5218 Best Hotels in USA

This 1920s motel with moss-green siding and forest-green awnings has a beautifully decorated central staircase in the lobby. Each of the 30 rooms is furnished with antiques and appointments from the Civil War period, and the lobby has an old-time upright piano, as well as many historic photographs of Fredericksburg. Efficiency suites for extended stays feature more modern decor and all rooms have high-speed wireless Internet. Breakfast includes beverages, cereal, and coffee cake. The inn is situated just at the edge of the historic district and has private, off-street parking.

Within walking distance of Davies Symphony Hall and the War Memorial Opera House, this inn with small rooms with dark wood furnishings caters to season-ticket holders for the opera, ballet, and symphony; it's also been the choice for stars from Luciano Pavarotti to Mikhail Baryshnikov. The marble-floor lobby resembles the foyer of a finely appointed mansion, and nice touches in the guest quarters include queen-size pillow-top mattresses, flat-screen TVs, and terry robes.

The luxe Inn at the Pier, part of Hilton's Curio collection, covers a prime city block just steps from the sand and across from the pier. The classic California beach-style rooms include private balconies; most offer ocean views. Head to the rooftop pool deck for drinks, snacks, and ocean views (don't miss the sunset hour), or to the on-site restaurant, Blonde, for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Built in 1922 and smartly updated, this six-story inn is strictly 21st century, with amenities that include high-quality bath products, soft robes, free high-speed Wi-Fi (included in the daily $20 amenity fee), and in-room service tablets. Reasonably sized rooms done in soft beige stripes and furnished with Beautyrest beds and padded headboards provide a retreat from the Union Square hustle, and bathrooms have Carrara-marble tiling.

Midway between Winchester and Belle Grove Plantation, the Inn at Vaucluse Springs sits on 100 acres of rolling orchards. The 200-year-old Manor House serves as the gathering spot for an elegant three-course breakfast and end-of-day socializing. Six private guesthouses sit on the property, including the Old Mill House, which was once an artist's studio, and the Gallery Guest House with panoramic meadow views. Innkeepers Neil and Barry Myers are known for their genial Southern hospitality. Snacks, tea, and a hearty organic breakfast are included in the rate.

Established in 1999 when its founders converted their old ski house and barns into this comfortably refined haven, new owners took over in 2020 and embarked on a full renovation, modernizing the decor and brightening things up throughout, from the flooring to the window treatments. It's perfect for those who want to ski but not stay in town, or for families looking for lakeside summer fun. The centerpiece of the relaxed common areas is a huge 1850 English bar, with banquettes, a big double-sided fireplace, and a billiards table.

Just 2 miles from Longwood Gardens, this family-run, countryside bed-and-breakfast on 13 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds and gardens offers more amenities than most and has plush, traditionally furnished rooms and suites in four buildings separate from the main house. Whitewing Farm was originally the home of Russell and Bertha Pippen (he was a vice president of the DuPont Company), and today this romantic mini-resort is run by several generations of a family who enjoy helping guests explore the area. Rooms generally reflect comfortable country style with pretty prints and dark wood furnishings, but some have upgraded to more modern, neutral decor. It's good to check the website's property map for each room's location. An outdoor pool, a tennis court, and a pond for fishing provide reasons to linger on-site, and breakfasts in the 1796 Hay Barn are a major event with three courses such as a French toast soufflé and lemon blueberry ricotta pancakes. The B&B ofers a number of special packages, some special dinners or picnics.

With its lighthouse-tower design and weathered-looking gray slats, this freshly renovated hotel set among shanties and harbor boats blends in well with its surroundings. The 26,000-square-foot, three-story building sits right on the water, overlooking the harbor. About half the rooms have stunning views of the water and the mountains across the bay. The junior suites and the bi-level town houses also look out onto the bay; the latter have fireplaces on both floors. The restaurant and bar also has great water views.

Filled with antiques, this massive inn overlooking the countryside has guest rooms with four-poster beds, handsome fireplaces, pitched ceilings, and timber beams. Each day begins in the breakfast nook or in the sunny courtyard, and ends with a candlelight dinner each evening.

