1225 Best Hotels in USA

Rustic and romantic, the Crystal Cove Bed & Breakfast is an intimate luxurious alternative to some of Table Rock Lake’s larger resorts. It features seven cabin suites, all of which come with custom-made king-sized log beds, fireplaces, and small Jacuzzis. The owners go out of their way to make sure their guests have a memorable experience, and along with breakfast they have a 24-hour “coffee & sweet shop,” that they keep well stocked with hot drinks and homemade cakes. There's great hiking on the mountainside, and they have paddle boats for guests' use at their private boat dock on the lake, a half-mile away, or you can just lounge on the decks by a waterfall.

Occupying a grand Federal house from 1800, the Devonfield sits atop a birch-shaded hillside overlooking 32 acres of rolling meadows, and offers elegant but not ostentatious guest rooms that deftly blend Colonial style (four-poster beds, working fireplaces, some Oriental rugs) and modern convenience (Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, and in some cases whirlpool tubs). The innkeepers' attention to detail manifests itself in numerous ways, from the chocolates in your room and a guest pantry that is always open, to the rotating menu of homemade breakfasts.

Owners Laura and Mike Wieters opened the most romantic private winery estate in Temecula to bring exclusivity, perfection, and a splash of Burgundy to the heart of Temecula. A variety of award-winning estate wines produced on-site by Mike, large soaking tubs, posh decor, marble walk in showers, and a full organic breakfast (delivered to your room) await guests. Enter the impressive front gate and prepare to be awed with manicured gardens and a stone mansion connecting their main residence to three private guest suites, ranging in size from 400 to 600 square feet. While there’s no shared common area, privacy is pinnacle with each room having its own large walled garden with endless vineyard and mountain views. Bathroom amenities include an organic line of products infused with lavender and other herbs from the onsite garden. As an interior designer, Laura curated every inch of the elegant property, right down to the hand-painted floors; while Mike, an architectural designer and landscape architect who designed Domaine Chardonnay from the ground up, is also one of the top wine makers in the valley. Each morning, hot air balloons gently float by above the vineyard, meaning you capture the moment in the comfort of your bathrobe with a Nespresso in hand. A behind-the-vines tour and other tasting experiences are available upon request.

Across from Donner Lake several miles west of Truckee's historic downtown, this lodgelike property amid the trees earns repeat business for its secluded creekside location and husband-and-wife hosts' bountiful breakfasts. Though low on style, the inn is well tended. The immaculate guest rooms all have queen beds, gas fireplaces, flat-screen TVs, and window seats that take advantage of the woodsy view. The breakfasts always include a hot entrée and homemade bread and pastries; afternoon snacks are served on the outdoor deck in good weather. Just off I–80 near its intersection with Highway 89, the inn is convenient to several Sugar Bowl, Northstar, and other North Tahoe ski resorts.

Closed for four years following the 2021 Dixie Fire, this century-old property in Lassen's remote but beautiful southeastern corner began receiving guests again in 2025, with options that include cabins, lodge rooms, duplexes, and bungalows. Some units have electricity for lighting but no outlets, others have solar-powered lanterns and no electricity; accommodations in a nearby annex have electricity and outlets. Guests staying in cabins and lodge rooms have toilets and sinks but must shower in a communal bathhouse; the duplexes, bungalows, and annex rooms have private showers. Meals, casual during the day and rather elegant in the evening, are included in the rates; nonguests may call ahead and reserve meals. Securing a room at this popular spot can be difficult, but you can book online well in advance (two-night minimum for all reservations). At time of writing, the ranch’s pool hadn't reopened.

Spending a night at this historic, luxurious inn seems more like borrowing a wealthy friend's estate than staying in a hotel. The well-preserved property—including gorgeous gardens and courtyards—was once home to Duke University benefactor James Buchanan Duke. The inn is now run by a nonprofit organization. A few of the rooms have original fixtures, including bathtubs and vanities. Spacious sleeping-porch balconies overlook the well-maintained grounds. Modern amenities include flat-screen TVs, comfortable beds, and cozy robes. In the morning, a full breakfast is served in the dining room.

The oversize rooms in this elaborate Italianate-style home have brass beds, down comforters, gas-burning stoves, and claw-foot tubs. Broad wraparound verandas encourage lounging, as do the colorful gardens and large elm trees. A delectable breakfast is served each morning; fresh cookies are available all day.

