5218 Best Hotels in USA

This property is convenient to both the Oakland airport and downtown Oakland, and to make up for its removed location, the inn offers free shuttle service to the Oakland airport, BART stations, and Jack London Square. Rooms are clean and were stylishly renovated in 2013; each room has a microwave, a refrigerator, and Wi-Fi access. Splurge for a water view for a really pleasant stay.

Fountains, lush lawns, and exotic plants provide a spectacular setting for this hotel. Occupying 7½ acres in Bakersfield's business district, it's a mile west of Highway 99. The large rooms come equipped with coffeemakers, irons, hair dryers, and free Wi-Fi access. The pool is just shy of Olympic size.

Next door to the Old Georgetown Railroad, this basic inn has rooms decorated with Western-style wood furniture and Southwestern blankets. A stone fireplace crowned with an elk rack greets you in the lobby, and a small indoor pool is a great place to soak after a day of skiing or exploring the high country. The three-room suite sleeps six and has a fully equipped kitchen.

Right in the heart of Golden, this hotel is a comfortable place to stay midway between downtown Denver and the mountains, where the rooms have beds covered by high-quality bedding with triple sheeting, backed by a faux-leather chocolate-colored headboard. Expect flat-screen TVs, free local calls, Wi-Fi, and bottled water in the rooms. Request a room overlooking Clear Creek. If you're traveling alone, have a drink at the community table at the inside bar, or choose the outdoor bar, with heaters for cold days. The snazzy restaurant, Bridgewater Grill, sports muted greys and browns, has a contemporary feel.

Close to Larimer Square, the theaters, the 16th Street Mall, and the Colorado Convention Center, and with unpretentious, comfortable rooms—downtown hotels don't get much better than this. Rooms sport Colorado details, such as bison prints and aspen-gold and sky-blue tones, and the lobby features a bar scene backdropped by stacked fireplaces in the walls and granite communal tables. It's worth the $75-per-night upgrade for the Grand Club–level concierge floor for evening snacks and beverages and an elaborate breakfast spread. The newsroom-themed Courier. Bar and Courier. Kitchen ($$) both serve small plates and craft cocktails, while Courier. Market offers fresh sandwiches and other pre-made snacks. The well-equipped fitness center overlooks a small pool, which opens onto a sundeck with city views, and the roof is configured for tennis and running.

Mere steps from the gaming floors, this expansive 17-story showpiece contains deluxe rooms and suites updated with modern decor in pleasantly neutral tones.

In 1915 Savannah resident Lucy Molz built a second home on Lake Toxaway, a Swiss-style mansion that is now a luxurious inn listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Rooms have antiques or period reproductions, while suites are more modern and border the lake. Guests here can enjoy the private lake, golf club, tennis, swimming pool, and small spa, and rates include breakfast and dinner, afternoon tea and cake, and cocktails.

This property features a huge lobby with plenty of room to spread out and newly renovated rooms a modern, simple aesthetic. At the north end of Main Street, just before it bends its way toward the Colorado River, it's a few blocks to the center of Moab downtown, but still in walking distance.

Located directly across the street from Factors Walk, this former cotton warehouse has antique heart-pine floors that extend the length of the lobby. A long expanse of glass overlooks Bay Street, and a vintage bar add some character. Everything is just as contemporary as the interiors you'd find in some of the newer surrounding properties. The rooftop pool is a plus after a day of exploring.

Two blocks south of busy Colorado Boulevard, the Hilton Pasadena is still within walking distance of the city's vast convention center and close to Old Town's boundless options for shopping and dining. A light and airy sandstone lobby says California casual, as do the rooms done in soft beige and browns, complete with pillowy beds. Business travelers appreciate the chaise lounge with a movable desk to work from the chaise or standard desk area. Expect the typical technological gadgetry: flat-screen TVs, Wi-Fi, and plenty of outlets for devices. The rooms with balconies are best.

Stained-glass windows and homey accents throughout make this 1896 Victorian brownstone in Capitol Hill, the neighborhood immediately east of downtown, exceptionally appealing. Many of the rooms have overstuffed Victorian armchairs and such historic touches as furniture once owned by Baby Doe Tabor. Some units have tile fireplaces, others have small sitting rooms. Each room has a full kitchen, a holdover from the building's days as an apartment building, and full breakfast is included.

