Must-see hotels in The USA

  • Marcel at Gramercy

    Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy

    The minimalist, 97-room Marcel is a poor-person’s chic boutique, and that’s not a bad thing. Rooms are simple yet modern (standard ones are walk-in-closet…

  • Tahoma Meadows B&B Cottages

    Lake Tahoe

    North of Meeks Bay, Tahoma Meadows B&B Cottages rents darling gingerbread country cabins and offers evening wine-and-snack happy hours. Each cabin…

  • Regency on Beachwalk Waikiki

    Waikiki

    This modern high-rise has more than respectable 1- and 2-bedroom units, with earth-toned furnishings, marble baths and bold, modern artwork. Spacious…

  • Holo Holo In

    Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

    It's not without battle scars, but this reliably clean and comfortable Japanese-run hostel harbors a friendly vibe in a quiet location that fairs better…

  • Hotel Astor

    South Beach

    The Astor aims for retro chic, with retro being just a touch in the clean-lined interiors. The lobby is all class, with potted palms, straight lines and…

  • Ivey House Bed & Breakfast

    Everglades National Park

    This friendly, family-run tropical inn offers a variety of well-appointed accommodations: bright spacious inn rooms overlooking a pretty courtyard,…

  • St Francis Inn

    St Augustine

    St Augustine's oldest inn has been in continuous operation since 1791. Crushed-coquina-shell and ancient wood-beam architecture create a period ambience,…

  • Admiral Fell Inn

    Baltimore

    This old sailors’ hotel has been converted into a lovely inn with Federal-style furniture and four-poster beds. It has the best of both of Baltimore's…

  • Hyatt Grand Aspen

    Aspen

    Soak in your private hot tub on your private deck and take in the gorgeous mountain views at sunset – the perfect way to end a perfect Aspen day…

  • Symphony Hotel

    Cincinnati

    Around the corner from Music Hall, the Symphony Hotel offers nine rooms in a traditional Italianate building. Each is named after a classical composer,…

  • Nine Zero

    Boston

    This chic Kimpton hotel appeals to a broad audience, courting business travelers with complimentary shoe-shine service and ergonomic workspace; active…

  • ACT Campground

    Moab

    Check out the first commercial straw-bail building in the state of Utah at this roadside RV park, campground and learning center, all in one. There's a…

  • Hotel Hotel Hostel

    Seattle

    Fremont's only real hotel is a good one, encased in a venerable old building replete with exposed brick and chunky radiators. In true Fremont fashion,…

  • Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta

    Atlanta

    If you told your author during his college days at the University of Georgia that the fiercely independent coffeehouse Jittery Joe’s would someday sit…

  • Bryce View Lodge

    Bryce Canyon National Park

    Geared to budget travelers, the motel's 130 standard rooms are decent, though smaller than those of Ruby’s Inn and a little bit musty. It has fewer…

  • EVEN Norwalk

    Connecticut

    If you like kombucha with your kale and take your well-being seriously, you'll appreciate the in-room fitness stations of this hybrid design-and-health…

  • Hotel del Coronado

    San Diego

    Now managed by Hilton, San Diego’s iconic hotel provides the essential Coronado experience: over a century of history, a pool, full-service spa, well…

  • Hostel Detroit

    Detroit

    Volunteers rehabbed this old building using recycled materials and donations for the patchwork furnishings, and painted it in vivid colors inside and out…

  • Berkeley City Club

    Berkeley

    Designed by Julia Morgan (the architect of Hearst Castle), the 35 rooms and dazzling common areas of this refurbished 1929 historic landmark building …

  • Jane Hotel

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    The Jane’s 50-sq-ft rooms are undeniably snug, but if you have the sea in your blood, check into this renovated red-brick gem, built for mariners in 1908 …

  • Dewberry

    Charleston

    Once an abandoned federal office building, this former eyesore was tinkered with by architects for eight years before reopening as a glistening ode to mid…

  • Penn's View Hotel

    Philadelphia

    Great value for its location, Penn's View shows its age – mostly in a good way, as it's on the National Register of Historic Places. The rooms, some with…

  • Windsor Court Hotel

    New Orleans

    The sparkling lobby, with its portraits of noblemen and their Brittany spaniels, could double as a drawing room in the real Windsor Court. Guest rooms are…

  • Yosemite Valley Lodge

    Yosemite National Park

    A short walk from Yosemite Falls, this low-slung complex contains a wide range of eateries, a lively bar, a big pool and other amenities. The rooms,…

  • Yosemite View Lodge

    Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada

    Two miles from the park entrance, this big, modern complex has hot tubs, an on-site restaurant and swimming pools. Decor is dated, but the 338 rooms…

  • Big Trees Lodge

    Yosemite National Park

    This National Historic Landmark, dating from 1879, is a collection of six graceful, whitewashed New England–style buildings flanked by wide porches. The…

  • National Hotel

    South Beach

    The National is an old-school deco icon, with its bell-tower-like cap and slim yet muscular facade. Inside the hotel itself you’ll find elegant rooms with…

  • Rockywold Deephaven Camps

    New Hampshire

    Since 1897, families have been coming to stay at this rustic summer getaway on Squam Lake. Cabins, cottages and lodge rooms are available, along with…

  • Raffaello Hotel

    Chicago

    If only you could live in the creamy, silk-draped modernity of these rooms. Oh, wait, you can – they’re condominiums, too. Suites have microwaves and mini…

  • Pam's Pelican B&B

    Outer Banks

    This wildly popular B&B has just four rooms, reached via a series of colorful corridors, in a typical island home loaded with artsy knickknacks. Rates…

  • Nomo SoHo

    SoHo & Chinatown

    Neobaroque playfulness underscores the plush, smallish rooms at this beautiful downtown property, where creamy whites and dreamy blues meet flouncy…

  • Townhouse Inn of Chelsea

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    Housed in a lone 19th-century, five-story town house with exposed brick and wood floors, this 12-room B&B on busy 23rd St is a Chelsea gem. Bought in 1998…

  • Aloft Chicago Downtown River North

    Chicago

    This Aloft offers the chain’s typical compact, efficiently designed, minimalist rooms. Each one features earthy colors, big windows, a work desk and 42in…

  • Venice Beach Suites & Hotel

    Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey

    Old Venice funky and old-sandal comfy, this place right on the Boardwalk scores big for bend-over-backwards staff. Take Betsy, the creaky 1913 elevator,…

  • Yotel

    Boston

    A new concept for Boston, Yotel offers accommodations, or 'cabins,' that are cool, comfortable and compact, complete with adjustable 'smart' beds, luxury…

  • Disney's Art of Animation Resort

    Walt Disney World

    One of four self-contained hotels along the same design (dazzlingly bright hotel, like a massive parking lot with its own theme) that are part of the five…

  • Delano

    South Beach

    The Delano opened in the 1990s and immediately started ruling the South Beach roost. If there’s a quintessential I’m-too-sexy-for-this...South Beach…

  • Housekeeping Camp

    Yosemite National Park

    This cluster of 266 cabins, each walled by concrete on three sides and lidded by a canvas roof, is crammed and noisy, but the setting along the Merced…

  • Eden Roc Renaissance

    Miami

    The Roc’s immense inner lobby draws inspiration from the Rat Pack glory days of Miami Beach cool, and rooms in the Ocean Tower boast lovely views over the…

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