The United States is home to hundreds of historic hotels, and travelers have their pick of long-running inns and adaptive-reuse properties for unique stays across the country.
This past year, CoStar News Hotels has profiled 10 of these historic properties. Scroll through the slideshow of these hotels and read more about each below. Be sure to click to read more if any of the hotels pique your interest.
Location: Galveston, Texas
Year built: 1911
When Mark Wyant, a former airline pilot and Dallas-based businessman, acquired the 219-room Grand Galvez in 2021, he said he "wanted to dress the old girl up." After two years and over $50 million in renovations, the hotel was returned to its original glory — so much that Hollywood came calling. "1923," a prequel TV show to Paramount's "Yellowstone," filmed the second episode of its second season at the Grand Galvez and around Galveston in August 2024 and aired March 2, 2025. Click here to read more.
Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts
Year built: 1891
Nantucket's preserved history and charm has long attracted visitors, and The Nantucket Hotel & Resort has seen over a century of tourism on the island. Originally opened as The Pointe Breeze Hotel, the 44-room resort has been completely renovated internally while keeping its exterior mostly preserved. The hotel captured the attention of New York Times-bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand, who has penned some of her novels at the hotel and was inspired to write "The Hotel Nantucket," which is loosely based off the property. Click here to read more.
Location: Montrose, Colorado
Year built: 1909
After sitting vacant for more than a decade following a fire, the KP Building in the heart of downtown Montrose, Colorado, was given a another purpose by longtime hospitality professional Clay Bales. He saw the potential for the building, originally constructed by social group the Knights of Pythias, to be transformed into a boutique hotel. Now, the 17-room hotel and first-floor coffee and cocktail concept serves visitors and Montrose residents alike. Click here to read more.
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Year built: 1925
The 464-key Peabody hotel — known as the South's Grand Hotel — celebrated 100 years at its current location in downtown Memphis this year, and its iconic duck march has been there for almost every step of the way. The daily duck march begins at 11 a.m. with the hotel's five ducks — four females and one male — along with their duckmaster marching from the rooftop duck palace to the elevator, down to the lobby and into their fountain, where they swim and splash until 5 p.m. The experience has become a must for Memphis visitors who are drawn to the mostly preserved lobby of The Peabody for the presentation. Click here to read more.
Location: New Orleans
Year built: 1864 (Garden District Hotel)
Tucked into New Orleans' residential Garden District neighborhood are two sister hotels that complement each other with balanced experiences in the historic part of town. The 13-room Blackbird Hotel opened in late 2024, and its sister property, the 47-room Garden District Hotel, made its debut across the street in June. While the Blackbird has dark and moody vibes throughout its lobby and room design, the Garden District Hotel is light and airy and features a resort-style pool with a swim-up bar. Click here to read more.
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Year built: 1926
Originally opened as the Hotel George Mason, the historic building that now houses the Hotel Heron was converted into an office building in the '70s. A few years ago, Chicago-based Aparium wanted to restore the property to its glory days as a hotel. The company heavily modernized the building and turned an adjacent surface parking lot into the hotel's second building. Made to blend in with the Heron's original red brick, the new building features a 3,000-square-foot ballroom and additional guest rooms. Click here to read more.
Location: Seattle
Year built: 1918
Built originally to house and educate students at the Seattle Engineering School in 1918, the MarQueen's building became apartments before current ownership acquired it in 1998 to turn it into a hotel. This year, the 59-key hotel completed a total renovation that updated the plumbing and redesigned the rooms with a theme that was inspired by a 1966 color palette that Ford used for its cars during that time. Click here to read more.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Year built: 1925
A longtime fixture in the D.C. area, The Mayflower celebrated its centennial in February. The 585-room historic hotel is known for hosting prominent presidential events throughout the years. These days, The Mayflower is still a frequent host to political and business events and also is popular for weddings — and, in some cases, the hotel has hosted multiple generations of weddings within the same family. Click here to read more.
Location: Amarillo, Texas
Year built: 1927
The Barfield has a storied history within the city of Amarillo, which is primed for a busy 2026 thanks to next year's centennial of Route 66 and recent business development in the area. The hotel opened originally as an office building and was built as Amarillo's first skyscraper by businesswoman Melissa Dora Oliver-Eakle. The 112-room hotel opened in 2021 and nods to Oliver-Eakle's impact on the town with historically preserved areas and a speakeasy much like the one she ran in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Click here to read more.