Located in a town that's separated by water from the other two villages on Smith Island, this remote English cottage–style inn takes its soothing name from a phrase in a poem by the mystic St. John of the Cross, a Carmelite monk. The rooms are small with antique linens and big windows. Tylerton has no restaurants, but, for an extra charge, the eclectic innkeepers will cook a fresh seafood dinner for guests.

In the 1920s, poet Witter Bynner played host to an eccentric circle of artists and intellectuals, as well as some wild parties in his mid-19th-century Spanish–Pueblo Revival home, which is now a superb bed-and-breakfast with a great location a few blocks from the capitol; in sum, it's the quintessential Santa Fe inn. Rooms are simple, traditional Southwestern style with carved wood furniture and plush linens. The inn's style preserves the building's historic integrity, starting with the lodge-like lobby and extending throughout the lush, terraced grounds with gardens and comfy seating areas. You might sleep in the room where D. H. Lawrence or Willa Cather slept, or perhaps in Robert Oppenheimer's room.

This sweet and simple 1930s redbrick hotel is the only accommodation in charming White Salmon, and it's a friendly, well-maintained, and convenient base for taking advantage of many opportunities for rafting, hiking, and wine tasting nearby. Suites have kitchenettes.  

If you're looking for a more traditional hotel atmosphere and want to stay close in, this hotel fits the bill. The rooms are spacious, and although the decor is pretty straightforward, they are comfortable. The staff is very friendly and happy to give tips on the best things to do around town. Four of the suites are extended-stay and include kitchen facilities. There is a spa and heated pool on property.

Many visitors to the Biltmore Estate long to stay overnight; if you're one of them, your wish is granted at this posh property perched on a nearby hilltop. Although it's clearly a modern construction, the seven-story hotel echoes the look of the main house, with limestone and copper exteriors and a French-manor-house-inspired interior.

On the town common of downtown Amherst, this rambling 1926 inn owned by Amherst College is a favorite among visiting parents and professors for its variety of rooms, from smallish doubles to larger suites. Following extensive renovations, the inn reopened in 2012, its antique furniture replaced with more modern furnishings, and pleasantly large common spaces both indoors and out.

Our pick for Rochester's top hotel, the Inn on Broadway is in the East End within blocks of the Eastman and Geva theaters, Strong Museum, and various dining and nightlife options. A private club originally occupied the 1929 building, and refinement lingers in the air. Every room is unique, but all have featherbeds (queen or king), down comforters, and thick towels; some have hardwood floors, gas fireplaces, and two-person Jacuzzi tubs. Deluxe rooms have baths with multiple showerheads. A sitting area with a small library is a B&B–style touch.

An 1830s Greek Revival mansion was completely renovated to create the main building of this unconventional B&B. Accommodations are rooms, suites, and cottages, some a block away from the main inn. The design is contemporary, with custom-designed furniture by architect and co-owner Kenn Young. Suites and cottages have gas fireplaces. Kenn's wife Madeline, a chef, prepares breakfast. The owners are fairly hands-off.

You can't top this luxe hotel if you want to plant yourself in the heart of Naples nightlife, dining, and shopping. Rooms are soundproofed to shut out the noise when you're ready to sequester yourself in sleep-time comfort; when you're not, slide open the French doors, and tune into downtown from the balcony. Thirty-two club-level suites have perks like a private concierge lounge with 24/7 champagne, a full bar and hors d’oeuvres each night, and a roof deck. The list of urban amenities includes a spa, a rooftop pool, and two well-known restaurants: Ocean Prime Naples and Truluck’s Seafood, Steak and Crab House. A theater is right next door, and the beach is six block away.

Guests gush over the hospitality at this inn, where the painstakingly restored 1905 mansion facing 1st Street contains five rooms, with five additional accommodations, all suites, in a building behind a secluded patio and garden. A welcome and romantic modern touch are the whirlpool tubs, two heart-shaped, with space for two. (With one exception, in the mansion, the tubs are in the main room, not the bathroom.) The rooms all have gas fireplaces as well.

