— 2026 Edition —
The Le Hotelist 100.
Not the hundred most famous hotels, or the hundred most photographed. The hundred independent U.S. hotels we think are worth knowing about — the ones we’d cross a state line for, ranked by the Le Hotelist Score. No chains. No pay-to-rank. Revised as the scores move.
The 2026 awards.
Hotel of the Year
Granville HouseFive rooms, Michelin Key, run by former New York restaurant pros. George Bailey's house, sort of.
8.4
8.1
Best for Food
Granville HouseMichelin Key. Five rooms, Michelin Key, run by former New York restaurant pros. George Bailey's house, sort of.
8.4
Best for Quiet
The Bend ResortQuiet 9.5. Five adults-only micro-suites on the river. Self-serve luxury.
8.3
Best Value
East Rock InnValue 8.9. From $215. Eighteen-room boutique motel at the base of East Rock Mountain, minutes from downtown Great Barrington.
8.3
Best Weekend From New York
Granville House2.5h from the city. Five rooms, Michelin Key, run by former New York restaurant pros. George Bailey's house, sort of.
8.4
The list.
- 1Granville House · Great Barrington, MA · $$$8.4Five rooms, Michelin Key, run by former New York restaurant pros. George Bailey's house, sort of.See rates →
- 2Hotel Wailea · Wailea, HI · $$$$8.4Maui's only adults-only Relais & Chateaux — 72 suites on 15 acres, treetop dining, ocean views.See rates →
- 3East Rock Inn · Great Barrington, MA · $8.3Eighteen-room boutique motel at the base of East Rock Mountain, minutes from downtown Great Barrington.See rates →
- 4Inn at Bay Ledge · Bar Harbor, ME · $$$8.3On an 80-foot cliff above Frenchman Bay — 10 adults-only rooms, private beach stairs, hot tub.See rates →
- 5Platinum Pebble Boutique Inn · Harwich, MA · $$$8.3An adults-only 8-room inn on the Cape Cod Rail Trail — heated pool, loaner bikes, full breakfast.See rates →
- 6Post Ranch Inn · Big Sur, CA · $$$$8.3Mickey Muennig's cliffside icon — 39 rooms, two Michelin Keys, adults-only, the architectural pilgrimage.See rates →
- 7Red Clover Inn · Mendon, VT · $$8.3Reopened June 2024. A restored 1840s farmhouse on 13 acres, minutes from Killington.See rates →
- 8Seesaw’s Lodge · Peru, VT · $$8.3A 1940s ski lodge above Peru, reopened as a Scandi-minimal retreat. Bromley across the road.See rates →
- 9The Bend Resort · Phoenicia, NY · $$$8.3Five adults-only micro-suites on the river. Self-serve luxury.See rates →
- 10The Henson · Windham, NY · $$$8.3A 2024 16-room reimagining of a 1918 Windham hotel — by the team behind Contra and Wildair.See rates →
- 11The Leeway · Mount Tremper, NY · $$8.3Cabin-style suites on six riverfront acres in Mount Tremper. Full kitchens, private decks, Esopus Creek out the back door.See rates →
- 12The Lodge on Little St. Simons Island · Little St. Simons Island, GA · $$$$8.3A 10,000-acre private barrier island — 16 rooms, fully inclusive, no day-trippers.See rates →
- 13The Marquesa Hotel · Key West, FL · $$$8.3Four 1880s Bahamian-style cottages around a courtyard pool — 27 adults-only rooms in Old Town.See rates →
- 14The Menhaden · Greenport, NY · $$$8.3Sixteen rooms a block from Greenport Harbor. Michelin Key, rooftop bar, the North Fork's only serious design hotel.See rates →
- 15Washington School House · Park City, UT · $$$$8.3An 1889 Victorian schoolhouse converted to 12 rooms — Forbes 5-star, slope-side service.See rates →
- 16Adobe Grand Villas · Sedona, AZ · $$$8.2Sixteen themed adults-only suites — each different, all maximalist, all with private patios.See rates →
- 17Bobcat Inn · Santa Fe, NM · $$8.2A 1960s adobe on 10 high-desert acres south of town — eight rooms, courtyard fire pit, coyote-country quiet.See rates →
- 18Camptown · Leeds, NY · $$$8.2From the Rivertown Lodge owners — new-build cabins and lodge rooms in Leeds. Michelin Key.See rates →
- 19Candleberry Inn · Brewster, MA · $$8.2An 18th-century sea captain's home, restored in 2016 by its New York owners. AAA Four Diamond, 2025.See rates →
- 20Chebeague Island Inn · Chebeague Island, ME · $$$8.2A 1920s Maine-island inn you get to by ferry — 21 rooms, wraparound porch, 9-hole golf course.See rates →
