America's Most Expensive Cities (Travel + Leisure) (better, place, Atlanta, Los Angeles)

[AZLiam]

“Doing the math” may take some of the fun out of traveling, but these days, many people can’t help it. In the latest America’s Favorite Cities survey, Travel + Leisure readers ranked 30 U.S. cities on such qualities as their hotels, restaurants, shopping—and just how affordable the place is.

America's Most Expensive Cities - Articles - Travel + Leisure

01. New York
02. Honolulu
03. Los Angeles
04. San Francisco
05. Miami
06. Boston
07. San Diego
08. Santa Fe
09. Washington D.C.
10. Seattle
11. Phoenix/Scottsdale
12. Las Vegas
13. Chicago
14. Dallas/Ft. Worth
15. Atlanta
16. Orlando
17. Charleston
18. Denver
19. Philadelphia
20. Portland, OR
21. Austin
22. San Antonio
23. Providence
24. New Orleans
25. Minneapolis/St. Paul
26. Houston
27. Nashville
28. St. Louis
29. Kansas City
30. Cleveland

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by AZLiam

America's Most Expensive Cities - Articles - Travel + Leisure

01. New York
02. Honolulu
03. Los Angeles
04. San Francisco
05. Miami
06. Boston
07. San Diego
08. Santa Fe
09. Washington D.C.
10. Seattle
11. Phoenix/Scottsdale
12. Las Vegas
13. Chicago
14. Dallas/Ft. Worth
15. Atlanta
16. Orlando
17. Charleston
18. Denver
19. Philadelphia
20. Portland, OR
21. Austin
22. San Antonio
23. Providence
24. New Orleans
25. Minneapolis/St. Paul
26. Houston
27. Nashville
28. St. Louis
29. Kansas City
30. Cleveland

I'm surprised Vegas ranked lower than I expected. I could've always imagined it being in the top 3. Especially for Hotel and restaurants.

[theSUBlime]

Originally Posted by OmShahi

I'm surprised Vegas ranked lower than I expected. I could've always imagined it being in the top 3. Especially for Hotel and restaurants.

However, there's a life outside of the Strip...at least that's what my friends who live there tell me.

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by theSUBlime

However, there's a life outside of the Strip...at least that's what my friends who live there tell me.

LOLZ! That's just so hard to believe though!!

Then again residents of Vegas would have a hell lot of a better take on this than me.

[18Montclair]

I think Honolulu should be first. EVERYTHING seems more expensive there.

San Francisco is more expensive than LA in my experience. But from a travel standpoint, guess not.

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by OmShahi

I'm surprised Vegas ranked lower than I expected. I could've always imagined it being in the top 3. Especially for Hotel and restaurants.

Well, at the moment they're overbuilt. Between the recession, a pretty big reduction in flights and all the new rooms that have come online, this could possibly be the most affordable time in recent history to visit.

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by johnatl

Well, at the moment they're overbuilt. Between the recession, a pretty big reduction in flights and all the new rooms that have come online, this could possibly be the most affordable time in recent history to visit.

What sucks is that I only wanted to visit Las Vegas after I turn 21 next year! Not much to do if you're under 21!! Hopefully this golden period lasts!

[tmac9wr]

Ya for sure...I've heard it's actually very cheap to get to Vegas (flight & hotel), but it's very expensive once you hit the tables. Vegas is also the emptiest metro in the country right now...I believe it's followed by Phoenix?

[AZLiam]

Originally Posted by tmac9wr

Ya for sure...I've heard it's actually very cheap to get to Vegas (flight & hotel), but it's very expensive once you hit the tables. Vegas is also the emptiest metro in the country right now...I believe it's followed by Phoenix?

What specifically do you mean by emptiest? Housing? Hotel rooms? Do you have stats to back that up?

[clean_polo]

Wooooot Miami made top 5! New York is number 1! woooot! Is that really a good thing though? Lol. I mean, talk about empty pockets.