Real travelers know best. For our first-ever Budget Travel Best Values awards, we've partnered with TripAdvisor, the leading resource for hotel reviews, to pinpoint the world's most reliable hotels with an average nightly rate of $250 or less. Winners were selected based on TripAdvisor's Popularity Index, a proprietary algorithm that determines traveler satisfaction based on a variety of sources, including TripAdvisor reviews and travel articles and opinions from across the Internet. TripAdvisor calculated the average nightly rates from four different weeks throughout the year, during peak and off-peak periods.

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Top 100
Our exclusive list of the Top 100 Best Values around the world, with quotes from TripAdvisor reviews. Each hotel was given a relative score, with 100 assigned to the highest-ranked one.

1. Park Hotel Tokyo 100.00
Tokyo, Japan
$227, 011-81/3-6252-1100,
parkhoteltokyo.com
"Great location, lovely decor, thoroughly competent staff, and a really reasonable price."

"The hotel interior is beautiful, and the lobby area had wonderful jazz every night. We're going back, and we didn't even think twice about where to stay"

2. Swissôtel Berlin 98.88
Berlin, Germany
$158, 011-49/30-220-100,
swissotel.com/berlin
"As sophisticated as the city itself. In every way, it surpassed our expectations."

"It's in the heart of town, walking distance to most major attractions (if you make it out of the hotel)"

3. Hilton Nuweiba Coral Resort 97.45
Nuweiba, Egypt
$110, 011-20/69-352-0320,
www.hiltonworldresorts.com
"The staff are amazing, as they remember your names, preferred drinks at dinner, and how you like your omelets."

4. Iberostar Bávaro 97.44
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
$240, 888/923-2722,
iberostar.com
"It is well worth the extra money to stay at the Bávaro."

5. Crowne Plaza Kuala Lumpur 97.39
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
$111, 800/496-7621,
crowneplaza.com
"Very central--in the shadow of the Petronas Towers and right next to a monorail station."

6. Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur 97.20
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
$225, 011-60/3-2179-8818,
mandarinoriental.com
"I adore the spa facilities and the infinity swimming pool."