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Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

If you had to forgo your vacation in France this year, consider a stay at this luxurious boutique resort on the banks of Oak Creek. Shaded by towering sycamore trees and with colorful flower gardens surrounding its many cottages, the resort is a sort of French country retreat in the middle of the desert. L'Auberge's cottages, which look like rustic log cabins from the outside, have a classic styling worthy of a luxury French country inn (leather couches, gorgeous beds, plush towels, wood-burning fireplaces). Although there are rooms in the main lodge, the much larger cottages are definitely worth the extra cost. The restaurant, which carries on the French theme in its decor and menu, has a creekside terrace during the summer.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Arizona 2008, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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