5218 Best Hotels in USA

This resort near Pier 60 guarantees sweeping views of the Gulf or the Intracoastal Waterway from the balcony of your room. Guest quarters are decorated in a clean, modern style; those with bunk beds are great for families, though the hotel offers no organized kids programs. If the beach is too crowded or the Gulf is too warm, you can head for the large pool, which is shared by residents of the condos in the hotel's twin building on the same property. The restaurant, Ocean Hai, is probably the only place for miles where you'll find Asian-fusion cuisine. The large, full-service spa and the fitness center will keep adults occupied.

This luxury waterfront hotel is in an upscale complex of business and retail development just minutes from the beach. Doubles and suites, some with balconies, have luxe bedding, ergonomic desks, pull-out sofas, and flat-screen TVs. A small mod lobby bar provides a cozy happy-hour setting. A sweeping staircase off the spacious, airy lobby leads guests to the south tower across an enclosed bridge—the rooms are split between two buildings separated by a short roadway. Designed for meetings and events, the hotel offers a large ballroom along with meeting space. In the compact space of the plaza, the pool with a hot tub is on the rooftop, along with a bar serving burgers, wraps, and organic salads. Several restaurants are in the Harbourside Plaza complex.

This is perfect place to hunker down for a holiday trip at the Disney parks. The Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek has something for everyone with plenty to do on the property outside of the parks. Wind down in the Blue Harmony Spa with great services and a private small pool area away from the kids having their fun in the pool on the other side. Head to the new Back Bay Pool Bar & Grill for lunch after the spa. Their Buddha bowl with fresh tuna is a must-try. A swim or a walk around the lake before dinner at the deep blu Seafood & Grille makes for a great day, and you never even left the resort grounds. 

If you're looking for amenities in a get-away-from-it-all escape, the island's only resort has both. These 250 time-share units can be rented out with a two-day minimum stay. Summers are solidly booked, especially the weekends. Although none of the accommodations sit on the beach, most are just a short walk away, and there are three swimming pools within the resort (four, including the indoor pool). The family-oriented recreation staff knows how to keep kids amused with everything from painting classes to organized nocturnal turtle-watches. There are also Lowcountry shrimp boils and nature walks, but the primary activity here is enjoying the island's golf complex. (There’s even a mini-golf course on-site.) A tram transports you to the resort's beachfront cabana, which is delightful and stocks plenty of chaises.

This eight-story hotel sits within what is billed as the country's \"most historic square mile,\" and it's a block and a half from Old City's major historical attractions, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. It's also an easy walk to many restaurants, bars, and shops. The front desk staff is known to be friendly, but rooms are basic and showing some wear and tear. The outdoor rooftop pool, open from Memorial Day to Labor Day, is a lovely place to relax and escape the summer heat. Popular with big groups, it's not unusual to see a tour bus parked outside. 

This modern, nine-story hotel in the heart of Oakland is within easy walking distance of the universities and the Carnegie Institute.

Away from the boardwalk, the hotel feels like a quiet getaway—rooms that do not face the ocean directly have either a partial view or overlook the swimming pool. The modern lobby has a skylighted atrium. The Surf Club Ocean Grill serves—predictably—seafood. Tuesday nights are great for kids with movie-night big-screen TVs outside by the beach.

Even though you're on one of the bustling main streets of Kerrville, a stay here is a little like a retreat to a star 1950s dude ranch. No, there aren't horses or hayrides, but the rooms are all decorated in a Western theme, with exposed limestone walls and old-fashioned fixtures and curtains. Almost every room has a set of mounted deer antlers, just in case you were beginning to forget you were in Texas. The main lobby flaunts the Lone Star State's attributes as well: it displays more than 40 full mounts of exotic game along the high limestone walls and a life-sized sculpture of a cowboy on a bucking bronco. A special family suite includes a separate room for kids, with bunk beds.

The largest motel-style lodge in the park is tucked in a pinyon pine and juniper forest at the eastern end of Grand Canyon Village, across from Market Plaza. The basic rooms are near the park's general store, business center, and main visitor center. The lodge's restaurant, open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, serves standard park-service food; the Yavapai Tavern is a popular hangout after the day's adventures.

