The Forbes Travel Guide added The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain to the Verified Lists of the World’s Most Luxurious Hotels and World’s Most Luxurious Spas. Announcement of the coveted dual ranking notes that only eight properties in the world, including The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, have earned a Verified List position in both the hotel and spa categories — with just three in the U.S. achieving this recognition for both hotel and spa. The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain claims the only western-based double ranking. The first week of September 2018 unveiled the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain Resort’s ten million dollar renovation. As part of the resort renovation, fourteen ground-level Fireside Mountain View guest rooms were introduced, a floor-to- ceiling makeover of its 253 guest rooms and 44,000 square-feet of meeting space, the addition of the Roadrunner Arcade, and updated pools with new cabanas.