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Top Hotels in the United States

The number of hotels that are scattered around U.S. is a solid presence enough to keep their imminence to stay competitive in the league.

Even if we don’t ask the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of hotels in United States is staggering in number. This makes the hotel industry a multibillion dollar business with the major players in this field to holding the winning trophies in terms scope with their hotel chains. Moreover, the popularity of these hotels cannot be solely credited to advertisement or promotions in movies when used as filming locations. The number of hotels that are scattered around the U.S. is a solid presence enough to keep their imminence to stay competitive in the league.

Here is the list of top 10 leading hotels in United States based on the number of their branches:

1. Best Western/Plus/Premier Best Western International | 1,942 hotels

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8. Courtyard by Marriott (Marriott International) |837 hotels

9. Holiday Inn (IHG) |625 hotels

10. Marriott (Marriott International) |312 hotels

This statistic was conducted by STR Global and was published in Travel Weekly on June 23, 2014 issue. The number of the hotel chains listed are only limited to the hotels that are located in the U.S.A.

It’s no doubt why the hotels owned by Best Western International can be usually spotted in movies. The hotels have been used as filming locations even as a passing. Lightsonlocation.com may even have a list of the locations of these hotels if you want to check it out.

Is your favorite hotel on the list? There should be lots of separate statistic conducted to survey the top hospitable hotels, top friendly-budget inns, top most luxurious, top most expensive, even top list of hotels used as filming locations. These lists may in one way or another help consumer to a better choice of hotel the next time they need some time off for vacation.

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