Queensland top but WA second in TripAdvisor top 25

Four WA hotels have been named among the top 20 in Australia by the world’s biggest travel website, TripAdvisor.

The site has released its annual Traveller’s Choice awards, based on millions of user reviews, who voted the Phoenix Resort in San Pedro, Belize as the world’s best.

While no Australian hotels made the worldwide top 25, TripAdvisor released a separate list of the 25 best hotels the country has to offer.

Queensland dominated the list, with 12 entrie, but WA came second with four. The top-ranked WA hotel was Windmills Break in Yallingup, which was sixth on the ladder.

The Bali Hai Resort and Spa on Broome’s Cable Beach was ranked eighth, while the Yallingup Luxury Retreat was the second entry for the South-West, in 16th place.

The only Perth hotel to make the list was the Richardson Hotel and Spa in West Perth. Top 25 hotels in Australia

1. Akama Resort, Hervey Bay

2 .Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island

3. Martinique on Macrossan, Port Douglas

4. Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Blue Mountains

5. Summit Apartments Airlie Beach, Airlie Beach

6. Windmills Break, Yallingup

7. Kewarra Beach Resort & Spa, Kewarra Beach

8. Bali Hai Resort & Spa, Broome

9. Coconut Grove Apartments, Port Douglas

10. Simpsons of Potts Point Hotel, Sydney

11. Pink Flamingo, Port Douglas

12. Oceans Mooloolaba, Mooloolaba

13. Sea Star Apartments, Airlie Beach

14. Peninsula Airlie Beach, Airlie Beach

15. Oceana on Broadbeach, Broadbeach

16. Yallingup Luxury Retreat, Yallingup

17. Islington Hotel, Hobart

18. The Richardson Hotel & Spa, Perth

19. Art Series – The Blackman, Melbourne

20. Park Hyatt Sydney, Sydney

21. Arajilla Retreat, Lord Howe Island

22. Elysium Apartments, Palm Cove

23. The Langham, Melbourne

24. Saltwater Luxury Apartments, Port Douglas

25. Marina Shores, Airlie Beach