5218 Best Hotels in USA

The 2023 renovation of this former Super 8 is so impressive—a stone fireplace in the lobby, shiplap walls in bathrooms, attractive mountain scenery on the walls—that it feels like new construction. Breakfast is equally stellar: locally roasted coffee, bagels and scones from Boone's Stick Boy Bread Company, and a full buffet of fresh biscuits, scrambled eggs, and country ham. There's free parking, and you'll need a car—it's a few miles from downtown. 

This cozy inn has a wraparound deck that provides wonderful mountain views; inside is a comfortable lounge area where guests can relax and mingle. The inn accommodates a maximum of 18 guests, and also on the property are two log cabins with fully-equipped kitchens that can sleep six and seven people. The inn's spacious rooms are decorated with Western-style wood furnishings and Western arts and crafts, all with flat-screen TVs and mini-refrigerators. Some rooms have fireplaces and private patios. The room rate includes a delicious breakfast with hot and cold menu items. Complimentary laundry facilities are on-site, and the lodge loans bear spray to guests for hiking excursions.

With sweeping water views, cozy rooms, and outdoor decks tailored to coffee drinking and wildlife viewing, the Great Blue Heron is a favorite among regular visitors to Craig. Overlooking South Cove Boat Harbor, the inn features three small but well-appointed rooms and one suite with private deck; two of the four have harbor views.

The fireplace is so cozy and the new furniture in the common areas of this small but well-appointed downtown hotel is so comfortable you'll want to meet friends in the lobby. All guest rooms will also be getting new furniture in 2024. Many visitors stay here while using the services of the Great Falls Clinic and Benefis Healthcare Center next door.

From downtown Portsmouth, it's a picturesque 2-mile drive or bike ride along the Piscataqua River to this urbane inn set inside an 1820s home that's been given a nautical-chic redesign, all of its six apartment-style studios equipped with well-stocked kitchens, washers and dryers, and light-filled living spaces. Although the inn offers only a self check-in, there is a concierge available to answer questions by text. Some rooms have water views. 

On 12 acres sloping gently to a gazebo on the edge of its private Chesapeake beach, this stately 18th-century Georgian brick manor house provides a taste of Eastern Shore gentility. Its antique furnishings and Oriental rugs, along with an airy sun porch, re-create a bygone era. Of its 11 impeccably decorated guest rooms, five have working fireplaces. The manor's formal library is well stocked with both books and films. If needed, guests are provided transportation to the restaurant of their choice for dinner. Golf and tennis are available at neighboring Great Oak Landing.

Located right at the entrance of the park, behind the Oasis, this simple lodge offers clean, comfortable rooms with patios that feature great views of the dunes and mountains. Two rooms also have a refrigerator, microwave, and private grill. A stationary RV with a private deck is available for overnight stays behind the lodge. There's a minimum two-night stay on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. All rooms are nonsmoking.

With nearly 400 spacious rooms, some with bunk beds and log-cabin-style forts geared to kids, this activity-focused, rustic-contemporary, lodge-style resort is the largest accommodation in the region. Families appreciate the elaborate and extensive 56,000-square-foot indoor water park, open year-round, that adjoins this retreat, part of the national Great Wolf brand. It's just off Interstate 5 about a 10- to 15-minute drive north of downtown Centralia and a 20-minute drive south of Olympia. Other amenities include seven restaurants and bars, a handful of shops, adult and kids' spas, and a full fitness center.

Once you check in, you may have trouble convincing anyone to leave before check-out. The resort-style hotel caters to families with a giant indoor and outdoor water park that is available only to hotel guests. The grounds also include game rooms, a full-service spa for adults, and an ice-cream themed spa for children. The rooms are decorated like an old-fashioned lodge; more expensive rooms have more features for children, including bunk beds and flat-screen TVs in separate sleeping areas.

Smack-dab in the center of Stowe village, this classic redbrick inn has been welcoming guests since 1833; rooms in the main building and the annex feel like a country inn, while the newer additions refine with added luxury and space. The inn is also much bigger than it first appears, with multiple buildings extending to the back, including a health center, game hut, pool, fitness center, and more. The leather-heavy Whip Bar & Grill serves excellent, meaty, American comfort food.

This gingerbread inn built in 1897 is a pleasing little discovery with its spacious, high-ceilinged and elegantly furnished cottage-style rooms inspired by Savannah's British Colonial heritage. All rooms have fireplaces, and a couple even have working fireplaces in the bathrooms. Hot breakfasts are generous and served with style, and in the evening you'll be treated to wine and hors d'oeuvres, plus daily homemade desserts.

