The best romantic hotels in the USA

Hotel Wailea is the only adults-only, all-suite hotel on this list, with 72 suites set in tropical gardens above the Maui coast. A full-service spa and a fitness studio with yoga classes are on site, along with two restaurants: The Birdcage Japanese Grill and The Restaurant at Hotel Wailea. Its 9.6/10 rating from 140+ reviews trails only Hotel Drisco's 9.7 on this list.

Good to know: The hotel sits about a mile from the sea by coordinates, with both restaurants on site.

Skip it if you're traveling with kids: this is an adults-only property, unlike Four Seasons Resort Orlando on this list.

The Peninsula Beverly Hills carries a 9.4/10 rating from 90+ reviews under the independent Peninsula Hotels name. A spa, pool, restaurant, bar, and fitness room are all listed, with pets allowed and EV charging on site. It's one of two Beverly Hills hotels on this list, with L'Ermitage Beverly Hills about 1.0 mile away in a straight line.

Good to know: Pets and EV charging are both listed here, useful for couples driving into Beverly Hills for the weekend.

Skip it if you want confirmed restaurant or spa detail: L'Ermitage Beverly Hills, just over a mile away, has verified dining facts.

This AAA Five Diamond resort opened in August 2014, with 443 rooms across 17 stories, including 68 suites, and a named spa on site. Capa Steakhouse serves wood-fired cuts on outdoor terraces, a change of pace from the resort's five-acre water park. It holds a 9.3/10 rating from 150+ reviews.

Good to know: The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Orlando is a full-service spa, and Capa Steakhouse's outdoor terraces make for a dinner away from the water park.

Skip it if you want a resort built for two: the five-acre water park with a lazy river leans toward family trips.

L'Ermitage Beverly Hills is listed as a MICHELIN Guide property in the Los Angeles area, with three restaurants and three bars or lounges on site for couples who don't want to leave for dinner. It holds a 9.4/10 rating from 480+ reviews, the most reviewed of the two Beverly Hills hotels on this list.

Good to know: A spa is listed on site, and pets and EV charging are listed as well, useful for couples road-tripping into Beverly Hills.

Skip it if you're deciding between Beverly Hills stays: The Peninsula Beverly Hills sits about 1.0 mile away in a straight line.

Fairmont Grand Del Mar spreads a Mediterranean-inspired resort across four outdoor pools and an on-site golf course in Carmel Valley. Rooms come with European-style soaking tubs and marble dual sinks, and the Fairmont Spa adds facials, Swedish massage, and hydrotherapy. Addison, one of six restaurants here, is helmed by chef William Bradley.

Good to know: Dogs are allowed, up to two per room, for a non-refundable $150 cleaning fee plus tax.

Skip it if you want an adults-only retreat: this resort doesn't carry that designation, unlike Hotel Wailea, Relais & Chateaux.

The Post Oak Hotel pairs 250 guestrooms and suites, plus 20 executive residences, with a 20,000-square-foot spa on the fifth floor, tied with The Breakers Palm Beach for the largest spa size on this list. Four restaurants are on site, and the property includes a Rolls-Royce showroom. It holds a 9.5/10 rating from 190+ reviews.

Good to know: Rooms and suites are complemented by 20 executive residences, and the fifth-floor spa runs 20,000 square feet.

Skip it if you want a beach or resort setting: this is an Uptown Houston hotel, not a coastal property like The Breakers Palm Beach.

Trump National Doral Miami holds a 9.4/10 rating from 660+ reviews, the highest review count among the Florida properties on this list. A spa, restaurant, bar, and fitness room are listed, with pets and EV charging listed as well. It's a resort address in Doral, Miami-Dade County, rather than a boutique hotel.

Good to know: The nearest hotel on this list, The Breakers Palm Beach, is about 64.9 miles away in a straight line.

Skip it if you want confirmed restaurant or spa detail: none is available for Trump National Doral Miami, unlike The Post Oak Hotel.

Every one of the St. Regis San Francisco's 260 rooms has its own soaking tub, and the hotel's two-level, 9,000-square-foot spa adds cedar saunas and a Himalayan Salt Room. Astra, the signature fine-dining restaurant, is on site for dinner after a treatment. It's rated 9.3/10 from 60+ reviews in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco.

Good to know: Dogs are the only pets allowed, and they're not permitted in the restaurant, bar, spa, pool, or fitness center.

Skip it if you're traveling with a dog you'd like to bring to dinner: house rules here keep pets out of every dining and wellness space.

Bernardus Lodge & Spa keeps its 73 guestrooms to private balconies or patios, and some rooms add a two-person copper soaking tub with a separate wet room and rain shower. The wellness spa includes a warming pool, a eucalyptus steam room, and a dry sauna. It's rated 9.3/10 from 180+ reviews in Carmel Valley, Monterey County.

Good to know: Ask for a room with the two-person copper soaking tub and rain shower; not every room has one.

