Best Sellers
Best Sellers
by Peter Graham
by Peter Graham
With thousands of hotels to choose from, HotelTravel.com customers are spoilt for choice when it comes to deciding where to stay. However, certain hotels remain firm favourites among our discerning and cost-conscious travellers. As we enter 2006, we look back at the top-selling hotels last year.
For the second year in a row, the most popular choice of all HotelTravel.com travellers was the Ambassador Hotel in Thailand's capital city, Bangkok. With 750 rooms, it provides affordable accommodation along fashionable Sukhumvit Road and has great connections with the rest of the city by skytrain. Other popular hotels in Bangkok included the Novotel Lotus Hotel, the Comfort Suites Airport Hotel and the Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square. The top five-star hotel was the Bangkok Marriott Resort and Spa.
The best sellers in large Asian cities were generally mid-market hotels which offer great value for money. These included the Allson Genesis Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, the Novotel Peace Hotel in Beijing, the YMCA Salisbury Hotel in Hong Kong and the Grand Central Hotel in Singapore.
However, a number of five-star luxury hotels were also among the most popular choices. These included the Dusit Nikko Hotel in Manila, the Pudong Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai, the Le Meridien in New Delhi and the Hilton Colombo in Sri Lanka. In Kuala Lumpur, sought-after five-star hotels were the Mandarin Oriental and the JW Marriott.
The most popular hotel in Australia was the Outback Pioneer Hotel and Lodge in Ayers Rock, while the top Sydney sellers were the Carlton Crest Sydney and the Holiday Inn Darling Harbour.
The top selling hotel in Europe was the Austria Trend Hotel Favorita in Vienna. Other popular choices were the Saint Gothard Hotel in Nice, the Radisson SAS Hotel in Edinburgh and the Taverna Hotel in Budapest. In London, many customers opted for the Royal National Hotel, located off Russell Square.
The top-selling beach hotel was the Grand Mirage Resort in Bali. This low-rise beachfront resort is located in tropical gardens on the tip of Nusa Dua Beach. With modern facilities and a classical Balinese atmosphere, it offers a great beach holiday at affordable prices. The hotel has an excellent spa, a large beachfront swimming pool and many sporting facilities.
Runner-up was the Langkawi Village Resort in Malaysia. Located on a 400 metre stretch of sand at Pantai Tengah, the resort has panoramic views of nearby islands. Other top-selling resorts were the Bayview Beach Resort in Penang, the Bali Hyatt in Bali, the Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort and the Hilton Maldives Resort and Spa on Rangali Island. The top-selling resort in Vietnam was the luxury Ana Mandara Resort at Nha Trang Beach.
Thailand's beach resorts continued to be very popular. In Phuket, upmarket hotels fared best. Big sellers were the Burasari boutique resort, the Dusit Laguna, the Chedi, the Novotel Coralia and the Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket. The top resort in Koh Samui was the Banana Fan Sea Resort, while the Hard Rock Hotel in Pattaya proved a hit with holidaymakers.
In Australia the most popular resort was the Islander Resort Hotel on the Gold Coast, while the spectacular Friday's Resort on Boracay Island came out tops in the Philippines. In Europe, the top-seller in a coastal destination was the Vincci Condal Mar Hotel in Barcelona's Olympic Port.
Here is a full list of the top-selling hotels:
Australia : Outback Pioneer Hotel and Lodge in Ayers Rock, Carlton Crest in Sydney, Holiday Inn Darling Harbour in Sydney.
Austria : Austria Trend Hotel Favorita in Vienna, Regina Hotel in Vienna, Graben Hotel in Vienna.
Cambodia : Angkor Star Hotel in Siem Reap, Juliana Hotel in Phnom Penh, Angkor Century Resort & Spa in Siem Reap.
China : Peace Hotel in Shanghai, Holiday Inn City Centre in Guangzhou, Novotel Peace Hotel in Beijing.
England : Royal National Hotel in London, Quality Hotel in Birmingham, Royal Bayswater Hotel in London.
France : Saint Gothard Hotel in Nice, Radisson SAS Hotel in Lyon, Hibiscus Hotel in Paris.
Germany : Ludwig Hotel in Munich, Holiday Inn Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, InterCityHotel in Frankfurt.
Hong Kong : YMCA Salisbury Hotel, BP International House, Wharney Hotel.
Hungary : Taverna Hotel in Budapest, Nh Budapest in Budapest, Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal in Budapest.
India : Crest Inn Hotel in New Delhi, Le Meridien Hotel in New Delhi, Radisson Hotel New Delhi.
Indonesia : Grand Mirage Resort in Bali, Kuta Seaview Cottages in Bali, Bali Hyatt in Bali.
Italy : Dei Cavalieri Hotel in Milan, Windsor Hotel in Milan, Des Bains Hotel in Venice
Japan : Ginza Capital Hotel in Tokyo, New Miyako Hotel in Kyoto, Ana Hotel in Hiroshima.
Korea : Hamilton Hotel in Seoul, Lotte Hotel in Busan, Centro Hotel in Seoul.
Laos : Villa Santi Hotel in Luang Prabang, Villa Santi Resort in Luang Prabang, Lao Plaza Hotel in Vientiane.
Malaysia : Allson Genesis Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Swiss-Garden Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi Village Resort in Langkawi.
Myanmar : Summit Parkview Hotel in Yangon, Kandawgyi Palace Hotel in Yangon, Traders Hotel in Yangon.
New Zealand : Scenic Circle Russley Hotel in Christchurch, Kiwi International Airport Hotel in Auckland, Sky City Hotel in Auckland.
Philippines : Dusit Hotel Nikko in Manila, Bayview Park Hotel in Manila, Oxford Suites Hotel in Manila.
Scotland : Langs Hotel in Glasgow, Clarendon Hotel in Edinburgh, Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa in Edinburgh.
Singapore : Grand Central Hotel Singapore, Copthorne Orchid Hotel, Goodwood Park Hotel.
Spain : Vincci Condal Mar Hotel in Barcelona, Mirasierra Suites Hotel in Madrid, Husa Santiago Apostol Hotel in Santiago de Compostela.
Sri Lanka : Hilton in Colombo, Galle Face Hotel in Colombo, Grand Oriental Hotel in Colombo.
Taiwan : Royal Castle Hotel in Taipei, Rainbow Hotel in Taipei, Holiday Inn Asiaworld in Taipei.
Thailand : Ambassador Hotel in Bangkok, Novotel Lotus Hotel in Bangkok, Comfort Suites Airport in Bangkok.
Vietnam : Majestic Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Grand Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Ana Mandara Resort & Six Senses Spa in Nha Trang.
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