These wood-paneled rooms filled with quilts and gorgeous custom furniture are surprisingly luxurious and provide a romantic, relaxing riverside retreat in the woods. The lodge specializes in weddings, retreats, and just great living. Guided fishing and rafting trips can be arranged, and you're likely to find freshly baked cookies and wine waiting for you upon your return. Breakfast is included, and a local chef specializing in fine dining can be brought in for special dinners on request.

Above the tree line at the edge of Denali National Park, EarthSong has 14 cabins of five different sizes, all with views of open tundra backed by peaks of the Alaska Range. Each of the hand-built cabins has a theme (Denali, Sled Dog, Mountaineering) and private bath, a rarity in cabins in remote settings. Cabin sizes range from super cozy (perfect for one or two people) to queen suites with separate sitting rooms and decks. A public kiosk with a communal fridge, microwave, and coffeemaker is available to guests 24 hours a day.

This lavish but rustic B&B occupies a converted turn-of-the-20th-century hay barn, the centerpiece of which is a 27-foot slate fireplace that rises to a sloping ceiling of timber beams. Every room was designed with romance and pampering in mind, with meticulous bedding, gas fireplaces, and private entrances to sleek, deep outdoor tubs secluded by lattice sliding doors. Lush gardens and hammocks overlook a pond and wooded nooks. Guests enjoy breakfasts of homemade breads and dishes cooked with herbs and vegetables grown on-site or nearby.

This beautiful property was once home to French impressionist Edgar Degas, and today the 1852 mansion retains its original floor plan and colors while the spacious second-floor rooms have chandeliers suspended from 14-foot ceilings. In 2019, the property was named a French monument by the French ambassador to the United States. The owners are happy to give you a tour of the house, which has become a favorite local spot for weddings and private parties. Parlors on the first floor display reproductions of the artist's works. You can have an authentic Creole breakfast in the lush, private rear courtyard. Three rooms have whirlpool baths and balconies.

This stunning hacienda, one of the most beautifully designed boutique hotels in the Southwest, has decor accents including authentic Tiffany and Roycroft pieces, French doors leading to balconies or a grassy central courtyard, stained-glass windows and ceiling panels, river-rock or tile fireplaces, and huge custom-designed beds. Wine and hors d'oeuvres like cheese and lavosh crackers are served in the afternoon.

Perched on a bluff above pounding surf and a driftwood-strewn beach, this property has stunning views from most of its accommodations, which include seven rooms, five suites, and four cottages. The most romantic options are in the cottage buildings, where each room is unique but all have peaked ceilings and hardwood floors. A newer Arts-and-Crafts-style building houses the suites, which have a more modern feel (including whirlpool tubs). A lavish champagne breakfast is complimentary; on most nights one of the owners prepares optional French-inspired dinners also available to nonguests as space permits. Spa treatments unfold in a private building with an ocean view. Book early if you want a massage. With its quiet setting and high cliffs, the inn is not ideal for young children; inquire by phone before reserving a room.

Extravagant hospitality defines the Napa Valley's luxury properties, but Embrace Calistoga takes the prize in the "small lodging" category. Every night there's a wine-and-cheese event on the expansive wraparound porch of this 1873 Victorian. (Heaters and blankets keep patrons toasty on cold days.) Guest rooms are immaculately maintained, each furnished with a tastefully casual mix of new and antique furnishings. Come morning, the brunch-style breakfasts are marvelous affairs. The attentive service includes matching guests with the right wine-tasting options.

Each of the eight rooms in this smart, contemporary lodge in downtown Escalante has a patio with grand views of the surrounding mountains, plus plenty of cushy perks like French presses and fresh-ground coffee, plush bedding, and 50-inch smart TVs. The accommodations are ideal for longer stays, with plenty of room to spread out and kitchens in some rooms. The guest laundry is another handy amenity.

A handsome downtown bank building from 1905 is now a charming boutique hotel with rooms that have wide-plank paneling and soaring ceilings, creating a rustic atmosphere. You'll feel pampered with comfy beds, high-thread-count sheets, and organic toiletries.

