The best, by the thing you care about.
Every list here is ranked by the Le Hotelist Score or one of its five sub-scores — not by who paid, because nobody can.
The fifty independent U.S. hotels with the highest Le Hotelist Score — the ones we'd send anyone to, ranked.
Small, adults-oriented, nature-facing independent hotels — ranked by the Quiet sub-score of the Le Hotelist Score.
Independent U.S. hotels with a Michelin Key or a destination restaurant, ranked by the Le Hotelist Score.
Design-forward independent hotels with rooms from under $250 — ranked by the Le Hotelist Score, not by price.
Architect-led, adaptive-reuse, and architecturally serious independent hotels — ranked by the Design sub-score.
Tiny independent stays — restored farmhouses, converted homes, ten-room inns — where you're closer to a houseguest than a customer.
Independent hotels a Friday-afternoon drive from the city — the Hudson Valley, Catskills, Berkshires, Litchfield, the coast — ranked by the Le Hotelist Score.
Independent U.S. hotels that don't take children — ranked by the Le Hotelist Score.