JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America

"You wouldn’t think you’d find the lap of luxury deep in America’s heartland—and at the heels of the nation’s most massive mall complex, no less—but the 321-room, 21-suite JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America is all about proving people wrong. The hotel, which opened in November 2015, is luring fun-seeking families and businessmen alike with sleek, modern décor, state-of-the-art amenities, and superb service that read more big-city sophisticate than Midwestern stopover. Steel-gray rooms have dark wooden furniture and houndstooth-print pillows, along with marble bathrooms and LED screen TVs. And with second-floor skyway access to the Mall (right near the Nordstrom enrance, we might add), you can’t get much closer to having it all—between the mall’s shopping, food, movie theater, and amusement park and the hotel’s fitness center and swimming pool, you hardly have to leave the handful of surrounding square miles to fill your days. Cedar + Stone, Urban Table serves up hearty New American dishes whipped up with ingredients from nearby farms and lakes—see the menu’s miles-long list of local purveyors—and proudly pours the area’s best craft brews and liquors. Take the light rail over to downtown Minneapolis, just 10 minutes away, to keep the party going."