Top Small City Hotels in the Continental U.S
| Rank 2014 | Rank 2013 | Name | Score |
| 1 | 7 | Planters Inn Charleston, South Carolina | 94.78 |
| 2 | 4 | French Quarter Inn Charleston, South Carolina | 93.58 |
| 3 | - | Inn at the Market, Seattle | 93.56 |
| 4 | 3 | Wentworth Mansion, Charleston, South Carolina | 92.76 |
| 5 | 1 | Market Pavilion Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina | 92.20 |
| 6 | 8 | XV Beacon, Boston | 91.62 |
| 7 | - | 21C Museum Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky | 90.93 |
| 8 | - | The Jefferson, Washington, D.C. | 90.86 |
| 9 | 2 | Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi, Santa Fe, New Mexico | 90.77 |
| 10 | - | Eliot Hotel, Boston | 90.50 |
Debut denotes a World's Best Awards debut.
Great Value denotes a rate of $250 or less
Hall of Fame denotes Hall of Fame