TripAdvisor has announced the winners of its 2014 Travellers’ Choice awards for hotels. In its 5th year in India, the awards have recognized 129 most outstanding properties across 7 categories - Top Hotels, Bargain, B&Bs and Inns, Family, Luxury, Romance and Small Hotels. In all the Indian hotels have won 222 awards across World, Asia and India lists.
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Best Ranking Hotels Across Categories in India |
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# 1 Luxury |
The Oberoi Udaivilas – Rajasthan |
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# 1 Top |
The Oberoi Udaivilas – Rajasthan |
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# 1 Romance |
Taj Lake Palace Udaipur - Rajasthan |
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# 1 Family |
Orange County, Coorg – Karnataka |
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# 1 Small |
The Oberoi Vanyavilas – Rajasthan |
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# 1 Bargain |
Kaiya House – Kerala |
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# 1 Inns and B&B |
Jaipur Friendly Villa – Rajasthan |
The Travellers’ Choice Awards for Hotels is the most unbiased recognition of accommodations across the world. And TripAdvisor is privileged to be able to honor hotels year on year basis the growing pool of reviews collected annually.
India makes a strong mark in the World list with 8 wins across 5 categories. The Oberoi Group of Hotels leads the show with two hotels each in the Luxury and Top hotels list. The winning story lies in the emergence of modest accommodations like Kaiya House and Jaipur Friendly Villas in the list of Bargain hotels and Inns and B&B categories respectively.
Awards won by Indian Hotels in the World List
ü The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur ranks 5th the Top hotels category, a huge leap from 22nd spot in 2013.The Oberoi, Mumbai ranks 9th and Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur ranks 17th in the list
ü Kaiya House from Kerela ranks 12th in Bargain hotels, up from 14th spot in 2013
ü Orange County, Coorg makes its debut on 15th position in Family hotels
ü Jaipur Friendly Villas, Jaipur secures 20th position on B&Bs and Inns list
ü The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur ranks 15th and The Oberoi, Mumbai ranks 22nd in Luxury hotels
India secures the 2nd spot with 39 awards in Asia close on the heels of Indonesia with 41 awards. While there is a representation in each category in the Asia list, the highlight is India sweeping the B&Bs and Inns and category with 12 wins. In fact, the 8 out of the top 10 hotels in this category are from India. In the Top, Luxury and Family hotels segment also India has registered a strong presence with 8 wins in Top and 6 each in Luxury and Family.
Indian Hotels amongst the Top 10 Ranks in Asia
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B&Bs and Inns |
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Jaipur Friendly Villa, Jaipur (#2), Saubhag Bed and Breakfast, New Delhi (#3), Ezhara Beach House, Kochi (#4) and Panthalams Homestay, Tamil Nadu (#5), Mysore Bed and Breakfast (#7), Royal Mist (#8), Les Hibiscus (#9), Periyar Villa Home Stay (#10) |
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Top |
Luxury |
Family |
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The Oberoi Udaivilas (#3), The Oberoi, Mumbai (#4), Taj Lake Palace Udaipur (#5), Wildflower Hall, Shimla in the Himalayas (#8), |
The Oberoi Udaivilas (#4), The Oberoi, Mumbai (#6), The Oberoi Vanyavilas (#8),
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Orange County, Coorg (#1), Marigold Regency (#3)
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Romance |
Bargain |
Small |
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Taj Lake Palace Udaipur (#9) |
Kaiya House (#4) |
The Oberoi Vanyavilas (#4) |
v The competition between large hotel chains and standalone properties is heating up with the latter becoming a formidable force. While the chains dominate in the Luxury and Top categories, the standalone properties lead in the Family and Small categories. It is interesting to note that inRomance, the scale is only marginally tipping in favor of the hotel chains with them clocking 13 ranksout of 25 and rest being standalone properties.
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