4 Best Hotels in Hot Springs, Arkansas

This luxury boutique hotel offers the unique experience of staying in a historic bathhouse—built in 1892—and the oldest structure on Bathhouse Row. Shuttered for several decades, the Hale was extensively remodeled and reopened in 2019, winning the Preserve Arkansas' Excellence in Preservation through Rehabilitation Award that same year. The property combines modern amenities with historical charm, including the original marble front desk in the lobby and pine floors and exposed brick in the well-appointed, tastefully decorated rooms. The on-site Eden restaurant, named for its living wall of plants beneath large skylights, serves upscale American cuisine.

Looming large over downtown, this impressive Mediterranean-style landmark, one of the state's largest hotels, opened with a New Year’s Eve party in 1924 and has since hosted presidents, celebrities, and gangsters, like Al Capone, who stayed in Room 443. Request one the rooms with a soaking tub fed by the thermal spring water, or make plans to visit the on-site spa. The Arlington also has a restaurant, an expansive lobby with a full bar and live music on the weekends, two outdoor pools, a ballroom, and a convention center.