5218 Best Hotels in USA

At the refined Four Seasons, guest rooms begin on the 30th floor (the hotel sits atop the tony 900 North Michigan Shops), so there's a distinct feeling of seclusion—and great views to boot. On the seventh floor, white marble and plenty of natural light flood the lobby where you’ll also find Adorn Bar & Restaurant and a lounge that hosts live entertainment and serves bar food all day. Guest rooms are all about comfort and style, with luxurious beds and marble bathrooms. There's a spa on-site, with an indoor pool. 

Occupying 12 floors of a skyscraper, the Four Seasons delivers subdued elegance in rooms with contemporary artwork, fine linens, floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook Yerba Buena Gardens or downtown, and lovely marble bathrooms with soaking tubs. Highlights include the city's plushest robes and slippers, thoughtful touches like a jogging route guide, housekeeping twice a day, and 24/7 gourmet room service. The main amenity perk for most guests is access to the adjacent Equinox Sports Club, where you have free access to the junior Olympic pool, full-size indoor basketball court, and the rest of the magnificent facilities, classes, and spa services. For an extra special dinner during a stay, make sure to reserve the Chef's Table experience at the hotel's MKT restaurant where the elaborate multicourse menu is specifically unique to your party.

Outfitted with two local chef-driven restaurants, the sparkling Chandelier Bar in the lobby, a swank spa, and a rooftop pool, this landmark 34-story tower overlooking the Mississippi River oozes contemporary glam and five-star hospitality. Spacious and white-washed modern rooms spare no luxury, from high count linens and upscale room amenities. Curated experiences are offered for the VIP of mind.

Looking like a Frank Lloyd Wright–designed country club, this hotel is quite possibly the city's best. Rooms have balconies that overlook the Tournament Players Course, site of the Professional Golfers' Association's EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Luxurious resort-style rooms take on warm earth tones. Guests have access to the private golf course as well as racquetball, squash, and tennis courts and a 5,500-square-foot pool.

A suave luxury resort, the Four Seasons entices high rollers with farmhouse-eclectic interiors and amenities that include a spa, the destination Auro restaurant, two pools, 7-plus acres of vines, and a working winery. Oriented to take advantage of vineyard and Calistoga Palisades views, the high-ceilinged accommodations, in a series of two-level buildings, have tall glass sliding doors that open onto terraces or balconies. Outfitted in creamy beiges or chocolate browns and whites, the spacious guest rooms have fireplaces, custom furnishings and light fixtures, private bars with wine refrigerators, and deep soaking tubs.

Beautiful views everywhere, polished wood floors, custom furnishings and linens, and fine Hawaiian artwork make this oceanfront resort a peaceful, opulent retreat. Freestanding bungalows are large and luxurious, with spacious travertine and marble bathrooms as well as private outdoor showers. One of the five pools, King's Pond, is replete with thousands of tropical fish and a spotted eagle ray that guests have the opportunity to feed daily. The seashell infinity pool, family-friendly and surrounded by cabanas and palm trees, has a clear view to the ocean beyond. The on-site Hawaiian Cultural Center honors the property's spiritual heritage and sense of place, and the sports club and spa offer top-rate health and fitness options. The resort's on-site restaurants (ULU, Beach Tree) are world-class. Hualalai's golf course has hosted the PGA Tour Champions Tour and the Senior PGA Tournament of Champions. The resort is super kid-friendly, with a great activities and events program for all ages.

In addition to stunning views of Hulopoe Bay and the rocky coastline, this sublime retreat offers manicured grounds featuring native Hawaiian plants, as well as urban-chic interiors featuring meticulously curated art from Polynesia, Micronesia, and Hawaii. Adults can languish in the adults-only, lagoon-style pool, while children can enjoy the family pool, try their hand at sand sculpting, or explore tidal pools along Hulopoe Bay. It might be tempting to relax the day away, but the resort can arrange numerous activities, including horseback riding, UTV rides, evening astronomy experiences, and sporting clays.

"Impeccably stylish" and "extravagant" describe most Four Seasons properties, and this elegant one fronting Wailea Beach is no exception, with its beautiful courtyards and luxuries such as 24-hour room service, twice-daily housekeeping, excellent restaurants, on-site spa, and adults-only serenity pool with outstanding views. Most of the rooms have ocean views; cabanas, chaise lounges, and a car service transporting guests around Wailea are among the complimentary amenities.

At the first Four Seasons on the island, nearly every room or suite in the 17-story hotel offers floor-to-ceiling windows and a private lanai, all with an ocean view. The resort has an infinity pool, a tranquil garden with koi ponds, and private, beachside cabanas. It also offers five restaurants, including Mina's Fish House, a seafood restaurant, and the Italian-inspired Noe.

Couples and families seeking relaxed seaside elegance in a luxe yet understated setting will love this manicured 6-acre oceanfront escape at the south end of Palm Beach, with serene, bright, airy rooms in a cream-colored palette and spacious marble-lined baths. In the common areas, fanlight windows, marble columns, billowing curtains, and swaying palms are beautiful and inviting. Kick back in large rooms that have private balconies, many of which offer ocean views, and continue to relax at the fabulous spa. The hotel has a second adults-only pool and Cabana Terrace Rooms that offer direct access to the pool deck. A Michelin-starred chef now heads the resort’s signature restaurant, Florie's, which offers a pergola-style dining terrace outside. A roster of complimentary guest activities and amenities like a kids' club, cooking classes, yoga, and resort bikes offer pleasant opportunities for relaxation outside of beach and pool time.

This secluded and stunning luxury compound on a dramatic, sunset-facing bluff in the Sangre de Cristo foothills exemplifies the Four Seasons brand's famously flawless sense of gracious hospitality and efficiency. Amenities include an on-site Adventure Center, through which guests can book everything from guided tours of Taos and O'Keeffe Country to hiking, horseback, snowshoeing, river rafting, fishing, and biking excursions. Taking advantage of Santa Fe's endless supply of sunshine, villa-style casitas are contemporary, airy, and earthy. Kitted with adobe fireplaces, deep soaking tubs, heated bathroom floors and spacious dressing areas, rooms exemplify comfortable cushiness. Detox at the spa with regionally inspired treatments like Mountain Spirit Purification, take a Pilates class in the movement studio, soak in the cool waters of the on-site pool, or work out in the 24-hour fitness center before enjoying a sunset cocktail at the bar and a sumptuous globe-spanning culinary adventure at the restaurant, Terra. Complimentary shuttles run regularly into town and guests have access to Encantado's extensive concierge services.

A resort in every sense of the word, Four Seasons Scottsdale is tucked in the shadows of Pinnacle Peak, near the popular hiking trail, and features large, casita-style rooms with separate sitting and sleeping areas as well as fireplaces and balconies or patios. Some suites come with telescopes and star charts. It's adjacent to two Troon North premier courses, where guests receive preferential tee times and free shuttle service. Talavera, the hotel's main restaurant, is elegant and accommodating.

Rooms at the Four Seasons are large and attractive, in a contemporary alpine style (with warm hickory-wood and limestone accents); every room has at least one gas-burning fireplace and a balcony. Guests appreciate the 14,000-square-foot spa and a dedicated ski concierge located right at the Gondola One chairlift (they've got rental gear and maps, and can even hook you up with ski lessons). On-site restaurants and lounges offer creative cocktails and seasonal eats.

This 15-room boutique hotel is the ultimate choice for travelers looking to explore the city's vibrant and historic east side. It occupies a prime spot on the bustling East 11th Street, just across the street from the popular Kenny Dorham's Backyard food truck and live music venue and within walking distance of the areas's best shops and restaurants. Virtual check-in and concierge services make guests feel like they're arriving home, and communal, open-aired lounges with custom coffee stations and stocked minibars on every floor enhance the feeling that the whole property is an extended living room for the chic clientele. No two rooms are alike, but each sport an eclectic mix of inspired decor and luxury amenities. The first floor restaurant, Poeta, is a fabulous Italian eatery serving all day menus to guests and locals alike. Some rooms have lovely patios overlooking the bustling street below and the two-story suite with full-kitchen and a clawfoot soaking tub is worth the splurge.

In the beautifully restored Mellen E. Bolster House, this charming inn has a mid-century-modern vibe that seamlessly complements the building's immaculately preserved historical design elements. The rooms and common spaces are filled with museum-worthy local art; the minibars have Maine products and refreshments; and massages in the on-site spa are blissful.

