Charleston has again dominated the Conde Nast Traveler’s “Readers’ Choice Awards.” Charleston narrowly missed the #1 spot for  “Top US Cities,” and Kiawah Island was ranked #1 “North American Island.”

San Francisco took the #1 spot for “Top US City,” but Charleston beat out New York City and Chicago! Other US Top Cities include: Sante Fe #3, New York City #4, Chicago #5, Honolulu #6, Carmet #7 and Savannah #8.

San Francisco took the #1 spot, but Charleston did beat out New York City and Chicago! Other US Top Cities include: Sante Fe #3, New York City #4, Chicago #5, Honolulu #6, Carmet #7 and Savannah #8.

Other Charleston winners include:

• Kiawah Island’s The Santuary ranked #49 in the “Top 100” list and #1 “Top Mainland US Large Resort.”
• Charleston Place ranked #16 for “US Hotels.” The French Quarter ranked #46, The Planters Inn ranked #55 and The Market Pavillion ranked #93 in the same category.
• John Rutledge House Inn ranked #33 in the “US Small Hotels” list.

Check out Conde Nast’s Travel Guide for Charleston here, which has links to past stories and photos.

The 21st Annual Readers’ Choice Awards received 25,000 responses. To read the entire methodology for the survey, click here.