Locals have long known that Green Valley is a low-key, refined resort that prefers style over bustle (the Strip is a 15-minute drive away). Granted, the casino floor and adjacent shopping plaza known as The District are busy and wide-ranging in their budget appeal, but the atmosphere becomes more quietly upscale and sophisticated in the hotel area and its 8-acre \"Backyard\" reserved for guests, both offering distant views of the Strip. The sprawling pool area includes The Pond, which offers poolside bottle service, day and night. Upstairs, in the hotel towers, modern and spacious rooms have cherrywood furniture, plush chairs, and beds with down comforters. There's a slew of both fine and casual restaurants and shops, including the new Ortikia Mediterranean Grill, which opened in spring 2024. 

This hotel more than ably demonstrates how an inspired touch can really transform a 1950s motel into a sleek, minimalist lodging—and it's not just down to the cool, modern color scheme. Rooms are spacious, with light-wood platform beds, graphic rugs, and metal accents, and bathrooms are large and right up to date. a block from the waterfront. Cuvee is the on-site farm-to-table restaurant and bar, open in high season for dinner Thursday–Sunday and brunch Friday–Sunday. There's an outdoor pool.

With more amenities than most of the area's hotels but still reasonably priced, the Greenwell is a great choice for most travelers, especially families. The rooms are spacious, with hardwood floors, a mini-refrigerator, and coffeemaker (with microwaves provided on request). The large luxury suites have whirlpool tubs, big-screen TVs, kitchenettes, and remote-control fireplaces. While no meals are provided, each stay comes with a 15% discount to the adjoining restaurant. 

Situated above Harmon Harbor, this 1904, double-turreted inn truly is a haven from modern-day hustle and bustle—just head to the front porch, settle into a rocker, take in the amazing oceanfront panorama, and feel your stress melt away. Guest rooms, two of which have whirlpool tubs, are serene and uncluttered. The Sunrise Suite has a private balcony, and the turret rooms make up for their petite size with 270-degree views, perfect for greeting the sun in the morning and watching the moon rise at night. At Blue, the inn's restaurant (open to the public by reservation), the accomplished chef turns fresh seafood and other locally sourced ingredients into contemporary New England–style dishes.

Once described as a "Tara by the sea," this turn-of-the-last-century Carnegie family home is Cumberland Island's only accommodation. Built in 1900 for Margaret Ricketson, Thomas and Lucy Carnegie's daughter, the inn is filled with period antiques, family portraits, and original furniture that evoke the country elegance of a bygone era. And the solitude and unspoiled vistas offered by this 200-acre private compound also seems a luxury from the past. Prices include all meals; transportation by private boat from Fernandina Beach, Florida; tours led by a naturalist; and bikes.

From the outside, it may look like just another roadside motel, but beyond the plain-Jane facade are freshly renovated king and queen guest rooms with Keurig machines, mini-refrigerators, and modern design (lots of gray, lively wallpaper in bathrooms.) The owners of the Chatham Wayside Inn bought the motel and gave it a much-needed facelift, along with family-friendly amenities: a nicely landscaped heated outdoor pool, bicycles and helmets for guests' use, and a grassy area just right for kicking a ball around with your little one. If you're not looking to spend a small fortune on lodgings in Chatham, this is a worthy option.

Two-plus centuries of catering to changing tastes at one of America's oldest continuously operating inns has resulted in a kaleidoscope of decor—some Colonial, a bit of Federal, a little Victorian—with just as many modern touches as necessary to meet present-day expectations. Although many of the rooms in "the Gris," as it's affectionately known, feel a bit worn, the point here is more to soak up history than to feel pampered. Chefs at the restaurant prepare country-style American fare, and there's a Tap Room—built in 1738 as a schoolhouse—that's fun for after-dinner drinks.

This lodge is conveniently located along the Sterling Highway, with quick and easy access to trailheads and fishing holes. It's the perfect place to kick off your wrangling boots and relax. All rooms include a bathroom, kitchen, Wi-Fi, television, and complimentary frozen storage for your fresh catch. Most rooms comfortably accommodate four to six people.

This intimate in-park lodge centers on fish, wildlife, and the lake system of the western Katmai. Guests travel by boat to numerous rivers and streams riven with trout, char, pike, and salmon. Flights take guests to Brooks River to see bears at Brooks Falls. Grosvenor Lodge can accommodate six people in three heated cabins with electricity; a shared bathhouse is nearby. The main lodge has a kitchen, lounging area, and bar, as well as an excellent view of Grosvenor Lake. Multinight packages include airfare from Anchorage, meals, lodging, boat services, and guides.