Once called Garcia's Trading Post, this well-kept hotel near Canyon de Chelly is less generic than you might expect: the exterior is "territorial fort" in style and the rooms have been updated with jewel tones and minimalist artwork. Off the lobby there's a gift shop stocked with local Native American arts and crafts, plus a decent restaurant.

Convenient to the freeway and 4th Street shopping, this peach-and-beige hotel provides good bang for the buck. The three-story property is surprisingly elegant; high ceilings lend the lobby and rooms an airy quality. Each room has a small kitchen area with a refrigerator and a microwave; some include a sink and cabinets. Free amenities include Wi-Fi, a business center, a small but well-equipped gym, a breakfast bar each morning, and parking.

Hip but cozy, the Hotel Felix uses a mixture of soft browns and grays throughout; the rooms are stylish, and the lobby, decorated with glass sculptures hanging from the ceiling, is small and inviting. The views are solid and the spa is divine: ultradark and quiet, it protects visitors from outside noise.

A convivial lobby and smartly designed rooms set this Kimpton-managed hotel apart from other chains; because of its proximity to UCLA, the Palomar is perfect for friends and families of students. An ergonomic work chair and desk space plus a 24-hour business center aid efficiency; the on-demand yoga (plus a yoga mat in each room!), as well as meditation and Pilates channels promote relaxation. Recycling bins and eco-conscious practices abound. Complimentary coffee and tea in the morning, and a nightly wine hour bring guests together. Pets get pampered for free.

Located 2 miles south of SFO, the Hyatt Regency is one of the largest airport convention hotels in Northern California, but the spectacular 10-story, 29,000-square-foot lobby atrium sets it apart for those seeking more than the typical business-center ambience. Following a top-to-bottom renovation in 2016, the services and amenities include free Wi-Fi, double-pane windows, roomy workstations, comfortable beds, 49-inch flat-screen HD TVs, and spacious bathrooms. The hotel provides numerous 24-hour business center kiosks, a 24-hour gym, and a heated outdoor pool. A free trolley whisks guests to downtown Burlingame for shopping and dining, and a shuttle services SFO, where you can catch a BART train to San Francisco.

These one- and two-bedroom cabins nestled in a juniper and pine forest (hence the name) are spacious and airy, with vaulted ceilings, wood-burning fireplaces, and large decks overlooking either the creek or the canyon. An excellent value for groups of four or more, some cabins are more than 1,400 square feet and sleep up to six people. Junipine's most enchanting feature might be the sound of Oak Creek roaring below, lulling you to sleep by the fire.

The hip atmosphere and location smack in the middle of Cherry Creek's shopping district has made this upscale outpost of the Marriott family popular with tourists and locals alike. Hotel rooms are done in soothing tones of blue, gray, and rust, with soft linens and cozy sofas, and the bathrooms are set up for comfort and well stocked with amenities. Springing for the concierge-level floors, for about an extra $100–$200 a night, is worthwhile for travelers who want to cash in on the complimentary drinks, snacks, appetizers, and hot buffet breakfast. The popular in-house restaurant, Toro Latin Kitchen & Lounge ($$$$), serves lunch and dinner daily based on Central and South American "convivial" dining culture, with a ceviche bar and family-style portions. The Spa at Cherry Creek, while expensive, is one of the most sought-after in town, and offers a gorgeous relaxation area and treatment rooms.

Close to downtown and near many upscale restaurants, this is a good choice for business and pleasure travelers. The spacious and quiet rooms have large desks and flat-screen televisions with 30 channels.

The imposing Bavarian-style architecture of The Lodge, with its tower and dramatic details, has drawn all sorts of notable characters over the years, including Judy Garland, Clark Gable, and even the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. The bar was owned by Al Capone at one point. The outside looks like an Alpine lodge, but the interior, with its dark-wood furnishings and plush carpeted stairways, seems to have come right from a Gothic novel. Rooms are furnished with antiques, fluffy comforters, and ceiling fans. Rebecca's Restaurant ($$$) serves Continental cuisine in a beautiful room that is full of sunlight during the day and romantically lighted with candles at night. Rebecca is the resident ghost of a chambermaid apparently murdered by her lumberjack lover in the 1930s in the hotel—and she's reputedly quite playful.

