10 Best Hotels In Washington For 2018

SEATTLE, WA - 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 in Washington state.

U.S. News & World Report analysts 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 Washington's bigger cities (and Kirkland).

Here are the best luxury hotels in Washington for those looking for a night or two away from the kids:

1. Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle - Seattle
2. Four Seasons Hotel Seattle - Seattle
3. Inn at the Market - Seattle
4. Thompson Seattle - Seattle
5. Kimpton Hotel Monaco Seattle - Seattle
6. Pan Pacific Hotel Seattle - Seattle
7. The Woodmark Hotel & Still Spa, A Destination Hotel - Kirkland
8. The Historic Davenport, Autograph Collection - Spokane
9. Loews Hotel 1000 - Seattle
10. Hotel Murano - Tacoma

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.

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