Must-see hotels in Eastern USA

  • Glenn Hotel

    Atlanta

    Modern and elegant, the Glenn is housed in a stately 1923 building that was designed by architect Waddy B Wood (fantastic name, by the way). Period films…

  • Gaylord Opryland Resort

    Nashville

    This whopping 2888-room hotel is a universe unto itself, the largest non-casino resort in the USA. Why set foot outdoors when you can ride a flatboat…

  • Georgian Terrace Hotel

    Atlanta

    Opened as a hotel in 1911, this 10-story beaux-arts hotel features an airy, light-stealing lobby atrium that beckons travelers to its 326 rooms, which…

  • Westin Peachtree Plaza

    Atlanta

    Occupying Atlanta's most iconic and tallest building, the cylindrical, 73-story Peachtree Plaza, the Westin has been featured in film (1981's Sharky's…

  • Cosby

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    This large, beautifully forested campground is a good alternative to the heavily used campgrounds, as it tends to be slightly less chaotic than Cades Cove…

  • Morrison-Clark Historic Inn & Restaurant

    Washington, DC

    Listed on the Register of Historic Places and helmed by a doting staff, the 114-room Morrison-Clark comprises two 1864 Victorian residences filled with…

  • Menhaden

    Long Island

    This stylish newcomer is Greenport's most upscale option but it never feels like a stuffy top-end hotel. The 16 rooms feature large bathrooms with raised…

  • Aloft Atlanta Downtown

    Atlanta

    Atlanta's supremely located Aloft hotel is steps from Centennial Olympic Park and peppered with personality (rare for the city's hotels). From the odd but…

  • Griswold Inn

    Connecticut

    The 'Gris' is one of the country's oldest continually operating inns, Essex' physical and social centerpiece since 1776. The buffet-style Hunt Breakfast …

  • Loft 523

    New Orleans

    If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to sleep inside a piece of modern art, now’s your chance. Top design magazines have recognized the…

  • NU Hotel

    New York City

    Brooklyn-themed adornments, upcycled teak furnishings and occasionally eyebrow-raising artwork bestow industrial style on rooms at NU. The location, on…

  • Newagen Seaside Inn

    Midcoast Maine

    A charming relic of the days when wealthy northeastern families descended on the summer colonies of Maine for weeks at a time, the Newagen is a world…

  • Kimpton Hotel Monaco DC

    Washington, DC

    A bold-green, art-deco-inspired interior helps polish the cool-cat vibe at this temple to glamour. Set in the 1839 Tariff Building, a neoclassical…

  • Akwaaba Mansion Inn

    New York City

    Sitting on a tree-lined block of tidy, century-old townhouses in Bedford-Stuyvesant, this graceful B&B is tucked into a regal Italianate mansion built by…

  • Disney's Contemporary Resort

    Walt Disney World

    The granddaddy of Disney resorts, the Contemporary's futuristic A-frame opened Walt Disney World® in 1971 but feels uninspired and disappointing by today…

  • InterContinental Chicago

    Chicago

    The InterContinental is split in two. The Executive Tower's 315 rooms are its historic core. The spacious chambers are bright and clean lined, done up in…

  • Omni Parker House

    Boston

    History and the Parker House go hand in hand like JFK and Jackie O (who got engaged here). Malcolm X was a busboy here; Ho Chi Minh was a pastry chef; and…

  • Aloft Chicago Mag Mile

    Chicago

    With 337 rooms spread over 19 floors, this is the world's largest Aloft. Colorful paintings scatter throughout in homage to the building's history as the…

  • Embassy Suites Washington DC

    Washington, DC

    This Embassy displays the chain's typical hallmarks: all the units are two-room suites (living room with sofa bed in front, bedroom in back), there’s a…

  • Hotel Blake Chicago

    Chicago

    The former Morton Salt headquarters building (1896) has found new life as a boutique hotel at the Loop’s southern edge. It’s a unique location midway…

  • Bear Paw Resort

    Wisconsin

    This adventure center rents out cabins in two classes. The more expensive 'chalet' cabins come better appointed with sitting rooms, fireplaces and…

  • Elkmont

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    The park's largest campground is on Little River Rd, 5 miles west of the Sugarlands Visitor Center. Little River and Jakes Creek run through this wooded…

  • Kimpton Hotel Madera

    Washington, DC

    Cozy yet cosmopolitan, the Madera is one of DC's 10 Kimpton-brand properties, the focus here being more of a small, intimate boutique than large funk-da…

  • HighRoad Hostel

    Washington, DC

    HighRoad's Victorian row-house exterior belies its modern interior. The dorms come in various configurations, from four to 14 beds – some mixed, others…

  • Omni Grove Park Inn

    Asheville

    Commanding sweeping Blue Ridge views, this titanic Arts and Crafts–style stone lodge harks back to a bygone era of mountain glamor. Each of the 36ft-wide…

  • Nolitan Hotel

    SoHo & Chinatown

    With a lobby featuring floating chrome spheres and royal-blue doors heavy enough to crush a dump truck, the Nolitan is situated between two of the most…

  • Wrigley Hostel

    Chicago

    This unobtrusive hostel, located in a converted apartment block, is practically within home-run distance of Wrigley Field (and its rowdy nightlife). The…

  • Hasbrouck House

    Hudson Valley

    Set on 40 acres with trails, an apple orchard and a small lake, this handsome destination hotel has chic accommodation spread across three heritage…

  • Chicago Getaway Hostel

    Chicago

    The fun, social Getaway Hostel attracts mostly a twenty-something crowd who strum the house guitars, lounge on the leather couches, sip beer on the patio…

  • Kimpton Rouge Hotel

    Washington, DC

    Rouge's decor is definitely red – deep crimson, to be precise – with bold designs, funky furniture and hip photo art decorating the good-sized rooms,…

  • Hotel Beacon

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    Adjacent to the Beacon Theatre, this family favorite offers a winning mix of attentive service, comfortable rooms and convenient location. The Beacon has…

  • Green House Inn

    New Orleans

    The house’s striking color – a tropical rubber-tree green – certainly stands out on a still-gentrifying section of Magazine St, near the Warehouse…

  • Ellis Hotel

    Atlanta

    With business-chic rooms warmly dressed in blue and gray hues and ostrich-skin headboards, the Ellis is contemporary and subtly boutique. You can sleep…

  • Kimpton Hotel Palomar DC

    Washington, DC

    The Palomar attracts a stylish business clientele, plus a whole lot of pooches. Room decor is midcentury modernish, with geometric lamps, a muted color…

  • Capitol Hill Hotel

    Washington, DC

    This friendly, 153-room hotel occupies a sober-looking building near the Capitol. Dark walnut furnishings and white cushiony beds dot the spacious, clean…

  • Hilton Chicago

    Chicago

    They sure don't make 'em like they used to. When built in 1927, this was the world’s largest hotel – practically a miniature city – with some 3000 rooms…

  • American Hotel

    Atlanta

    The original Americana Motor Lodge that once occupied this space opened in 1962 – funded by Martin Luther King's dentist – and was Atlanta's first…

  • Partridge Inn

    Georgia

    Dating to the 1890s, whitewashed Partridge Inn is Augusta's most storied hotel. This grand, piecemeal-built Southern charmer is dressed somewhat in arts…

  • Chimes

    New Orleans

    Five pleasant little rooms here each have outstanding individual touches, such as a floating staircase made from 4in-thick cypress slabs, or a sunken…

  • Pecan Tree Inn

    Coastal North Carolina

    It was the first house in the town to have gas lighting, indoor plumbing and a telephone. Today, the six guest rooms are plush, but a little chintzy, all…

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