Oyster.com, the hotel tell-all known for its independent and unbiased expert hotel reviews, has announced the winners of its Editors’ Choice Awards. The site, which launched in June 2009 with just 250 hotels, was acquired by TripAdvisor over two years ago and today has over 12,000 hotel reviews. Oyster’s editorial team visits hotel properties around the world and takes photos of the properties that often differ from hotel-supplied photography of properties (known as “Photo Fakeouts).
With 33 categories including Best Adults-Only All-Inclusive, Best Kid-Friendly All-inclusive, Best Working Farm Hotel, Most Romantic Wine Country Retreat, Best Party Hotel in Las Vegas and Best Yoga Retreat, the awards span properties around the globe.
Some of This Year’s Winners:
- Best Adult-Only All-Inclusive:Jade Mountain, St. Lucia
- Best Millennial Magnet: Yotel, New York City
- Best Kid-Friendly All-Inclusive: Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort Villages and Spa, Turks & Caicos
- Best New Chic Boutique: The Miami Beach EDITION, Miami
- Best Working Farm Hotel: Blackberry Farm, Tennessee
- Most Romantic Wine Country Retreat: Calistoga Ranch, An Auberge Resort, California
- Best for a Haunted Encounter: Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado
- Best Cave Hotel: Gamirasu Cave Hotel, Cappadocia, Turkey
- Best in the Big Apple: The St. Regis New York, New York City
- Best Party Hotel in Las Vegas: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
- Coolest Pool Scene in Miami: 1 Hotel South Beach, Miami
- Best for Celebrity Sightings: Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles
- Best for Spa Pampering: Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos
- Best Retro Motel: The Motor Lodge, Prescott, Arizona
- Best New All-Inclusive: Secrets Puerto Los Cabos, Mexico
- Best Tree House: Aqua Wellness Resort, Nicaragua
- Best European Castle: Bovey Castle Hotel, England
- Coziest Bed-and-Breakfast: Winvian, Connecticut
- Best: Yoga Retreat: Haramara Retreat, Mexico
See the full list.
