ABC NEWS explores TOP 5 COZIEST FIRESIDES

It's sleeting, it's freezing, it's snowing…and we're all tired of it. We want a cozy seat near a warm, crackling fire – preferably one with hot toddy service and some delicious desserts. Just in time for the Big Chill and Valentine's around the corner, here's a gallery of America's coziest hotel and restaurant firesides – from the iconic Bowery Hotel in Manhattan to the snowy Rocky Mountain peaks.  

The Bitterroot Mountain view is half the pleasure from this fire-warmed lobby lookout in a premiere Montana luxury lodge. The other half comes from the luxury-included hospitality, personalized service, and cozy furnishings that make you feel like you're in your BFF's mountain lodge -- and your BFF's a billionaire.