Built in 1886 of locally quarried tufa, then abandoned for half a century but gloriously restored, the Second Empire–style Francis House is now a luxury inn that evokes the past but feels utterly contemporary. Second-floor rooms have higher ceilings than the third-floor ones, though at nine feet the latter hardly feel claustrophobic. In one of many clever touches throughout the inn, the architect angled the third floor's interior walls to mimic the mansard style outside, lending the rooms the feel of a Parisian atelier. Although their marble bathrooms are similar, each guest room is decorated individually with elegant simplicity.

On a small street near Rittenhouse Square, this refined, European-style mansion offers the luxury of a large hotel in an intimate space. Every room has its own understated personality, with Louis XVI–inspired chairs, vintage mirrors, Chippendale-style tables, and neoclassical rugs. Some rooms have larger, glass-enclosed showers. Complimentary wireless is available throughout the building. A wine reception is held daily from 5:30 to 7 in the lobby, where you can relax on fauteuil-style chairs. It's also ideal for a romantic weekend.

At this bluff-top getaway floor-to-ceiling windows; sleek, modern wood furnishings; and fabrics in serene hues fill the rooms—all of which have gas fireplaces, deep jetted tubs, Chemex pour-over coffee carafes, and at least partial views of the marina, ferry landing, and San Juan Channel below. The ferries are especially enjoyable to watch dock after dark, when they're all lit up.

The vision of a faux paddlewheel riverboat parked along busy Route 30 might make you do a double-take, but this is more than a theme hotel as the thoughtfully decorated rooms (in a Victorian-inflected style) include not only straight-ahead doubles but clever family quarters with a king and a bunkbed. On the grounds are a playground, indoor pool, and firepits, and inside are a restaurant and separate pub. The third floor is exclusively for adults sans kids under 16.

Guests at this circa-1887 Gothic Victorian inn set on 3½ acres slip back in time inside high-ceilinged, period-decorated pastel-painted rooms, some with four-poster beds and all with comfortable mattresses and high-quality sheets. Owners Pam and Larry Willis are renowned for three-course gourmet breakfasts that will power you for a full day of wine touring—made less expensive with Wine Passports good for free or discount tastings. The Gables has a countryside feel, but it's less than 4 miles from downtown Santa Rosa's Railroad Square Historic District.

Cowboy, Native American, and Hispanic cultures are reflected in the furnishings and artwork of this gorgeously restored historic hotel, built in the 1920s by renowned architect Henry Trost, across from the downtown railroad tracks. There are several types of accommodations: the original upstairs rooms, some with shared hallway baths; a hacienda-style courtyard with posh adobe quarters; and three renovated homes with elegant bedrooms. The property sits on 27 acres with fragrant gardens.

Outstanding service and stylish interiors are two high points at this luxury hotel, in operation since 1874. The complex has several buildings; the newest was completed in the 1980s. Charles Lindbergh, who slept here the night before his transatlantic flight, is one of the hotel's many illustrious guests. The Polo Restaurant, a popular special-occasion venue, serves refined American fare with contemporary touches.

Built in 1875, this gloriously shaded property was a labor of love from the get-go, and it covers a third of a city block in Old Town. Winding brick pathways lead past rare orchids, ponytail palms, black bamboo, fountains, a gazebo, and earthenware jars (called tinajones) imported from Cuba, each of which weighs a ton. Stone ostriches stand guard, close to the live tortoises. The romantic inn offers several types of accommodations, from standard rooms with garden and courtyard views to a two-bedroom carriage-house suite. Decorated with Bahamian plantation-style furnishings, the quiet and elegant rooms are a luxurious tropical retreat. All have private verandas. The wine bar draws locals and guests, as does free jazz on Sunday. What's more, its sister property, The Garden Cottages, immediately adjacent to the hotel, offers several luxurious apartments with full kitchens. A lagoon pool adds to the serenity.

This Valley cool kid—a 7-acre hideaway that lures locals and out-of-towners with a stellar restaurant, fun bars, fabulous retro flair, and too many amenities and programming to list—comes with Hollywood pedigree as it was originally opened by '70s TV mom Beverly Garland and her husband in 1973. Lovingly restored and injected with kitschy life by her son and his husband a decade ago, rooms, all of which come with private balconies or patios, double-paned windows, are set in two separate buildings and brimming with pops of orange and loud mid-century patterns. Kids rooms have partitioned areas with bunk beds and DVD players while wellness suites are fitted with a Peloton Bike, BowFlex adjustable weights, white noise machines, and a Mirror fitness system. Spending the entirety of your vacation here would be easy with the large pool, hot tubs, fireplace, a park-like lawn where they hold yoga classes, live music on Thursday and Friday, a taco cart, great gift shop, and games in the courtyard. Want to explore beyond its borders? An adorable trolley can take you to Universal Studios or a metro station for free.

