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The South's Best Hotels 2017

Valerie Fraser Luesse, Author and Senior Travel Editor for Southern Living
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A hotel can make or break your vacation. Discover a great one, and you'll never want to leave. A bad one? Might as well stay home. When we asked readers to vote for the best, they went straight for the classics—elegant properties with a long-standing tradition of old-school Southern hospitality. You can probably guess everybody's #1 choice for Best Hotel. (Hint: Think Vanderbilt.) But can you pick the others in the top 10?RELATED: The Best Hotel in Every Southern State
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1. The Inn on Biltmore Estate

The Inn on Biltmore Estate
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Asheville, North Carolina: BOOK IT

The rich upholstery, inviting verandas, and genteel hospitality will make you feel as if you just arrived for a Downton-style weekend house party.

RELATED: The South's Best Hotel 2017: The Inn on Biltmore Estate

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2. The Peabody Memphis

The Peabody

Memphis, Tennessee: BOOK IT

From the immaculately dressed bellmen and plush lobby to twice-daily duck parades, what's not to love about this historic gem?

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3. Jekyll Island Club Hotel

Jekyll Island Club Hotel
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Jekyll Island, Georgia: BOOK IT

Once part of a private club that boomed into the 1930s, this restored historic property is a popular wedding venue.

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4. The Jefferson Hotel

The Jefferson Hotel
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Richmond, Virginia: BOOK IT

It's worth coming here just to see the lobby of this architectural wonder, which first opened in 1895.

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5. Hotel Monteleone

Louisiana: The Hotel Monteleone
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New Orleans, Louisiana: BOOK IT

Stop by its famous Carousel Bar and imagine yourself chatting up Truman Capote, who claimed that he was born at the hotel. (Not true but who cares?

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6. Mansion on Forsyth Park

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Savannah, Georgia: BOOK IT

A luxuriously renovated historic property, the Mansion overlooks one of the most photographed spots in Savannah.

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7. Watercolor Inn & Resort

Watercolor Inn & Resort
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Santa Rosa Beach, Florida: BOOK IT

A fantastic luxury stay on North Florida's fabled Scenic Highway 30A, Watercolor Inn & Resort offers gorgeous Gulf views and also borders a 220-acre dune lake.

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8. The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa

Mobile, Alabama: BOOK IT

Enjoy spacious rooms, fine dining, a day spa, and an outdoor pool at an elegantly restored historic hotel near the port.

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9. The Hermitage Hotel

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Nashville, Tennessee: BOOK IT

Originally opened in 1910, The Hermitage was restored as a boutique hotel in 2002-2003. You have to see the lobby. Seriously.

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10. The Roosevelt New Orleans

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New Orleans, Louisiana: BOOK IT

If you want to see over-the-top Christmas in NOLA, this is the place. Enjoy chef John Besh's Domenica restaurant onsite, and have classic cocktails at The Sazerac Bar.

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    1 of 10 1. The Inn on Biltmore Estate
    2 of 10 2. The Peabody Memphis
    3 of 10 3. Jekyll Island Club Hotel
    4 of 10 4. The Jefferson Hotel
    5 of 10 5. Hotel Monteleone
    6 of 10 6. Mansion on Forsyth Park
    7 of 10 7. Watercolor Inn & Resort
    8 of 10 8. The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
    9 of 10 9. The Hermitage Hotel
    10 of 10 10. The Roosevelt New Orleans

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