Must-see hotels in Eastern USA

  • Holiday Inn Nashville – Vanderbilt

    Nashville

    This hotel proves an exception to the rule that all Holiday Inns are the same. The ground-floor Commodore Grille holds frequent songwriters' nights that…

  • Samoset

    Midcoast Maine

    This oceanfront property seems to stretch forever, as does the pedigree of its upmarket resort (which dates from 1889). All the bells and whistles are…

  • Blue Porch

    New York City

    This lovely 1904 Victorian house with two bright, airy guest rooms is located in the sleepy district of Ditmas Park (south of Prospect Park). Bathrooms…

  • Hotel Newton

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    The nine-story Newton isn’t going to win any interior-design awards, but it’s clean and well managed, making it a solid budget option. The 108 guest rooms…

  • Prytania Park

    New Orleans

    It's rare to find a large, high-volume 'hotel' in this part of town, where B&Bs proliferate, but the Prytania Park is a good exception to this rule. There…

  • Days' Cottages

    Cape Cod

    The 23 identical cottages, lined up like ducks in a row, are an architectural landmark dating to 1931. You can't get closer to the water – each cottage is…

  • HI Eastham

    Cape Cod

    This summer hostel has 42 beds in a small colony of no-frills cabins set around a main building housing a kitchen and a lounge. Each basic cabin sleeps…

  • Hotel Le Jolie

    Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

    Sitting alongside the Brooklyn–Queens Expwy, Le Jolie has a few aces up its sleeve. Sixteen rooms have marvellous views of the Manhattan skyline, and…

  • Jazz on the Park Hostel

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    This flophouse-turned-hostel right off Central Park is generally a decent bet, with clean dorms sporting four to 12 bunks in co-ed and single-sex…

  • Inn Port D'Vino

    Ohio

    Set in a historic home, the inn's rooms are spacious and full of character, though a bit fusty in their fireplace, armchair and thick-carpet decor. The…

  • Warwick Allerton Hotel

    Chicago

    From the 1920s to ‘50s, famous big bands and radio stars played in the penthouse club that used to sit atop this Italianate redbrick building. While the…

  • Hilton Orrington

    Illinois

    Yes, it's a chain but this downtown Evanston business hotel couldn't be better located, it's walking distance from key bars and restaurants and a mere…

  • Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate

    Orlando

    Fairly isolated, though buffered from noise and congestion by two golf courses, wetlands and plenty of green space. There's an adult-only pool and a…

  • Falmouth Heights Motor Lodge

    Cape Cod

    Don't be fooled by the name. This tidy operation is no drive-up motor lodge – it's not even on the highway. All eight styles of rooms (some small and…

  • Embassy Inn

    Washington, DC

    The Embassy Inn shows up on hostel booking sites, which gives you an indication of its no-frills ambience. Rooms are small and dark with thin walls, but…

  • Grand Bohemian Mountain Brook

    Birmingham

    A hybrid wedding-cake resort and rustic retreat – well, an affected rustic aesthetic, anyways – the Grand Bohemian bestrides the leafy suburb of Mountain…

  • HI Truro

    Cape Cod

    Budget digs don't get more atmospheric than this former coast-guard station perched amid undulating dunes within the Cape Cod National Seashore. It's so…

  • Tranquil House Inn

    Outer Banks

    Situated at the harbor, with waterfront views, this inn is within an easy walk of the restaurants, cafes and attractions of Manteo. The 25 tastefully…

  • Menemsha Inn

    Martha's Vineyard

    Menemsha Inn is a big old sprawling inn perched in the woods on a cliff overlooking the Menemsha piers. There's a huge variety of rooms; all are fairly…

  • Sea Crest Beach Hotel

    Cape Cod

    Looking for the perfect family beach hotel? Right on the sparkling sands of Old Silver Beach, the sprawling, 263-room Sea Crest has indoor/outdoor pools,…

  • Savannah Pensione

    Savannah

    It was run as a hostel for some 15 years, but the owner of this basic neighborhood crash pad got tired of backpackers traipsing up and down the historic…

  • Beachplum Inn

    Martha's Vineyard

    If you're looking for a little comfort in the wilderness, make a booking at the Beachplum Inn, located on a hill overlooking the Menemsha piers. The…

  • Disney's Old Key West Resort

    Walt Disney World

    Victoriana oozes from every gingerbread-accented pastel corner, every palm-tree enclave and from the azure-blue waters. This is an 'all villa' resort…

  • Hampton Inn

    Washington, DC

    Cookie cutter? Yes, perhaps, but you know what you’re getting at the Hampton, and it can be an OK deal if you score a price at the spectrum's lower end…

  • YMCA

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    Just steps from Central Park, this grand art deco building has several floors – 8th to the 13th – of basic but clean rooms, most with shared facilities…

  • Gray Homestead

    Midcoast Maine

    Four miles south of Boothbay Harbor on Southport Island, Gray Homestead has 40 wooded RV sites (some oceanfront, all with hookups), where you can also…

  • Morrill Mansion

    Portland

    Charles Morrill, the original owner of this 19th-century West End town house, made his fortune by founding B&M baked beans, still a staple of Maine…

  • Chicago Marriott At Medical District/UIC

    Chicago

    This hotel works best if you're visiting the huge medical center complex nearby. A complimentary bus shuttles you to the various hospitals, the University…

  • Curtis House Inn

    Connecticut

    The Curtis has been an inn thing since 1754, and it shows in some places. But the 18 rooms, though a bit musty in some respects, are the most affordable…

  • The Queen Anne

    New Orleans

    This B&B in a historical home, operated by the folks at nearby Prytania Park, is charming without being too overtly lace curtain. It's an 'adults only'…

  • W Chicago Lakeshore

    Chicago

    The lakefront W has a club-like aesthetic with house music pumping in the background. The hallways sport trippy glowing carpet that leads to your modern…

  • Clinton Hotel

    South Beach

    Washington Ave is the quietest of the three main drags in SoBe. This is just fine with the Clinton, who isn't really in the style game. Instead the focus…

  • Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

    Chicago

    If you’re staffing a trade-show booth at McCormick Place, you can’t beat the short walk to your bed in this attached hotel, where lobby monitors keep…

  • New Paltz Hostel

    Hudson Valley

    Aligned with New Paltz's hippie vibe, this hostel in a big old house next to the bus station is popular with visiting rock climbers and hikers. There's…

  • Inn at St John

    Portland

    This decent-value, turn-of-the-20th-century hotel has a homely, friendly feel, with old-fashioned pigeonhole mailboxes behind the lobby desk and sweetly…

  • Hamilton Hotel Washington DC

    Washington, DC

    Dating from 1922, this beaux-arts beauty in downtown DC recently underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation that mixes its classic roots with contemporary…

  • Best Western Franklin

    Tennessee

    This two-story motel on a busy turnpike may not look pretty on the outside, but its rooms pop with crisp modern style. Rooms with king beds and two queens…

  • Lodge at Lake Guntersville State Park

    Alabama

    This bluffside resort boasts rooms, lakeside cottages and a huge campground. The lodge's accommodation is similar to a comfortable, if bland, chain hotel;…

  • Gone with the Wind B&B

    Finger Lakes

    This B&B adjacent to the lake, 10 miles north of Hammondsport, isn't exactly Tara, but it is pleasant and has a sweeping deck with great views. There are…

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