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Notable Hotel Restaurants in North America: Editor's Top 10

Our Editor's Top 10 list for Notable Hotel Restaurants in North America helps you decide where you want to go. Editor's Top 10 lists offer selections from our editors that help you plan your travel based on your lifestyle, entertainment, sightseeing, or recreation options.

Some of our best memories are created over the dinner table. Who can forget a delicious meal in a lovely setting? At these hotels, fine dining is a specialty. Imaginative, comforting, fusion, haute—the finest cuisines and dishes can be enjoyed. And presentation is not forgotten—anything you order will surely be eye candy.
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1. Willard InterContinental Hotel Add to eGuidebook
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$345-$1,500 
Built: 1903 
Renovated: 2000 
1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC
A grande dame of Washington, this beaux-arts landmark hotel was designed by Henry Hardenbergh, who also created New York's Plaza hotel and the Dakota apartments. Dominating a prestigious corner at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, this 12-story hotel has a long, distinguished history. "The Battle... Read Entire Review »
2. The Brown Hotel Add to eGuidebook
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$129-$1,290 
Built: 1923 
Renovated: 2006 
335 West Broadway, Louisville, KY
Located in an optimum downtown location, this hostelry occupies a 16-story building with offices on the top three floors. It is a limestone-and-brick staple that boasts many returnees with its consistent service and elegant historic interiors. Despite its use as a school in the 1970s it boasts a tim... Read Entire Review »
3. Casa de Sierra Nevada Add to eGuidebook
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$290-$625 
Renovated: 2004 
Hospicio 42, Colonia Centro, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
The town's most famous lodging embraces a growing series of converted colonial buildings, some dating to the 16th century and all marked only by discreet ceramic plaques. Expert management, a multilingual staff, exemplary service and fine food help support the genteel, formal ambience. Since Orient-... Read Entire Review »
4. Halekulani Add to eGuidebook
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$405-$6,850 
Built: 1983 
Renovated: 2004 
2199 Kalia Rd, Honolulu, HI
Like a diamond on a rhinestone cap, this exceptionally elegant hotel is a standout in the heart of Waikiki. Aptly named, Halekulani means "House Befitting Heaven" in Hawaiian. And like its namesake, this ethereal retreat hovers gracefully above the competition, overshadowing the likes of even the Ro... Read Entire Review »
5. Plantation Inn Add to eGuidebook
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$169-$290 
Built: 1987 
Renovated: 1991 
174 Lahainaluna Rd, Lahaina, HI
Located in the center of town, half a block north of Lahaina's busy harborfront promenade, this remains Lahaina's most sophisticated boutique-hotel, a tropical treasure tailored to couples wanting a civilized blend of fine French cuisine and traditional guest quarters with a hint of antebellum charm... Read Entire Review »
6. Four Seasons Resort, The Lodge at Koele Add to eGuidebook
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$595-$5,500 
Built: 1990 
Renovated: 2006 
One Keomoku Hwy, Lanai City, HI
Tucked away in the highlands on the outskirts of Lanai City, this extraordinary castaway resort is the epitome of luxury. Once a proud member of Starwood's Luxury Collection, it is now in the hands of Four Seasons Resorts. This has always been a fine deluxe operation, but since the last inspection t... Read Entire Review »
7. The Lodge at Vail Add to eGuidebook
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$160-$4,500 
Built: 1962 
Renovated: 1998 
174 East Gore Creek Dr, Vail, CO
This may be the oldest hotel here, but it has lost some ground over the past few years, thanks to staid, standoffish management, whose delays in updating the facilities-especially the accommodations-has dropped it a notch in the ranks. Nevertheless, it still competes alongside the top addresses here... Read Entire Review »
8. The Lodge & Spa at Cordillera Add to eGuidebook
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$225-$1,200 
Built: 1989 
Renovated: 2004 
2205 Cordillera Way, Edwards, CO
This property is on a ridge overlooking Vail Valley, 8 miles west of town, and 17 miles west of Vail. The Belgian-style chateau with a gabled slate roof and arched French windows perches on a panoramic ridge, with all rooms facing New York Mountain in the Sawatch Range. Competing above both of Vail'... Read Entire Review »
9. Chateau Du Sureau Hotel Add to eGuidebook
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$385-$2,850 
Built: 1991 
Renovated: 1999 
48688 Victoria Lane, Oakhurst, CA
Tucked away on a private 9-acre plot in the scenic Sierra Foothills, a one-half-hour drive from the southern entrance to Yosemite National Park, this place frequently operates like an annex for well-heeled travelers who couldn't get a room at the perennially booked Awhanhee, inside the park. A bit o... Read Entire Review »
10. The Seelbach Hilton Louisville Add to eGuidebook
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$149-$750 
Built: 1905 
Renovated: 1999 
500 S 4th St, Louisville, KY
In a convenient downtown location, adjacent to the area's most popular and expensive mall, this grande dame outclasses The Brown with more lavish public areas, superb dining and more elaborate guest rooms. Filling a historic 10-story limestone and brick building dating from 1905, the lobby is a peri... Read Entire Review »
11. The Peabody Memphis Add to eGuidebook
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$230-$2,000 
Built: 1925 
Renovated: 2006 
149 Union Ave, Memphis, TN
Situated three blocks north of bustling Beale Street, in a convenient downtown location, 10 minutes' walk from the convention center, this is one of the South's most historic and famous hostelries, and it is the best choice for those who love tradition and can tolerate quackers and gawkers-that is,... Read Entire Review »
12. The Baricelli Inn Add to eGuidebook
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$150-$300 
Built: 1896 
Renovated: 1993 
2203 Cornell Rd, Cleveland, OH
This popular European-style inn is run in the French manner. Essentially, it is a wonderful restaurant with just seven aging guest rooms, owned and overseen by a talented chef. Despite the popularity of the rooms as a base for gourmands, they are fairly basic, with enough oversights to shock well-tr... Read Entire Review »
13. The Drake Add to eGuidebook
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$235-$2,500 
Built: 1920 
Renovated: 2005 
140 E Walton Place, Chicago, IL
This place competes with the InterContinental and Palmer House Hilton for the honor of Chicago's most lavish historic hotel. However, the current renovation at the Palmer House puts this one into the top seat for individuals, at least for now. This hotel is smaller, with a more attentive staff, and... Read Entire Review »
14. The Inn at Essex Add to eGuidebook
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$169-$349 
Built: 1989 
Renovated: 2004 
70 Essex Way, Essex Junction, VT
This is a resort like, suburban hotel with the feel of a country inn. The handsome neocolonial buildings shelter a comfortable library and a reading room with a fireplace and other warm touches. The biggest asset though is the superb food from the New England Culinary Institute, which operates here,... Read Entire Review »
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$246-$255 
Built: 1996 
Renovated: 2004 
97 De la Commune Est, Montreal, PQ
This hotel's position on the waterfront offers some spectacular island and water views from its rooftop deck. It's a small and intimate find, ideal for romantics and chain-shy tourists. The five-story inn, with a maximum of six rooms per floor, is an 1880 saddlery converted to boutique-hotel. The na... Read Entire Review »