A mansion among the vineyards, a resort with its own golf course or a new build on the university campus: our travel advisors help you find the luxury hotel in Charlottesville that fits your days in Virginia. Book through suitespot for benefits such as breakfast for two, a room upgrade subject to availability, hotel credit and VIP service – depending on the hotel, worth around €500 on average for a two-night stay.
Boars Head Resort Charlottesville · Ednam VillageFamilies and active travelers should stay at the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville, with its own golf course, tennis, padel and a family pool with a waterslide. For vineyards, quiet and a mansion with just ten guest rooms, book the Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery. For visits to the University of Virginia and a steak with Virginia wine, the Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville sits right on the Darden School grounds. Dogs are welcome at all three.Want to compare the best hotels in Charlottesville? Here are the best-known addresses side by side, with location, suitespot score and price per night. Our tip: for golf, tennis and family time, choose the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville; for wine tastings and quiet, the Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery.
| Hotel | Location | suitespot score | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery | – | ★ 4.5/5 | 190 € |
| Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville | Barracks Road | ★ 4.4/5 | 162 € |
| Boars Head Resort Charlottesville | Ednam Village | ★ 4.4/5 | 193 € |
Hand-picked by our travel experts: every hotel in Charlottesville with the benefits that are included when you book through suitespot, its nightly rate and our Score.
4.5Trump Hotels355 Albemarle House Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22902, United States
4.4IHG One Rewards540 Massie Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903, United States
4.4I Prefer200 Ednam Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22903, United States
Living on campus: The Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville opened in 2023 on the grounds of the Darden School of Business. Red brick and white columns echo Jefferson's Academical Village, and the same building holds a lecture hall and classrooms used by the business school. If you are in town for meetings at the university, everything is close.
Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville · Barracks RoadInto the green before breakfast: Behind the hotel lies a five-acre arboretum with botanical gardens, a pond and a small amphitheater. Its trails lead across to the University of Virginia, and a morning walk here easily replaces the treadmill.
Renewed at the resort: At the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville, the guest rooms in four buildings have been renovated, and the spa has new treatment rooms, locker rooms, steam rooms and lounges. You notice it on an afternoon that starts on the tennis court and ends in the steam room.
For families: The Aquatics Center at the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville has a zero-entry family pool with a waterslide and a lazy river, and next door swimmers do laps in an eight-lane, 25-yard pool. In season, Aqua Poolside Bar & Grill serves snacks and drinks and has a rooftop terrace.
Albemarle Estate at Trump WineryAdults only: Things are calmer at the Resort Pool by the spa. It is reserved for adults, heated in season and lined with cabanas, and the Mill Room kitchen serves right to your lounger.
A pool with a living room: The Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery has a heated 50-foot pool with an outdoor living room beside it, plus indoor and outdoor hot tubs. Cocktails and bistro dishes from the Oak Room Bar come to you all day, at the pool, in the rose garden or in your room.
A spa built for unwinding: The spa at the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville is all about wellness, with steam rooms, lounges and its own adults-only pool. After a massage, simply stay in your robe and stretch out in a cabana.
Small and private: At the Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery, you book the massage room by appointment, and there is a dry sauna, indoor and outdoor hot tubs and a fitness room. It suits a house where only a handful of guests share the rooms.
No booking fee: the benefits simply come on top of the rate you book.
Golf, tennis and a climbing wall: Golfers tee off at the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville on the Birdwood Golf Course, designed by Davis Love III and home to the University of Virginia golf teams. The Sports Club adds tennis, squash, padel, pickleball and a climbing wall, and children have their own kids' club.
If golf is the plan, stay two nights at the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville. With two nights the suitespot benefits apply there, and you have one day for the course and one for Monticello.
Steak and Virginia wine: Birch & Bloom at the Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville is a farm-to-table steakhouse built on Virginia farmers, growers and winemakers, with around 2,000 bottles in the cellar. For a private meal there is L'Orangerie, a glass solarium, and at The Good Sport bar you will find craft beer and cocktails.
In the mill: At the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville, the Mill Room cooks regional and seasonal food, indoors or on the terrace, with a brunch buffet on weekends. For a special evening, reserve at the Dining Room in Birdwood Mansion on the resort grounds.
Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery · CharlottesvilleAt the mansion's table: At the Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery, Harvest Kitchen serves Virginia cooking with ingredients from local farms and dairies in the grand dining room, hung with hand-painted wallpaper from Paris and India. A petit déjeuner inspired by Jefferson's years in France is included in the rate. Wine and cider tastings are right on the estate.
Harvest Kitchen at the Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery is open to overnight guests only. Tell our travel advisors when you book which evening you would like to dine there, and we will request the table at the same time.
Jefferson's town: Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's hilltop home, and the Academical Village he designed for the University of Virginia, with the Lawn and the Rotunda, have shared UNESCO World Heritage status since 1987. Many visitors stop for lunch at Michie Tavern, dating from 1784, and James Monroe's Highland is close by.
Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery · CharlottesvilleA mill at the resort: The Boars Head Resort Charlottesville was built in 1962 and 1963 around an 1835 grist mill that had been moved to the site. It opened in 1964 as the Boar's Head Inn, has belonged to the University of Virginia Foundation since 1989 and is a member of Historic Hotels of America. Today you dine in the Mill Room surrounded by the old mill.
