"TripAdvisor has identified the new hotels that have made lasting impressions on our community since opening their doors, " said Barbara Messing, chief marketing officer at TripAdvisor. "TripAdvisor has identified the new hotels that have made lasting impressions on our community since opening their doors," said Barbara Messing, chief marketing officer at TripAdvisor. The properties listed were among those that had opened within the past year and received a minimum of four out of five bubbles using the TripAdvisor rating system. TripAdvisor Tips For Easing the Pain of Online Hotel Bookings Coming in at No. 1 was Hotel Casa San Agustin in Colombia, an intimate boutique establishment with 24 rooms. Each is kitted out with ironwork bed frames, Frette linens, chandeliers made by a local artist and private plunge pools. Other hotels that made the list, in order, were: 2. Kura Design Villas Uvita in Uvita, Costa Rica 3. Taj Palace Marrakech in Marrakech, Morocco 4. 21c Museum Hotel Bentonville in Bentonville, Ark. 5. Kempinski Hotel Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania 6. Mandarin Oriental Pudong Shanghai in Shanghai, China 7. Refinery Hotel in New York City 8. The Ampersand Hotel in London 9. Four Seasons Hotel Baku in Baku, Azerbaijan 10. Zero George Street in Charleston, S.C. |