This charming inn dating to 1840 is as authentic as it gets in Vermont. The guest rooms—put together by owner Sara Widness, an expert on luxury travel and a poet to boot—are adorned with tapestries, antique rugs, claw-foot tubs, comfortable sofas, and old bed frames, while the outdoor garden feels Edenlike at full bloom.

This high-end sportfishing lodge—often cited among the top three luxury lodges in Alaska—offers guests an opportunity to fish in both the saltwater and freshwater areas of Admiralty Island with local guides. Rates include round-trip transportation from Juneau, all meals, guided activities, and up to 100 pounds of fish processing and freight to Juneau.

Relax in a rocking chair on the verandas that encircle this classic, three-story, cedar-shingle inn (it's on the National Register of Historic Places) and admire the ocean views across the 4-acre lawn. Rooms have four-poster or canopy beds, handcrafted armoires, and English antiques, along with extras such as heated towel bars and English toiletries. A hot breakfast and evening wine and cheese are served in a lovely sitting room or can be taken upstairs to the Virginia Dare library. The story of this landmark's near demolition, its rescue, and the move to the present site is told in framed photographs, letters, and news accounts lining the sunny dining room.

Built in 1840, this rambling country inn on the shore of Kezar Lake is the kind of place that almost instantly turns strangers into fast friends. The rooms and suites all have soft country quilts, and several rooms overlook the lake, where guests can go ice fishing, or swim or sail from the inn's pier out to Blueberry Island. Next door to a white clapboard church, it fits in perfectly with the 19th-century village of North Sutton.

This exquisite, three-story, neo-Georgian (circa 1915) looks out over a substantial lawn and a wonderful old stone wall. All rooms are light and bright, and several have bay windows, gas fireplaces, and jetted tubs; two cottages in back overlook a pond.

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.

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.

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 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.

Travelers looking for charming accommodations around Union Square will enjoy this four-story Edwardian building with bay windows, an original birdcage elevator, hallways lined with historical photographs, and rooms decorated with antiques, wicker pieces, and Laura Ashley bedding and curtains. Only 14 rooms have private baths, some with claw-foot tubs, but every guest can enjoy the afternoon tea and homemade cookies served in the cozy parlor. Breakfast is served down the block at the Cornell Hotel de France.

Guests typically leave this B&B gushing over just about everything—the Tuscan-villa atmosphere, the expansive vineyard vistas, the sublime hospitality, the elaborate breakfasts, the luxurious accommodations, the ultrasoft sheets. Each of the five spacious suites (500–700 square feet) is designed for comfort and relaxation, with plush furniture and bedding; fireplace sitting areas; private patios; and well-lit marble bathrooms with double vanities, rain showers, and deep soaking tubs. The women who own the inn also operate the adjacent Teneral Cellars winery (tastings daily), which donates 10% of sales profits "to organizations that empower women and fight for gender and racial justice." 

The former estate of RJ Reynolds executive Bowman Gray and his wife, Nathalie, is now a luxurious inn 2 miles north of downtown, near the Wake Forest campus. The expansive yet welcoming stone building includes many architectural wonders, such as the elaborate ironwork and intricate wood panels imported from Europe during the Roaring Twenties. Most rooms are spacious, stocked with every amenity (as well as a communal ice-cream refrigerator), and well soundproofed. Antique furnishings—in private rooms and the billiards room, butler's quarters, and the library—give the feel of abiding within a living museum. It's like staying in a real-life game of Clue, with all of the luxury and none of the murder mystery.

Stained-glass windows, ornate interior details, and sophisticated modern amenities (the inn completed a top-to-bottom remodel in early 2023) compete with spectacular ocean views at this Queen Anne–style mansion. Rooms in a carriage house perched on a hill out back are larger and afford more privacy.

Outdoorsy types, visitors who want to stay in a low-key residential area, and anyone who wants to feel pampered and refreshed will enjoy this lovely B&B across the street from beautiful Green Lake. Some of the rooms feature private baths with jetted tubs, gas fireplaces, and new furnishings, and all are clean and charming. The full breakfast alternates between made-to-order savory (a spinach-and-feta omelet, for example) and sweet (such as Brie-and-apple French toast), with a few extra options for guests with food allergies or restrictions. Guests also love the complimentary wine-and-cheese hour on weeknights and the outdoor patio with views of the lake.