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We recently came up with a list of the best hotels in the world, and many of those happen to be right here in the US.
So we decided to focus on the best American hotels.
To create this list, we aggregated five notable hotel rankings made by elite travel publications and websites:Travel + Leisure's World's Best Hotels, Conde Nast Traveler's Top 100 Hotels and Resorts, TripAdvisor's Top 25 Hotels in the World, Fodor's 100 Hotel Awards, and Jetsetter's Best of the Best Awards.
Read the full methodology here.
From ski lodges out west to mansions along the coast of New England, here are the 50 best hotels in America.
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50. Sonnenalp Hotel, Vail, Colorado
Located in the heart of Vail Village, Sonnenalp looks just like a ski chalet you would find in the Swiss Alps, with colorful flower baskets decorating the hotel's balconies. Consisting of 112 luxury suites and 15 guestrooms, Sonnenalp also offers a spa with an indoor and outdoor pool, yoga and pilates studio, and oxygen bar for those feeling altitude sickness, six restaurants, and a golf club for visitors in the warmer months.
Standard room rates start at around $310.
49. Weekapaug Inn, Weekapaug, Rhode Island
A Relais & Chateaux Inn that first opened its doors in 1899, the Weekapaug Inn is perched on the New England shore and borders the west end of Quonochontaug Pond. The small inn — it's only 27 rooms and four two-bedroom suites — describes its interior as "modern Yankee decor." Along with views of the Atlantic Ocean, Weekapaug is only a two hour drive from Boston, should guests want to spend some time in the city. Otherwise the area offers boating, cycling, bird-watching and other outdoor activities.
Rates start at about $1,944 per night.
48. Canoe Bay, Chetek, Wisconsin
Canoe Bay takes up 300 acres of hardwood forest and glacial lakes in northwestern Wisconsin, making it a great place for a vacation in nature. The hotel features 27 accommdations that each house two people, and are spread out among 20 different cottages. For those looking for luxury, certain cottages come with a steam shower and private sauna. There's fishing, golfing, snowshoeing and skiing for outdoorsy types, and in-room massages for those who prefer to relax indoors.
The Edgewood cottage starts at about $999 per night.
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