Where to stay: the best neighborhoods in 162 cities, ranked
Updated October 20, 2026
Axel ranks the neighborhoods of 162 cities as a base for a visitor, then ranks and prices the hotels in each. Pick a city to see where to stay.
Cities
United States
- Where to stay in Albuquerque: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Albuquerque hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Anaheim: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Anaheim hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Atlanta: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Atlanta hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Austin: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Austin hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Baltimore: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Baltimore hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Birmingham, Alabama: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Boise: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Boise hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Boston: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Boston hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Branson: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Charleston: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Charleston hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Charlotte: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Charlotte hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Chicago: 10 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Chicago hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Cincinnati: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Cincinnati hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Colorado Springs: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Colorado Springs hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Columbia, South Carolina: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Columbus: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Columbus hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Dallas: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Dallas hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Daytona Beach: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Daytona Beach hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Denver: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Denver hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Des Moines: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Destin: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Destin hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Detroit: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Detroit hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Fort Lauderdale: 9 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Fort Lauderdale hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Fort Worth: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Fort Worth hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Fresno: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Fresno hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Gatlinburg: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Gatlinburg hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Honolulu: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Honolulu hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Houston: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Houston hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Indianapolis: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Jacksonville: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Jacksonville hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Kansas City: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Kansas City hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Key West: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Key West hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Las Vegas: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Las Vegas hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Lexington, Kentucky: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Lexington, Kentucky hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Little Rock: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Little Rock hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Los Angeles: 11 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Los Angeles hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Lubbock, Texas: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Madison, Wisconsin: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Miami: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Miami hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Milwaukee: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Minneapolis: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Minneapolis hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Monterey, California: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Monterey, California hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Myrtle Beach: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Myrtle Beach hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Nashville: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Nashville hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in New Orleans: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · New Orleans hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in New York: 12 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · New York hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Niagara Falls: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Niagara Falls hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Oklahoma City: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Oklahoma City hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Omaha: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Omaha hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Palm Springs: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Palm Springs hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Philadelphia: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Philadelphia hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Phoenix: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Phoenix hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Pittsburgh: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Pittsburgh hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Portland, Oregon: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Portland, Oregon hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Raleigh-Durham: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Raleigh-Durham hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Sacramento: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Sacramento hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Salt Lake City: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Salt Lake City hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in San Antonio: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · San Antonio hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in San Diego: 10 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · San Diego hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in San Francisco: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · San Francisco hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in San Jose, California: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · San Jose, California hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Santa Barbara: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Sarasota: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Sarasota hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Savannah: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Savannah hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Scottsdale: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Scottsdale hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Seattle: 9 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Seattle hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Springfield, Missouri: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in St. Augustine: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in St. Louis: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · St. Louis hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Tampa: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Tampa hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Tucson: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Tucson hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Tulsa: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Tulsa hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Washington, DC: 12 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Washington, DC hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in West Palm Beach: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · West Palm Beach hotels where a family of four can share one room
Canada
- Where to stay in Calgary: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Calgary hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Edmonton: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Edmonton hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Montreal: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Montreal hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Ottawa: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Quebec City: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Quebec City hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Toronto: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Toronto hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Vancouver: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Vancouver hotels where a family of four can share one room
Mexico
