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Celebrity-Owned Resorts: Editor's Top 10

Our Editor's Top 10 list for Celebrity-Owned Resorts helps you decide where you want to go. Editor's Top 10 lists offer selections from our editors that help you plan your travel based on your lifestyle, entertainment, sightseeing, or recreation options.

Want to stay like a celebrity? How about taking a trip to the resorts that A-listers such as Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood and U2's Bono own? Take a look at ProfessionalTravelGuide.com's list of celebrity-owned resorts where you'll be treated to red-carpet service.
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1. Sundance Resort Add to eGuidebook
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$240-$550 
Renovated: 2005 
North Fork Provo Canyon, Provo, UT
In this village of film-festival fame, sequestered in the north fork of Provo Canyon at the base of Mount Timpanogos, this property is a 5,000-acre showcase for the eco-conscious traveler. Management is striving for something genuine, but there is still enough understated sophistication to justify d... Read Entire Review »
2. Necker Island Add to eGuidebook
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$1,679 
Built: 1984 
Renovated: 2000 
The Valley, Virgin Gorda, Necker Island, British Virgin Islands
Richard Branson's private island, 2 km north of the northeastern flank of Virgin Gorda, is the Caribbean's most exclusive, and expensive, retreat. Privacy is a given, as guests rent not just the mansion but the entire island. As expected from one of the world's greatest brand masters, this property... Read Entire Review »
3. Turtle Inn Add to eGuidebook
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$375-$1,850 
Built: 2003 
Renovated: 2007 
Stann Creek District, Placencia, Belize
Located 3 km north of town, and the same distance from the airstrip, this luxury resort skirts a broad palm-studded beach. In 2002 it underwent a core renovation under the direction of its owner, Academy-award-winning director Francis Ford Coppola. It is a chic beach counterpart to the jungle-bound... Read Entire Review »
4. The Clarence Add to eGuidebook
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$363-$3,100 
Built: 1852 
Renovated: 1996 
6/8 Wellington Quay, Dublin, Ireland
Across the river from The Morrison, this hotel is partly owned by Bono, the frontman for the rock band U2 and recent venture capitalist. Despite his reputation as a free-wheeling partier, this place wears pinstripes, and the room tariffs are more in step with the bad guys he rails about in song then... Read Entire Review »
5. Blancaneaux Lodge Add to eGuidebook
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$260-$800 
Built: 1974 
Renovated: 2002 
Mountain Pine Ridge, Cayo District, San Ignacio, Belize
Located 130 km southwest of Belize City, in the hard-to-reach foothills of the Mountain Pine Ridge National Park, 30 km south of San Ignacio via a rutted mountain track, this property is, along with Turtle Inn in Placencia, under the direct control of Hollywood director Francis Ford Coppola, who is... Read Entire Review »
6. The Mission Ranch Resort Add to eGuidebook
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$160-$300 
Built: 1887 
Renovated: 1992 
26270 Dolores St, Carmel, CA
Located on the Carmel River facing extensive wetlands, adjacent to Carmel River State Beach, this resort has changed little since the last inspection, though its reputation as an unpretentious and affordable retreat remains intact. It continues to thrive under the guidance of its celebrity owner, Cl... Read Entire Review »
7. Ulusaba Game Reserve Add to eGuidebook
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$1,458-$2,456 
Built: 1971 
Renovated: 2004 
Sabi Sands Reserve - Mpumalanga, Kruger Natl Park, South Africa
Cascading down a gentle hill providing panoramic views of the surrounding savannah of World Heritage Site Kruger National Park, this eco-conscious luxury safari lodge is the private game reserve of Sir Richard Branson. With its own private airstrip, the majority of guests arrive via a chartered flig... Read Entire Review »
8. Cypress Inn Add to eGuidebook
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$150-$500 
Built: 1929 
Renovated: 2004 
Lincoln & 7th St, Carmel, CA
Located at Lincoln Street and Seventh Avenue, one block south of Ocean Avenue shops and galleries and six blocks east of the ocean, this Carmel landmark has been successfully owned and operated by Doris Day and son Terry Melcher for nearly three decades. It is one of the true gems in Carmel-by-the-S... Read Entire Review »
9. Cardozo Hotel Add to eGuidebook
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$155-$550 
Built: 1939 
Renovated: 2000 
1300 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL
For those who yearn for a true SoBe experience, this Latin-influenced, art-deco gem is a sleek treat. On a par with Versailles, Miami's renowned Cuban eatery, the Cardozo Hotel has also managed to make its way into local Cuban legend. Owned by singer Gloria Estefan and producer and husband, Emilio E... Read Entire Review »