These Cities and States Have the Cleanest Hotels, According to AAA

AAA has over 27,000 inspected and approved hotels in its network. For over 80 years, the company performs in-person inspections of these properties and also come up with the “Inspector’s Best Of Housekeeping” rankings. Since cleanliness is often top of mind for travelers when booking hotels, this list is especially useful. In order to qualify, properties must rank high in excellence for housekeeping two years in a row in their inspection and have no AAA member complaints. The federation notes that only about 25 percent of the 27,000 AAA Inspected & Approved properties get this ranking

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States with the Most AAA Inspector’s Best of Housekeeping Hotels

1. California (982)
2. Florida (485)
3. Texas (468)
4. North Carolina (458)
5. New York (406)
6. Virginia (328)
7. Pennsylvania (281)
8. Tennessee (268)
9. Maryland (238)
10. Massachusetts (215)

Cities with the Most AAA Inspector’s Best of Housekeeping Hotels

1. New York, New York (161)
2. Houston, Texas (90)
3. Washington, D.C. (78)
4. Orlando, Florida (69)
5. Charlotte, North Carolina (68)
6. Austin, Texas (63)
7. Nashville, Tennessee (61)
8. San Diego, California (60)
9. Anaheim, California (50)
10. San Antonio, Texas (49)

Where does your state or city rank?

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