TRIPADVISOR REVEALES RESULTS FROM ITS ROMANCE SURVEY 2015
Announces Top 25 Romantic Hotels for couples to celebrate the Valentine’s Day.
Survey reveals the scale is equally balanced between those planning to travel out of the city (50%) and those planning a break within the city (50%).
While 44% respondents are not concerned with regards to threats from certain organisations to take action against public couples, 25% are concerned about the threats.
Rajasthan leads the list with maximum number of Romantic Hotels(13) weekend.
New Delhi, With Valentine’s Day around the corner, TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site, today revealed the Top 25 Romantic Hotels for couples to plan getaways this Valentine’s, as rated by TripAdvisor travellers in India and around the world. Interesting trends from its ‘Romance Survey 2015’ with 682 respondents from India were also shared.
Nikhil Ganju, Country Manager, TripAdvisor India said “A holiday, especially planned around Valentine’s Day is a great way to rejuvenate the romance in a relationship. Over the years as Valentine’s Day has gained popularity across India, we see an increasing number of Indians planning a break around it whether within or outside the city. It is also encouraging to see that that majority of the respondents to our survey are not deterred by threats from certain organisations and will continue with their celebrations as planned.”
TripAdvisor’s Top Hotels for Romance raise a toast to Valentine’s Day and offer a perfect setting to enjoy this special day. The list has a mix of luxury and boutique properties to suit the individual preferences of all travellers.
Key Highlights from the ‘Romance’ survey:
71% respondents think hotels and accommodations should incur expenditure and add additional security personnel on Valentine’s Day to instil a feeling of security in their couple-patrons
Of those planning a break around Valentine’s Day:
25% plan to travel out of the city
25% plan to travel out of the country
50% plan to stay within the city but at a hotel/resort/spa etc.
75% also opined that Valentine’s Day getaway is an overhyped concept and that they would go on a romantic holiday with their partner anytime in the course of the year.
Top 25 Travellers’ Choice Hotels for Romance |
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S No |
Winner |
State |
1 |
Pearl Palace Heritage – The Boutique Guesthouse | Jaipur |
2 |
Wildflower Hall, Shimla in the Himalayas | Mashobra |
3 |
Kaiya House | Varkala |
4 |
Old Harbour Hotel | Kochi (Cochin) |
5 |
Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur | Jodhpur |
6 |
The Oberoi Vanyavilas | Sawai Madhopur |
7 |
Hotel Pleasant Haveli | Jaisalmer |
8 |
Taj Lake Palace Udaipur | Udaipur |
9 |
Sajhome | Kochi (Cochin) |
10 |
Shanti Home | New Delhi |
11 |
1st Gate Home- Fusion | Jaisalmer |
12 |
The Gulaal | Jaisalmer |
13 |
The Oberoi Rajvilas | Jaipur |
14 |
Bougainvillea Guest House Goa | Candolim |
15 |
Kannur Beach House | Kannur |
16 |
Taj Rambagh Palace | Jaipur |
17 |
The Oberoi Amarvilas | Agra |
18 |
The Oberoi Cecil, Shimla | Shimla |
19 |
The Oberoi Udaivilas | Udaipur |
20 |
Palais de Mahe | Pondicherry |
21 |
The Tamara Coorg | Yavakapadi Village |
22 |
The Nattika Beach Resort | Thrissur |
23 |
Royal Heritage Haveli | Jaipur |
24 |
Tree of Life Resort & Spa, Jaipur | Kookas |
25 |
Hotel Victoria | Jaisalmer |
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