<p>Between two lakes, the <a href="http://llaollao.com/en/" target="_blank">Llao Llao Hotel &amp; Resort</a> in Patagonia dates back to the 1930s, when the surrounding national park was first protected. After a day windsurfing, indulge at one of six dining options or the serious spa.</p>

Between two lakes, the Llao Llao Hotel & Resort in Patagonia dates back to the 1930s, when the surrounding national park was first protected. After a day windsurfing, indulge at one of six dining options or the serious spa.

Photograph by Ruggero Arena, Llao Llao Hotel & Resort

The World's Best Lake Resorts

Soak up these water-lapped retreats for birders, anglers, and absinthe-sippers.

Oceans crash and rivers run wild, but lakes somehow, even when they bluster, evoke a sense of serenity. In northern climes synonymous with summer, lakes combine wonder (cold or warm? deep or shallow?) with the certainty that those shores make a full circle.

Lake resorts let us drift away—both literally on a boat and figuratively from life’s everyday stressors and demands. These top 21 combine lodging and lakes in a dialectic of indoor and out that betters them both.

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