Must-see hotels in Eastern USA

  • Shining Sails

    Midcoast Maine

    Run by a friendly lobsterman and his wife, this year-round B&B has seven comfy, basic rooms, some with kitchenettes; stay upstairs for the best ocean…

  • Washington Park Inn

    The Adirondacks

    Rocking chairs on the covered porch and tennis rackets for guests to use on the courts in the park across the road set the relaxed tone for this appealing…

  • Hostel Buffalo Niagara

    Buffalo

    Conveniently located in Buffalo's downtown Theater District, this hostel occupies three floors of a former school, with a basement rec room, plenty of…

  • Old Sea Pines Inn

    Cape Cod

    Staying here is a bit like staying at Grandma's house: antique fittings, sleigh beds and sepia photographs on the bureau. This former girls' boarding…

  • Inn at the Oaks

    Cape Cod

    This inn has 13 antique-filled guest rooms, set in a converted sea captain's house from 1870. There's a room for every taste; the roomy suites in the…

  • Silas W. Robbins House

    Connecticut

    About 6 miles south of downtown Hartford in the charming historic village of Wethersfield, you'll find this beautiful and opulent 1873 French Second…

  • Omni William Penn Hotel

    Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh's stateliest old hotel, built by Henry Frick, has a cavernous lobby, with luxury suites that were remodeled in 2016. The great public spaces…

  • Capital Hotel

    Arkansas

    This 1872 former bank building with a cast-iron facade – a near-extinct architectural feature – is the top digs in Little Rock. There is a wonderful…

  • Drifter Hotel

    New Orleans

    Enormously popular with the hip New Orleans kids, the Drifter is a mid-century party that happened to get thrown on Tulane Ave. Sleek, rounded…

  • Floridian Hotel & Suites

    Orlando

    A wonderful, privately owned budget hotel with similarities to a chain brand, but oh so much better in other respects: delightful front office staff,…

  • Lattice Inn

    Alabama

    This well-run B&B is a long-standing favorite with Montgomery travelers. The owners are warm and accommodating, the lodgings drip with thoughtful vintage…

  • Wood's Hole Inn

    Cape Cod

    Even if this inn weren't literally down the street from the Martha's Vineyard ferry it would still get a recommendation from us. The building looks…

  • HI Tibbetts Point Lighthouse

    New York

    A 27-mile scenic seaside drive west of Clayton will bring you to the 1827 lighthouse complex at Cape Vincent. The lighthouse keepers' house is now a well…

  • Hotel Palomar

    Philadelphia

    One of Philadelphia's two hotels in the excellent Kimpton chain, the Palomar offers stylish rooms with a jokey elegance that includes leopard-spot…

  • CW Worth House

    Coastal North Carolina

    One of our favorite B&Bs in North Carolina, this turreted 1893 Queen Anne home is dotted with antiques and Victorian touches, but still manages to feel…

  • Nickerson State Park Campground

    Cape Cod

    Head here for Cape Cod's best camping, with more than 400 wooded campsites and a handful of yurts set in pond- and trail-filled grounds. It often fills up…

  • Wooden Boat Inn

    New York

    This efficient inn is known for its clean rooms and friendly owners. The six motel rooms are great value, but anyone with a nautical bent should book the…

  • Guest House at Graceland

    Memphis

    Intimate in name only, the Guest House, Graceland's new flagship, is a 450-room hunk of burning hotel. Stylish slate-gray standard rooms are spacious,…

  • Hotel Zachary

    Chicago

    Gleaming Hotel Zachary – named after Zachary Taylor Davis, the architect of Wrigley Field – opened in 2018 right across the street from the celebrated…

  • Henry Norman Hotel

    Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

    Set in a former 19th-century warehouse, this striking brick building (once home to artists' lofts) is styled like a love letter to Brooklyn. High…

  • Hotel Clermont

    Atlanta

    With preserved stairwells and unusable original doors, Atlanta's hottest boutique hotel has kept a wink and a nod to this historic 1924 Poncey-Highland…

  • Faena Hotel Miami Beach

    Miami

    One of Miami Beach's most talked about new hotels, the Faena has lavish, artfully designed spaces both inside and out. The rooms, set with a royal red and…

  • Made Inn Vermont

    Burlington

    This 19th-century hillside mansion with gorgeous period features is way trendier than your typical New England B&B, thanks to the creative flair of owner…

  • Urban Holiday Lofts

    Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village

    An international crowd fills the gender-segregated dorms (with four to eight beds) and private rooms of these converted loft condos; some rooms have…

  • Vendue

    Charleston

    This 84-room boutique inn exudes an inviting, smart, modern style. Reimagined as an art hotel in a 2014 renovation, it displays artwork property-wide (all…

  • Williamsburg Hotel

    Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

    Just two blocks from the water, this eight-story, industrial-chic hotel is blessed with spectacular river and Manhattan views. It's worth paying extra for…

  • Maritime Hotel

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    This porthole-dotted white tower has been transformed into a high-end marine-themed inn by a hip team of architects. It feels like a plush Love Boat…

  • Historic Inns of Annapolis

    Maryland

    The Historic Inns comprise three different boutique guesthouses, each set in a heritage building in the heart of old Annapolis: the Maryland Inn, the…

  • Surf Lodge

    Long Island

    In a serene setting on Fort Pond, this uber-hip, Brazilian-owned hotspot is full of colorful public spaces inside and out, with a focus on emerging art …

  • Holiday Jones

    Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village

    Holiday Jones has an irreverent personality, with old steamer trunks turned stereo speakers comprising the front desk and cartoony posters lining the…

  • Hotel Lincoln

    Chicago

    The boutique Lincoln is all about kitschy fun, as the lobby's 'wall of bad art' and front desk patched together from flea-market dresser drawers attest…

  • Wythe Hotel

    Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

    Set in a converted 1901 factory, the red-brick Wythe (pronounced 'white') Hotel brings a dash of high design to Williamsburg. Exposed brick and 13ft…

  • HI-Chicago

    Chicago

    Chicago's most stalwart hostel is immaculate, conveniently placed in the Loop, and offers bonuses such as a staffed information desk, free volunteer-led…

  • Hotel Brexton

    Baltimore

    This redbrick 19th-century landmark has recently been reborn as an appealing, if not overly lavish, hotel. Rooms offer a mix of wood floors or carpeting,…

  • Loews New Orleans Hotel

    New Orleans

    They say the enormous windows were installed so that steamship executives, who once occupied the building, could watch their ships on the Mississippi. Big…

  • Garden District B&B

    New Orleans

    This inviting B&B is a great budget-to-midrange option for an extended stay. The private four-suite town house is like your own character-filled…

  • Waldorf Astoria

    Orlando

    Though this elegant classic doesn't offer the benefits of on-site Disney hotels, it's located within the gates of Walt Disney World® and the quality of…

  • Freehand Chicago

    Chicago

    At this super-hip hostel-hotel hybrid, travelers split evenly between the four-person, bunk-bed dorms and private rooms. All feature warm woods, bright…

  • Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge

    Walt Disney World

    With an abutting 33-acre savannah parading a who's who of Noah's Ark past hotel windows and balconies, park rangers standing ready to answer questions…

  • James New York

    SoHo & Chinatown

    The James plays with a variety of architectural elements in each of its different spaces, and somehow they all work beautifully. The public areas blend…

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