This was to be a private dinner, in an upper room of a very well-known and luxurious inn usually frequented by wealthy bachelors who didn't care to keep staff or cooks.

Then, last year, it was transformed into a small but luxurious six-story inn with a pink and tan facade, what hoteliers refer to as a "boutique hotel."

A force in her own right, with a doctorate in nutrition, she oversaw more than $4 million in construction to create the luxurious 32-room inn and accompanying spa.

The general manager of one of the state's most luxurious inns used those very words to describe his situation.

The mere mention of Zazesspur's most luxurious inn set the scribe back on his heels and stole some of the indignation from his face.

The Arbor House (3402 Monroe Street, 608-238-2981; $95 to $220), a luxurious yet refreshingly eco-conscious inn, has hearty breakfasts, Internet access and mountain bikes to use.

There are 11 guest quarters at The Point, a luxurious inn that was formerly a Rockefeller family camp.

Kagaya, 80 Yobu, Wakura machi, Nanao, (81-767) 621-111, is a luxurious inn with a big outdoors onsen.

Accommodations range from cabins in the woods with bunk mates to luxurious inns.

Where to Stay Most visitors choose to stay in Guadalajara, which has every type of accommodation from youth hostels to luxurious private inns.