Rooms in this rambling wood-and-stone Craftsman house have a refined rustic style; most have fireplaces, and some have jetted tubs, redwood decks, or hot tubs. For solitude, walk the seven-path classic labyrinth (made of local rock) and through the gardens. A chef prepares a lavish and healthy breakfast, as well as "sunset snacks" in the evening.

Framed by stone pillars and sloped rooftops, the Lodge at Tiburon has the feel of a winter ski chalet, though the outdoor pool and its cabanas provide a summery counterpoint. Despite the incongruity, the feeling here is one of comfort. The white linens and gentle green walls reflect the natural light that fills the guest rooms. Many rooms have private balconies or patios with courtyard or mountain views.

The Keller family has made a plush, stylish, and romantic bed-and-breakfast out of a dilapidated Highland apartment building originally constructed for a lumber baron and his family in the 1890s. Rooms are individually themed and geared toward romance, including Greco-Roman with a marble-lined bath area and Far Eastern with an ornate bed from Java. The elaborate breakfasts, cooked by an owner who is also a chef, can be brought to the rooms, all of which feature an in-room Jacuzzi tub, big-screen plasma TV, and iPad for guest use. For those who want a taste of the inn, but don't want to stay the night, Lumber Baron is known for its murder-mystery dinners.

The Denver outpost of this Texas-based chain has remarkably spacious, elegant rooms with sophisticated furnishings—some with fireplaces—and warm colors, all built within the confines of the 1906 former American Bank Building. The rooms are business traveler–friendly, with oversized desks and plenty of outlets and lighting. Breakfast is included, as is an evening guest reception, constantly replenished water flavored with fresh fruit in the lobby, and late-night cookies and milk. One block off the 16th Street Mall, the Magnolia is convenient to downtown and LoDo, and the jazzy, retro-hip Harry's Bar is often a locals' stop. There's also an on-site Starbucks.

Chef-owner Margaret Gradé takes rustic fantasy to extravagant heights in her historic cabins and suites (circa 1910), where mica-shaded lamps cast an amber glow, and bearskin rugs warm wide-planked floors. Each accommodation is unique, though all feature feather beds, deep leather armchairs, and huge Victorian soaking tubs. Breakfast is brought to your room each morning, and a locally sourced in-room dinner from the famed Sir and Star restaurant is available on Friday and Sunday evenings. Offices are based in Airstream trailers and staff are relatively hands-off, making this more of a private hideaway than a woodsy resort.

In an often overlooked section of Chicago just east of Michigan Avenue, this hotel has a sublime 29th-floor indoor/outdoor bar with an enviable view of the city; its stylish guest rooms are contemporary and comfy. The lobby, renovated in 2013, features oversize seating and opens to a restaurant and bar offering sit-down service as well as to-go items. This place loves kids and pets and has packages tailored to both.

Guests can choose from two downtown properties: Cali Conchitta, a 19th-century Victorian with a main house, outbuildings, and a pleasant garden; or Desert Gardens, a small collection of updated rooms with a vintage exterior and a large, shaded backyard. Check out the fun touches at both spots, like the colorful cactus murals at Desert Gardens and the old-world furnishings at Cali Conchitta. Both would be great for groups.

The emphasis of this 34-story hotel is on luxury. As you enter, towering (surprisingly realistic) red cedar trees form a canopy above you, gleaming glass and birch-lined walls surround you, and a stream and pool of water lead you to the impressive Taughannick Falls across the lobby in the adjacent Shops at Mohegan Sun. Guest rooms are large—a minimum of 450 square feet—and all have king or queen beds and marble baths. The 22,300-square-foot Elemis Spa is one of the finest in the state.

This roadside row of rooms has everything a small-town motel should offer: friendly management, spotless seaside accommodations, and extras that add real value. Some rooms have a small kitchen with cooking utensils, while the lodge—a window-lined common room with skylighted cathedral ceiling—has a fireplace, a big-screen TV, a billiards table, and a kitchenette. French doors open to a deck overlooking Tomales Bay.

Directly across from the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, the Hilton is a good choice for travelers flying in late or departing early in the morning. The upscale decor coordinates muted pastel colors with the soft-pink Caribbean-style exterior. The handwoven area rugs are from England. Check out the 21-station fitness center and oversize outdoor hot tub.