2026 location index
Best Hotels in United States (FL)
Compare 61 hotels using seven years of Forbes Travel Guide recognition history, weighted toward recent performance.
Ranked for consistency
United States (FL) hotel rankings
61 hotels
| Property | Score | Destination | Country | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqualina Resort and Residences on the Beach | 5.00 | Miami | United States (FL) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Faena Hotel Miami Beach | 5.00 | Miami | United States (FL) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club | 5.00 | Miami | United States (FL) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach | 5.00 | Palm Beach | United States (FL) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| The Setai, Miami Beach | 5.00 | Miami | United States (FL) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort | 5.00 | Miami | United States (FL) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Beach Club at The Boca Raton | 4.85 | Palm Beach | United States (FL) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes | 4.40 | Orlando | United States (FL) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Yacht Club at The Boca Raton | 4.26 | Palm Beach | United States (FL) | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Four Seasons Hotel Miami | 4.00 | Miami | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort | 4.00 | Orlando | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Breakers Palm Beach | 4.00 | Palm Beach | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Miami Beach EDITION | 4.00 | Miami | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour, Miami | 4.00 | Miami | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami | 4.00 | Miami | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón | 4.00 | Naples | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale | 4.00 | Fort Lauderdale | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Trump National Doral Miami | 4.00 | Miami | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Waldorf Astoria Orlando | 4.00 | Orlando | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes | 3.86 | Orlando | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | ||||
| The Ritz-Carlton, Naples | 3.86 | Naples | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | ||||
| The Tampa EDITION | 3.86 | Tampa | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Tower at The Boca Raton | 3.86 | Palm Beach | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | ||||
| The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island | 3.75 | Amelia Island | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Camp Creek Inn | 3.69 | Florida Gulf Coast | United States (FL) | 4 | |||||
| Conrad Orlando | 3.69 | Orlando | United States (FL) | 4 | |||||
| The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami | 3.60 | Miami | United States (FL) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Hotel South Beach | 3.25 | Miami | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Inn on Fifth and Club Level Suites | 3.25 | Naples | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Pearl Hotel | 3.25 | Florida Gulf Coast | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota | 3.08 | Sarasota | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach | 3.08 | Miami | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| WaterColor Inn | 3.08 | Florida Gulf Coast | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach | 3.00 | Fort Lauderdale | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Fontainebleau Miami Beach | 3.00 | Miami | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa | 3.00 | St. Augustine | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Little Palm Island Resort & Spa | 3.00 | Florida Keys | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| The Biltmore | 3.00 | Miami | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| The Marker Waterfront Resort | 3.00 | Florida Keys | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Fort Lauderdale | 2.89 | Fort Lauderdale | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa | 2.89 | Florida Gulf Coast | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort & Spa | 2.89 | Orlando | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| JW Marriott Tampa Water Street | 2.89 | Tampa | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Mr. C Miami Coconut Grove | 2.89 | Miami | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach | 2.89 | Palm Beach | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Trump International Beach Resort Miami | 2.85 | Miami | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa | 2.82 | Palm Beach | United States (FL) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Lake Nona Wave Hotel | 2.77 | Orlando | United States (FL) | 3 | |||||
| Palm House | 2.77 | Palm Beach | United States (FL) | 3 | |||||
| Loews Miami Beach Hotel | 2.46 | Miami | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| One Ocean Resort & Spa | 2.46 | Jacksonville | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| The Henderson Beach Resort | 2.46 | Florida Gulf Coast | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Mandarin Oriental, Miami | 2.33 | Miami | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Carillon Miami Wellness Resort | 2.25 | Miami | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Ponte Vedra Inn & Club | 2.25 | Jacksonville | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Fisher Island Club Hotel & Resort | 0.97 | Miami | United States (FL) | 4 | 4 | ||||
| The Betsy — South Beach | 0.72 | Miami | United States (FL) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Boca Raton Resort and Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort | 0.43 | Palm Beach | United States (FL) | 3 | |||||
| COMO Metropolitan Miami Beach | 0.43 | Miami | United States (FL) | 3 | |||||
| Casa Marina Key West, A Waldorf Astoria Resort | 0.43 | Florida Keys | United States (FL) | 3 | |||||
| Hyatt Regency Orlando | 0.43 | Orlando | United States (FL) | 3 |
Our methodology
Recognition that lasts
Hoslog looks across seven years of published designations. Recent recognition carries more influence, while earlier years reveal consistency. When a hotel goes unlisted, its previous recognition gradually fades.
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