The cities with the most five star hotels are indicators of a tourism infrastructure, investment appeal and ability to attract high-spending travellers. But which cities have built the world’s biggest luxury hotel ecosystems?
Where does this data come from
For this ranking, we combined data from Euromonitor International’s Top 100 City Destinations Index with hotel inventory data from Google Hotels. Euromonitor’s annual report ranks the world’s leading urban destinations based on tourism performance, while Google Hotels aggregates listings from hotel websites, online travel agencies and booking platforms around the world.
This marks a change from our previous ranking, which relied on Booking.com listings. By using Google Hotels, which draws inventory from multiple sources rather than a single booking platform, we’re able to capture a broader snapshot of luxury hotel supply across major global destinations.
The methodology
To compile this ranking, we analysed cities from Euromonitor International’s latest list of the world’s most-visited urban destinations and recorded the number of properties classified as five-star on Google Hotels in June 2026.
Because Google Hotels aggregates inventory from hotel websites, Booking.com, Expedia and other travel providers, it offers a broader view of luxury accommodation than any single booking platform. The ranking reflects the total number of five-star hotels visible on Google Hotels at the time of analysis.
What the data says
Istanbul tops the ranking with 290 five-star hotels, comfortably ahead of Dubai, which comes in second with 233. London remains Europe’s luxury hotel capital with 185 five-star properties, while Bangkok continues to cement its reputation as one of Asia’s leading destinations for luxury travel.
India does not feature among the cities analysed here, but Delhi and Mumbai remain significant luxury hotel markets, with 60 and 48 five-star properties (respectively) catering to both domestic and international travellers.
The cities with the most five-star hotels in the world, ranked
- Istanbul — 290 five-star hotels
- Dubai — 233 five-star hotels
- London — 185 five-star hotels
- Bangkok — 167 five-star hotels
- Paris — 123 five-star hotels
- Kuala Lumpur — 70 five-star hotels
- Hong Kong — 67 five-star hotels
- New York — 60 five-star hotels
- Macau — 42 five-star hotels
- Antalya — 40 five-star hotels
- Kyoto — 38 five-star hotels
- Cancun — 36 five-star hotels
- Los Angeles — 31 five-star hotels
- Medina — 23 five-star hotels