- 21Deetjen's Big Sur Inn · Big Sur, CA · $$8.2Norwegian-immigrant cabins from 1937 — 20 rooms in redwood groves, the Big Sur original.See rates →
- 22Doctor Sax House · Lenox, MA · $$8.2A 1874 Prohibition speakeasy turned nine-room boutique, run by Kelly and Bryan Binder. Café on the ground floor.See rates →
- 23Francis Malbone House · Newport, RI · $$$8.2A 1760 Colonial mansion on Thames — shipping-magnate bones, supposedly with smuggling tunnels.See rates →
- 24Good Medicine Lodge · Whitefish, MT · $$8.2Nine rooms in a Craftsman-revival lodge — the Whitefish design-set's pick.See rates →
- 25Greyfield Inn · Cumberland Island, GA · $$$$8.2A 1900 Carnegie family mansion — the only hotel on Cumberland Island, fully inclusive, ferry-only access.See rates →
- 26Harbor House Inn · Elk, CA · $$$$8.2A 1916 redwood-built oceanfront inn — 11 rooms, Two-Michelin-Star restaurant, Forbes 5-star.See rates →
- 27Ivy Manor Inn · Bar Harbor, ME · $$8.2A 1939 English Tudor-style home converted into 18 period-decorated rooms, steps from the water.See rates →
- 28Sacred Sands · Joshua Tree, CA · $$$8.2A two-suite architect-designed B&B at the park gate — straw-bale construction, outdoor shower, adults only.See rates →
- 29The Cypress House Inn · Nags Head, NC · $$8.2A 1940s cypress-shingle B&B across the dunes — six rooms, adults-only, Jockey's Ridge views.See rates →
- 30The Gardens Hotel · Key West, FL · $$$8.2An 1875 Bahamian-style estate on a one-acre tropical garden — 17 adults-only rooms.See rates →
- 31The Greystone Inn · Lake Toxaway, NC · $$$8.2A 1915 Swiss-chalet-style inn on Lake Toxaway — 33 rooms, the Carolina Mountains classic.See rates →
- 32The Pig & The Farm Inn · Healdsburg, CA · $$$8.2A 10-room farmhouse inn on working cattle land — farm-dinner ethos, 20 minutes from Healdsburg plaza.See rates →
- 33The Roundtree Amagansett · Amagansett, NY · $$$8.2Two acres of former farmland, 21 architect-designed cottages. The quiet luxury option in the loud Hamptons.See rates →
- 34The Society Hotel Bingen · Bingen, WA · $$8.2A 1908 schoolhouse converted with cabins and a Japanese-style bathhouse — Columbia Gorge spa-hotel.See rates →
- 35The Trident Inn · Ogunquit, ME · $$$8.2Newly renovated hilltop boutique with Coastal Alchemist restaurant and a saltwater pool.See rates →
- 36The Wilburton · Manchester, VT · $$8.2A 30-acre estate above Manchester, run by the Levis family since 1987. Destination weddings, family reunions, unapologetically eccentric.See rates →
- 37Topside Inn · Boothbay Harbor, ME · $$8.2An 1860 hilltop captain's house — 25 rooms with the best harbor views in town, adults-friendly.See rates →
- 38Zero George Street · Charleston, SC · $$$8.2Five restored 1804 townhouses around a courtyard — 18 rooms, on-site culinary school, Michelin Key.See rates →
- 3986 Cannon Historic Inn · Charleston, SC · $$$8.1Eight suites in a restored 1862 mansion — adults-only, Cannonborough-Elliotborough, deeply romantic.See rates →
- 40Aldrich Guest House · Galena, IL · $$8.1An 1845 Greek Revival mansion — five rooms, walking distance to Main Street.See rates →
- 41Blacksmith Inn on the Shore · Baileys Harbor, WI · $$$8.1Fifteen waterfront rooms on Lake Michigan — adults-only, all rooms with whirlpool tubs and balconies.See rates →
- 42Brewery Gulch Inn · Mendocino, CA · $$$8.1An eleven-room ocean-view inn on a 10-acre redwood grove — adults-only, all-inclusive breakfast and supper.See rates →
- 43C.W. Worth House · Wilmington, NC · $$8.1An 1893 Queen Anne on the Cape Fear River — seven rooms in the historic district.See rates →
- 44Cuthbert House Inn · Beaufort, SC · $$8.1An 1790 plantation house on Bay Street — seven rooms, riverfront porches, family-owned.See rates →
- 45Doe Bay Resort · Olga, WA · $$8.1Cabins, yurts, and tent platforms on Orcas Island — saltwater hot tubs, Doe Bay Cafe, the cult Pacific NW retreat.See rates →
- 46Dorset Inn · Dorset, VT · $$8.1Vermont's oldest continuously operating inn — on the Dorset Green since 1796.See rates →
- 47Eastwind Lake Placid · Lake Placid, NY · $$$8.1The Eastwind trio's Adirondack project — seventeen rooms in the main house, eight new-build cabins on the Chubb River.See rates →
