TripAdvisor Unveils U.K's Best Hotels

The 'Oscars for Hotels': From Bargain Beauties to London's Failings

LONDON, January 20 - TripAdvisor(R), the world's largest and most popular travel community,
today unveiled the very best of British hotels in the eighth annual
Travellers' Choice(R) Hotel awards.

The 'Oscars of the Hotel World' recognise the best hotels in the world
across categories including Best Bargain, Best Service, Best Luxury and Best
B&B. The awards reveal a Yorkshire hotel taking the honour of the UK's Best
Hotel and two UK hotels making it into the World's Top Bargain Hotels list.

Unlike any other hotel awards program, the TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice
Hotel awards are based on the millions of reviews and opinions from real
travellers around the globe.

London's Finest and Failing

London's Soho Hotel has been voted the best hotel in London by travellers
from around the world. One traveller review sums up why, "a fabulous hotel,
staff and experience". The awards also prove that it's still cool Britannia
for one London hotel - The Bermondsey Square Hotel comes in at number five in
Europe's Most Trendy Hotel list.

Despite these wins the TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards expose a
worry for the capital. Not a single London hotel makes it into the UK Top 25
Ranking.

Alison Copus, VP Marketing Europe for TripAdvisor comments: "With the
Olympics just two years away it's worrying not to see a single London hotel
in the Top 25 UK list. Come 2012 all eyes will be on our capital city and
London hotels are clearly going to have to raise their game to make sure they
provide world-class accommodation."

Best in UK

A Yorkshire hotel is awarded the accolade of the UK's Best Hotel - the
Rudding Park Hotel in Harrogate takes the honours and even makes it into the
World's Top Ten Luxury hotel list.

In second place is The Manor Coach House in Worcester which also came
third in the World Best Bargain Hotel award, proving that budget doesn't need
to mean basic. The South West is the other clear winner in this category,
hosting four of the top 10 UK hotels, with two alone in Cornwall, including
third place Boskerris Hotel in St. Ives.

Best of British: U.K Bargains

Budget-conscious travellers will be pleased to hear that three British
hotels made it into Europe's Top Ten Bargain Hotels list. In addition to
Worcester's Manor Coach House, Llandudno's Can-y-Bae and Torquay's
Charterhouse Hotel also make the bargain grade

UK Star Service

UK hotels are not always praised by overseas visitors for great service
but The Charterhouse Hotel in Torquay has not only been awarded the title of
the UK's Best Service Hotel, but even makes it into the World's Top Ten Best
Service Hotels list.

For UK Luxury, Head North

Whilst budget options are still front of mind for many, the TripAdvisor
Traveller's Choice Awards prove that British hotels also cater for the more
indulgent traveller. Despite its many glamorous visitors no London hotel
makes the World's Top Ten Luxury Hotel list. Those seeking out luxury must
venture further north to Harrogate's Rudding Park Hotel, which comes in at an
impressive sixth in the world ranking.

For the complete 2010 Travellers' Choice list, and for more reviews,
opinions and candid holiday photographs go to
www.tripadvisor.co.uk/travellerschoice

For further information, images or interviews, please contact: Emma O'Boyle, TripAdvisor, +44-(0)20-3320-3210 / +44-(0)777-926-2423 / eoboyle at tripadvisor.com