These Are Minnesota's Best Hotels: U.S. News & World Report

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Need a break from the day-to-day grind and just want to be treated like royalty for the night? You're in luck. U.S. News & World Report has released its rankings of the best hotels across the country and within Minnesota.

The report looked at more than 24,000 luxury hotels to come up with the rankings. Hotels that received a gold badge were in the top 10 percent of ranked hotels. Hawaii’s Four Seasons Resort Lanai ranked first, followed by The Peninsula Chicago at No. 2 and The Langham, Chicago at No. 3.

If those don't fit your fancy, don't fret: There are plenty of great hotels in Minnesota too. Here are the best luxury hotels in the state for those looking for a night or two away from the kids.

1. Hotel Ivy, A Luxury Collection Hotel
2. Kimpton Grand Hotel Minneapolis
3. Radisson Blu Mall of America
4. Loews Minneapolis Hotel
5. The Saint Paul Hotel
6. JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America
7. W Minneapolis - The Foshay
8. Hewing Hotel
9. Radisson Blu Minneapolis Downtown
10. Graduate Minneapolis

If you're looking out-of-state, California and New York had the most gold badge winners with 38 and 26 gold badge hotels, respectively. There were also 24 in Florida.

Among cities, New York City ranked highest in the number of gold badge hotels with 24 — more than double that of Las Vegas and Los Angeles, which tied for second with 11. Washington, D.C. and Chicago had 1o and eight gold badge hotels, respectively.

Photo: AP Photo/Dusan Vranic