St. Augustine, Florida, Is the Most Welcoming Metropolis in U.S., In accordance with a Research

St. Augustine, Florida, has welcomed vacationers to its sunny shores for a whole lot of years. And now, it’s being acknowledged as some of the welcoming cities within the nation.

Nestled alongside Florida’s East Coast, town was named some of the welcoming locations within the U.S. for 2025 by Reserving.com, based on information from the corporate that was shared with Journey + Leisure. To compile the rankings, Reserving.com mentioned it analyzed greater than 360 million verified buyer evaluations. 

“The U.S. is such a various nation that has a lot to supply vacationers, and we’re thrilled to see locations like St. Augustine acknowledged within the international record for his or her distinctive hospitality,” Ben Harrell, the managing director for the U.S. at Reserving.com, mentioned in a press release shared with T+L.

Based in 1565, St. Augustine stays the oldest constantly occupied settlement of European and African-American origin within the nation and continues to boast top-notch resorts, superb seashores, and a lot to do from historic trolley excursions and spooky ghost excursions to boating, a Seventeenth-century fortress, and extra.

When visiting St. Augustine, vacationers ought to think about staying on the quaint St. George Inn, which boasts a pedestrian-friendly location and picture-perfect courtyard and is without doubt one of the prime stays within the metropolis on Reserving.com. Or benefit from the waterfront location of the top-rated boutique Marker 8 Lodge & Marina together with the property’s heated plunge pool overlooking the bay and complimentary nightly hors d’oeuvres. For editor-loved and award-winning stays, think about these T+L favourite resorts.

Past the Florida coast, vacationers are positive to really feel proper at dwelling when visiting New Jersey’s Cape Might, which secured the No. 2 spot on the record, together with fellow East Coast metropolis Newport, Rhode Island, which got here in at No. 3.

On the West Coast, California’s Joshua Tree was thought of some of the welcoming locations for 2025, that includes practically 800,000 acres of nationwide park together with its eponymous and distinct Joshua tree (or yucca) forests. Vacationers ought to equally really feel welcome in Sedona, Arizona, lauded for its gorgeous pink rocks, stargazing, and extra.

That is the total record of the highest 10 most welcoming locations within the U.S., based on Reserving.com:

1. St. Augustine, Florida 
2. Cape Might, New Jersey 
3. Newport, Rhode Island 
4. Joshua Tree, California 
5. Sedona, Arizona 
6. Lahaina, Hawaii 
7. Oakhurst, California 
8. Waikoloa, Hawaii 
9. Prescott, Arizona 
10. Damaged Bow, Oklahoma