Executive Travel : Plaza Hotel Falls Off Zagat’s Top 100 List : Lodging: No N.Y. hotel made survey’s Fab Five, which includes L.A.’s Bel Air.

Barely a week after Donald Trump peddled the Plaza Hotel for $325 million, the Zagat Survey had bad news for its new owners: The 5th Avenue landmark didn’t crack the nation’s top 100 hotels--or the city’s top 10.

In fact, the Plaza failed to register among the local 10 best for rooms, dining, service or public facilities. In the last survey, two years ago, it ranked fourth for public facilities and 10th for best dining.

“Interestingly, the Plaza didn’t rate,” said Tim Zagat, half of the husband-and-wife team behind the guide. But it did receive a grade of “very good to excellent.”

The newest Zagat Survey on U.S. hotels, resorts and spas was released Wednesday. The survey is done every two years.

In the last guide, the Plaza failed to break into the nation’s top 50 hotels. In this edition, the list was expanded to 100 hotels--and the Plaza still didn’t make the cut.

Trump, who bought the hotel in 1989, did not return a call for comment on the ratings. Last Tuesday, a Saudi prince and a Singapore-based hotel company announced they were purchasing the Plaza.

Thirteen New York City hotels are among the top 100, although none are included among Zagat’s Fab Five: the Mansion on Turtle Creek (Dallas), the Bel Air (Los Angeles), the Halekulani (Honolulu), Windsor Court (New Orleans) and the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead (Atlanta).

The Mansion in Dallas received 28 of a possible 30 points for combining “European elegance with old-fashioned Texas hospitality and . . . top honors in dining, location and style.”

The price: $213 a night.

Other tidbits from the guide: Avis must keep trying harder--Hertz is the No. 1 car rental company. Honolulu is the best resort destination. And the Ritz-Carlton, with seven hotels in the top 20, is the best hotel chain.

Nearly 12,000 people participated in Zagat’s fourth hotel survey, including more than 750 people from the travel industry. The participants spend an average of 35 nights a year in hotels; the average hotel rating is based on more than 100 visits.

The overall rating is a combination of ratings for rooms, service, dining, public facilities and cost.

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Zagat’s Top Hotels

Nearly 12,000 people participated in Zagat’s fourth hotel survey, including more than 750 people from the travel industry. The average hotel rating is based on more than 100 visits. The top hotels in the country, based on rooms, service, dining, public facilities and cost:

1. Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas

2. Bel Air, Los Angeles

3. Halekulani, Honolulu

4. Windsor Court, New Orleans

5. Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, Atlanta

6. Four Seasons, Chicago

7. Four Seasons, New York

8. Four Seasons, Boston

9. Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco

10. Peninsula Beverly Hills, Los Angeles

Source: Zagat Survey