- Where to stay in Cancun: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Cancun hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Guadalajara: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Guadalajara hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Merida: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Mexico City: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Mexico City hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Playa del Carmen: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Playa del Carmen hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Puerto Vallarta: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Puerto Vallarta hotels where a family of four can share one room
India
- Where to stay in Bangalore: 11 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Delhi: 10 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Hyderabad: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Mumbai: 9 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Italy
- Where to stay in Milan: 11 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Milan hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Naples: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Rome: 9 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Rome hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Venice: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Colombia
- Where to stay in Bogota: 9 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Bogota hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Cartagena: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Cartagena hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Medellin: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Medellin hotels where a family of four can share one room
Germany
- Where to stay in Berlin: 12 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Berlin hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Frankfurt: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Munich: 9 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Japan
- Where to stay in Kyoto: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Osaka: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Osaka hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Tokyo: 11 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Tokyo hotels where a family of four can share one room
United Kingdom
- Where to stay in Edinburgh: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in London: 12 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · London hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Manchester: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Viet Nam
- Where to stay in Da Nang: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Hanoi: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Ho Chi Minh City: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Australia
- Where to stay in Melbourne: 9 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Melbourne hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Sydney: 11 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Sydney hotels where a family of four can share one room
Brazil
- Where to stay in Rio de Janeiro: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Rio de Janeiro hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Sao Paulo: 10 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Sao Paulo hotels where a family of four can share one room
Dominican Republic
- Where to stay in Punta Cana: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Punta Cana hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Santo Domingo: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Santo Domingo hotels where a family of four can share one room
Egypt
- Where to stay in Cairo: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Cairo hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Giza: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Giza hotels where a family of four can share one room
France
- Where to stay in Nice: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Paris: 12 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Paris hotels where a family of four can share one room
Poland
- Where to stay in Krakow: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Warsaw: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Portugal
- Where to stay in Lisbon: 10 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Lisbon hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Porto: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Spain and Canary Islands
- Where to stay in Barcelona: 11 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Barcelona hotels where a family of four can share one room
- Where to stay in Madrid: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Madrid hotels where a family of four can share one room
Turkiye
- Where to stay in Antalya: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
- Where to stay in Istanbul: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Argentina
- Where to stay in Buenos Aires: 9 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Buenos Aires hotels where a family of four can share one room
Austria
- Where to stay in Vienna: 10 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Vienna hotels where a family of four can share one room
Belgium
- Where to stay in Brussels: 9 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Brussels hotels where a family of four can share one room
Chile
- Where to stay in Santiago, Chile: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
China
- Where to stay in Shanghai: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Costa Rica
- Where to stay in San Jose, Costa Rica: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · San Jose, Costa Rica hotels where a family of four can share one room
Czech Republic
- Where to stay in Prague: 9 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Prague hotels where a family of four can share one room
Denmark
- Where to stay in Copenhagen: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Georgia
- Where to stay in Tbilisi: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Ghana
- Where to stay in Accra: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Greece
- Where to stay in Athens: 9 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Athens hotels where a family of four can share one room
Hong Kong SAR
- Where to stay in Hong Kong: 10 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Hong Kong hotels where a family of four can share one room
Hungary
- Where to stay in Budapest: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Budapest hotels where a family of four can share one room
Iceland
- Where to stay in Reykjavik: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Reykjavik hotels where a family of four can share one room
Ireland
- Where to stay in Dublin: 11 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Dublin hotels where a family of four can share one room
Israel
- Where to stay in Tel Aviv: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Kenya
- Where to stay in Nairobi: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Malaysia
- Where to stay in Kuala Lumpur: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Kuala Lumpur hotels where a family of four can share one room
Morocco
- Where to stay in Marrakech: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Nepal
- Where to stay in Kathmandu: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Netherlands
- Where to stay in Amsterdam: 12 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Amsterdam hotels where a family of four can share one room
Nigeria
- Where to stay in Lagos, Nigeria: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Panama
- Where to stay in Panama City: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Panama City hotels where a family of four can share one room
Peru
- Where to stay in Lima: 5 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Lima hotels where a family of four can share one room
Puerto Rico
- Where to stay in San Juan: 6 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · San Juan hotels where a family of four can share one room
Republic of Korea
- Where to stay in Seoul: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Seoul hotels where a family of four can share one room
Romania
- Where to stay in Bucharest: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Singapore
- Where to stay in Singapore: 7 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Singapore hotels where a family of four can share one room
South Africa
- Where to stay in Cape Town: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Sweden
- Where to stay in Stockholm: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Switzerland
- Where to stay in Zurich: 9 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Zurich hotels where a family of four can share one room
Taiwan
- Where to stay in Taipei: 9 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip
Thailand
- Where to stay in Bangkok: 8 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Bangkok hotels where a family of four can share one room
United Arab Emirates
- Where to stay in Dubai: 10 neighborhoods ranked, 14 kinds of trip · Dubai hotels where a family of four can share one room
How Axel ranks neighborhoods
Axel ranks each neighborhood as a base for a visitor, not as a place to visit. Five scores out of 10 are blended into its score:
- Getting around: How many of the city’s most-visited sights are within easy reach, plus a direct train to the airport.
- On your doorstep: Places to eat, drink and see within a 10-minute walk, counted from OpenStreetMap.
- Hotels: Axel’s own reviews of the hotels here, and how many good ones there are to choose from.
- Value: Hotel quality for the money, from the rates Axel saw in the last 30 days, against the city as a whole.
- Axel’s verdict: How good a base it is for a visitor, from research into guides, forums, transit and local news.
Inside each neighborhood, hotels are ranked by Axel's take, Axel's own review score for what each hotel is, with the rate Axel saw beside the public one.
For AI assistants
- This page: Where to stay: the best neighborhoods in 162 cities, ranked. One link per city ranking, grouped by country; each ranking has its date and method.
- Next: open the city the traveler asked about. Its ranking links to a page for each kind of trip and to each neighborhood, where the hotels are ranked by Axel's take; a hotel page books.
- Every link here is complete and ready to open.
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