28 hotels

The great hotels of United States

28 luxury hotels in United States are documented in this guide, ordered by international renown. The oldest, Blair House, opened in 1824; the most recent, Fontainebleau Las Vegas, in 2023. Each page gives the history, the key figures and a direct line to the events team.

Trump International Hotel and Tower, Chicago, United States

Chicago, United States

Trump International Hotel and Tower

Since 2009

Plaza Hotel, New York City, United States

New York City, United States

Plaza Hotel

Henry Hardenbergh’s 1907 château on Fifth Avenue at Central Park, home of the Palm Court and of Eloise.

Since 1907 · 282 rooms

Bellagio, Las Vegas, United States

Las Vegas, United States

Bellagio

Opened in 1998 on an eight-acre lake whose fountains dance to music, with a Dale Chihuly glass ceiling of 2,000 flowers in the lobby.

Since 1998 · 3933 rooms

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, United States

Las Vegas, United States

Caesars Palace

Opened on 5 August 1966 by Jay Sarno, the Roman resort where Evel Knievel jumped the fountains and Celine Dion filled the Colosseum.

Since 1966

MGM Grand Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States

Las Vegas, United States

MGM Grand Las Vegas

Since 1993 · 6852 rooms

The Venetian Resort, Las Vegas, United States

Las Vegas, United States

The Venetian Resort

Opened in 1999 on the site of the Sands with a Campanile, a Rialto Bridge and gondolas on an indoor canal; more than 7,000 suites with The Palazzo.

Since 1999

The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, United States

Beverly Hills, United States

The Beverly Hilton

Since 1955 · 570 rooms

Trump Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States

Las Vegas, United States

Trump Hotel Las Vegas

Since 2008

Blair House, Washington, D.C., United States

Washington, D.C., United States

Blair House

Since 1824 · 120 rooms

Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States

Las Vegas, United States

Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Since 2004

Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States

Las Vegas, United States

Wynn Las Vegas

Opened on 28 April 2005 behind a 614-foot curved bronze tower, the only resort on the Strip with its own 18-hole golf course.

Since 2005 · 2716 rooms

Vdara, Las Vegas, United States

Las Vegas, United States

Vdara

Since 2009

Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C., United States

Washington, D.C., United States

Washington Hilton

Since 1965

ARIA Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, United States

Las Vegas, United States

ARIA Resort & Casino

Opened on 16 December 2009 as the centrepiece of CityCenter, two curved glass towers by César Pelli with a public art collection by Maya Lin and Jenny Holzer.

Since 2009 · 4004 rooms

Four Seasons Hotel Miami, Miami, United States

Miami, United States

Four Seasons Hotel Miami

Since 2003

Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, United States

Beverly Hills, United States

Beverly Wilshire

The 1928 Italian Renaissance hotel at the foot of Rodeo Drive, run by Four Seasons since 1992.

Since 1928

Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States

Las Vegas, United States

Fontainebleau Las Vegas

Since 2023 · 3600 rooms

Delano Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States

Las Vegas, United States

Delano Las Vegas

The Carlyle, New York City, United States

New York City, United States

The Carlyle

The 1930 Art Deco tower on Madison Avenue, home of Bemelmans Bar and the Café Carlyle.

Since 1930

The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, United States

Beverly Hills, United States

The Beverly Hills Hotel

The 1912 Pink Palace on Sunset Boulevard, with its bungalows, its Polo Lounge and its banana-leaf wallpaper.

Since 1912

The Willard, Washington, D.C., United States

Washington, D.C., United States

The Willard

Washington’s 1901 Beaux-Arts hotel two blocks from the White House, where Martin Luther King Jr. worked on his 1963 speech.

Since 1901

Hotel del Coronado, Coronado, United States

Coronado, United States

Hotel del Coronado

An 1888 wooden Victorian resort on the beach across the bay from San Diego, among the first hotels lit by electricity and the set of Some Like It Hot.

Since 1888

Fairmont San Francisco, San Francisco, United States

San Francisco, United States

Fairmont San Francisco

Opened on 18 April 1907, one year to the day after the earthquake, the Nob Hill house where the United Nations Charter was drafted in 1945.

Since 1907 · 606 rooms

The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, United States

White Sulphur Springs, United States

The Greenbrier

A West Virginia springs resort receiving guests since 1778, redecorated by Dorothy Draper in 1948 and built over a secret Cold War bunker for Congress.

Since 1858

The Royal Hawaiian, Honolulu, United States

Honolulu, United States

The Royal Hawaiian

The Pink Palace of the Pacific, opened on Waikiki Beach in 1927 by the Matson steamship line and still painted coral pink.

Since 1927

The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, United States

Coral Gables, United States

The Biltmore Hotel

A 1926 Coral Gables resort with a tower copied from Seville's Giralda and a 700,000-gallon pool, a military hospital for 26 years before its revival.

Since 1926 · 98 rooms

The Pierre, New York City, United States

New York City, United States

The Pierre

A Schultze & Weaver tower on Fifth Avenue facing Central Park, opened in 1930, bought by J. Paul Getty and the scene of the 1972 jewel robbery.

Since 1930 · 189 rooms

El Tovar Hotel, Grand Canyon Village, United States

Grand Canyon Village, United States

El Tovar Hotel

Built by the Santa Fe Railway in 1905 of Oregon pine and local limestone, the hotel that stands a few metres from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Since 1905 · 78 rooms