Salamander Middleburg

What the classifiers highlight

On a 340-acre estate in the Blue Ridge foothills west of Washington, the resort was built by Sheila Johnson, the BET co-founder, around equestrian trails, fourteen treatment rooms and a corridor meant to feel like arriving at a friend's home rather than a 168-room hotel. Forbes gives the property, Harrimans Grill and the spa each Five Stars.