Top Hotels 2012

This comes from Trip Advisor and I thought it was very useful. Unfortunately we have not had the opportunity to stay at any of these yet!

TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice winners are based on the millions of reviews and opinions written by TripAdvisor travelers around the world.

The average nightly rate for 2012 Travelers' Choice Hotels award winners is $270, although there's no need to blow your budget.

TripAdvisor says that 45% of the winners have an average nightly rate of $200 or less per night.

Here are select winners of TripAdvisor's top hotel categories:

Best Hotel in the World: The Phoenix Resort in San Pedro, Belize

Best Hotel in the USA: Elysian Hotel in Chicago

Best Luxury (4&5 star) Hotel in the World: Shangri-La Hotel in Tokyo

Best Luxury (4&5 star) Hotel in the USA: The Grand Del Mar in San Diego

Best Bargain in the World: HueNino Hotel in Hue, Vietnam

Best Bargain in the USA: SeaCoast Inn in Hyannis, Mass.

Best for Service in the World: Arcadia Residence in Prague, Czech Republic

Best for Service in the USA: SeaCoast Inn in Hyannis, Mass.

Best B&B and Inn in the World: The Twenty One in Brighton, England

Best B&B and Inn in the USA: A.G. Thomson House: Historic Bed and Breakfast in Duluth, Minn.

Best All-Inclusive in the World: Garonga Safari Camp in Phalaborwa, South Africa

Best All-Inclusive in the Caribbean: East Winds Inn in Gros Islet, St. Lucia

Best Relaxation and Spa in the World: BollAnt's im Park in Bad Sobernheim, Germany

Best Relaxation and Spa in the USA: Bella Monte Hot Springs Resort and Spa in Desert Hot Springs, Calf.

Trendiest Hotel in the World: Villa Zest Boutique Hotel in Cape Town, S.A.

Trendiest Hotel in the USA: Smyth Hotel, a Thompson Hotel in New York City

Top 10 hotels in the USA as rated by TripAdvisor reviewers:

1.Elysian Hotel Chicago, Chicago
2.The Grand Del Mar, San Diego
3.Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Maui, Hawaii
4.Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands, N.C.
5.Heathman Hotel, Kirkland, Wash.
6.Hotel Commonwealth, Boston
7.French Quarter Inn, Charleston, S.C.
8.Fairmont Heritage Place Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco
9.Hotel Monaco Portland – a Kimpton Hotel, Portland, Ore.
10.Inn at the Market, Seattle