Where the history lives

Photo: The Royal Hawaiian

Edition USA Today published a ranking of the best historical hotels in the United States.

Winners were determined in two stages. The top twenty were experts who work in the field of hotel and tourist business, as well as journalists, leading sections on travel.

After that, the choice of ten winning hotels was carried out by readers of the publication by voting on the site.

Top-10 best historic US hotels.

1. Grand Hotel - Mackinac Island, Michigan

Photo: Grand Hotel

Guests at this hotel can admire the Makino Strait from the world's longest porch. This historic hotel opened in 1887 for receivers from Chicago, Montreal and Detroit. In 1895, Mark Twain lectured in Grand Hotel for $ 1 per ticket.

2. Mission Inn Hotel & Spa - Riverside, California

Photo: Mission Inn Hotel & Spa

Mission Inn Hotel & Spa - National Historic Landmark. The hotel began as a modest 12-room boarding house in the late 1800s, when wealthy East Coasters and Europeans began moving to Riverside due to warm weather and the growing citrus industry. Today, this charming hotel offers 238 rooms set in stunning architectural creations from the last century.

3. The Peabody Memphis - Memphis, Tennessee

Photo: The Peabody Memphis

The building of this hotel is replete with luxury, the restaurant pleases the taste, and guests are entertained by famous ducks. The indoor pool will make you feel like a time traveler. The hotel was opened in 1869 year (it has been in its current location since 1925 year).

4. The Hermitage Hotel - Nashville, Tennessee

Photo: The Hermitage Hotel

Historic Hotel Hermitage was built in 1908 year as the first hotel in Nashville, the construction of which cost a million dollars. The hotel is decorated with grand staircase, mahogany panels, Italian marble columns, stained glass windows and walnut furniture. Among the guests of this hotel were several American presidents.

5. Mohonk Mountain House - New Paltz, New York

Photo: Mohonk Mountain House

Smiley family founded Mohonk mountain house in 1869, today the Victorian castle in New York Hudson Valley is still owned by the Smiley family and continues to welcome guests. The newest buildings in the property were built in 1910 year. Among the hotel guests were Andrew Carnegie, the Rockefeller family, Theodore Roosevelt and Bill Clinton.

6. The Broadmoor - Colorado Springs, Colorado

Photo: The Broadmoor

History The broadmoor — an iconic hotel in Colorado Springs — dates back to 1918, when it welcomed its first guests. John D. Rockefeller was the hotel's first celebrity guest, staying there on the night of June 1, 1918. Today, the 5000-acre resort offers a full-service spa, three golf courses and a luxury restaurant The penrose room.

7. The Don CeSar - St. Pete Beach, Florida

Photo: The Don CeSar

This historic hotel in St. Pete Beach is known as the “Pink Palace” due to its colorful pink exterior. Guests and staff often claim to witness paranormal phenomena while in the hotel. According to rumors, in some rooms there are ghosts, and visitors can sign up for special tours to search for ghosts. Perhaps the hotel is inhabited by the ghosts of the original owner and his forbidden love, or the patients who died here when the hotel was used as a veteran's hospital in the 1940s.

8. The Royal Hawaiian - Honolulu, Hawaii

Photo: The Royal Hawaiian

528-room Royal Hawaiian nestled among coconut groves and pools along the trendy beach in Honolulu. Built in 1927 in the popular at the time of the Spanish-Moorish style "Pink Palace in the Pacific" was leased to the US Navy during World War II for use as an object of recreation and leisure. The hotel reopens to guests in 1947 year.

9. The American Club - Kohler, Wisconsin

Photo: The American Club

In 1918 year The american club began his work as a residential complex for single immigrant workers in the company Kohler. It had a pub, bowling alley, a hairdresser, and also offered English language classes for employees. In 1981, the property reopened as a luxury resort with world-class golf courses, award-winning restaurants and a spa Forbes five star.

10. The Omni Homestead Resort - Hot Springs, Virginia

Photo: The Omni Homestead Resort

In 1764, Captain Thomas Bullett received 300 acres of land (121 ha), which contained seven natural mineral springs. The captain and his soldiers quickly cleared the ground and built an 18-room wooden hotel called Homestead. The hotel has undergone significant changes since then - it now boasts 483 rooms and suites - but has still managed to retain its historic charm.

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