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The Best Hotels in America

Four Seasons in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, tops the list at US News & World Report
Posted Feb 13, 2026 8:09 AM CST
The Top US Hotels
The Four Seasons in Boston, February, 2026.   (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Whether you're looking to book your next vacation or arrange a business trip, there are plenty of viable options if you'll only stay at the "best of the best" hotels. US News & World Report analyzes hotels around the world in general, and in the United States specifically, looking at guest ratings, hotel class, and awards bestowed on the predominantly luxury digs that it's ranking. On the US side, two Four Seasons resorts in the Aloha State top the list. The 10 lodgings leaders:

  1. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)
  2. Four Seasons Resort Lanai (Lanai City, Hawaii)
  3. The Langham (Chicago)
  4. Mandarin Oriental (New York)
  5. Mandarin Oriental (Boston)
  6. The Chanler at Cliff Walk (Newport, Rhode Island)
  7. Auberge du Soleil (Rutherford, California)
  8. Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa (Rancho Santa Fe, California)
  9. Four Seasons Hotel at the Surf Club (Surfside, Florida)
  10. Montage Palmetto Bluff (Bluffton, South Carolina)
See what other American hotels are worth indulging in here.

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