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Primland, Salamander nominated for USA Today resort list

10Best named 20 nominees for 10 final spots.

Kate Andrews //July 8, 2020//

Primland, Salamander nominated for USA Today resort list

10Best named 20 nominees for 10 final spots.

Kate Andrews //July 8, 2020//

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Two Virginia have landed on a list of 20 nominees for USA Today’s readers’ choice award for favorite destination resorts.

Primland, in Meadows of Dan, and Middleburg’s Salamander Resort & Spa are nominated for the final list, which will be determined by readers’ ballots through July 27. The 10 winners will be named Aug. 7.

, set on 12,000 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Patrick County, opened in 2009 and includes the 18-hole Highland Course, a bentgrass greens golf course named one of the top 100 courses by Golf Magazine.

in Middleburg is known for its equestrian facilities. Courtesy Salamander Resort & Spa

Salamander, a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star resort on 340 acres in southern Loudoun County, includes extensive equestrian facilities and a 23,000-square-foot spa. Opened in 2013, Salamander was founded by Sheila Johnson, its CEO, who also co-founded Black Entertainment Television and is a co-owner of the Washington Wizards NBA team, the Capitals NHL team and the Mystics WNBA team.

Other contenders for the 10Best list include Ritz-Carlton properties in Lake Tahoe, Puerto Rico and Arizona; two Four Seasons hotels in Hawaii and two Montana ranches.

 

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