King of Prussia Named Among Nation's 'Most Comfortable Towns' By Expedia

Just in time for the holiday season, King of Prussia is earning some national praise.

Travel website Expedia has ranked the town as number 7 on its 2016 list of the 101 'Most Comfortable Cities for Travelers' in the United States.

That's a meteoric rise from a ranking of 427 in 2015, Expedia said. The rankings are determined by how well Expedia users ranked the comfort level of the area's hotels. All 101 hotels on the list were ranked between 4.2 and 4.7 out of 5.

The list pointed to the King of Prussia Mall and Valley Forge as creating a unique blend of world class shopping and outdoor opportunities in the same location.

Surfside, Florida, took the number one overall ranking. King of Prussia was the only Pennsylvania town in the top 50. Cranberry Township was ranked 55th, Bird in Hand 77th, Gordonville 78th, and Williamsport 88th.

Here's what Expedia had to say about King of Prussia:

"All the way from position 427, King Prussia has shot up to snag the number seven spot. Home to the country’s largest shopping mall based on floor space, this small town offers comfort by way of retail therapy. Find your happy place as you get lost browsing through hundreds of stores, window shopping, and filling your arms with new purchases. Outside of the mall, get a sense of the region, pre-shopping mecca, with a tour of Valley Forge National Historical Park, where George Washington and his Continental troops hunkered down during the winter of 1777-1778."

Image courtesy Derek Jensen via Wikimedia Commons.