5 Best Hotels in Southern Oregon, Oregon

Part of the new boutique-style, mid-range brand of tropical-inspired Margaritaville resorts, this laid-back hotel has smartly designed rooms and common spaces and a large pool with cabanas and a friendly bar and grill. It's a couple of miles south of downtown Medford on a convenient but busy road. 

You sleep among the leaves in the tree houses of this extraordinary resort—the highest is 37 feet from the ground, one has an antique claw-foot bath, and another has separate kids' quarters connected to the main room by a swinging bridge. Other units have stained-glass windows, sleeping lofts, and other quirky features, and there is also an earthbound cabin with a view of the old-growth forest. Keep in mind that the least expensive units don't have bathrooms—guests use the common facilities, which also include a game area, fire pit, and common kitchen.

Golfers rave about the Arnold Palmer–designed course at this 3,600-acre resort in a juniper- and ponderosa-shaded canyon overlooking Upper Klamath Lake. Rooms in the main lodge are spacious and modern; the two- to three-bedroom town houses have many amenities, such as built-in entertainment centers and outdoor hot tubs. Hiking, biking, horseback riding, sailing, fishing, and wildlife-watching are some of the prime activities, and a full-service spa provides a range of relaxing treatments.

Offering cozy, well-outfitted cabins with loft sleeping areas and canvas tents, this verdant glamping and RV resort is set along the picturesque Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway, about 45 minutes east of Roseburg and on the way to Crater Lake. The staff is welcoming and helpful, and the accommodations are spotless and include comfy linens (including heated blankets), reliable Wi-Fi, grills or fire pits, and attractive furniture. There's tons to do in the immediate area: hiking, biking, rafting, and more. 

Rooms and suites in this upscale Victorian have character and restful charm—some have fireplaces, refrigerators, and wet bars, and private exterior entrances, and most are well suited to having one or two children in the room. Not only are the meals smashing, the location is smack-dab in the center of Ashland's hopping theater scene. The celebrated restaurant, Alchemy, relies upon locally grown produce, fresh fish and meats, including liberal use of herbs from its own garden. The breakfasts are works of art.