with a marina and a walkway to Silver Strand State Beach.

17.  Fairmont Banff Springs, Alberta 82.69:  Gaze out at the white-capped peaks of Banff National Park.  Ski packages include lift tickets, equipment rental, and lessons at three nearby resorts.

16.  JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa, California 82.81:  A cool, contemporary golf and tennis retreat near Joshua Tree National Park.

15.  The Broadmoor, Colorado 82.90:  A grand 1918 Rocky Mountain resort with all the frills.

14.  Hotel Del Coronado, California 84.06:  Stay at the Victorian landmark or in one of the adjacent wood-floored cottages.

13.  Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa 84.38:  An outsize sandcastle designed in 1929 by Frank Lloyd Wright protege, with the Phoenix Mountain Preserve just out.

12.  The Ahwahnee, California 84.77:  Loyal clans return annually to this classic lodge in Yosemite.

11.  St. Regis Monarch Beach, California 84.80:  A Tuscan-style retreat on a pink-sand beach.

10.  Sea Pines Resort, South Carolina 84.91:  Amid a beach, dunes, and a golf course, guests live it up in roomy houses and at an inn.

9.  Williamsburg Inn, Virginia 85.00:  Colonial Williamsburg at its most regal - with lawn bowling and a spa.

8.  Sunriver Resort, Oregon 86.00:  This spread in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains has golf, tennis, biking, skiing (at Mount Bachelor), and even an observatory.

7.  Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta 86.01:  Banff National Park's 550-room lakeside confection.

6.  El Tovar Hotel, Arizona 86.21:  A storied century-old lodge on the Grand Canyon's South Rim.

5.  The Phoenician, Arizona 86.63:  Nine pools, three nine-hole golf courses, and a tennis center with four different court surfaces - all at the foot of Camelback Mountain.

4.  Enchantment Resort, Arizona 87.12:  Adobe lodgings surrounded by red-rock cliffs.  Leave the kids to their sand-painting while you get an aura cleansing.

3.  Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, California 89.03:  Beach-hued guest rooms and a serious spa, on a bluff between L.A. and San Diego.

2.  Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa 91.06:  Disneyland's choicest digs, done in traditional Craftsman style.  California Adventure Park is a turnstile away.

and the number 1 Resort in U.S. and Canada is........

1.  Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, Colorado 91.50:  A rustic-chic lodge with ski-in, ski-out access to Beaver Creek Mountain - plus a ski nanny to take charge of the troops should you opt to steep in a vanilla-bourbon mild bath instead.

Tara Donne: Travel and Leisure