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America's Best Hotels: Editor's Top 10

Our Editor's Top 10 list for America's Best Hotels helps you decide where you want to go. Editor's Top 10 lists offer selections from our editors that help you plan your travel based on your lifestyle, entertainment, sightseeing, or recreation options.

Each hotel on this list is the best of the best—the most outstanding in the city it calls home. Only the most elegant or luxurious have made the cut

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1. The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
35 E 76th St, New York, NY
This old-fashioned residential-style hotel is one of the best of the small East Side operations. The Carlyle is a longstanding favorite for its polite and proper service, suave lodging, refined restaurant, top-notch old-school entertainment, and scrupulous gentility tailored for a discreet front-pag... Read Entire Review »
2. Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
120 E Delaware Place, Chicago, IL
Situated at North Michigan Avenue, near North Side, across from The Whitehall, atop Bloomingdale's and the 900 North Michigan complex, this hotel retains its pre-eminence here, superlative in almost every category. The latest news is the renovation sweeping through the accommodations and public area... Read Entire Review »
3. Hotel Bel-Air
701 Stone Canyon Rd, Los Angeles, CA
Located in a tranquil, bucolic setting just north of exclusive Bellagio Road with its multimillion-dollar mansions, one-half mile north of Sunset Boulevard and UCLA, and four miles east of the San Diego Freeway (405), this is perhaps America's most poignant garden hotel, a refined but relaxed refuge... Read Entire Review »
4. Mandarin Oriental, Miami
500 Brickell Key Dr, Miami, FL
In a prime location, abutting a private man-made beach, this international star remains, along with the Four Seasons, Miami's top contender for demanding leisure and business travelers. Both hotels purvey world-class service, sumptuous modern decor and fine dining. Though just six years old at inspe... Read Entire Review »
5. Bellevue Club Hotel
11200 SE 6th St, Bellevue, WA
Set on 15 acres in a corporate park setting, up against the freeway, this hotel is an oasis of style, luxury and service. It has been a consistent award winner for its outstanding array of amenities and 24-hour personal service. Similar to but more service-oriented than the lavish Sorrento in downto... Read Entire Review »
6. Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco
222 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA
Located between California and Pine streets in the heart of the Financial District, this extravagant Asian gem is around the corner from the comparatively tepid Meridien, and down the hill from one of its closest competitors, InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel. The new St Regis is also giving this... Read Entire Review »
7. The Rittenhouse Hotel
210 W Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA
This property continues to garner high praise from even the most jaded travelers. It is Philadelphia's finest hotel, superior to the more expensive Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton because of its attention to detail, high staff-to-guest ratio, low room count and flawless personal service from check-in... Read Entire Review »
8. Boston Harbor Hotel
70 Rowes Wharf on Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA
Within Rowes Wharf (a privileged waterfront development), this hotel is a short stroll from touristy Long Wharf and the lively, midrange, family-oriented Marriott Long Wharf. The property vies with the Four Seasons and both Ritz-Carltons for the distinction of being called Boston's top hotel. Awkwar... Read Entire Review »
9. The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead
3434 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA
This property sparkles with impeccable maintenance in the city's best location for upscale dining, shopping and nightlife. Lacking the tie-tack tightness of its corporate sibling downtown, this is Buckhead's leader and the first choice for genteel Atlanta society functions. Although it is a head abo... Read Entire Review »
10. The Fairmont Washington, DC
2401 M St NW, Washington, DC
With easy access to Georgetown, K Street and D.C. attractions, this hotel continues to reside at the top of the ranks here, well above the fray. Far better than The Westin Hotel, Washington D.C., it retains its high profile even with the reopening of the stunning Park Hyatt. This 10-story hotel has... Read Entire Review »