List Of America’s Best Hotels And Resorts Includes Two In North Carolina

If you've done even a little bit of traveling, you know that hotels are not all created equally. When you’re planning an overnight trip of any kind, your accommodations can make or break the entire travel experience. It's not just about the bed and the towels. The service, dining options, activities, and other amenities are just as important. Luckily, a new list is out to help you find the perfect place to stay.

USA Today's 10Best report on the best hotels and resorts reveals the top picks in eight categories. To come up with the list, a panel of hotel and travel experts nominated their choices. Then, 10Best readers voted for their favorites to decide the winners, which include two properties in North Carolina.

C.W. Worth House Bed & Breakfast in Wilmington, North Carolina, was named Best Bed and Breakfast. Built in 1893, this Queen Anne-style B&B has a very cozy feel with only seven guest rooms. There’s a farm-to-table breakfast every morning and it’s located within walking distance to downtown and the Wilmington Riverwalk. It was also a 2023 Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Winner. Discover more about this historic hideaway HERE.

Staying on the coast, the award for Best Boutique Hotel went to the resort-style Beaufort Hotel NC for the second year in a row. Located in the historic seaside town of Beaufort, North Carolina, this waterfront hotel makes sustainability a priority. Guests can enjoy walking tours, bird watching and scuba diving, among other adventures. The hotel's 34° North Restaurant & Bar also gets high praise. You can learn more HERE.

The USA Today 10Best list also names America's top choices for Best All-Inclusive Resort, Best Destination Resort, Best Family Resort, Best Historic Hotel, Best Luxury Hotel Brand, and Best Waterfront Hotel. The complete list is HERE.

What is it about staying in a hotel that makes people act like they're rock stars who are entitled to anything their hearts might desire?  I guess it's because a hotel is not your home so the normal rules don't apply. I mean, you don't really have to pick up after yourself, do you? The hotel has people to do that for you. And then there's room service. You're certainly not getting that at home.

There is something sort of "rock star" about having an entire meal brought to your room and all you have to do is sign for it. Don't worry, the sticker shock will come later. More than a quarter (27%) of U.S. hotels say their guests spend more than $100 for room service, on average. It's sort of worth it, though, right? Especially if you're worn out from traveling and just want to eat a cheeseburger in bed. But some people go way beyond a burger.

Hotels.com has just released their first Room Service Report, which includes room service requests from nearly 500 hotels in the U.S. and around the world. According to Metro, the report gives us a peek into what people are ordering from their hotel rooms. If you’ve ever felt bad for ordering something off-menu at a hotel, take comfort in the fact that it’s probably not the strangest request they’ve received.

Because regular water is soooo fattening. I'm guessing they meant some kind of electrolyte-enhanced smart water.

When the microwave in your room isn't working and you just don't have time to wait for nature to take its course.

Are some hotels BYOF? Kudos to any hotel that actually honors this request. That's going above and beyond.

If I see any egg white, I'm sending it back! This is definitely a rock star request. It's like the old story of Van Halen demanding that there not be any brown M&M's in the backstage area, although, they had a good reason for doing that. It was to make sure that local concert promoters were actually reading the contracts. Smart.

I have questions about this one. Were they asking for a bison steak, a bison burger, or an actual live bison? It's important to make that very clear up front because it could affect the price.