Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas most-popular 5-star hotel for Valentine's weekend

NORWALK, Conn. - In a survey of the most popular destinations and hotels for Valentine's weekend and Valentine's Day Las Vegas clearly held the winning hand. This is in part to all of the romantic activities and
Las Vegas events that this city offers.

The survey was based on published-price hotel reservations made through priceline.com for check-in between February 10-14, 2012.

Las Vegas hotels dominated the Valentine's list. The most popular 5-star hotel in town for the romantic weekend is the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Autograph Collection, while MGM Grand Hotel Casino, also in Las Vegas, is the nation's most-popular 4-star hotel. The Hyatt Regency Chicago is the most-popular non-gaming hotel for Valentine's Week.

Other 4- and 5-star properties making the top 100 most popular Valentine's week hotels, according to priceline.com, include:

Hilton New Orleans Riverside, 4-stars

Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, 4-stars

Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, 5-stars

The Waldorf Astoria, New York, 4-stars

Renaissance Dallas, 4-stars

Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, 4-stars

Hyatt Arlington, Arlington, VA 4-stars

Grand Hyatt New York, 4 stars

Wynn Las Vegas, 5-stars

Caesars Atlantic City Hotel Casino, 4-stars

Trump International New York, 5-stars

Treasure Island, Las Vegas, 4-stars

Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, 4.5-stars

Loews Coronado Bay Resort, Coronado, CA, 4-stars

Hilton Atlanta, 4-stars

Hilton Minneapolis, 4-stars

The Venetian, Las Vegas, 5-stars

Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, CA, 4-stars

Parc 55 Wyndham San Francisco-Union Square, 4-stars

The Westin Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 4-stars

"Valentine's weekend and Valentine's Day can be great mid-winter getaway opportunities for couples who don't want to travel during the February 20th Presidents' Day holiday, when many families are traveling with out-of-school kids," said priceline.com's in-house Travel Ekspert, Brian Ek.