Always a Whitefish favorite, Grouse Mountain is consistently booked solid in July and August. Public tennis courts and cross-country trails border the lodge, and there's a 36-hole golf course next door. Off-season you can book some bargain activity packages. Thoroughly modern, it has a sunny lounge area with a lacquered slate floor, elk-horn chandeliers, soft-cushioned furniture, and a tall fireplace. The Grill at Grouse ($$–$$$$) focuses on steaks, ribs, and Pacific Northwest salmon baked on a cedar plank. Food is also served outside from mid-April to mid-October on the deck and patio ($–$$$), where there's shade and a large stone firepit. The Wine Room can be reserved for a five-course dinner expertly paired with wines from their impressive collection. Recently renovated guest rooms are less refined but have standard modern furnishings and features, including 24-inch flat-screen TVs and high-speed Wi-Fi. Also updated, with a refrigerator, wet bar, and microwave, the loft units are a good choice for families. During the holidays the lodge is decorated with twinkly flair.

In the heart of downtown, this 16-story luxury hotel has a sweeping lobby with vaulted ceiling, piano bar, and Emilio’s fine-dining restaurant. The fifth floor houses a spa and high-tech fitness center with virtual spinning and yoga classes and an Olympic-sized lap pool. Sports fans will appreciate the “box seat” rooms overlooking hockey and basketball games in the adjoining CenturyLink Arena. On the top floors are ritzy 500-square-foot suites with soft beds and incredible views of the city and surrounding foothills.

This collection of historic farmhouses features rooms and suites dating from the 1850s to the early 1900s, renovated to reflect the ambience of their era while still providing modern-day comforts—perhaps the best one being the outdoor pool with a hot tub and swim-up bar. An on-site event venue called Fiddler's Gruene, which features a full-service bar, stage, and yard games, also makes the Homestead Inn a popular option for weddings and other events.

Built in 1948, this guesthouse contains a fine collection of art on loan from Williams College and the Whitney Museum, as well as a lobby that wouldn't be out of place on a 1960s movie set. Guest rooms feature private decks and expansive views of Mt. Greylock and the 315-acre property; two rooms have working tile fireplaces. Both property and clientele are upscale and fancy, which is probably why children under 12 are not permitted.

This design-inspired inn in an 1880s home is the boutique hotel Raleigh needed, offering eight warm and modern rooms and suites, along with a parlor with honor bar, a rocking-chair front porch, and a leafy backyard. Much of the historic home has been preserved, with contemporary architectural touches and skyline views. The location makes it easy to explore downtown Raleigh by foot (Transfer Food Hall is a block away), while off-street parking allows for farther outings.

This business-friendly hotel features apartment-style suites for every guest and a sprawling level of amenities, including conference rooms, free Wi-Fi, a cutting-edge gym, and an incredible rooftop pool. Located within a shared-space residential building, X Miami, it's steps from FTX Arena and many of Miami's museums.

After an $80 million renovation completed in 2019, the historic Italian Renaissance-style building—a former YMCA building used exclusively by military servicemen—updated all 162 rooms and suites, keeping plenty of nods to its military history like vintage photographs behind the lobby bar and original tile work. Once an underground pool now an event space, the subterranean floor also contains 10 especially quiet guest rooms and an old-fashioned barber shop. Thanks to the courthouse just a stone's throw away from the hotel and numerous reservable breakout areas, many travelers are here on business, where they can enjoy all meals from the lobby restaurant inside the plush indoor seating area or in one of the two adjoining courtyards. 

This homey duplex on the water is a comfortable, no frills, owner-occupied resort, where the units are individually decorated and have simple wicker furniture and tropical pastels. Guests—mostly couples during the winter and families during holidays—appreciate the proximity to the Dolphin Research Center, which is practically next door. (The resort offers discount passes.) Guests have free use of canoes, paddleboats, and kayaks. The property is pet-friendly. 

Named for the late sculptor Gwen Lux, this central hot spot recalls the 1930s, from its rooftop bar to its restaurant to its monochromatic-glam guest rooms.

One of Alaska's oldest roadhouses, Gwin's is the epicenter of much activity on the peninsula and a one-stop shop providing food, lodging, and fishing tackle. The lodge becomes an anglers' headquarters during the annual salmon runs on the nearby Russian and Kenai rivers. Accommodations vary from dry fisherman's cabins to chalets with lofts, vaulted ceilings, and full kitchens. The restaurant serves fresh fish when available, sandwiches, steaks, and hearty breakfasts. Book directly with the lodge and they'll give you a $20 credit toward the restaurant.