Skip it if you need every room the same: the two-person soaking tub is only in some rooms at Bernardus Lodge.

The Equestrian Hotel is recognized as Ocala's only AAA Four Diamond property, with 248 rooms and suites at the center of the World Equestrian Center complex. Seven restaurants and a full-service resort spa are on site. It's rated 9.3/10 from 180+ reviews, tied with several other hotels on this list.

Good to know: The hotel sits at the center of the World Equestrian Center complex in Ocala, with seven restaurants on site.

Skip it if the World Equestrian Center isn't part of your plans: the nearest hotel, Four Seasons Resort Orlando, is 68.7 miles away in a straight line.

The Breakers Palm Beach sits on 140 acres of oceanfront, founded in 1896 by Henry M. Flagler, with 534 guest rooms and suites including the private Flagler Club floors. On site are 10 restaurants and eight bars, more of each than any other hotel on this list.

Good to know: The Spa at The Breakers spans 20,000 square feet with 17 treatment rooms, tied with The Post Oak Hotel for the largest spa size given on this list.

Skip it if a 534-room resort feels too large: Hotel Drisco, with 43 rooms, is the small-hotel pick on this list instead.

Austin Proper Hotel carries a 9.3/10 rating from 90+ reviews under the Design Hotels affiliation. A spa, pool, restaurant, bar, and fitness room are listed, alongside pets allowed, EV charging, a sustainability label, and an LGBTQ+ friendly label. It's the only Austin hotel on this list, part of the Proper brand.

Good to know: A sustainability label and an LGBTQ+ friendly label are listed here alongside the usual spa, pool, and pet-friendly amenities.

Skip it if you want verified restaurant or spa detail: none is confirmed for Austin Proper, unlike The Post Oak Hotel in Houston.

The Lodge at Torrey Pines has 170 rooms with granite and marble bathrooms and a spa of about 9,500 square feet across 14 treatment rooms. A.R. Valentien serves regional cuisine on site. The lodge sits within about a mile of the sea by coordinates in La Jolla, and holds a 9.3/10 rating from 60+ reviews.

Good to know: One dog up to 50 pounds, or two smaller dogs totaling 75 pounds, is allowed for a $150 fee, waived for service dogs.

Skip it if you're traveling with a larger dog: the 50-pound limit here is tighter than Fairmont Grand Del Mar's two-dogs-per-room policy.

Hotel Drisco is a 43-room hotel in an Edwardian building that opened as a boarding house in 1903. Chauffeur service, electric-bike access, and a daily wine reception are included, and the hotel sits on a hilltop in the residential Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. It holds the highest guest rating on this list: 9.7/10 from 70+ reviews.

Good to know: The hotel offers chauffeur service and electric-bike access, plus a daily wine reception, useful for evenings without a rental car.

Skip it if you want a pool or restaurant on site: only a spa and fitness room are listed here.

Catherine Ward House Inn is an 1880s house with 9 individually designed guest rooms, some with a private balcony or a two-person spa tub. It's a short walk from Forsyth Park, on the edge of Savannah's Victorian District. The inn holds a 9.5/10 rating from 390+ reviews, the most reviews of any bed-and-breakfast on this list.

Good to know: Dogs are allowed at Catherine Ward House Inn, and some rooms include a private balcony or two-person spa tub.

Skip it if you need pet size limits spelled out: this policy is just dogs allowed, unlike the Inn on West Liberty's 25-pound limit.

The Inn on West Liberty holds AAA Four Diamond recognition in an 1871 house with 8 guest rooms plus 1 private courtyard cottage. One dog under 25 pounds is allowed per stay, but only in 3 designated rooms: the Pulaski Square Cottage, the Telfair Garden Room, and the Wright Square Room.

Good to know: The pet-friendly rooms are limited to 3: Pulaski Square Cottage, Telfair Garden Room, and Wright Square Room, for one dog under 25 pounds.

Skip it if your dog is over 25 pounds: only smaller dogs are allowed, and only in 3 named rooms here.

Banyan Tree B&B Retreat is a restored 1927 plantation house with 3 cottages and 4 suites in Makawao, Maui. A 700-square-foot yoga and meditation studio is on site, and a pool is listed as well. It holds a 9.5/10 rating from 50+ reviews.

Good to know: The 700-square-foot yoga and meditation studio is a rare amenity among the bed-and-breakfasts on this list.

Skip it if you're traveling with a dog: dogs are not allowed at Banyan Tree B&B Retreat.

Vagabond's House Inn has 13 individually decorated guest rooms, each with its own fireplace, in an English Tudor building of Carmel stone, brick, and half-timbers. No other hotel on this list puts a fireplace in every room.

Good to know: The inn sits at the corner of 4th Avenue and Dolores Street in Carmel-by-the-Sea, and dogs are allowed.

Skip it if you want a room directly on the water: Vagabond's House Inn sits about a mile from the sea by coordinates, not on the beach.