At the edge of downtown, this midsize year-round hotel's tranquil hillside garden surprises with bocce and a tree swing, while rocking chairs under wide eaves on a front porch and the pillared facade evoke Bar Harbor's Gilded Age mansions. But, make no mistake as this is a thoroughly modern, family-friendly hotel with good-size guest rooms, a laundry, a game room, indoor and outdoor patio seating to enjoy the breakfast buffet, and small seating areas about the hotel.

This small Victorian B&B is less than two blocks from the shops and restaurants of Walnut Street, near two colleges and two universities and 10 minutes from Downtown. The rooms of this circa-1884 restored house are named for different apples, and each has been given a different "flavor." A complimentary breakfast is served.

Boasting spacious rooms with water views and Jacuzzi tubs in many of them, this year-round favorite blends a relaxed, island style with a dash of luxury; rooms are decked out in simple but pretty linens and soft patterns. Central to everything near the ferry, it offers free parking (Peaks Island is the only one accessible by ferry which allows visitors to bring a car) and has a very good on-site restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Just a few blocks from the City Park, with restaurants and shopping, this restored century-old mansion is a gem. Ornately carved wooden beds and period furnishings coexist with flat-screen TVs in each of the four rooms, and two suites have Jacuzzi bathtubs. Breakfast is complimentary and might include quiche seasoned with herbs from the inn's garden. Visit the attached Tranquility Salon and Spa for a comforting warm stone massage, reviving rosemary mint body wrap, facial, or hair services with Aveda products. Afterwards, relax a bit more on the comfortable porch.

A few calm blocks from the downtown action on a nearly 1-acre lot with landscaped gardens, the Inn on Randolph—with a Gothic revival–style main house and its five guest rooms plus five historic cottages out back—is a sophisticated haven known for its gourmet gluten-free breakfasts and snacks. Well-placed splashes of color jazz up the earth tones of the plush accommodations. Seven rooms have a gas fireplace; in the main house's Hannah Moore room, named for a member of the family that owned the property for nearly a century, dark tile surrounding the fireplace spans floor to ceiling without a mantel, a striking effect. In keeping with the rest of the inn, the bathrooms, all with heated floors, are contemporary, stylish, and spick-and-span. All the cottages and two rooms in the main house have spa tubs.

Built in the 1880s, this inn is made up of four Victorian buildings with an expansive deck over the harbor that's a pleasant spot for morning coffee and afternoon cocktails. Rooms on the harbor side have great views, with some having fireplaces and private decks.

The waterfront inn next to the city pier has spacious grounds with a pool, a sand-volleyball court, and a barbecue grill. A large lobby-lounge extends out onto a deck overlooking the lake. Rooms are upgraded every few years and are contemporary in decor; those with lake views have either a patio or balcony. More lake views are found in the elegant, contemporary Max on the Lake restaurant, with a menu of steak, seafood, and pasta.

This Romanesque stone mansion is the former home of department-store magnate Russell H. Boggs. The dining room has white walls, dark drapes, and a chandelier. Guest rooms vary—for example, you can choose Mrs. Boggs' room, which has a queen-size four-post bed with a white bedspread. Mr. Boggs' room has a queen-size bed with wooden head- and footboards, a loveseat, and hanging ferns. There's a complimentary expanded continental breakfast, and the property's Acanthus restaurant is a recent and pleasant addition.

For decades this Italianate Victorian mansion decked out in ornate poster beds, opulent area rugs, and precious Victorian artifacts has welcomed visitors to the Mission District. Guest quarters range from cozy (yes, that means small) to spacious enough to fit a family (in the garden cottage), and all guests have access to a generous buffet breakfast and a hot tub—great for chilly nights, although this inn is located in the warmest slice of San Francisco.

With some villas sleeping up to four guests, this is a great choice for families, and the fact that it's owned and run by two chefs is good news for foodies too, and everyone appreciates the sea views and proximity to the waterfront and beaches. Guest quarters are in seaside villas or the main house, which dates from 1857; some have sea views, and all are beautifully decorated and have private bathrooms. A covered veranda overlooks Shinnecock Bay, and ocean beaches are just minutes away across the Ponquogue Bridge. Stay midweek for for Food Truck Wednesday, sponsored by the on-site paddleboard company, with outdoor music, bar, and, of course, a food truck; the party happens rain or shine.