Orbitz.com announced the winners of its first annual Orbitz Best In Stay Awards, recognizing more than 100 top-rated hotels based on reviews by the guests themselves.

“With more than 160,000 hotel reviews, Orbitz offers travelers the relevant information they need to find the hotel that is right for them,” said Tom Russell, Group Vice President of Brand Marketing for Orbitz Worldwide. “With our Best In Stay awards, we are harnessing this guest feedback to recognize and celebrate the hotels that provide the best customer experience, according to the travelers who have stayed there.”

Orbitz Best In Stay winners were selected based on the overall numeric score they received by Orbitz customers. Reviews and scores for each hotel are collected only from Orbitz customers who have booked and stayed at the hotel. Reviewers are asked to rate a variety of hotel attributes on a scale of 1 to 5, including amenities, maintenance, hotel staff, room comfort, location, and value. The “overall score” is an average of all reviewer scores submitted.

Making Orbitz Best In Stay winners even more relevant for travelers, awards are given in four categories based on the type of traveler who submitted reviews—families, couples, leisure vacationers and business travelers.

The following hotels are a sample of the 2008 Orbitz Best In Stay winners in some of the most popular travel destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Caribbean. Awards were given to hotels in the following destinations: New York, Boston, San Francisco, Miami / Ft. Lauderdale, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hawaii, Caribbean, Mexico, Toronto and Montreal.

New York:
Best In Stay Family Hotel: Eastgate Tower Hotel, 3-Star
Best In Stay Couples Hotel: Millennium Hilton, 4-Star
Best In Stay Leisure Hotel: New York Marriott Marquis, 3-Star
Best In Stay Business Hotel: Affinia Manhattan, 3-Star

Las Vegas:
Best In Stay Family Hotel: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, 4-Star
Best In Stay Couples Hotel: Wynn Las Vegas, 5-Star
Best In Stay Leisure Hotel: The Grandview at Las Vegas, 4-Star
Best In Stay Business Hotel: The Signature at MGM Grand, 5-Star

Orlando:
Best In Stay Family Hotel: Runaway Beach Club Resort, 4-Star
Best In Stay Couples Hotel: Hilton at Walt Disney World Resort, 4-Star
Best In Stay Leisure Hotel: Caribe Cove Resort, 4-Star
Best In Stay Business Hotel: Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center,
5-Star

Chicago:
Best In Stay Family Hotel: Amalfi Hotel, 4-Star
Best In Stay Couples Hotel: The Westin Michigan Avenue, 4-Star
Best In Stay Leisure Hotel: Hotel Monaco, 4-Star
Best In Stay Business Hotel: The Talbott Hotel, 4-Star

Hawaii:
Best In Stay Family Hotel: Turtle Bay Resort, 4-Star
Best In Stay Couples Hotel: The Westin Maui Resort and Spa, 4-Star
Best In Stay Leisure Hotel: Outrigger Maui Eldorado, 3-Star
Best In Stay Business Hotel: The Wyland Waikiki, 4-Star

Introduced in 2005, the Orbitz hotel review process lets travelers take advantage of the first-hand knowledge of more than 160,000 authentic hotel customer reviews solicited only from Orbitz travelers who have actually booked and stayed at the hotel. The hotel reviews can be sorted based on the type of traveler to find the right hotel that fits travelers’ specific needs: business travelers, leisure vacationers, couples and families.

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Source : hotelmarketing.com