Hotels

We stayed in 9 Tbilisi hotels across 4 research trips to find the true gems. Stamba Hotel is worth every lari for the design. Two others we tried — never again.

We stayed in 9 Phu Quoc hotels across 4 research trips to find the true gems. Salinda Resort is worth every dong for the service.

Barcelona has a way of seducing you with modernist facades and late-night tapas crawls, but finding a hotel that doesn't sacrifice your sleep for a central location is a battlefield.

We visited 8 different Rovaniemi hotels on three research trips in order to pick the true gems of the Arctic. The Arctic Light Hotel is worth every euro paid for its design. Two other hotels that we tried — well, you can imagine what we think about those

We visited seven Helsinki hotels over three research trips. Hotel F6 is absolutely worth every euro spent for the quality of service provided. There are two more hotels we visited that we will not visit again.

We visited eight Tromsø hotels on four research visits. Clarion Hotel The Edge is worth every Norwegian Krone due to its view. There are two others that we tried, but not anymore.

We stayed in 9 Tokyo hotels across 4 research trips. Hotel Gracery is worth every yen for the location. Two others we tried — never again.

We tested 12 mid-range stays across Ubud to find out which ones actually deliver luxury without the inflated price tag. Two of them blew us away; three others looked great online but fell completely short in person