Cape Cod
Occupying an 1857 farmhouse, this year-round country-style inn offers homey comforts in a quiet yet central neighborhood. The house has sloping wood…
Cape Cod
Occupying an 1857 farmhouse, this year-round country-style inn offers homey comforts in a quiet yet central neighborhood. The house has sloping wood…
Las Vegas
Launching onto the Las Vegas Strip in late 2014, LINQ, formerly the Quad, has cemented its position as a solid all-rounder. Its fresh, white rooms have…
Cape Cod
This family-run boutique hotel puts the chains to shame. The harbor-front location offers a fine sense of place, and the heated outdoor pool is a perfect…
Washington, DC
This beautiful Tudor-style structure used to be an apartment building for Senators and Congressmen. The rooms – decked in tasteful plaids, paisleys, and…
Sacramento
After an elegant, ultrahip upgrade, this long-vacant 1927 beaux-arts tower became Downtown's coolest place to stay. The details are spot-on: luxe linens,…
Fort Lauderdale
It's hard to say whether it's the beach towels, the luxurious bed and bedding, the thoughtful attention to details (tissues, bath products, mini-bar,…
Blackberry Inn Bed & Breakfast
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
On a rural road right off Hwy 120, this stunningly converted yellow-and-white house offers sumptuous rooms with wraparound porches, stained-glass scenes…
Pittsburgh
The monks had it good when this was still a Catholic monastery: spacious rooms, high ceilings, a fireplace in the parlor. Breakfast, with its pastries and…
Cape Cod
Energetic owners have breathed new life into this iconic inn – no small undertaking, given it encompasses 27 rooms housed in three antique timber…
Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey
This old motor inn has been dressed up, colored and otherwise funkified in retro style. Think eye-popping oranges, yellows and greens, framed photos of…
Mt Shasta Region
Only antique on the outside, this bright Victorian 1904 farmhouse is all relaxed minimalism, bold colors and graceful decor on the inside. Each airy room…
Columbia River Gorge
Up the hill from the Bridge of the Gods is the gorge's biggest and cushiest resort. Facilities include hiking trails, tennis courts, a spa, an indoor…
Indianapolis
This Scandinavian-accented boutique hotel (the owner has Norwegian roots) is a cozy getaway in hip Broad Ripple, offering 13 spacious rooms right along…
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Master gardener and owner, Robert, can help unlock the mysteries of Volcano and Hawaiʻi while cooking up a hearty all-day breakfast at this historic…
Nantucket
In the ultra-refined neighborhood at the top of Main St, 76 Main shines with great design detail and nautical accents: elegant wallpapers, fabrics and bed…
Grand Teton National Park
Started as a refuge for serious climbers, these rustic log cabins run by the American Alpine Club are now available to hikers, who can take advantage of…
Midcoast Maine
Run by a friendly lobsterman and his wife, this year-round B&B has seven comfy, basic rooms, some with kitchenettes; stay upstairs for the best ocean…
The Adirondacks
Rocking chairs on the covered porch and tennis rackets for guests to use on the courts in the park across the road set the relaxed tone for this appealing…
Buffalo
Conveniently located in Buffalo's downtown Theater District, this hostel occupies three floors of a former school, with a basement rec room, plenty of…
Cape Cod
Staying here is a bit like staying at Grandma's house: antique fittings, sleigh beds and sepia photographs on the bureau. This former girls' boarding…
Cape Cod
This inn has 13 antique-filled guest rooms, set in a converted sea captain's house from 1870. There's a room for every taste; the roomy suites in the…
Connecticut
About 6 miles south of downtown Hartford in the charming historic village of Wethersfield, you'll find this beautiful and opulent 1873 French Second…
Flagstaff
Built in 1929 as Flagstaff's first motel, the DuBeau has clean, well-run accommodations. In addition to private rooms, which all have refrigerators and…
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh's stateliest old hotel, built by Henry Frick, has a cavernous lobby, with luxury suites that were remodeled in 2016. The great public spaces…
Arkansas
This 1872 former bank building with a cast-iron facade – a near-extinct architectural feature – is the top digs in Little Rock. There is a wonderful…
New Orleans
Enormously popular with the hip New Orleans kids, the Drifter is a mid-century party that happened to get thrown on Tulane Ave. Sleek, rounded…
Orlando
A wonderful, privately owned budget hotel with similarities to a chain brand, but oh so much better in other respects: delightful front office staff,…
Los Angeles
Built in 1910 by the Banning brothers, who owned the island at the time, this classic craftsman has been converted into an inviting B&B. All 12 rooms are…
Alabama
This well-run B&B is a long-standing favorite with Montgomery travelers. The owners are warm and accommodating, the lodgings drip with thoughtful vintage…
Cape Cod
Even if this inn weren't literally down the street from the Martha's Vineyard ferry it would still get a recommendation from us. The building looks…
New York
A 27-mile scenic seaside drive west of Clayton will bring you to the 1827 lighthouse complex at Cape Vincent. The lighthouse keepers' house is now a well…
North Coast & Redwoods
Sparklingly clean and attractively decorated rooms fill this upmarket, gray-shingled motel under tall trees. The accommodations vary considerably; some…
North Coast & Redwoods
Perched above tide pools teeming with starfish and sea urchins, the squeaky-clean rooms here offer excellent views (go for the mini suites on the 3rd…
Philadelphia
One of Philadelphia's two hotels in the excellent Kimpton chain, the Palomar offers stylish rooms with a jokey elegance that includes leopard-spot…
Coastal North Carolina
One of our favorite B&Bs in North Carolina, this turreted 1893 Queen Anne home is dotted with antiques and Victorian touches, but still manages to feel…
Nickerson State Park Campground
Cape Cod
Head here for Cape Cod's best camping, with more than 400 wooded campsites and a handful of yurts set in pond- and trail-filled grounds. It often fills up…
New York
This efficient inn is known for its clean rooms and friendly owners. The six motel rooms are great value, but anyone with a nautical bent should book the…
Montana
Modern, but surprisingly unobtrusive hotel with plain rooms that all have great views from their decks above the Yellowstone River. Upstairs rooms are the…
Napa Valley
Book in advance to secure this sought-after motel, with up-to-date rooms (quietest are in the back), attractive grounds, a heated pool, hot tub and sauna.
Springhill Suites Oceanside Downtown
San Diego
This modern, six-story, ocean-view hotel is awash in summery yellows and sea blues in the lobby. Rooms have crisp lines and distressed-wood headboards,…