MEDIA RELEASE

Fodor’s Travel, the leading name in travel guides for more than 75 years, today announced the 2014 Fodor’s 100 Hotel Award winners.

For the fourth year in a row, the experts at Fodor’s Travel selected the world’s best hotels from their in-person evaluations.

This year, the team of experts broke a new hotel-visiting record, logging nights at more than 5,000 properties from Anguilla to Vietnam.

Two of the top 100 hotels are in Hawaii.

On the Big Island, Holualoa Inn was among Fodor’s 12 winners in the Small Hotels category

The inn comprising six rooms and suites and a one-bedroom cottage, and is located within a 30-acre coffee estate mauka of Kailua Bay.

On Oahu, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, is among the 12 Beach Getaways from around the world chosen by Fodor’s editors and readers.

“Here at Fodor’s Travel, we know our travelers have high expectations from the moment they check into a hotel — and so do we,” said Arabella Bowen, Fodor’s Travel Editor in Chief. “Our 100 Fodor’s Hotel Award winners go above and beyond these expectations with their winning mix of service, setting, style, and amenities. We’re confident that a night at any of these properties will be a highlight of the trip.”

The 100 properties, which span 43 countries, are broken up into eight categories. From a beach getaway in Brazil to a country retreat in England, there is a property for every type of experience a traveler is looking for.

Europe, which has seen a post-recession resurgence in visits within the last year, dominates as the region with the most winners—29—for the second year in a row.

The United States, with 20 winners, is the country with the most properties on the list and hotspots London and Paris have three winners located in each city.

HOW THE LIST IS CHOSEN

Each year, Fodor’s Travel invites its roster of 500 global contributors to nominate the best hotels in the destinations they live and write in.

Fodor’s senior editorial team deliberated on over 4,000 Fodor’s Choice picks, poring over the list for months to narrow their top selections.

For the first time, readers were also invited to nominate their favorite hotel. Travelers’ discerning top picks are indicated with a Readers’ Choice badge.

FODOR’S EXPERT POINT OF VIEW

Fodor’s Travel covers 7,500 destinations and more than 17,000 of the best hotels around the globe, each of which receives an in-person evaluation. Fodor’s editors’ decades of experience helps take the guesswork out of trip planning, recommending only those hotels, restaurants, and things to do that meet their high standards, and designating the absolute musts with “Fodor’s Choice.”

Whether travelers use print guidebooks, ebooks, mobile apps, or Fodors.com, Fodor’s provides highly curated advice on how to travel smarter, including the best arts and culture offerings, where to eat and stay at every price point, and tips and strategies for an authentic and immersive experience.

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