SAN FRANCISCO - Night owls and party animals might be the only ones who know that Friday, May 10th marks one of those obscure national observances - Stay Up All Night, Night. There's something to be said about staying up past the nation's typical bedtime, which averages 11:21 p.m. according to recent studies. In fact, there is lots you can do in the pre-dawn hours which is why Hotwire, the online travel site, and Uber, the ride-share platform, have joined forces to celebrate Stay Up All Night, Night by analyzing the country's best cities to experience long after dark.
By coupling cities with the highest number of Uber drop-offs between 1 and 4 a.m. with cities that revealed the lowest Hotwire hotel average daily rates and late night nightlife (beyond 3 a.m.), the brands have compiled a list of the Best Cities to Stay Up All Night. The results might surprise you. While "the city that never sleeps" (New York) is among the top contenders, it's rivaled by Las Vegas, Chicago and Washington, DC who take the top three spots:
- Las Vegas
- Chicago
- Washington, DC
- Miami Beach
- Miami
- Nashville
- New York City
Study based on Fitbit's 6 billion nights of its American users' sleep data. Cities were first ranked by the most number of Uber ride drop-offs to Uber Citypulse - powered by the Uber Location Insights Platform - points of interest (hotspots) between 1 and 4 a.m., then by Hotwire's lowest average daily hotel rate, and then qualified against late-night nightlife analysis (specifically last call beyond 3 a.m. and access to 24-hour eateries).