S.C. ‘Holy City’ Voted Top 5 in U.S.

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S.C. ‘Holy City’ Voted Top 5 in U.S.
July 13, 2009
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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Charleston has been ranked as the fourth best city in America, according to Travel + Leisure magazine's World's Best Awards 2009 readers' survey.

The same slot was granted to the Holy City last year, after moving up from No. 6 in 2007.

Charleston is led only by New York, San Francisco and Quebec City in the US/Canada division.

Three Charleston properties were also honored in this year's poll as Top 100 Hotels in the Continental U.S. and Canada.

Included in the rankings were the Charleston Place (No. 22), Planters Inn (No. 8) and the Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort (No. 16).

"We've known for quite a while that Charleston is a special place with world-class amenities and attractions,” said Helen Hill, executive director of the Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. “The fact that the sophisticated readers of Travel + Leisure also recognize this is an added bonus."

Savannah, Ga., was also ranked in the top 10 (No. 9) best U.S. cities, adding to the strong showing of Southeastern states in the polling.

Travel + Leisure magazine has a circulation of approximately 1 million.