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The Crater Lake Lodge, top photo, book luxury new york hotels and the Bright Angel Lodge are among eight national park lodges that recently joined the Historic Hotels of America program run by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Photos courtesy of Xanterra Parks Resorts.
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* Inn at Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park – This gracious inn opened in 1927 with 12 guest rooms that cost $10 per night. Tourism boomed when Death Valley was designated a national monument in 1933, and another 56 rooms were eventually added.
* Zion Lodge, Zion National Park - Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1987, Zion Lodge was designed in the 1920s by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood and built by the Union Pacific Railroad.
"These properties book luxury new york hotels are so much more than overnight accommodations as they provide special and unique experiences," said Andrew N. Todd, president and CEO of Xanterra Parks Resorts, operator of the lodges. "They are part of our social fabric, they were around during our grandparents' time, and they will be creating lifelong memories for our grandchildren and beyond."
book luxury new york hotels "Historic Hotels of America book luxury new york hotels is pleased to be partnering with Xanterra Parks Resorts," said Thierry Roch, executive director of Historic Hotels of America. "We are delighted to be able to promote these historic accommodations located in the national parks, our nation's great historic treasures."