Oyster recently posted its 2010 list for the Best Luxury Hotels in the selected locations of Boston, Dominican Republic, Hawaii, Jamaica, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. The feature ranks 90 of the best hotels in terms of their rooms, service, food, and many other features. The list is a bit Four Seasons heavy, but hey, they are great hotels no matter where they are. Here's the listing of the top rated hotels in each of the destinations:
Boston: Four Seasons Boston
Dominican Republic: Sivory Punta Cana
Hawaii: Four Seasons Maui
Jamaica: The Caves
Las Vegas: The Bellagio
Los Angeles: Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons
Miami: The Setai
New York: The New York Palace
Orlando: Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes
San Francisco: The St. Regis San Francisco
Washington D.C.: The Jefferson
It would be great to see this list expanded when Oyster begins to feature more cities. This is a great resource for finding luxury hotels in the featured locations and is a bit more manageable than some of the other resources that feature hundreds and thousands of hotels to browse. There are also lists featuring the best boutique hotels, business hotels, spa hotels, and other categories if you're interested in browsing other themes. More on The Setai in the future. For more information on Oyster, see post from March 8.
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Oyster and Raveable -- New items added to the Hotel Resources List
More additions!
I've just added two more resources to the link list at the bottom of the page. I thought about adding a separate list for hotel reviewing sites, but figured most of you were already well aware of the Kayak, Expedia, etc. type of sites so I figured I wouldn't crowd the page with commonly known resources. I also didn't want to add too many review sites because they can be cumbersome to browse through and incredibly subjective. I suppose my reviews will be subjective as well, but for the most part, the design is the primary focus, and nice features are pretty much nice features no matter how you look at it.
The two new sites I just added are Oyster and Raveable, which provide hundreds of reviews of hotels good and bad. Both sites focus exclusively on hotels, versus more travel oriented sites that discuss hotels as just a part of the total travel package. In addition to being able to search for hotels and reviews, both sites feature extensive listings of the best hotels by city as well as categories, themes, and features. Oyster also features very extensive photo galleries for the hotels on the site, which is very helpful for getting a good feeling about the hotel. Raveable also features a blog list of the best travel blogs out there on the web.
Reviews on both sites are very thorough, although Oyster claims to post professional, unbiased reviews versus Raveable, which pulls reviews from real customers primarily through TripAdvisor and MyTravelGuide. I think both types of reviews can be useful, but it depends on which you trust more. Both sites also allow viewers to check rates and availability for the hotel you are checking out...just some added convenience so you don't have to bounce around between multiple sites. The only downside to the sites is that they are basically limited to US and nearby destinations at this time, so you world travelers out there will have to wait until they extend their coverage.
Until next time!
.sb06
I've just added two more resources to the link list at the bottom of the page. I thought about adding a separate list for hotel reviewing sites, but figured most of you were already well aware of the Kayak, Expedia, etc. type of sites so I figured I wouldn't crowd the page with commonly known resources. I also didn't want to add too many review sites because they can be cumbersome to browse through and incredibly subjective. I suppose my reviews will be subjective as well, but for the most part, the design is the primary focus, and nice features are pretty much nice features no matter how you look at it.
The two new sites I just added are Oyster and Raveable, which provide hundreds of reviews of hotels good and bad. Both sites focus exclusively on hotels, versus more travel oriented sites that discuss hotels as just a part of the total travel package. In addition to being able to search for hotels and reviews, both sites feature extensive listings of the best hotels by city as well as categories, themes, and features. Oyster also features very extensive photo galleries for the hotels on the site, which is very helpful for getting a good feeling about the hotel. Raveable also features a blog list of the best travel blogs out there on the web.
Reviews on both sites are very thorough, although Oyster claims to post professional, unbiased reviews versus Raveable, which pulls reviews from real customers primarily through TripAdvisor and MyTravelGuide. I think both types of reviews can be useful, but it depends on which you trust more. Both sites also allow viewers to check rates and availability for the hotel you are checking out...just some added convenience so you don't have to bounce around between multiple sites. The only downside to the sites is that they are basically limited to US and nearby destinations at this time, so you world travelers out there will have to wait until they extend their coverage.
Until next time!
.sb06
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