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One name dominates the Cal Neva at Lake Tahoe: Frank Sinatra. There are pictures of him everywhere and his music is played in all the public rooms. Forty-two years ago, he owned this resort, which straddles the California-Nevada border . . . hence the name.
What's the best thing?
The Sinatra connection, of course. Guests come to see the photos and, with luck, to stay in the bungalow that was his home when he played there. You can take a tour along the tunnel that Sinatra had built under the hotel so that he could walk from the stage to his bungalow without anyone seeing him. If you can't manage to book the Sinatra . . . or Dean Martin . . .bungalow (not to mention the one used by Marilyn Monroe) there are several others on site.
Alternatively, the sevenstorey hotel tower offers the comforts you expect from an American hotel, and the kind of views that you don't.
Will it break the bank?
Lake-view rooms from 90 a night.
Want to know more?
Cal Neva Inn, 2 Stateline Road, Crystalbay, Nevada 89402; 001 800 2256832, www. calnevaresort. com
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