Casa Velas Puerto Vallarta in Top Ten of Expedia Canada Insiders' Select Hotels Yahoo Finance
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Casa Velas Boutique Hotel and Beach Club Puerto Vallarta

TORONTO - Expedia.ca®, the country's leading online travel provider, today announced the Expedia® 2013 Insiders' Select™ rankings, an annual crowd-sourced list of the world's best-reviewed hotels.

The Insiders' Select™ list recognizes the top-ranked hotels available in the Expedia global marketplace, as judged by more than 1 million annual guest reviews and in-house experts. Hotels that consistently deliver value, in the form of competitive pricing, pristine amenities and superior customer service, will see that commitment rewarded in their ranking.

The exclusive 2013 list designates only 650 hotels as Insiders' Select™ hotels, from among the more than 205,000 properties available on Expedia-branded sites worldwide. The top 10 hotels in this year's ranking include:

1. One&Only Palmilla Resort (5 stars, San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico)
2. Arenas del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort (4.5 stars, Quepos, Costa Rica)
3. Marrol's Boutique Hotel (5 stars, Bratislava, Slovakia)
4. Banyan Tree Mayakoba (5 stars, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico)
5. Hotel d'Europe (5 stars, Avignon, France)
6. Capella Ixtapa Resort & Spa (5 stars, Ixtapa, Mexico)
7. Welk Resort Sirena del Mar (4 stars, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico)
8. Casa Velas Hotel Boutique & Beach Club (4.5 stars, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)
9. The Knight Residence (5 stars, Edinburgh, Scotland)
10. The Leela Palace Bangalore (5 stars, Bengaluru, India)

"The annual Insiders' Select™ list is another great example of the tools and resources Expedia.ca offers Canadians so they can make informed travel choices," said Sean Shannon, Vice President and Managing Director of Expedia Canada.

"Because this list is comprised of unbiased feedback from staff experts and hotel guests, would-be vacationers can research and book with the confidence and trust that comes from peer recommendations."

Of the top 10 hotels worldwide, five were in Mexico, which according to the Conference Board of Canada saw a record 1.57 million Canadian visitors in 2012.

"It's great to see so many properties in Mexico on the Insiders' Select™ list because we know what a popular destination it is for Canadians. Hopefully this year's list gives them a few more options to consider for their upcoming travels down south," said Shannon.

To read about Canada Hotels on the Prestigious List, click here.