Just outside town, this lovely two-story Victorian, painted a cheerful sunflower yellow, sits on 5 acres with gorgeous gardens, a fish pond, and shady trees. Indulgent breakfasts range from sweet potato pancakes to savory cheese soufflé. Most of the rooms and suites have fireplaces and whirlpool tubs. Rooms in the adjoining Pond House allow children and have a touch more privacy. 

About 15 miles west of Cody and 30 miles east of Yellowstone National Park's east entrance, this sprawling property offers basic accommodations in a mountain setting on the Shoshone River. Most rooms are in a motel or duplex cabins, but there are two larger suites in the main lodge. There's also an RV and tent camping park.

Surrounded on three sides by Rocky Mountain National Park, this 860-acre family-friendly property has attractive, clean lodge rooms (with either queen, full, or bunk beds), simple cabins for two to four people, and larger cabins that can sleep as many as 88 people. Cook in your cabin or sidle up to the all-you-can-eat buffet. On-campus activities include yoga classes, arts and crafts, ecology classes, minigolf, archery, and climbing.

This sprawling brick hotel on the east side of Lewistown takes its name from the Yogo sapphires mined nearby. Rooms are contemporary, spacious, and well furnished; although some rooms don't have windows facing outside. Instead, they face an indoor courtyard with a swimming pool and hot tub. The hotel and convention center is built around the Centermark Courtyard, which takes its name from surveyor documents buried here in 1912: they proclaimed the spot the geographical center of Montana. Ask at the front desk for info about nearby ghost towns and Native American petroglyphs.

A mid-17th-century fishing cabin with dark timbers and a fieldstone fireplace forms the heart of this historic inn, which now includes several neighboring buildings and three on-site restaurants. Reflecting this diversity, there are smaller rooms furnished with antiques and country pieces, cozy B&B-style quarters, and suitelike modern rooms with amenities like whirlpool tubs and gas fireplaces.

This 1915 lodge near Yosemite Falls is a collection of numerous two-story, glass-and-wood structures tucked beneath the trees. Motel-style rooms have two double beds; larger rooms also have dressing areas and patios or balconies. A few have views of the falls. Of the lodge's eateries, the Mountain Room Restaurant is the most formal. The casual Base Camp Eatery serves three meals a day. Many park tours depart from the main building.

Two miles outside Yosemite's Arch Rock entrance, this modern property is the most convenient place to spend the night if you are unable to secure lodgings in the valley. All rooms have good views, but the ones with balconies that overlook the Merced River are the best. You have your choice of four pools here, one of which is indoors. The restaurant cooks up an impressive breakfast buffet, and there's also a pizza joint on-site (open only from April through October). Many of the rooms, however, come with kitchenettes.

Look beyond the gimmicks (a luggage-storing robot, the futuristic white design scheme) and discover one of New York's best-run, most functional lodgings—and at a great price, too. The self-check-in lobby works like a dream, and though rooms might seem too small at first glance, they are surprisingly comfortable, accommodating giant flat-screen TVs, loungers that morph into beds with the touch of a button, nooks and crannies for storage, and smartly designed bathrooms. Larger "cabins" and suites have outdoor terraces and hot tubs. There's no room service, but a galley kitchen on each floor has free coffee, tea, water, and ice. The large outdoor space, perfect for reading and drinking coffee, becomes a hopping club on summer nights, with guest-celeb DJs.

Originally the farmhouse of a large poultry farm, this family-run B&B sits five miles inland from Camden near Lake Megunticook. New owners as of 2021 have given the six cozy guest rooms a soothing and comfortable update. Several rooms have a gas fireplace or private balcony. The restaurant and bar on the inn’s first floor is a good place to enjoy a glass of wine or a meal of Italian-inspired fare that uses many Maine-grown ingredients.

The motel, built from surplus pipeline-worker housing, is basic and clean with shared bathrooms. You can buy gasoline, diesel, and propane here but only during business hours. The restaurant serves meals from 9 am to 10 pm, with shorter hours in winter. 

