How hotels can score a fifth star from Forbes Travel Guide
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It may not come as a surprise that California -- a sun-splashed magnet for celebrities and big-spending tourists -- leads the nation in the number of hotels winning five-star ratings from Forbes Travel Guide.
But winning the coveted rating is no easy feat. Only 58 hotels in the U.S. -- with 12 in California -- were awarded the recognition this year, including, for the first time, the Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach.
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