These Are The 10 Best Hotels In Indiana: US News Report

ACROSS INDIANA— 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 Indiana, including several right here in Indianapolis.

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 Indiana, too, including seven in the top 10 right in Indianapolis.

Here are the top 10 best luxury hotels in Indiana for those looking for a night or two away from the kids:

1. West Baden Springs Hotel - West Baden Springs, IN
2. Conrad Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN
3. French Lick Springs Hotel - French Lick, IN
4. JW Marriott Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN
5. The Alexander, A Dolce Hotel - Indianapolis, IN
6. Omni Severin Hotel - Indianapolis, IN
7. Le Méridien Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN
8. The Westin Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN
9. Hyatt Regency Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN
10. Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago - East Chicago, IN

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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