Yurts are more common than one would think in Wimberley, and there is even a yurt building company in town to help facilitate the process. But the owners of The Yurtopian are likely the first to create an adults-only yurt glamping experience here, with 6 circular yurts on 30 acres, some with panoramic hilltop views from the top of a balcony patio that will take your breath away. Each yurt, built to specification in Mongolia, features beautiful hand-painted designs, a dipping pool, a kitchenette and grill, and coffee, and they are climate-controlled year-round. There's no restaurant, but guests are welcomed to bring their own food in or head into town.

This is definitely not your grandmother's Crowne Plaza: the lauded firm of Arquitectonica designed this glossy and bold all-suites hideaway, including 27 rooftop suites endowed with terraces, each complete with Jacuzzi, plush chaise lounges, and a view of the South Beach skyline. Units are at least 500 square feet and have big balconies. The floor-to-ceiling windows are soundproof—important given its proximity to Ocean Drive. The furnishings are contemporary and sleek but comfortable, with two flat-screen TVs and oversize, marble-floored bathrooms. A glass-bottom pool features teak loungers and bar service. The Z also offers a beach club with lounge chairs and umbrellas for guest usage. Spa services are offered in-room.

Part of a 103,000-acre working cattle and bison ranch owned by the Nature Conservancy, the Zapata Ranch is focused mainly on all-inclusive, weeklong stays, during which guests learn about bison, land conservation, and renewable ranching practices, and participate in ranch activities (including branding cattle and mending fences). The ranch also offers overnight rooms booked within a month of the stay depending on availability. Rates include all meals and use of the ranch's hiking trails and seasonal programs like the crane migration photo workshop in March.

Beneath towering pines at the lake's edge stand 28 cozy, modern, vacation cabins with peaked knotty-pine ceilings, and although they're not fancy, they come in various sizes, some perfect for families. There are also four sparely furnished rooms in the large lodge building that holds the resort's restaurant. Across U.S. 50, a sprawling year-round campground is geared toward RVers, but with walk-in tent sites, too. The resort, old-school in its ambience and ambitions, has horseback riding, snowmobiling facilities, and a marina with boat, WaveRunner, kayak, and other water-sports rentals, all of which contribute to the summer-camp atmosphere. Pets are allowed for a fee.

These are all condo complexes—some with individual hotel rooms, too—that are in the village at the base a short walk from the base lifts. The one-, two-, and three-bedroom units in the Zephyr are compact but comfortable, and nicely equipped, and it's the only true ski-in ski-out property in Winter Park. The condos in Fraser Crossing and Founders Pointe appear larger and brighter, while Parrys Peak Lofts are set up like townhomes and offer equally quick access to chairlifts and shops. It's best to book these properties directly through Winter Park Central Reservations. If you book through another agency in town, the front desk might not be very helpful.

This charming Swiss-style hotel is a restful retreat tucked into the idyllic countryside. Start your day with espresso and a chocolate croissant from the in-house European bakery, or go after lunch for scoops of gelato. Order steak, pasta, or the signature pork schnitzel at the on-site Z's Steak and Chop Haus restaurant. Kids enjoy the working carousel and adults, the full-service spa. The lederhosen-bedecked staff is friendly without being overly solicitous, the rooms feel both modern and chalet-style old world, and the mountain views are superb. With activities ranging from volleyball to miniature golf, there's something to keep the whole family entertained.

This 1844 inn right on Old Salem's Main Street has a way of transporting guests back several centuries; it's also made a name for itself as a romantic getaway. The rooms and common areas are filled with reproduction antiques of the 18th and 19th centuries, and every room has pleasant views of the well-preserved town or the inn's period gardens, framed by a large magnolia tree. A generous breakfast with homemade muffins, biscuits, eggs, and more is served each morning.

This peaceful ranch-style resort with more than 50 handsomely furnished cabins and lodge-style vacation homes that sleep from 2 to 15 guests lies a mere 4 miles from the East Entrance of Zion National Park and offers a variety of activities, including horseback riding, jeep tours, and guided hikes. Amenities vary a bit from cabin to cabin, but all have fireplaces, and many have kitchens and spacious sitting areas. The high-end restaurant, Cordwood, serves some of the tastiest food in the region. Note that Wi-Fi can be unreliable in some units, and although they have TVs, they have no reception and are only for watching DVDs, which you can borrow from the lobby.