The 16 Best Luxury Hotels in Atlanta

Under open skies: The Pool Piazza at The St. Regis Atlanta is a sweeping pool terrace with a whirlpool, a waterfall, private cabanas, an outdoor fireplace and its own bar. At the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, you swim in the heated saltwater Peachtree Pool, open year-round from 7 am to 9 pm. The FORTH Hotel Atlanta also has a heated outdoor pool for every season, where the Elektra restaurant serves Mediterranean dishes; it is reserved for hotel guests and club members.InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta · Buckhead VillageOn the roof: From the heated fifth-floor pool at the Signia by Hilton Atlanta Georgia World Congress Center, you look out at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and in season the Highball pool bar mixes frozen cocktails. At the Epicurean Atlanta, the saltwater pool sits on the ninth-floor Sky Terrace, with zero-edge entry, in-water loungers and climate-controlled cabanas; it opens for the summer season. The Hyatt Centric Atlanta Buckhead has a heated plunge pool with a sun deck on the second floor.

Indoors, whatever the weather: In the spa at the Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead, you swim laps in a 60-foot saline pool with a terrace above the English Garden. The JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead has an indoor pool with natural light and a separate whirlpool, and The Whitley Hotel Atlanta Buckhead a heated indoor pool.

Our advice: for long afternoons by the water, pick one of the big pool terraces in the north among the luxury hotels in Atlanta, and for summer evenings with a skyline, one of the rooftop pools. Whether your 5-star hotel in Atlanta should have you swimming indoors or outdoors also depends on when you travel: the rooftop pools come into their own in summer, while the indoor pools are open all year.

Grand and classic: The spa at the Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead has 13 treatment rooms and vitality pools, with body wraps, exfoliations and massages on the menu. The spa at The St. Regis Atlanta has eight treatment rooms, a couples suite and a Vichy room, and there is yoga every day overlooking the Pool Piazza.The Whitley Hotel Atlanta Buckhead · BuckheadWith a Southern touch: At the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, the treatments are built around scents of the South, such as the Magnolia Crystal Facial or the Mint Julep Treatment. The Whitley Hotel Atlanta Buckhead devotes an entire floor to its spa, with a Himalayan salt room, massages and facials; day guests are welcome too.

Recovery after the game or the trade show: Spa Signia at the Signia by Hilton Atlanta Georgia World Congress Center has six treatment rooms and a Recovery Lounge with compression therapy, percussion massage and sauna, plus cryo facials and HydraFacials. At the FORTH Hotel Atlanta, the wellness area with cold plunge, sauna, steam room and massages is open to guests aged 16 and up.

Our advice: if switching off is the main reason for your stay at a luxury hotel in Atlanta, set aside an afternoon for the spa and reserve your treatment when you book the room.

Two hotels mark the entry point Downtown: The Westin Peachtree Plaza Atlanta from 138 € and the Signia by Hilton Atlanta Georgia World Congress Center from 207 €, both with breakfast for two.The Westin Peachtree Plaza Atlanta · DowntownIn the north, rates begin at 178 € at the Hyatt Centric Atlanta Buckhead, 187 € at the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, 222 € at the JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead and 241 € at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead.

In the cultural district and to the west, the Hotel Granada Midtown Atlanta starts at 203 €, Bellyard Atlanta at 213 €, the Kimpton Shane Hotel Atlanta at 229 € and the Epicurean Atlanta at 301 €.

Around 300 € you will find four more luxury hotels: the JW Marriott Atlanta Downtown from 303 €, the Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead from 309 €, The Whitley Hotel Atlanta Buckhead from 313 € and The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta from 326 €.

On the BeltLine, the FORTH Hotel Atlanta starts at 356 €, and at the top end sits The St. Regis Atlanta from 712 €. For today’s rates and open rooms on your dates, check the hotel list on this page.

With every booking: At all 16 luxury hotels in Atlanta, breakfast for two or a daily breakfast credit is included, along with an upgrade subject to availability. Eight hotels add a US$100 hotel credit, among them the Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead and The St. Regis Atlanta; the Kimpton Shane Hotel Atlanta adds US$50, and the Hotel Granada Midtown Atlanta a bottle of wine plus US$50 for food and drinks. At the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta and the Kimpton Shane Hotel Atlanta, a 2 pm check-out is guaranteed; at the other hotels, arriving early and leaving late are possible when rooms allow.

Minimum stay: At the Hyatt Centric Atlanta Buckhead and the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, you need two nights for the benefits to apply; everywhere else, one night is enough.

Points: Marriott Bonvoy applies at nine hotels, such as The St. Regis Atlanta and The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta, and Hilton Honors at the Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead and the Signia by Hilton Atlanta Georgia World Congress Center, with double points there. World of Hyatt and IHG One Rewards are on the list too, and I Prefer applies at the FORTH Hotel Atlanta. Because suitespot books directly at the hotel’s own rate, points and elite nights land in your account, and your status perks count at the hotel as well.

Atlanta through the year: From March to May the city is in bloom, and from September to November the evenings are mild. Summer is hot and lively, the season for the rooftop pools; winter is mild and calmer. For big games and conventions, reserve your 5-star hotel in Atlanta as early as you can.

Length of stay: Three nights give you the aquarium and the Olympic park, a walk on the BeltLine and an evening in Midtown. If a game or a trade show brings you to a 5-star hotel in Atlanta, plan one extra night for the city itself.