DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado has multiple award-winning, five-star hotels, and a handful of them are some of the best places to stay in the nation, according to new U.S. News and World Report rankings.
Each year for 15 years, U.S. News and World Report ranks hotels based on several factors and requirements, such as a hotel’s awards, reviews, class rating, guest rating, accommodations and more.
“U.S. News is the only organization to evaluate hotels by taking into account the aggregate opinion of published travel experts through industry awards and the overall customer satisfaction expressed in online guest reviews,” the publication said in a press release.
The rankings for 2025 were released Tuesday. Understandably, many of the country’s top-ranked hotels and resorts are in warm and tropical areas like Hawaii. However, one place in Colorado’s snowy high country was good enough to rank among the best of the best.
CO hotels rank among best in US
These are the top five best hotels in the U.S. in 2025, according to U.S. News:
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai — Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Acqualina Resort and Residences On The Beach — Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort — Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad — New York, New York
The Little Nell — Aspen, Colorado
A handful of other Colorado resorts ranked among the top 100 best in the country, including:
No. 17: The Broadmoor — Colorado Springs
No. 57: Madeline Hotel and Residences — Telluride
No. 77: Sonnenalp — Vail
CO resorts rank among best in US
The Little Nell was also named the fourth-best resort in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report.
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai — Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Acqualina Resort and Residences On The Beach — Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort — Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
The Little Nell — Aspen, Colorado
Four Seasons Resort Lanai — Lanai City, Hawaii
Many other Colorado resorts ranked among the top 100 in the country, including:
No. 16: The Broadmoor — Colorado Springs
No. 30: Madeline Hotel and Residences — Telluride
No. 35: Sonnenalp — Vail
No. 60: Viceroy Snowmass — Snowmass Village
No. 88: The Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch — Avon
No. 93: Hotel Jerome, Auberge Resorts Collection — Aspen
No. 95: Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa — Beaver Creek
The full U.S. News and World Report 2025 rankings can be found online.
