Which bed and breakfast inns get top props from avid b-and-b fans? This week, Bedandbreakfast.com announced its 2009 awards for the top B&Bs in the United States and beyond. Appearing below in alphabetical order by state, the winners were based on comments from the site's 100,000+ traveler reviews. They include inns in California, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas and Vermont.

It's not often we find a glowing hotel review in the New York Times, but the paper's recent coverage of the Wit, A Doubletree Hotel has little else than praise for the relatively new downtown Chicago hotel:

The Stanford Court, A Renaissance Hotel in San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood has pleased plenty of travelers who've rated it on TravelPost. The hotel boasts an impressive 4 (out of a possible 5) average guest rating, based on over 820 reviews.

Wondering where to spot famous faces in New York? According to new-ish travel site Oyster (which offers hotel reviews written by professional reporters instead of traveler-created reviews like the ones found here on TravelPost), the very best bet for celeb-watching in Manhattan is the Gramercy Park Hotel (pictured). Frequented by Humphrey Bogart (he married there) and Babe Ruth back in the day, the hip and happening New York lodging option has reportedly welcomed Sting, Janet Jackson and Chace Crawford in recent weeks.

Summer in sunny Florida? Yes, please! But where to stay? Start your hunt for the perfect hotel off with TravelPost's list of the Best Orlando Hotels.

The hotels that made the list have consistently positive hotel reviews from TravelPost hotel reviewers who’ve stayed there, not to mention notable amenities, solid service and locations convenient for visiting city attractions. Here are the picks from our travel experts. Let us know what you think: