2026 location index
Best Hotels in United States (MA)
Compare 24 hotels using seven years of Forbes Travel Guide recognition history, weighted toward recent performance.
Ranked for consistency
United States (MA) hotel rankings
24 hotels
| Property | Score | Destination | Country | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Harbor Hotel | 5.00 | Boston | United States (MA) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Four Seasons Hotel Boston | 5.00 | Boston | United States (MA) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Mandarin Oriental, Boston | 5.00 | Boston | United States (MA) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Wequassett Resort and Golf Club | 5.00 | Cape Cod | United States (MA) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Encore Boston Harbor | 4.99 | Boston | United States (MA) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston | 4.99 | Boston | United States (MA) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Chatham Inn | 4.97 | Cape Cod | United States (MA) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Chatham Bars Inn | 4.92 | Cape Cod | United States (MA) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Boston | 4.00 | Boston | United States (MA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Wauwinet | 4.00 | Nantucket | United States (MA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Inn at Hastings Park | 3.98 | Boston | United States (MA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| The Newbury Boston | 3.97 | Boston | United States (MA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Mirbeau Inn & Spa Plymouth | 3.92 | Cape Cod | United States (MA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| The Langham, Boston | 3.60 | Boston | United States (MA) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| InterContinental Boston | 3.08 | Boston | United States (MA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Fairmont Copley Plaza | 3.00 | Boston | United States (MA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center | 3.00 | Boston | United States (MA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| The Liberty Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel | 3.00 | Boston | United States (MA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| White Elephant Harborside Hotel | 3.00 | Nantucket | United States (MA) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| XV Beacon | 2.99 | Boston | United States (MA) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| The Mansion at Ocean Edge | 2.89 | Cape Cod | United States (MA) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Wheatleigh | 1.89 | The Berkshires | United States (MA) | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| The Charlotte Inn | 0.97 | Martha’s Vineyard | United States (MA) | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Blantyre | 0.58 | The Berkshires | United States (MA) | 4 |
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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