2019 KAYAK Travel Awards

Best hotels

Discover the world's top-rated hotels in 2019

Not sure which hotel to stay at on your next trip? The next time you visit a hotel's website, check to see if it has earned KAYAK's coveted Best Hotels badge. Here are the year's best hotels according to reviews from real travellers.

US & Canada

Best Hostels

Here are the top hostels in Asia Pacific.

Alice's Secret Travellers Inn

Alice Springs, NT, Australia

92.0%

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Blue Mountains Backpacker Hostel

Katoomba, NSW, Australia

89.9%

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Montacute Boutique Bunkhouse

Hobart, TAS, Australia

89.3%

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The Pod Sydney

Sydney, NSW, Australia

88.8%

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Yha Byron Bay

Byron Bay, NSW, Australia

88.7%

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Jump Inn Alice Budget Accommodation

Alice Springs, NT, Australia

88.2%

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Yha Sydney Harbour

Sydney, NSW, Australia

88.0%

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Travellers Oasis

Cairns, QLD, Australia

86.5%

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Wake Up! Sydney - Hostel

Sydney, NSW, Australia

86.4%

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Yha Fremantle Prison

Fremantle, WA, Australia

86.3%

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Bunk Surfers Paradise International Backpacker Hostel

Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia

86.3%

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Breeze Lodge - Hostel

Brisbane, QLD, Australia

86.1%

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Globetrotters International Backpackers

Cairns, QLD, Australia

84.2%

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Backpackers Inn On The Beach

Byron Bay, NSW, Australia

83.8%

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Yha Cairns Central

Cairns, QLD, Australia

83.1%

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United

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

82.8%

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Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St

Adelaide, SA, Australia

82.6%

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Sow and Piglets Guesthouse

Port Campbell, VIC, Australia

82.2%

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Mad Monkey Backpackers Waterfront

Cairns, QLD, Australia

82.0%

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Tequila Sunrise Hostel

Adelaide, SA, Australia

81.9%

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Yha Melbourne Central

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

81.9%

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The Surf House

Byron Bay, NSW, Australia

81.7%

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Down Under Hostels

Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia

81.5%

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Sydney Railway Square Yha

Sydney, NSW, Australia

81.3%

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Glenferrie Lodge

Kirribilli, NSW, Australia

81.3%

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Big Backpackers Hostel

Sydney, NSW, Australia

81.0%

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Civic Guesthouse

Townsville, QLD, Australia

80.3%

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The Village Hostels Canberra

Canberra, ACT, Australia

80.1%

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Yha Brisbane City

Brisbane, QLD, Australia

80.1%

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Alice's Secret Travellers Inn - No. 1 in Australia

Based on the number and quality of hotel reviews and ratings from 2018, Alice's Secret Travellers Inn was identified as having routinely provided a superior experience to travellers in Australia.

Overall Guest Rating

8.8 Excellent

Based on 1,059 reviews

Cleanliness

87%

Comfort

86%

Location

88%

Overall

85%

Services

87%

Staff

96%

Value for money

92%

About KAYAK's Best Hotels

KAYAK's hotel ratings process was introduced to provide hotel customers who use KAYAK with a platform to share their experience staying at different properties. A property must have a minimum Overall Rating of 8.0 and a minimum of 50 reviews published within the last year to qualify for consideration for KAYAK's Best Hotels. The current list of Best Hotels are based on ratings from travellers in 2018.