Cities with most luxury hotels in US, according to AAA ratings
New York City has the most highly ranked hotels in North America
New York City isn’t just the city that never sleeps -- it also has the most luxury hotels in North America, according to one report.
On Thursday, 24/7 Wall Street published a list of 36 cities with the most luxury hotels, using AAA’s annual Diamond ratings for North American hotels, which were released earlier this month.
The Big Apple took the top spot on the list with 77 four- and five-diamond hotels, going far beyond the second-place city, Chicago, which had 42 high-ranked hotels.
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For its report, 24/7 Wall Street analyzed all the four- and five-diamond-ranked hotels and found which 36 cities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean had the highest concentration.
On the top 10 list alone were six cities in the U.S., one city (Toronto) in Canada, one city (Punta Cana) in the Dominican Republic and two cities in Mexico (Cancun and Playa del Carmen).
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Scroll down to see which cities in the U.S. made it to the top of the list and how many high-ranked hotels are in each city, according to 24/7 Wall Street.
Top U.S. cities with the most highly rated hotels
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
19 Four- and Five-Diamond hotels
San Francisco
19 Four- and Five-Diamond hotels
New Orleans
20 Four- and Five-Diamond hotels
Austin
21 Four- and Five-Diamond hotels
Atlanta
22 Four- and Five-Diamond hotels
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Las Vegas
25 Four- and Five-Diamond hotels
Houston
29 Four- and Five-Diamond hotels
Boston
29 Four- and Five-Diamond hotels
Chicago
42 Four- and Five-Diamond hotels
New York City
77 Four- and Five-Diamond hotels
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