TripAdvisor reveals the best accommodation for 2013

Northern Ireland has cause for double celebrations

 

LONDON, U.K. – 15 January 2013 - TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site*, today unveils the winners of its 2013 Travellers’ Choice® Hotels Awards, often dubbed the ‘Oscars of the hotel world’. 

 

Now in its 11th year, it is TripAdvisor’s biggest-ever Travellers’ Choice campaign with the awards identifying the most outstanding properties worldwide, in the categories of Top Hotels, Luxury, Bargain, Service, Small Hotels and B&Bs. Unlike any other hotel honours, TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice winners are based on millions of reviews and opinions covering more than 650,000 hotels collected in a single year from travellers around the world.

 

Northern Ireland has double reason to celebrate – two hotels have won a Travellers’ Choice award this year.

 

“For the eleventh year running, these awards recognise the cream of the crop when it comes to hotels both in the UK and across the globe, according to those that really matter - travellers themselves,” commented TripAdvisor spokesperson, Emma Shaw.

 

Northern Ireland’s Star

Tara Lodge in Belfast ranks number 12 in the UK’s Top Hotels category, and follows similar success in last year’s Travellers Choice awards.

 

As one recent TripAdvisor traveller comments. “Friendly and helpful staff, great location and a fantastic breakfast.”

 

“Tara Lodge should feel very proud, winning another TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice award this year is a great achievement,” commented TripAdvisor’s Emma Shaw.

 

Bargain Belmore

Another winner in Northern Ireland is Belmore Court & Motel. This Enniskillen hotel has ranked number 15 in the UK’s Best Bargain category. With rooms from just £39 a night and glowing reviews from guests it’s a worthy winner.

 

2012 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards Highlights:

UK’s Top Hotels

1.    Rudding Park Hotel, Harrogate – North Yorkshire  - England

2.    The Milestone Hotel, London  - England

3.    Ellenborough Park, Cheltenham – Gloucestershire - England

4.    Casa Hotel, Chesterfield – Derbyshire  - England

5.    Corinthia Hotel, London - England

6.    51 Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites and Residences, London - England

7.    Swinton Park, Masham – North Yorkshire - England

8.    Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk - England

9.    The Green Park Hotel – Pitlochry – Scotland

10. Staybridge Suites London-Stratford City, London – England

11. Skene House Whitehall – Aberdeen, Scotland

12. Tara Lodge – Belfast, Northern Ireland

 

UK’s Best Bargain Hotels

1.    Lauriston Court Hotel, Llandudno, North Wales

2.    The Caribbean, Doncaster, Yorkshire

3.    Grimscote Manor Hotel – Coleshill, Warwickshire

4.    Cragwood Country House Hotel – Winderemere, Cumbria

5.    Castlebank Hotel – Conwy, North Wales

6.    Premier Inn Kidderminster – Kidderminster, Worcestershire

7.    Pollaughan Farm – Portscatho, Cornwall

8.    Oak Bank Hotel – Grasmere, Cumbria

9.    Dingley Lodge Hotel – Market Harborough, Leicestershire

10. Hambledon Hotel – Shanklin, Isle of Wight

11. Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk – England

12. Merewood Country House Hotel, Winderemere, Cumbria

13. Fairheaven Country Guest House – Goathland, Yorkshire

14. The Lynch Country House – Somerset

15. Belmore Court Motel – Enniskillen, Northern Ireland

 

 

 

 

Notes to Editors

 

TripAdvisor has named 6,297 award-winning properties around the world this year, with dedicated lists now covering 82 countries and 9 regions worldwide.