“Perfect Somewheres” is a data-driven, first-of-its-kind program celebrating the top 1% of hotels from the Hotels.com app. The program highlights 700 hotels globally, including nearly 200 American hotels. The featured properties were chosen through guest experience data, such as traveler reviews, staff interactions and ratings regarding facility conditions. Some of these winning hotels are VIP Access hotels, which offer additional benefits to members to elevate their experience. Hotels.com has found that nearly half of travelers use a credible hotel-grading program to plan their travels.
“Perfect Somewheres 2024 recognizes the hotel industry’s creme de la creme,” said Expedia Group’s SVP of Global Communications Lauri Metrose. “Most programs use only reviews, or focus solely on luxury — our new awards program spotlights hotels that craft extraordinary experiences and elevate the travel journey for our guests, regardless of the number of stars. This program fuels a powerful partnership: We showcase our partners’ excellence, and together, we connect travelers with their perfect somewhere. We look forward to these awards becoming a benchmark for excellence in hospitality.”
Highlights from the Perfect Somewheres Program
The hotels that made the cut clearly meet and exceed guest expectations. Here are a few of the highlights:
- Hotel Chapter Roma in Rome, Italy: This hotel provides exceptional services such as a night out hosted by a nightlife editor, local market trips and cooking lessons with the executive chef that take into account dietary restrictions.
- The Palmaïa House of Aïa in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico: Wellness is the central focus of this all-inclusive retreat. Guests can enjoy custom built nutrition plans, breathwork classes, sauna/ice bath contrast therapy, yoga, meditation, energy healing, reiki and even an on-site shaman who leads spiritual ceremonies.
- Four Season Resort Koh Sumai in Koh Sumai, Thailand: This hotel’s breathtaking beaches provide guests with every type of beach activity, including convenient access to diving reefs.
- Hotel das Cataratas in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil: This property is the only hotel within the Iguaza Falls National Park, providing hotel guests with six additional hours to explore the park and private views of the falls from the hotel.
- Ohla Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain: Ahead of travel, the experience team from this hotel reaches out to guests to customize sheets, pillows and bedding scents to provide the most restful sleep imaginable. Additionally, guests can utilize services such as a bath butler and personal shopper to truly feel pampered.
- Fingal – A Luxury Floating Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland: This property transformed a lighthouse tender into a 22-cabin boutique floating hotel. This boat features preserved historical design elements from 1963, making it a visual treat for nautical enthusiasts to truly admire.
- The Prospect Hollywood in Los Angeles, California: Martyn Lawrence Bullard designed each room of this Hollywood Regency-style building to encapsulate the glamor of old Hollywood with sophisticated sensibility. Custom furnishings and vintage accents set each room apart.
Win A Trip to Your Perfect Somewheres
Between now and May 29th, travelers can enter a contest to win a year’s worth of stays. To enter this sweepstakes, follow @hotelsdotcom on Instagram, comment on this post promoting the contest sharing your Perfect Somewhere and tag a friend. The sweepstakes is open to US and UK residents. For full terms and conditions, visit https://www.hotels.com/lp/b/PerfectSomewheres24InstagramTerms.
To browse the complete list of Perfect Somewheres or book your stay, visit https://www.hotels.com/magazine/perfect-somewheres-2024/.