Must-see hotels in Southern USA

  • Battle House

    Alabama

    Spoil yourself and stay in the original historic wing of this hotel, graced with an ornate domed marble lobby. With that said, the striking newer tower is…

  • Buchanan Lofts

    Cajun Country

    These uberhip lofts have a Manhattan vibe, or would if they weren't so big. Doused in contemporary-cool art and design – all fruits of the friendly owner…

  • Redmont Hotel

    Birmingham

    The piano and chandelier in the lobby of this 1925 hotel lend a certain historical, old-world feel, and all deluxe rooms were renovated in 2016, giving it…

  • Mt Nebo State Park Cabins

    Arkansas

    The cabins at Mt Nebo State Park run the gamut from simple rustic affairs with wood stoves, to three-bedroom, well-appointed homes with a spa tub and a…

  • Deep Creek

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Near Bryson City this medium-sized family campground with 92 sites offers a good variety of choices and splendid opportunities for hiking and bird…

  • Chattanooga Choo Choo

    Chattanooga

    The city's grand old railway terminal has refocused its mindset from gimmicky train hotel to community entertainment epicenter. Now with 145 newly…

  • Abrams Creek Campground

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    This small, remote campground on the western edge of the park takes a bit of effort to get to, but you’ll be well compensated for your journey. Just over…

  • Solís Two Porsche Drive

    Atlanta

    Solís' new auto-inspired boutique hotel is next door to Porche's North American headquarters overlooking the 1.6-mile track at the Porsche Experience…

  • Big Creek

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    The smallest of Great Smoky’s campgrounds is a tent-only, walk-in affair used mostly by hikers. Five of the 12 sites sit beside the cacophonous Big Creek …

  • Terrell House

    New Orleans

    Southern hospitality is what impresses most at this stately 1858 Georgian Revival house with cast-iron galleries, a spacious courtyard and exquisite…

  • Columns Hotel

    New Orleans

    This white-porched Southern manse, built in 1883, is a snapshot from the past. Fortunately that past doesn’t take itself too seriously. A magnificent…

  • Hotel Domestique

    South Carolina

    In French, domestique means 'servant'. In road cycling, it means competing for the benefit of the team leader. So it's fitting that Lance Armstrong's…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Planters Inn

    Charleston

    Elegant and centrally located, this upscale historic hotel has added some fabulous new rooms, including the most sumptuous quarters in the city. The 1460…

  • Monmouth Historic Inn

    Mississippi

    Your first thought when entering your room? This place is haunted. With its plush canopied beds, prominent fireplaces and antique portraits of pale…

  • Smokemont

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    The Smokemont campground's 142 sites are the only North Carolina campsites open year-round. As with most other campgrounds in the park, there isn't much…

  • Drury Inn & Suites

    New Orleans

    Come for the helpful tips and the local map given at check-in, stay for the way this outpost of the Drury embraces New Orleans’ fun-loving, welcoming…

  • Aloft New Orleans

    New Orleans

    Effectively a total departure from the historical hotel model, the Aloft chain's New Orleans outpost has rooms rounded out by pop art and the brand's…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Olde Town Inn

    Georgia

    The slogan goes, 'this ain't your mama's B&B – this is a Bed & Bar!' This old-town charmer offers five rooms, well appointed with hardwood floors and four…

  • Hotel Indigo

    New Orleans

    Hotel Indigo, we like your finger-popping style. In the guestrooms, New Orleans–themed photographic murals root you firmly in the city, while bright…

  • Virginia-Highland B&B

    Atlanta

    A trestled entry leads to this 1919 arts-and-crafts bungalow, a design-forward time capsule of art deco and mid-century modern furnishings. The three…

  • Cades Cove Campground

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    This woodsy campground with 159 sites is a great place to sleep if you want to get a jump on visiting Cades Cove. There's a store, drinking water and…

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