Hotel in Bratislava voted the world's best hotel

According to Expedia, Marrol's Boutique Hotel in Bratislava, Slovakia was voted the world's top hotel. Eastern Europe features highly overall.

By Martino Matijevic on 04 July 2012 in Travel Articles

Expedia's Insider Select report, which compared 650 hotels across 295 cities in 74 countries around the world, found that Marrol's Boutique Hotel in Bratislava, Slovakia was voted as the world's best hotel.

Marrol's Boutique Hotel customers were particulary impressed by a number of hotel services such as a free minibar with daily top-ups, a computer in every room and free Wi-Fi for guests that prefer to bring their own. What guests commented on with particular enthusiasm was the hotels superior level of personal customer service and staff professionalism.

Expedia says that two fifths of Marrol's bookings were made by UK customers. Richard from the West Midlands noted, "We were going out for our first walk and it had just started to drizzle, the doorman immediately offered us a hotel umbrella to take with us."

In adition to Bratislava, 7 other Eastern European hotels made it to Expedia's Top 100, with Expedia noting a 30% increase on average in European bookings to destinations such as Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Estonia and Latvia.

1. Marrol's Boutique Hotel, Bratislava, Slovakia (global rank 1)
2. Alchymist Residence, Nosticova, Czech Republic (global rank 18)
3. Grand Hotel, Sofia, Bulgaria (global rank 26)
4. Swissotel, Tallinn, Estonia (global rank 53)
5. Hotel Josef, Prague, Czech Republic (global rank 68)
6. Europa Royale, Riga, Latvia (global rank 72)
7. Hotel Kossak, Krakow, Poland (global rank 76)
8. Ventana Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic (global rank 89)

Andy Washington, Managing Director Expedia UK said, "It's great to see that the popularity of Eastern Europe hotels is on the rise, with eight of the world's top hotels making the top 100 list. Marrol's Boutique Hotel is clearly striking the right chord with holidaymakers – offering great benefits and a high level of customer service."

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