Guest rooms—many of which are exceptionally spacious—in this atmospheric Italianate inn dating from 1868 all have fireplaces and are decorated with a mix of funky finds and antiques from the Georgian and Regency periods. In a second building, identical to the main house, the Lafayette Room has the most noteworthy fireplace; the Caracalla Suite is named for the oversize whirlpool tub built in front of its fireplace; the Juliette Low room has a private wrought-iron balcony looking out on the treetops. The handsome and quiet Eli Whitney room is one of the least expensive. Fresh flowers throughout and the outdoor covered arbor are unexpected pleasures. Afternoon tea, complimentary wine with cheese and hors d'oeuvres, and evening desserts and cordials are among the treats. At breakfast you can order such hot entrées as omelets with creamed spinach and goat cheese.

This sprawling complex, now part of the Marriott group, is a fantastic urban getaway with a spa, indoor and outdoor pool, a riverboat ride, a waterfall, 17 restaurants ranging from casual to fine dining, and numerous shops. Some rooms have private balconies overlooking the spectacular atrium. The 18-hole golf course was designed by Larry Nelson. Be sure to check out Jack Daniel's Saloon, where the BBQ is smoked using barrels that once stored whiskey. Too much? Try The Inn at Opryland, the scaled-down sister property nearby.

Built in 1889, the stately Geiser Grand sits like the dowager duchess of Main Street, her cupola clock tower cutting a sharp figure against a wide Baker City sky—the Italianate Renaissance Revival beauty was once known as the finest hotel between Portland and Salt Lake City, though today it's showing its age. That said, the rooms still have those 14-foot ceilings, old-fashioned transoms above the door, and 10-foot-tall windows. But of all the fascinating features, it's the custom-built stained-glass ceiling in hues of green, blue, purple, and red that takes center stage. The fact that it was created from photographs and an old timer's memory makes it even more astounding. There's a lively saloon and a restaurant serving decent (if predictable) traditional American fare.

The latest of four Glen House hotels that have stood on this site at the base of the Mt. Washington Auto Road since 1852, this upscale three-story retreat opened in 2018 in a Shaker-inspired building whose soaring windows, a yellow clapboard exterior, and simple lines hark back to its predecessors. Designed with state-of-the-art eco-friendly engineering, it's also very much a contemporary take on classic New England hotels, with spacious rooms, some with balconies that afford sweeping views of the towering mountain beside it. Amenities include a pool and outdoor patio and firepit, and the bar and restaurant serve well-prepared modern American fare.

This restored country inn and restaurant, constructed in 1875 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has a rustic but polished charm. Nestled in a quiet out-of-the-way location on 17 beautifully landscaped acres, the inn's well-appointed rooms feature antiques and attractive furnishings. There are no TVs in the rooms, but they are available in the large garden room, complete with snacks and comfortable seating, as well as in the lobby. You can play volleyball, badminton, horseshoes, or croquet, or try out the mini-putting green on the grounds. There's also a saltwater pool. The restaurant is open for dinner service most evenings. Reservations are recommended.

Considered by many to be the world's best destination spa, the venerable Golden Door takes you on a journey of tranquility, transformation, and self-realization during a seven-night stay. After passing through the ornate brass doors, you’re guided through the 600-acre property, which is set in a serene canyon with citrus groves and 25 miles of hiking trails. The grounds, fashioned after Japan’s Kyoto Garden Ryokan, are scattered with koi ponds, meditation gardens, pagoda-like fitness studios, and tech-free rooms with Shoji sliding doors and private decks that encourage time to unplug and recenter. Daily massages, beauty and spa treatments, informative lectures, fitness classes, healthy cuisine, and coaching with a personal trainer are included in the week-long stay. Despite the hefty price tag, there’s no pretentiousness about the place, as guests ditch jewelry, makeup, and fancy clothes to focus on health and healing; workout attire and silk Yakuta dinner robes are provided.