Wasatch Mountains
Lucky enough to be staying over? Rough-hewn cottage rooms are secluded, tucked among the trees on the grounds – the perfect place to honeymoon or write…
Wasatch Mountains
Lucky enough to be staying over? Rough-hewn cottage rooms are secluded, tucked among the trees on the grounds – the perfect place to honeymoon or write…
Grand Teton National Park
With a jagged Teton backdrop, this 1926 ranch on the eastern flanks of the park is still run by its founding family, the Turners. There's immaculate wood…
Doe Bay Village Resort & Retreat
San Juan Islands
One of the least expensive resorts in the San Juans, Doe Bay has the atmosphere of an artists' commune combined with a hippie retreat. Accommodations…
Savannah
Kimpton is known for its design-conscious hotels, so you'd figure it would bring its A game to one of the country's leading design cities. The Kimpton…
Santa Barbara
Whether you book an elegant room with a claw-foot bathtub or a sweet cottage with a fireplace, you'll be pampered at this Victorian-era estate ensconced…
Upper West Side & Central Park
The bones are all that remain of the original Empire, just across the street from Lincoln Center. Wholesale renovations have dressed this hotel in earthy…
Kentucky
This 15-room property in a 1913 historic building next to Old Talbott Tavern has stepped up the sleeping game in Bardstown. Large rooms feature exposed…
New Hampshire
On the doorstep of Exeter Academy, this three-story brick inn is a stately but cozy transition space between home and academia. With its warm front parlor…
Seattle
Easy to miss because it looks like one of those crisp new modern apartment buildings, the Watertown has an arty-industrial feel. Bare concrete and high…
West Virginia
Proprietor Joy Malinowski brings the spark to this creaky but inviting house that's within stumbling distance of the Purple Fiddle. There's a fun communal…
Courtyard Ocean City Oceanfront
Maryland
The ocean views are sublime from this sleek number, one of the swankiest Courtyards we've seen. On the boardwalk, the hotel greets guests with a bright…
Chicago
The Monaco's rooms are large, with bold-red window curtains, geometric carpeting and curlicued dark-wood headboards; window nooks let you sit and watch…
Chicago
Early starchitect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe originally designed the 52-story, black-box building. His grandson remade the lower floors into the Langham in…
Washington, DC
Modern Americana is celebrated in this classy minimalist West End hotel, right down to the gorgeous interplay of textiles and wood throughout (the Vermont…
San Antonio
This fabulous downtown property was born out of 19th-century religious school buildings in the Spanish-Mexican hacienda style. Set beside the River Walk,…
North Beach & Chinatown
San Francisco's smartest all-dorm hostel has a blue-and-white nautical theme, a fully equipped kitchen (free coffee, tea, and peanut butter and jelly…
Great Basin National Park
Owners Jake and Kate left careers in New York to refurbish this 10-room motel and its sister property, Kerouac's Restaurant. The result is a knockout: a…
Hilo
Four miles north of Hilo, this B&B is both elegant and 'surf shack.' Find two well-designed rooms and an airy shared patio surrounded by tropical flora,…
Bozeman & Gallatin Valley
This sophisticated nine-room Victorian B&B was built by a Swiss-German master brewer and is steeped in period furniture and history (the bricks were…
Denali National Park & Preserve
The 32-acre grounds here, nestled amidst the mountains, are nothing short of spectacular, and the hand-hewn log cabins are filled with genuine old-Alaskan…
Cleveland
Check in at the Metropolitan, an upscale Marriott-branded property, and perks include a seasonal rooftop lounge, indoor dog park, on-site theater for live…
Arizona
The pedigree of this 12-room hotel in the heart of Whiskey Row stretches back to 1903, although the present, gracefully decorated manifestation emerged…
South Beach
On a quiet end of SoFi (the area south of 5th St, South Beach), this massive multilingual hostel has a happening common area and spartan rooms. The staff…
Denver
Elegant surroundings and impeccable service make this luxurious boutique hotel one of Denver’s best. The 112 rooms and suites are gorgeous, done up with…
San Antonio
Soaring ceilings with enormous windows, exposed brick walls, crisp, white bedding – this is simplicity done right. And just because the decor is simple…
Washington Cascades
Designed to blend in with the environment and constructed almost entirely of local materials, including the exposed cedar logs in the Great Room, the…
New Hampshire
The town's best-known lodging is right on the lake with a private beach. One of the region's most prestigious resorts since 1812, it has 44 rooms across a…
Waikiki
This mod property (vibrant blues and oranges throughout) on a side street one block from the beach is cheery enough. The 73 rooms are bright and come with…
Spin & Margie's Desert Hide-a-Way
Joshua Tree National Park
This handsome hacienda-style inn is perfect for restoring calm after a long day on the road. The five boldly colored suites are an eccentric symphony of…
Hudson Valley
The main building of the Beekman Arms dates back to 1766, putting it in pole position for the title of America's oldest continually operating inn. The…
Waikiki
Not another high-rise timeshare, this two-story Polynesian-style place is a throwback to another era (one without a 'hospitality' fee...). You’ll either…
Denali National Park & Preserve
This is not a yurt but a huge, intriguing geodesic house on a 5-acre lot, offering a fantastic B&B experience. There are seven modern rooms (with partial…
Philadelphia
This snazzy hotel is right smack in the middle of everything University City has to offer. Rooms sport contemporary design and are spacious, as is the…
Buckingham Athletic Club Hotel
Chicago
On the 40th floor of the Chicago Stock Exchange building, this 21-room hotel isn't easy to find. The benefit if you do? It's quiet (on weekends and…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
The tropical-style pool area, where patrons armed with cocktails drape themselves across loungers, is the prime lure of this swish, mural-clad hotel…
Albuquerque
Albuquerque's most historically evocative hotel takes its inspiration from the ancient site of Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico. Rooms blend modern…
The Adirondacks
If you have a yin for quirky Victorian history, you'll want to book a few nights at the Porcupine Inn. This grand old house was once the home of a wealthy…
Baltimore
Fresh flowers in the room, exposed brick walls and elegant furnishings await guests at this marvelously situated Fells Point hotel, which began life as an…
Vermont
On the shores of Lake Dunmore, 10 miles south of Middlebury, this family-friendly 69-acre park has 36 campsites, seven lean-tos and one cottage. Enjoy…
Southwestern Utah
In a Wild West setting of scrub hills backed by Technicolor sunsets, this stately stone-and-wood lodging offers adventure out the back door – stroll to…