Fodor's Expert Review Resort at Squaw Creek

This Palisades Tahoe multifacility offers restaurants, a golf course, spa, heated swimming pool, ice skating rink, chairlift to the mountain, and groomed cross-country ski tracks on the property, plus all the amenities and services you could possibly want in the Tahoe area. The rooms are decorated in warm earth tones, with attractive wooden furnishings; about half the units are suites with fireplaces and kitchens. The resort makes the most of its gorgeous valley setting surrounded by forested mountains: expansive windows in all the rooms and massive ones in the lobby yield breathtaking views.