Hotels with ghostly guests get plenty of hype in the days leading up to Halloween, but the best haunted hotels are the ones worth a visit anytime of year - and whether or not you're looking for apparitions among the amenities.

In that spirit, we've put together our picks for 10 Top Haunted Hotels. Each property on the list pairs a spooky past with plenty to please present-day visitors.

We've chosen them based not only on our personal tastes, but also taking geography, rates, overall hotel services and traveler reviews into consideration. How'd we do - and who did we miss?

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.

So you want to stay green on your next trip? You're not alone. More and more travelers these days seek out hotels with eco-friendly amenities, interiors and on-site initiatives. At the same time, new hotels around the country - and the world - are debuting green roofs, composting programs, energy-efficient heating and cooling systems, just to name a few ways the lodging industry is going green.

Visiting Las Vegas doesn't have to mean staying at a casino hotel. Even gambling fans occasionally prefer accommodations free of slot machines, all-night clubs and packed gaming tables. After all, it's much easier to seek out the Strip and its many attractions from a quieter venue than it is to take a break from the 24-7 energy of Sin City while you're staying right in the middle of it.

When you're looking for a resort hotel that will entertain the kids as much as the rest of the group, finding a hotel with an excellent pool with kid-friendly features is often a top priority.

We've consulted the travel experts at TravelPost to compile this list of resorts whose impressive pools pack surefire kid-appeal. The hotels that made our list sport some of the Best Kids Pools around. Let us know what you think: