Must-see hotels in The USA

  • Sundance Resort Lodging

    Wasatch Mountains

    Lucky enough to be staying over? Rough-hewn cottage rooms are secluded, tucked among the trees on the grounds – the perfect place to honeymoon or write…

  • Triangle X Ranch

    Grand Teton National Park

    With a jagged Teton backdrop, this 1926 ranch on the eastern flanks of the park is still run by its founding family, the Turners. There's immaculate wood…

  • Doe Bay Village Resort & Retreat

    San Juan Islands

    One of the least expensive resorts in the San Juans, Doe Bay has the atmosphere of an artists' commune combined with a hippie retreat. Accommodations…

  • Kimpton Brice

    Savannah

    Kimpton is known for its design-conscious hotels, so you'd figure it would bring its A game to one of the country's leading design cities. The Kimpton…

  • Simpson House Inn

    Santa Barbara

    Whether you book an elegant room with a claw-foot bathtub or a sweet cottage with a fireplace, you'll be pampered at this Victorian-era estate ensconced…

  • Empire Hotel

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    The bones are all that remain of the original Empire, just across the street from Lincoln Center. Wholesale renovations have dressed this hotel in earthy…

  • Talbott Inn

    Kentucky

    This 15-room property in a 1913 historic building next to Old Talbott Tavern has stepped up the sleeping game in Bardstown. Large rooms feature exposed…

  • Exeter Inn

    New Hampshire

    On the doorstep of Exeter Academy, this three-story brick inn is a stately but cozy transition space between home and academia. With its warm front parlor…

  • Watertown Hotel

    Seattle

    Easy to miss because it looks like one of those crisp new modern apartment buildings, the Watertown has an arty-industrial feel. Bare concrete and high…

  • Cooper House Bed & Cocktail

    West Virginia

    Proprietor Joy Malinowski brings the spark to this creaky but inviting house that's within stumbling distance of the Purple Fiddle. There's a fun communal…

  • Courtyard Ocean City Oceanfront

    Maryland

    The ocean views are sublime from this sleek number, one of the swankiest Courtyards we've seen. On the boardwalk, the hotel greets guests with a bright…

  • Hotel Monaco

    Chicago

    The Monaco's rooms are large, with bold-red window curtains, geometric carpeting and curlicued dark-wood headboards; window nooks let you sit and watch…

  • Langham Hotel

    Chicago

    Early starchitect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe originally designed the 52-story, black-box building. His grandson remade the lower floors into the Langham in…

  • Park Hyatt Washington, D.C.

    Washington, DC

    Modern Americana is celebrated in this classy minimalist West End hotel, right down to the gorgeous interplay of textiles and wood throughout (the Vermont…

  • Omni La Mansion del Rio

    San Antonio

    This fabulous downtown property was born out of 19th-century religious school buildings in the Spanish-Mexican hacienda style. Set beside the River Walk,…

  • Pacific Tradewinds Hostel

    North Beach & Chinatown

    San Francisco's smartest all-dorm hostel has a blue-and-white nautical theme, a fully equipped kitchen (free coffee, tea, and peanut butter and jelly…

  • Stargazer Inn

    Great Basin National Park

    Owners Jake and Kate left careers in New York to refurbish this 10-room motel and its sister property, Kerouac's Restaurant. The result is a knockout: a…

  • Orchid Tree B&B

    Hilo

    Four miles north of Hilo, this B&B is both elegant and 'surf shack.' Find two well-designed rooms and an airy shared patio surrounded by tropical flora,…

  • Lehrkind Mansion B&B

    Bozeman & Gallatin Valley

    This sophisticated nine-room Victorian B&B was built by a Swiss-German master brewer and is steeped in period furniture and history (the bricks were…

  • Carlo Creek Lodge

    Denali National Park & Preserve

    The 32-acre grounds here, nestled amidst the mountains, are nothing short of spectacular, and the hand-hewn log cabins are filled with genuine old-Alaskan…

  • Metropolitan at the 9

    Cleveland

    Check in at the Metropolitan, an upscale Marriott-branded property, and perks include a seasonal rooftop lounge, indoor dog park, on-site theater for live…

  • Grand Highland Hotel

    Arizona

    The pedigree of this 12-room hotel in the heart of Whiskey Row stretches back to 1903, although the present, gracefully decorated manifestation emerged…

  • SoBe Hostel

    South Beach

    On a quiet end of SoFi (the area south of 5th St, South Beach), this massive multilingual hostel has a happening common area and spartan rooms. The staff…

  • Hotel Teatro

    Denver

    Elegant surroundings and impeccable service make this luxurious boutique hotel one of Denver’s best. The 112 rooms and suites are gorgeous, done up with…

  • Riverwalk Vista

    San Antonio

    Soaring ceilings with enormous windows, exposed brick walls, crisp, white bedding – this is simplicity done right. And just because the decor is simple…

  • Paradise Inn

    Washington Cascades

    Designed to blend in with the environment and constructed almost entirely of local materials, including the exposed cedar logs in the Great Room, the…

  • Wolfeboro Inn

    New Hampshire

    The town's best-known lodging is right on the lake with a private beach. One of the region's most prestigious resorts since 1812, it has 44 rooms across a…

  • Stay Waikiki

    Waikiki

    This mod property (vibrant blues and oranges throughout) on a side street one block from the beach is cheery enough. The 73 rooms are bright and come with…

  • Spin & Margie's Desert Hide-a-Way

    Joshua Tree National Park

    This handsome hacienda-style inn is perfect for restoring calm after a long day on the road. The five boldly colored suites are an eccentric symphony of…

  • Beekman Arms

    Hudson Valley

    The main building of the Beekman Arms dates back to 1766, putting it in pole position for the title of America's oldest continually operating inn. The…

  • Breakers

    Waikiki

    Not another high-rise timeshare, this two-story Polynesian-style place is a throwback to another era (one without a 'hospitality' fee...). You’ll either…

  • Denali Dome Home B&B

    Denali National Park & Preserve

    This is not a yurt but a huge, intriguing geodesic house on a 5-acre lot, offering a fantastic B&B experience. There are seven modern rooms (with partial…

  • Study at University City

    Philadelphia

    This snazzy hotel is right smack in the middle of everything University City has to offer. Rooms sport contemporary design and are spacious, as is the…

  • Buckingham Athletic Club Hotel

    Chicago

    On the 40th floor of the Chicago Stock Exchange building, this 21-room hotel isn't easy to find. The benefit if you do? It's quiet (on weekends and…

  • McCarren Hotel & Pool

    Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

    The tropical-style pool area, where patrons armed with cocktails drape themselves across loungers, is the prime lure of this swish, mural-clad hotel…

  • Hotel Chaco

    Albuquerque

    Albuquerque's most historically evocative hotel takes its inspiration from the ancient site of Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico. Rooms blend modern…

  • Porcupine Inn

    The Adirondacks

    If you have a yin for quirky Victorian history, you'll want to book a few nights at the Porcupine Inn. This grand old house was once the home of a wealthy…

  • Inn at Henderson’s Wharf

    Baltimore

    Fresh flowers in the room, exposed brick walls and elegant furnishings await guests at this marvelously situated Fells Point hotel, which began life as an…

  • Branbury State Park

    Vermont

    On the shores of Lake Dunmore, 10 miles south of Middlebury, this family-friendly 69-acre park has 36 campsites, seven lean-tos and one cottage. Enjoy…

  • Stone Canyon Inn

    Southwestern Utah

    In a Wild West setting of scrub hills backed by Technicolor sunsets, this stately stone-and-wood lodging offers adventure out the back door – stroll to…

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