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Vinoy Ranked Among World's Top 500 Hotels

Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club

The Renaissance Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg, where Gov. Charlie Crist recently held his wedding reception, was among 28 hotels in Florida chosen by Travel + Leisure as among the top 500 hotels in the world.

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By TED JACKOVICS | The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 31, 2008

TAMPA - The Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club in downtown St. Petersburg ranked among the top 500 hotels in the world in the Travel + Leisure magazine's annual readers survey.

"It's great to be recognized again this year by such a well respected publication," Vinoy general manager Russ Bond said in an e-mail. "It is just as important for our city/Bay Area as we continue to develop into a great cultural destination both regionally and nationally."

The Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota also made the list among 28 Florida hotels, which includes seven in Orlando, five in Miami and three each in Naples and Palm Beach.

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, Grand Floridian Resort & Spa and Wilderness Lodge made the list, along with the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Studios. The other Orlando hotels among the top 500 are the Grand Bohemian Hotel, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress and Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes.

The Singita Sabi Sand at the Kruger National Park area in South Africa ranked No. 1 worldwide.

The Triple Key Ranch in Darby, Mont., posted the highest score for U.S. hotels while the Little Palm Island Resort & Spa on Little Torch Key topped Florida's list.

The survey appears in the magazine's January issue.

See the complete list of top 500 hotels here.

Reporter Ted Jackovics can be reached at (813) 259-7817 or tjackovics@tampatrib.com.

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