December 2024, LONDON — Today the Hotels.com 2024 wrap-up was revealed, listing the most popular hotels, destinations and amenities searched for by Brits over the past year.  

Brits are London mad with the top 10 searched for hotels all based in the capital¹. However, year-on-year the list looks quite different with only 50% of 2023’s top hotels² holding onto their top 10 status.  

Most Searched London Hotels¹:  

1. Park Plaza Westminster Bridge  

2. Yotel London City  

3. citizenM London Victoria 

4. Hotel Riu Plaza 

5. Sea Containers 

6. The Mayfair Townhouse  

7. The Hoxton Shepherds Bush 

8. St. David’s Hotels 

9. Tribe London Canary Wharf 

10. Zedwell Piccadilly Circus 

Most Searched Hotels Outside London: 

After London, Manchester is the next hotel hotspot for Brits. Most searched for Mancunian hotels include Wilde Aparthotels, Manchester, YOTEL Manchester Deansgate, Malmaison Manchester Deansgate, Clayton Hotel, Manchester City Centre and Maldron Hotel Manchester City Centre. 

In third place, Brits are looking to explore Edinburgh with the following hotels coming in as the most popular outside London and Manchester: Virgin Hotels Edinburgh, YOTEL Edinburgh, W Edinburgh and  Village Hotel Edinburgh. 

Most Searched Hotel Amenities: 

Hotels.com analysed the most popular amenities and found that travellers are prioritising R&R. Searches for a pool topped the list, compared to high-speed internet in 2023³. Earlier this year, Hotels.com revealed that a key travel trend for 2025 is Hotel Restaurant Renaissance, that is booking a hotel stay with a notable dining experience. It’s no surprise that hotels with restaurants are up 232% YoY⁴ as a fifth of Brits said the hotel restaurant is much more appealing than 5 years ago⁵ and it’s a major decision when deciding where to stay. Other top amenities included high-speed internet, hot tub and pet-friendly properties.  

Hotels.com’s Perfect Somewheres launched this year, an award celebrating a selection of the top 1% of hotels. For the best hotel pools, restaurants, hot tubs, high-speed internet and pet-friendly hotels try out the below³: 

• Pool: Parnas Hotel Jeju, South Korea – a wrap-around infinity pool spanning the length of an American football field curves round the entire hotel. 

• High-speed internet: Villa Copenhagen, Denmark – perfect for wander working, the open workspace beneath the hidden garden boasts a ‘corporate playroom’ complete with meeting rooms, coffee bars and even some pool.  

• Pet-friendly: The Balmoral, United Kingdom – four-legged friends are welcome to join their owners and explore Edinburgh together.  

• Hotel restaurant: Parkroyal Collection Pickering, Singapore – surrounded by elevated gardens and on-site urban farm growing 50 different types of vegetables, fruit and herbs, the food and drinks here are one of a kind.  

• Hot tub/pool: Hotel Bardo, Mexico – enjoy a romantic and private heated plunge pool at these luxurious jungle sanctuaries.