The South’s Best Hotels 2017
1. The Inn on Biltmore Estate
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
1 of 10
2. The Peabody Memphis
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?
2 of 10
3. Jekyll Island Club Hotel
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.
3 of 10
4. The Jefferson Hotel
Richmond, Virginia: BOOK IT
It's worth coming here just to see the lobby of this architectural wonder, which first opened in 1895.
4 of 10
5. Hotel Monteleone
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?
5 of 10
6. Mansion on Forsyth Park
Savannah, Georgia: BOOK IT
A luxuriously renovated historic property, the Mansion overlooks one of the most photographed spots in Savannah.
6 of 10
7. Watercolor Inn & Resort
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.
7 of 10
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.
8 of 10
9. The Hermitage Hotel
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.
9 of 10
10. The Roosevelt New Orleans
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.