TripAdvisor lists the best hotels
For travellers, TripAdvisor always give invaluable tips where to stay.
It’s all based on the reviews collected in a year by TripAdvisor travellers worldwide.
According to TripAdvisor, it’s all about service, value and quality.
The best hotels in the world are:
- Aria Hotel Budapest – Budapest, Hungary
- Mandapa, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve – Ubud, Indonesia
- Turin Palace Hotel – Turin, Italy
- Hotel The Serras – Barcelona Spain
- BoHo Prague Hotel – Prague, Czech Republic
- Portrait Firenze – Florence, Italy
- Shinta Mani Resort – Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
- Hanoi La Siesta & Spa – Hanoi, Vietnam
- Tulemar Bungalows & Villas – Province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- JA Manafuru – Haa Alif Atoll, Maldives
And in Australia, the best hotels listed by TripAdvisor are
- Pinetrees Lodge – Lord Howe Island
- Ovolo Woolloomooloo – Sydney, New South Wales.
- Park Hyatt Sydney – Sydney New South Wales
- Qualia Resort – Hamilton Island
- Ovolo 1888 Darlig Harbour – Darling Harbour, Sydney
- East Hotel – Canberra
- Freshwater East Kimberley Apartments – Kununurra, Western Australia
- Cairns Coconut Holiday Resort – Cairns, Queensland
- Primus Hotel Sydney – Sydney, New South Wales
- Big4 Beacon Resort – Queenscliff, Victoria
Needless to say, the winners were absolutely chuffed to get the recognition.
East Hotel general manager Todd Handy was particularly delighted getting ranked in sixth spot. Last year, it was ranked 18th
"We are very excited about it. It's fantastic news," Handy told the Canberra Times.
We keep a very close eye on our customer reviews. It's very important to us what they have to say and what they tell their friends about.
"It's incredible to be ranked so high. Especially when you look the company we are in.”
He said that apart from the good location, great food and dedicated staff, running a successful hotel was about the team.
"And I'm talking about everyone from our front-of-house staff through to our housekeeping as well," he said.
by Leon Gettler, January 27th 2017