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The Best Places to Stay in Every Southern State

March 12, 2019
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Check into a fantastic resort, an elegant hotel, or an intimate little hideaway with authentic character, and your vacation is all but made. There’s no question that lodging matters—a lot. But Southerners don’t have a cookie-cutter definition of a dream location. Maybe yours is a romantic, historic inn with hidden courtyards, loads of charm, and a gourmet breakfast for two—or a tropical resort that offers as much pool space as floorspace, along with fruity drinks you can sip under an umbrella. Of course, there will always be a place for sophisticated city hotels with lavish lobbies, skyline views from rooftop bars, and upscale restaurants where dinner really is an event. When we asked our readers to name their favorites across the region, they chose all of the above. And why not? The South has some of the best places you’ll find anywhere. We are, after all, famous for our hospitality, and these spots take it to a whole new level. So treat yourself, and book a room. You can trust us with your wake-up call.* Southern Living Hotel Collection Member
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Alabama

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  • The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
  • Mobile
  • marriott.com
  • Elyton Hotel
  • Birmingham
  • elytonhotel.com
  • Grand Bohemian Hotel (pictured above)
  • Birmingham
  • grandbohemianmountainbrook.com
  • Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa
  • Point Clear
  • grand1847.com

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Arkansas

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  • 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa
  • Eureka Springs
  • crescent-hotel.com
  • 21c Museum Hotel Bentonville (pictured above)
  • Bentonville
  • 21cmuseumhotels.com
  • Capital Hotel*
  • Little Rock
  • capitalhotel.com

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Florida

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  • The Breakers
  • Palm Beach
  • thebreakers.com
  • Casa Monica Resort & Spa
  • St. Augustine
  • casamonica.com
  • The Collector Luxury Inn & Gardens
  • St. Augustine
  • thecollectorinn.com
  • Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
  • Orlando
  • disneyworld.com
  • The Don CeSar (pictured above)
  • St. Pete Beach
  • doncesar.com
  • The Gasparilla Inn & Club
  • Boca Grande
  • the-gasparilla-inn.com
  • The Henderson
  • Destin
  • hendersonbeachresort.com
  • Henderson Park Inn
  • Destin
  • hendersonparkinn.com
  • Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort
  • Fernandina Beach
  • omnihotels.com
  • Sandpearl Resort
  • Clearwater Beach
  • sandpearl.com
  • The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club
  • St. Petersburg
  • marriott.com
  • WaterColor Inn
  • Santa Rosa Beach
  • watercolorresort.com

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Georgia

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  • Château Élan Winery & Resort
  • Braselton
  • chateauelan.com
  • The Cloister
  • Sea Island
  • seaisland.com
  • Foley House Inn
  • Savannah
  • foleyinn.com
  • Jekyll Island Club Resort (pictured above)
  • Jekyll Island
  • jekyllclub.com
  • The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort*
  • St. Simons Island
  • kingandprince.com
  • The Lodge on Little St. Simons Island
  • St. Simons Island
  • littlestsimonsisland.com
  • Mansion on Forsyth Park
  • Savannah
  • mansiononforsythpark.com
  • Stonehurst Place*
  • Atlanta
  • stonehurstplace.com
  • The St. Regis Atlanta
  • Atlanta
  • stregisatlanta.com

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Kentucky

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  • The 1857 Hotel (pictured above)
  • Paducah
  • the1857hotels.com
  • 21c Museum Hotel Louisville
  • Louisville
  • 21cmuseumhotels.com
  • Beaumont Inn
  • Harrodsburg
  • beaumontinn.com
  • The Brown Hotel
  • Louisville
  • brownhotel.com
  • Historic Boone Tavern Hotel & Restaurant of Berea College
  • Berea
  • boonetavernhotel.com
  • The Seelbach Hilton Louisville
  • Louisville
  • seelbachhilton.com

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Louisiana

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  • Ace Hotel New Orleans (pictured above)
  • New Orleans
  • acehotel.com
  • Hotel Monteleone
  • New Orleans
  • hotelmonteleone.com
  • L’Auberge Casino Resort
  • Lake Charles
  • llakecharles.com
  • The Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery
  • New Orleans
  • old77hotel.com
  • Pontchartrain Hotel
  • New Orleans
  • thepontchartrainhotel.com
  • The Roosevelt New Orleans
  • New Orleans
  • therooseveltneworleans.com
  • Windsor Court Hotel*
  • New Orleans
  • windsorcourthotel.com

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Maryland

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  • The Inn at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club*
  • Stevensville
  • baybeachclub.com
  • Inn at Perry Cabin (pictured above)
  • St. Michaels
  • theinnatperrycabin.com
  • Kimpton Hotel Monaco Baltimore Inner Harbor
  • Baltimore
  • monaco-baltimore.com
  • MGM National Harbor
  • Oxon Hill
  • mgmnationalharbor.com

