Top Hotels In America

Located in Lenox Massachusetts, the Blantyre combines old style with modern services. Decorated with lovely leaded glass windows and richly burnished wood covered with some of the finest fabrics around, the outside gives a preview of the warm cozy interiors. They have hotel style accommodations as well as private cottages for those who prefer privacy accessible through walkways from the main cottage. With four distinct cottages (two are joined together) you set the pace of your vacation. May you want action or just lay around and enjoy the air and surroundings, it’s your choice. With facilities such as a Croquet field, exercise shed, golfing facilities, massage spa, picnic area, swimming and winter sports during the winter months you select your style. Visit the Blantyre for a taste of superb French-American Cuisine in one of the most decorated dinning rooms in the area.

For a taste of South Carolina is the Woodland’s Resort and Inn which is set amidst the splendor of palmetto, moss draped oaks and towering fragrant magnolias, it combines elegance, gracious hospitality and comfort at it’s highest standards only southerners can give you. Set in a restored 1906 revival house with individually decorated rooms they have a superb collection of staff that always seems to anticipate your needs. It’s dining room is rated at five stars by the AAA, the only one in the state by the way with daily menu changes that give you a true taste of the area’s freshest produce. From the best beef, to the freshest fish and dairy, they have them all and by golly do they use it. With scheduled “Wines of the World” events that gives you a taste of wine which is housed in its vast collection of some of the best wines on earth. Visit the Woodlands, where the Southerner becomes your host.

Named after the Native Tu Tu’ Tunne Rogue Indians in a former encampment where the lodge stands which opened it’s doors in 1970. Located deep in rural southwest Oregon around forty miles from the California border in a wooded stretch on the Rogue River just a few miles from the Pacific Ocean. The rustic Oregon setting is a wondrous place to enjoy the nature of Oregon in all it’s wonder. May it be for a romantic getaway, a corporate retreat, boy’s/girl’s night out’s or a hefty family gathering, the sixteen rooms, two suites and two houses offer a retreat from hectic city life. From nature walks, fishing, hiking, golfing and even doing nothing, the lodge has it all. They offer fine dining at it’s natural best with breathtaking views of the river from the wide dining room. Simply Breathtaking.

The Los Manos Bed and Breakfast, Buena Vista, Colorado, has suites made from already dead trees that have dies naturally, Pine floors are taken from beetle infested dead trees as well as the adobe used for the walls which comes from local quarries, the resort boasts all natural and local products. Using solar and wind power to provide electricity needs, they also properly faced suites that maximize the suns light and the wind both for heating and cooling needs.

The Habitat Suites, Austin Texas, use natural insect control in the form of ladybugs which prevent the use of polluting pesticides and fertilizers. Trees are native which need little care and watering which is done only at night and during the early daylight hours to minimize water evaporation.

The Asheville Green Cottage is green but the name goes deeper than the color of the moss and trees that decorate the rustic looking cottage as it blends in with it’s natural surroundings. They use organic mattresses from natural latex; eat organic fruit which is grown locally, organically produced wool and cotton used for their towels and covers along with fair trade coffee and tea. Almost all of the place is organic and it shows with the rustic and eye cooling scenery.

The El Monte Sagrado, Taos New Mexico, takes green a step further for being located in semi-arid NM water is everything for everybody. The hotel re-uses all, and they mean all (everything) by collecting excess rainwater that comes from the lawn and all the other used water is treated with UV rays and then run through a proprietary filtration system before being re-used back into the system. The structure itself is made form ‘gun ash” which has similar appearance to adobe but is actually power plant ash treated to become building materials.

Set near the historic French quarter of New Orleans, the hotel is located on Poydras St., the central corridor of the New Orleans business district. The property which it stands today belonged to Sieur de Bienville the founder of New Orleans which was then purchased by the Jesuits before landing in the hands of Mr. Gravier. Left to degrade at the turn of the 19th century, and was revived in the 1830’s when the land was reclaimed and turned into New Orleans oldest Railroad. It became a National Theater, a German Theater and much more till it was destroyed by fire in 1889. The Hotel was re-constructed in 1907 which allowed it to achieve new heights of luxury and splendor along with some firsts for the city, the first hydraulic elevator, the first basement and so on. Named the Hotel Denechaud then, it instantly received international acclaim for the splendor and luxurious accommodations that resulted in the passing of many a famous passing through its doors. Through Prohibition and the Great Depression, it maintained its status as one of the most luxurious hotels in all of America. A unique tradition exists when a lone traveler checked in one day and ordered milk on a nightcap which the bar employee was quite puzzled about. He asked and the tradition was born, the traveler used to have a traditional PB&J sandwich along with a tall glass of milk just before bed which he shared with his daughter who lived far away. Seeing his guest, the bar employee(who was actually the hotel manager who filled in for an employee) seeking to lift the spirits of his lonely guest had the night kitchen staff prepare newly made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and milk which was promptly served. The guest was so delighted that he finally got to enjoy his tradition that reminded him of his daughter enjoyed his sandwich and soon enough, everybody wanted one. This gave way to the PB&J tradition when all guests are invited to the lobby at 10:00pm to partake in a serving of PB&J and milk. For a taste of one of America’s most historic hotels visit the Le Pavilion for a true Southern experience that is steeped deep in tradition.

With a Hundred year history, the Windsor hotel is steeped in deep tradition as one of America’s exclusive Hotels. Philadelphia millionaires sought the construction of the resort that bought Green Island and formed the Green Island Improvement Company. Opened in 1883, it was Luxurious and had some of the most spacious accommodations a hotel had to offer that enticed travelers from far and wide. Twice damaged by fire in 1893 and 1914, it was fully re-constructed in1930 due tot he efforts of Dr. William G. Beckers of New York City who was one of the early stockholders of the hotel even through the weak economy. A constant host to many international and local affairs of significant political value, the hotel has maintained exclusivity through its Millionaire patrons. Lake George and Lake Bolton are within the borders of the six million acre, NY Adirondacks State park giving it some of the best water fun anywhere in America. From lavish old-style to modern furnished rooms, they have it all along with the comforts of modern living such as high-speed internet access in all rooms plus an extra large home available for groups of six and up that has 6 rooms and four baths. Their Condominium style rooms have some of the best furnishings and beddings around and private lodges allow privacy from the rest of the resort.

Next on the list is the Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge, Alaska, which runs totally of the grid by generating their own power with the use of wind and hydro electric generating units. The rustic ambiance gives a new meaning to the word relaxing in a true sense. Want a weekend away from the hassles and stress of daily life, then this is the place to be. Love wildlife, well you’re in luck for the place is located near the “Bear Watching Capital of the World”, and the rest of the natural wildlife provides visitors a taste of Alaska as it should be, clean and green(sometimes white). The structure of the lodge is made up of drift-wood which was scavenged from the surrounding areas thus not impacting the already fragile eco-system of the Alaskan wilderness. The lodge has free water equipment they throw in for free with the lodge able to house up to eight guests for a few days of relaxing nature in the Alaskan Wilderness.

We begin with, The Fairmont in Washington DC, which is part of a chain of hotels whose aim is to lessen their carbon footprint as they aim to help the environment as they do about their business. They offer free parking for all hybrid vehicles (also available in all the company’s sister properties in the state) which encourages people to shift to green cars which have less emissions. The power they use for their properties are partly from wind farms lessening power demands on the grid. They are set to offer “green” packages for conferences, weddings and other functions which aims to raise awareness in their customers of the need and benefits of going green.