A mansion from the 1980s: The Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery is a neo-Georgian mansion designed by David Easton and completed in 1985. Waterford crystal chandeliers from 1760, a library paneled in 150-year-old English oak and hand-carved plaster ceilings 20 feet high give the rooms their glow.
The three locations are not far apart, yet each shapes your stay in its own way. Which of the luxury hotels in Charlottesville suits you depends mostly on why you are traveling.
Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comOn campus: The Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville stands on Massie Road on the Darden School grounds, near the Barracks Road shopping center. Good for university visits, business trips and evenings in town.
No booking fee: the benefits simply come on top of the rate you book.
Ednam Village: On the western edge of town, the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville spreads across some 600 acres in the Blue Ridge foothills, with lakes, trails and a golf course. The right choice for families, golfers and anyone happy to stay on the resort.
Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery · CharlottesvilleWine country: The Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery sits on a 1,300-acre estate just a few miles from Monticello. Ten rooms in the mansion plus a private log cabin make it the address for couples and small groups who want quiet among the vines.
All three hotels welcome dogs. At the Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville there are no fees or restrictions; for the other two, our travel advisors check the conditions with the hotel in advance.
The Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville starts at 162 €, the Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery at 190 € and the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville at 193 €. With prices this close together, location is what decides. You will find current prices for your travel dates in the hotel list below.
| Luxury hotel | From | suitespot benefits from | suitespot score |
|---|---|---|---|
| University, Barracks Road | |||
| Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville | 162 € | 1st night | ★ 4.4/5 |
| Ednam Village, western edge of town | |||
| Boars Head Resort Charlottesville | 193 € | 2 nights | ★ 4.4/5 |
| Wine country in the Blue Ridge foothills | |||
| Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery | 190 € | 1st night | ★ 4.5/5 |
Breakfast, credit, upgrade: At all three hotels, suitespot adds daily breakfast for two, a 100 US dollar hotel credit, an upgrade on arrival and early check-in and late check-out, subject to availability. The Boars Head Resort Charlottesville adds a welcome gift, and its benefits apply from two nights.
Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery · CharlottesvillePoints: At the Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville you earn with IHG One Rewards, at the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville with I Prefer. suitespot books at the direct rate, so points and elite nights count just as they would if you booked with the hotel. The Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery is not part of a program.
Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comCharlottesville through the year: Dogwood blooms in spring, summer evenings on the winery terraces run long, in October the hillsides turn and the harvest is on, and winter brings clear days for Monticello. For graduation at the university in May and football weekends in the fall, book your 5-star hotel in Charlottesville early.
In Charlottesville you earn points at the Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville with IHG One Rewards and at the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville with I Prefer. The Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery is not part of a program; there, breakfast for two and a 100 US dollar credit do the work. We book at the direct rate, so your elite nights count.
2 of the 3 hotels in Charlottesville belong to a hotel loyalty program, spread across two programs. One hotel is independently run – there you receive the suitespot benefits without a loyalty program.
| Program | Hotels | Examples in Charlottesville |
|---|---|---|
| I Prefer | 1 hotel | Boars Head Resort Charlottesville |
| IHG One Rewards | 1 hotel | Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville |
Which hotel in Charlottesville suits you often comes down to a few questions: is there a pool or a spa, how old is the building, when was it last renovated, and has the hotel received an award? The overview answers them for all three hotels at a glance.
One of the 3 hotels is housed in a historic building. One hotel has a spa, 2 have a pool. One hotel is listed in the Forbes Travel Guide.
✓ = available, – = not available, blank = no information.
| Hotel | Opened | Renovated | Pool | Spa | Michelin Keys | Forbes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boars Head Resort Charlottesville | 1964 | ✓ | ✓ | Recommended | ||
| Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery | ✓ | – | ||||
| Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville | 2023 | – |
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Meet our team →The Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville starts at 162 €, the Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery at 190 € and the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville at 193 €. Breakfast for two and a 100 US dollar hotel credit come with every suitespot booking.
For families, golf and tennis the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville, for quiet among the vineyards the Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery, and for meetings at the University of Virginia the Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville.
The Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery: it stands on a winery estate in the Blue Ridge foothills, just a few miles from Monticello.
The Boars Head Resort Charlottesville, with the Birdwood Golf Course by Davis Love III, where the University of Virginia golf teams also play.
The Boars Head Resort Charlottesville has a family pool with a slide and a lazy river, a lap pool and an adults-only pool. The Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery has a heated 50-foot pool with hot tubs.
Yes, the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville, with steam rooms, lounges and its own adults-only pool. The Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery offers a massage room by appointment and a dry sauna.
Yes, at the Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville with IHG One Rewards and at the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville with I Prefer. The Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery is not part of a program; there, the suitespot benefits do the work.
Yes, all three hotels welcome dogs. At the Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville there is no pet fee.
At the Boars Head Resort Charlottesville the suitespot benefits apply from two nights. At the Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville and the Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery you get them from the first night.
The Kimpton The Forum Charlottesville, on the grounds of the Darden School of Business. Trails through an arboretum lead from there to the university.
The Boars Head Resort Charlottesville is listed as Recommended in the Forbes Travel Guide.
As early as possible for graduation in May and football weekends in the fall. Spring brings blooming dogwood, October brings fall color and the grape harvest, and winter brings quiet days at Monticello.