Colorado’s Best Hotels: 2019 U.S. News & World Report

DENVER, CO – The Four Seasons hotels stand out among other chains in the U.S., placing at the very top of a new set of rankings of the best hotels in the country. The 2019 rankings, released by U.S. News & World Report, look at the top luxury hotels and resorts in the country and in every state.

U.S. News awards the top 10 percent of ranked hotels, or hotels that fall at or above the 90th percentile, with a gold badge, the publication explains in its methodology. The hotels that rank at or above the 70th percentile are awarded a silver badge. This year, Colorado made it into the top five states with the most "gold badge" ratings:

1. California: 71
2. New York: 44
3. Florida: 41
4. Colorado: 23
5. Hawaii: 20

Nine Colorado hotels were awarded a silver badge.

Among the top 100 hotels in the country, The Little Nell in Aspen made the top of the Colorado List, followed by the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs and The Sebastian and Four Seasons in Vail.

Several Denver hotels also made appearances on the list, including the Four Seasons, The Brown Palace, The Ritz Carlton, The Crawfod Hotel, Hotel Teatro and the ART.

Below are the top ranked luxury hotels in Colorado:

1. US Rank: 19 The Little Nell, Aspen
2. US Rank: 29 The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
3. US Rank: 55 The Sebastian – Vail, A Timbers Resort
4. US Rank: 100 Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail
5. US Rank: 122 Four Seasons Hotel Denver
6. US Rank: 160 Sonnenalp Hotel, Vail
7. US Rank: 179 The St. Regis Aspen Resort
8. US Rank: 180 The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, Vail
9. US Rank: 181 Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa, Vail
10. US Rank: 205 Hotel Jerome, An Auberge Resort, Aspen
11. US Rank: 210 St Julien Hotel & Spa, Boulder
12. US Rank: 216 The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, Autograph Collection, Denver
13. US Rank: 226 Lumiére with Inspirato, Telluride
14. US Rank: 256 The Ritz-Carlton, Denver
15. US Rank: 266 Viceroy Snowmass, Aspen
16. US Rank: 273 The Crawford Hotel, Denver
17. US Rank: 283 The Arrabelle at Vail Square, A RockResort
18. US Rank: 291 Hotel Talisa, A Luxury Collection Resort, Vail
19. US Rank: 314 Hotel Teatro, Denver
20. US Rank: 322 the ART, a hotel, Denver
21. US Rank: 326 Gateway Canyons Resort
22. US Rank: 333 Madeline Hotel & Residences, Telluride
23. US Rank: 344 Inn at Lost Creek, Telluride

New York City, Las Vegas and Los Angeles had the most gold badge winners among the cities.

The top five hotels in the U.S. are:

Four Seasons Resort Hualalai (1)
The Peninsula Chicago (2)
Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club, Surfside, Florida (3)
Four Seasons Resort Lanai (4)
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (5)

U.S. News comes up with a score to rank hotels using awards and recognitions a hotel has received, the hotel class (5-star, 4-star) and guest ratings from TripAdvisor. (You can read the full methodology here)

By Feroze Dhanoa, Patch National Staff

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