With each new year comes the promise of new goals and resolutions, and for travelers, the opportunity to explore new places. With that in mind, TripAdvisor again announces winners of its Travelers’ Choice Hotels awards! Now in its 10th year, TripAdvisor’s Travelers Choice Hotels awards honor premier properties in the U.S. and around the world based on millions of valuable reviews and opinions from travelers like you. Plus, this year’s awards recognize top properties in 38 world markets in a number of categories, including Top 25 Hotels in the U.S. and World, Best Luxury and Bargain, Best for Service, B&Bs and Inns, All-Inclusive, Spa, and Trendiest.

TripAdvisor’s 2012 Travelers’ Choice Hotels awards reveal outstanding properties from around the world, including the Phoenix Resort in San Pedro, Belize - the number one hotel in the world. (TripAdvisor traveler photo)
Ready to book your next getaway? So are we! Here’s a peek at some of this year’s winners:
-Best Hotel in the World – The Phoenix Resort – San Pedro, Belize
-Best Hotel in the U.S. – Elysian Hotel Chicago – Chicago, Illinois
-Best Luxury (4&5 star) Hotel in the World – Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo – Tokyo, Japan
-Best Luxury (4&5 star) Hotel in the U.S. – The Grand Del Mar – San Diego, California
-Best Bargain in the World – HueNino Hotel – Hue, Vietnam
-Best Bargain in the U.S. – SeaCoast Inn – Hyannis, Massachusetts
-Best for Service in the World – Arcadia Residence – Prague, Czech Republic
-Best for Service in the U.S. – SeaCoast Inn – Hyannis, Massachusetts
-Best B&B and Inn in the World – The Twenty One – Brighton, England
-Best B&B and Inn in the U.S. – A.G. Thomson House: Historic Bed and Breakfast – Duluth, Minnesota
-Best All-Inclusive in the World – Garonga Safari Camp – Phalaborwa, South Africa
-Best All-Inclusive in the Caribbean – East Winds Inn – Gros Islet, St. Lucia
-Best Relaxation and Spa in the World – BollAnt’s im Park – Bad Sobernheim, Germany
-Best Relaxation and Spa in the U.S. – Bella Monte Hot Springs Resort and Spa – Desert Hot Springs, California
-Trendiest Hotel in the World – Villa Zest Boutique Hotel – Cape Town, South Africa
-Trendiest Hotel in the U.S. – Smyth Hotel – A Thompson Hotel – New York City, New York
To see the full list of Travelers’ Choice Hotels winners, visit: http://tripadv.sr/TCHotels2012.
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One Comments
Great hotel suggestions. Would have loved to see a Turkish hotel make the list (my new home) or Philly (my prior home). Maybe next time.