- 48Edson Hill · Stowe, VT · $$$8.1A 1939 manor on 38 mountainside acres — 25 rooms, dressage stables, Vermont country-house perfection.See rates →
- 49Foxfire Mountain House · Mount Tremper, NY · $$8.1Layered, lived-in, and photographed a thousand times on Instagram — but earns it.See rates →
- 50Guild House Hotel · Philadelphia, PA · $$$8.1A 19th-century former women's club in Rittenhouse — twelve rooms, female-forward design, under-the-radar.See rates →
- 51Harborage Inn on the Oceanfront · Boothbay Harbor, ME · $$8.1Eleven rooms directly on Boothbay Harbor — walking distance to the footbridge and Tugboat Inn.See rates →
- 52Hoffman Haus · Fredericksburg, TX · $$$8.1A 4-acre Hill Country compound — 45 rooms in 19th-century German cottages and chapel rooms.See rates →
- 53Holualoa Inn · Holualoa, HI · $$$8.1Six adults-only rooms on a 30-acre Kona-coffee estate — built by the Inaba family in 1978.See rates →
- 54INNESS · Accord, NY · $$$8.1225 acres where design, farming, and dinner are the same project.See rates →
- 55Kestrel Hotel · Philadelphia, PA · $$8.1Clean-lines modernist in West Philly — quiet, specific, the opposite of the Marriott downtown.See rates →
- 56Lokal Hotel · Philadelphia, PA · $$8.1Six mini-apartments in Old City designed by a local creative collective — the best Airbnb-style stay in Philly.See rates →
- 57Mt. Ada · Avalon, CA · $$$$8.1The 1921 Wrigley family's mansion above Avalon — six rooms, the only hotel with a chimney on the island.See rates →
- 58Norumbega Inn · Camden, ME · $$$8.1An 1886 stone castle on Penobscot Bay — 11 rooms, dramatic ocean-view turret, the Maine castle.See rates →
- 59Poetry Inn · Napa, CA · $$$$8.1Five suites on a Stags Leap District hilltop — Cliff Lede Vineyards' tiny, all-suite hideaway.See rates →
- 60Sea Street Inn · Hyannis, MA · $$8.1Nine rooms, four-season, somebody actually cooks your breakfast. The opposite of a Cape Cod Comfort Inn.See rates →
- 61Stonover Farm · Lenox, MA · $$$8.1A restored farm near Tanglewood — three rooms in the main house, a cottage, a schoolhouse. Quiet.See rates →
- 62The Charm on Main · Hyannis, MA · $$8.1An adults-only 22-room historic, originally built as a school for charm and personality. We are not making this up.See rates →
- 63The Christopher · Edgartown, MA · $$$8.1Nine rooms in a white-clapboard historic, reworked with Art Deco geometric wallpapers and aqua tile.See rates →
- 64The Grafton Inn · Grafton, VT · $$8.1An 1801 inn in a restored village preserved by a Vermont non-profit. The whole town is the hotel.See rates →
- 65The Hob Knob · Edgartown, MA · $$$8.1A Gothic Revival inn on upper Main Street, nearly 100 years of hosting the Vineyard's quietest half.See rates →
- 66The Inn at Mama's Fish House · Paia, HI · $$$8.1Twelve cottages on the same beach as Mama's Fish House — the only place to stay at Maui's most-loved restaurant.See rates →
- 67The Iris Inn · Waynesboro, VA · $$8.121 acres on a Blue Ridge ridgetop — rooms, cabins, and tree cottages above the Shenandoah Valley.See rates →
- 68The Lavender Inn · Ojai, CA · $$8.1An 1874 schoolhouse-turned-B&B with on-site cooking school — eight rooms, herb gardens.See rates →
- 69The Mermaid & The Alligator · Key West, FL · $$8.1An 1904 Queen Anne mansion — nine adults-only rooms, walking distance to Duval Street.See rates →
- 70The Notchland Inn · Hart's Location, NH · $$8.1An 1862 granite-block lodge inside Crawford Notch State Park — 13 rooms, trails from the door.See rates →
- 71The Palmwood · Kilauea, HI · $$$8.1Two architect-designed suites in a North Shore residence — the design-set's Kauai Airbnb-alt.See rates →
- 72The Stanford Inn · Mendocino, CA · $$$8.1A 10-acre eco-resort with the only certified-organic restaurant in Mendocino — 41 rooms, on-site farm.See rates →
- 73The Stewart House · Athens, NY · $$8.1An 1883 Italianate boarding house on Athens's waterfront. Nine rooms, Art Deco bar, wood-fired tavern.See rates →
- 74Tourists · North Adams, MA · $$$8.1A 1960s motel reimagined by Wilco's bassist and a Brooklyn design crew. Sea Ranch on the Hoosic River.See rates →
