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Destination retreat
Golden Door
San Marcos, California · United States
The 1958 honjin-style original — forty guests, a legendary week, profits to charity.
Japanese inn architecture, a personal daily schedule, and six decades of alumni who book the same week every year. All profits go to charities fighting child abuse.
Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards: 4 appearances in the 2015–2025 archive, best № 2 in 2018.
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