Scoring high marks for affordability, Hoi An, Vietnam, is the 10th best hotel destination on Agoda.com's recent Travel Smarts study, based on 7 million customer reviews. Travelers scored hotels on a scale of 0 to 10 in six categories.
Best hotel destinations: 10. Hoi An —
Scoring high marks for affordability, Hoi An, Vietnam, is the 10th best hotel destination on Agoda.com's recent Travel Smarts study, based on 7 million customer reviews. Travelers scored hotels on a scale of 0 to 10 in six categories.
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With outstanding museums and Baltic beaches, Gdansk scored an 8.1 to rank as the ninth best hotel destination. Only destinations with more than 100 hotels were considered for the study.
9. Gdansk (Poland) —
With outstanding museums and Baltic beaches, Gdansk scored an 8.1 to rank as the ninth best hotel destination. Only destinations with more than 100 hotels were considered for the study.
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Bruges, Belgium, ranks highest in the category of food and dining. The city is eighth overall on Agoda's list of best hotels.
8. Bruges (Belgium) —
Bruges, Belgium, ranks highest in the category of food and dining. The city is eighth overall on Agoda's list of best hotels.
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Santorini's pristine buildings overlooking a flooded volcano caldera are a perennial attraction. With a score of 8.14, the Greek destination ranks seventh on the Agoda list.
7. Santorini (Greece) —
Santorini's pristine buildings overlooking a flooded volcano caldera are a perennial attraction. With a score of 8.14, the Greek destination ranks seventh on the Agoda list.
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Hotels for less than $100 per night are the norm in the Hungarian city of Budapest, earning top spot in the value for money category.
6. Budapest (Hungary) —
Hotels for less than $100 per night are the norm in the Hungarian city of Budapest, earning top spot in the value for money category.
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Fine hospitality puts the African beach destination of Seychelles at fifth (score: 8.21) on Agoda.com's best hotel destinations list.
5. Seychelles —
Fine hospitality puts the African beach destination of Seychelles at fifth (score: 8.21) on Agoda.com's best hotel destinations list.
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Set on New Zealand's longest lake, Queenstown placed fourth on the best hotels list, earning a score of 8.28.
4. Queenstown (New Zealand) —
Set on New Zealand's longest lake, Queenstown placed fourth on the best hotels list, earning a score of 8.28.
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Zermatt, in the Swiss Alps, ranked highest in the hotel conditions and cleanliness category. It's third overall on Agoda's list.
3. Zermatt (Switzerland) —
Zermatt, in the Swiss Alps, ranked highest in the hotel conditions and cleanliness category. It's third overall on Agoda's list.
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The Maldives came in second with an average hotel review score of 8.33. Hotels in the honeymoon hotspot are known to be pricey, but offer spectacular views.
2. Maldives —
The Maldives came in second with an average hotel review score of 8.33. Hotels in the honeymoon hotspot are known to be pricey, but offer spectacular views.
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With an 8.43 overall review score, Cape Town secured the top spot on the Travel Smarts study. The city's hotels scored high marks for service and room comfort. Most of the top rated hotels are inexpensive B&Bs and small boutique hotels, says Agoda.
1. Cape Town (South Africa) —
With an 8.43 overall review score, Cape Town secured the top spot on the Travel Smarts study. The city's hotels scored high marks for service and room comfort. Most of the top rated hotels are inexpensive B&Bs and small boutique hotels, says Agoda.
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