- 75Tranquil House Inn · Manteo, NC · $$8.1A waterfront inn on Manteo harbor — 25 rooms, 1587 Restaurant, pre-dinner wine hour.See rates →
- 76Union Street Inn · Nantucket, MA · $$$8.1A 1770 sea captain's home a block from Main Street. Innkeepers Ken and Deb Withrow run it themselves.See rates →
- 77Vista Verde Ranch · Clark, CO · $$$$8.1A 540-acre dude ranch 25 minutes from Steamboat — 12 cabins, all-inclusive, no clocks anywhere.See rates →
- 78Volcano Village Lodge · Volcano, HI · $$8.1Five cabins-in-the-rainforest at Volcano Village — adults-only, walking distance to Volcanoes National Park.See rates →
- 79Wentworth Mansion · Charleston, SC · $$$8.1An 1886 Second Empire mansion — 21 rooms, cupola views, Circa 1886 restaurant on-site.See rates →
- 80White Gull Inn · Fish Creek, WI · $$8.1Built 1896 — 18 rooms, the famous Fish Creek fish boil, Door County's iconic inn.See rates →
- 81Woodstock Way Hotel · Woodstock, NY · $$8.1Creekside cabins built from scratch in 2018 — Woodstock's quietest boutique, no bar, no restaurant, on purpose.See rates →
- 8216 Bay View · Camden, ME · $$$8.0Camden's only purpose-built luxury hotel — 21 rooms, harbor views, rooftop bar.See rates →
- 83250 Main Hotel · Rockland, ME · $$8.0A modernist boutique in the Rockland art district — 26 rooms, Farnsworth Museum across the street.See rates →
- 84Addy Sea · Bethany Beach, DE · $$8.0An 1897 Victorian cottage directly on the sand — on the National Register, still family-owned.See rates →
- 85Albemarle Inn · Asheville, NC · $$8.0An 1907 Neo-Classical home where Bartók wrote his Third Piano Concerto — 11 rooms, three gardens.See rates →
- 86Barrows House · Dorset, VT · $$8.0Nine acres of park-like lawns, nine buildings of rooms and cottages, in the village that invented Vermont marble.See rates →
- 87Beachmere Inn · Ogunquit, ME · $$8.0Family-owned four generations — the Beachmere family actually walks the grounds every morning.See rates →
- 88Bellport Inn · Bellport, NY · $$8.0Seven rooms above a village restaurant on the quiet, unfashionable side of the bay — the anti-Hamptons Hamptons stay.See rates →
- 89Black Bear Lodge · South Lake Tahoe, CA · $$8.0Thirteen log-cabin-style rooms with stone fireplaces — adults-only, the South Lake B&B classic.See rates →
- 90Cheshire Cat Inn · Santa Barbara, CA · $$8.0Two 1894 Queen Anne Victorians joined by gardens — 21 Alice-in-Wonderland-themed rooms.See rates →
- 91Cottage Inn at Lake Tahoe · Tahoe City, CA · $$8.0Twenty-two log-cabin-style rooms — Tahoe City lakefront, family-owned for two generations.See rates →
- 92Cypress Inn at Miramar Beach · Half Moon Bay, CA · $$$8.0Eighteen contemporary rooms on Miramar Beach — adults-only, the Half Moon Bay design-pick.See rates →
- 93Darby Field Inn · Albany, NH · $$8.0On a ridge above Conway — 13 rooms, panoramic White Mountain views, Mount Chocorua trailhead outside.See rates →
- 94Eagle Harbor Inn · Ephraim, WI · $$8.0Family-owned for three generations — 41 rooms in Ephraim's National Historic District.See rates →
- 95Eastwind Oliverea Valley · Oliverea, NY · $$$8.0The Eastwind family's newer, more polished sister. Still Scandi, now with a spa.See rates →
- 96First Colony Inn · Nags Head, NC · $$8.0The last surviving original 1932 Nags Head shingle-style hotel — moved three miles to save it.See rates →
- 97Friday Harbor House · Friday Harbor, WA · $$$8.023 modernist rooms above Friday Harbor — all with fireplaces, view of the ferry landing.See rates →
- 98Garden Gables Inn · Lenox, MA · $$8.0An 18-room classic on five acres walking distance from Lenox Village, recently freshened up.See rates →
- 99Goldmoor Inn · Galena, IL · $$$8.0Adults-only 14-room boutique on a Mississippi River bluff — Forbes-rated dinners.See rates →
- 100Hacienda del Sol · Taos, NM · $$8.0An 1804 hacienda once owned by Mabel Dodge Luhan — 13 adults-only rooms, kiva fireplaces.See rates →
Ranked by the Le Hotelist Score. Ties broken alphabetically. Refreshed weekly as guest data and our editorial change. Methodology.