Time-Travel to the Glory Days of the West at These Historic Hotels

 

Travel throughout distance and time at these award-winning historic properties.

Written bySunset StaffSeptember 9, 2026

The Sunset Travel Awards have a good time the very best in journey within the West. These 20 inns are the 2026 winners of the Where to Stay: Historic Hotels class. Check out the entire record of winners here. For our definitive and searchable journey listing that will help you plan your subsequent journey within the West, click on here.

Asher Adams, Autograph Collection

Courtesy of Asher Adams

A surprising fusion of historic preservation and up to date luxurious, Asher Adams, Autograph Collection reimagined Salt Lake City’s iconic Union Pacific Depot as town’s first Autograph Collection lodge. Named after John R. Asher and George H. Adams, the primary cartographers to depict railroad routes, the property is designed because the embodiment of the folks, experiences, and significant moments behind the previous, current, and way forward for Salt Lake City. Opened in November 2024, this 225-room masterpiece blends the appeal of the American Railroad period with fashionable sophistication, providing historic practice station suites, an eight-story new-build tower, and practically 20,000 sq. toes of occasion house. Guests can take pleasure in world-class eating at Rouser, unwind at two trendy bars, or get pleasure from an ideal morning on the on-site espresso home—all inside steps of the Delta Center and a brief drive from Utah’s famend ski slopes and nationwide parks.