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Mississippi

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  • The Alluvian Hotel
  • Greenwood
  • thealluvian.com
  • Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
  • Biloxi
  • beaurivage.com
  • Chancellor’s House
  • Oxford
  • chancellorshouse.com
  • Dunleith Historic Inn
  • Natchez
  • dunleith.com
  • Graduate Oxford
  • Oxford
  • graduatehotels.com
  • Monmouth Historic Inn & Gardens* (pictured above)
  • Natchez
  • monmouthhistoricinn.com
  • White House Hotel
  • Biloxi
  • whitehousebiloxi.com

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Missouri

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Big Cedar Lodge (pictured above)
Ridgedale
bigcedar.com

  • The Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta St. Louis
  • St. Louis
  • sonesta.com
  • Magnolia St. Louis
  • St. Louis
  • magnoliahotels.com
  • The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis
  • St. Louis
  • ritzcarlton.com

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North Carolina

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  • Bed & Breakfast on Tiffany Hill* (pictured above)
  • Mills River
  • tiffany-hill.com
  • The Inn on Biltmore Estate
  • Asheville
  • biltmore.com
  • Old Edwards Inn and Spa
  • Highlands
  • oldedwardsinn.com
  • The Omni Grove Park Inn
  • Asheville
  • omnihotels.com
  • Sanderling Resort*
  • Duck
  • sanderling-resort.com

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Oklahoma

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  • 21c Museum Hotel Oklahoma City
  • Oklahoma City
  • 21cmuseumhotels.com
  • Ambassador Hotel Oklahoma City
  • Oklahoma City
  • ambassadorokc.com
  • Colcord Hotel
  • Oklahoma City
  • colcordhotel.com
  • The Mayo Hotel (pictured above)
  • Tulsa
  • themayohotel.com
  • The Skirvin Hilton
  • Oklahoma City
  • skirvinhilton.com

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South Carolina

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  • Belmond Charleston Place
  • Charleston
  • belmond.com
  • Montage Palmetto Bluff
  • Bluffton
  • montagehotels.com
  • Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes
  • Myrtle Beach
  • marriott.com
  • The Sanctuary Hotel
  • Kiawah Island
  • kiawahresort.com
  • The Sea Pines Resort* (pictured above)
  • Hilton Head Island
  • seapines.com
  • Wild Dunes Resort
  • Isle of Palms
  • destinationhotels.com
  • The Willcox*
  • Aiken
  • thewillcox.com

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Tennessee

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  • Blackberry Farm*
  • Walland
  • blackberryfarm.com
  • Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel
  • Chattanooga
  • choochoo.com
  • Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa
  • Pigeon Forge
  • dollywood.com
  • Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
  • Nashville
  • marriott.com
  • The Hermitage Hotel*
  • Nashville
  • thehermitagehotel.com
  • The Peabody Memphis
  • Memphis
  • peabodymemphis.com
  • Union Station Hotel (pictured above)
  • Nashville
  • unionstationhotelnashville.com

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Texas

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  • The Adolphus Hotel
  • Dallas
  • adolphus.com
  • The Driskill
  • Austin
  • driskillhotel.com
  • Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
  • Grapevine
  • marriott.com
  • Hotel Emma (pictured above)
  • San Antonio
  • thehotelemma.com
  • Omni La Mansión del Rio
  • San Antonio
  • omnihotels.com
  • Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
  • Dallas
  • rosewoodhotels.com

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Virginia

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  • The Cavalier
  • Virginia Beach
  • cavalierhotel.com
  • The Inn at Little Washington
  • Washington
  • theinnatlittlewashington.com
  • The Jefferson Hotel (pictured above)
  • Richmond
  • jeffersonhotel.com
  • The Martha Washington Inn & Spa
  • Abingdon
  • themartha.com
  • The Omni Homestead Resort
  • Hot Springs
  • omnihotels.com
  • Salamander Resort & Spa
  • Middleburg
  • salamanderresort.com
  • Williamsburg Inn
  • Williamsburg
  • colonialwilliamsburghotels.com

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Washington, D.C.

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  • The Hay-Adams
  • Downtown
  • hayadams.com
  • The Jefferson
  • Downtown
  • jeffersondc.com
  • Kimpton Donovan Hotel
  • Downtown
  • donovanhotel.com
  • Kimpton Glover Park Hotel (pictured above)
  • Upper Georgetown
  • gloverparkhotel.com
  • Rosewood Washington, D.C.
  • Georgetown
  • rosewoodhotels.com
  • The Watergate Hotel
  • Foggy Bottom
  • thewatergatehotel.com

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West Virginia

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  • Bavarian Inn
  • Shepherdstown
  • bavarianinnwv.com
  • Café Cimino Country Inn
  • Sutton
  • cafeciminocountryinn.com
  • The Greenbrier (pictured above)
  • White Sulphur Springs
  • greenbrier.com
  • Historic General Lewis Inn
  • Lewisburg
  • generallewisinn.com

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