( CNN ) Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa took the top U.S. spot in U.S. News & World Report 's fifth annual `` Best Hotels of 2015 '' list . The first-place Rancho Santa Fe , California , resort was followed by the Lodge at Sea Island in Georgia in second place ; the Inn at Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina ( third place ) ; The Allison Inn & Spa in Oregon ( fourth place ) ; and Four Seasons Hotel Seattle in Washington ( fifth place ) . The magazine 's annual rankings list more than 2,500 hotels across the United States , Caribbean , Mexico and Canada . `` We 're taking the guesswork out of finding a great hotel , '' said Erin Shields , travel editor for U.S. News , in a press statement . `` The Best Hotels of 2015 represent the top properties recognized by experts . '' California also took the top spot with the most ranked hotels in the United States , while New York City had the highest concentration of ranked hotels among U.S. cities . The rest of the top hotels in the United States are The Langham , Chicago ; The Grand Del Mar in California , The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician in Arizona ; Four Seasons Hotel Chicago ; and The Jefferson in Washington , D.C. Of the bottom half of the top 10 , all of the hotels except the Grand Del Mar are new to the list . The best hotel in the Caribbean is Eden Roc at Cap Cana in Punta Cana , Dominican Republic ; Mexico 's top hotel is Las Ventanas al Paraiso ; and the Ritz-Carlton , Montreal , is the top Canadian hotel . The U.S. News Best Hotels rankings are developed using the company 's methodology , which combines expert and guest reviews , industry awards and other ratings . 1 . Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa , California . 2 . The Lodge at Sea Island , Georgia . 3 . The Inn at Palmetto Bluff , a Montage Resort , South Carolina . 4 . The Allison Inn & Spa , Oregon . 5 . Four Seasons Hotel Seattle . 6 . The Langham , Chicago . 7 . The Grand Del Mar , California . 8 . The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician , Arizona . 9 . Four Seasons Hotel Chicago . 10 . The Jefferson , Washington , D.C .
The hotel tops the best U.S. hotel list . Eight of the top ten U.S. hotels are new to the market .