Our readers' favourite hotels in the Americas: 2025 Readers' Choice Awards
Hotels across the pond are always loved by our readers. New arrival Banyan Tree Veya Valle de Guadalupe shot to the top of the Mexico category with full-bodied scores for location and food and drink, and the Caribbean number one spot was taken by Grenada's Silversands Beach House, liked for its breezy, canvas-shaded suites. In the USA, boutique digs such as Dallas’s Hôtel Swexan and Phoenix’s The Global Ambassador made a serious impression, though it was the skyscraping Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad that hit the big time, with top votes for service and – with front-row views of Manhattan – its rooms.
These are the best hotels in the Americas, according to the 2025 Readers' Choice Awards. The scores below are percentages representing overall average levels of satisfaction.
Quentin BaconNew York City
20. The Manner. Score 80.52
19. W New York – Times Square. Score 82.00
18. Fasano Fifth Avenue. Score 82.72
17. Ace Hotel New York. Score 82.73
16. Hotel Chelsea. Score 85.33
15. The Mercer. Score 85.73
14. Fouquet’s New York. Score 86.53
13. 11 Howard. Score 87.08
12. 1 Hotel Central Park. Score 90.00
11. InterContinental New York Times Square. Score 90.58
10. The Mark. Score 91.40
9. The Langham, New York, Fifth Avenue. Score 91.61
8. The Greenwich Hotel. Score 93.32
7. The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel. Score 93.33
6. Warren Street Hotel. Score 95.60
5. The Lowell. Score 97.40
4. NH Collection New York Madison Avenue. Score 98.00
3. The Whitby Hotel. Score 98.49
2. Crosby Street Hotel. Score 98.82
1. The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad. Score 99.00
Rest of the USA
20. Virgin Hotels Chicago, Illinois. Score 75.03
19. The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern, Auberge Resorts Collection, Los Olivos, California. Score 75.89
18. 1 Hotel Nashville, Tennessee. Score 77.23
17. Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California. Score 79.63
16. Eurostars The Boxer, Boston, Massachusetts. Score 93.41
15. Virgin Hotels Nashville, Tennessee. Score 93.45
14. The Peninsula Chicago, Illinois. Score 93.50
13. 1 Hotel South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida. Score 93.54
12. The Langham, Boston, Massachusetts. Score 94.07
11. Shore Hotel, Los Angeles, California. Score 94.10
10. Lancaster Hotel, Houston, Texas. Score 94.77
9. Hôtel Swexan, Dallas, Texas. Score 95.58
8. Rosewood Washington, DC. Score 97.23
7. Shutters on the Beach, Santa Monica, California. Score 98.52
6. Faena Miami Beach, Florida. Score 98.86
5. The Global Ambassador, Phoenix, Arizona. Score 99.03
4. Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California. Score 99.28
3. Park Hyatt Chicago, Illinois. Score 99.59
2. The Verb Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts. Score 99.69
1. Parker Palm Springs, California. Score 99.93
The Caribbean
10. Quintessence Hotel Anguilla, Anguilla. Score 94.46
9. Jamaica Inn, Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Score 95.20
8. The Sandpiper, St James, Barbados. Score 95.60
7. Calabash Hotel, St George’s, Grenada. Score 96.00
6. Bequia Beach Hotel, St Vincent and the Grenadines. Score 96.67
5. Geejam, Port Antonio, Jamaica. Score 96.94
4. The Potlatch Club, Eleuthera, Bahamas. Score 97.69
3. The Ritz-Carlton, Turks & Caicos, Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos. Score 98.00
2. Eleven Bahama House, Dunmore Town, Bahamas. Score 98.80
1. Silversands Beach House, St George’s, Grenada. Score 99.67
Mexico
10. La Valise Tulum. Score 91.61
9. Banyan Tree Puebla. Score 91.80
8. Hotel XCaret Mexico, Riviera Maya. Score 92.00
7. Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City. Score 92.25
6. Casa Polanco, Mexico City. Score 92.96
5. The Paragon Hotel Mexico Santa Fe. Score 93.00
4. Casa Chablé, Riviera Maya. Score 95.60
3. Papaya Playa Project, Riviera Maya. Score 96.49
2. Hacienda de San Antonio, Colima. Score 97.33
1 . Banyan Tree Veya Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California. Score 99.20
