Plus, weâre looking at some questionable best of lists.
By
Catherine Wendlandt
5/14/2021 at 6:00am
A lot of things happen each week in Houston. Sometimes theyâre newsy, sometimes . well, itâs Houston. Weâve collected some of the most interesting gems of the last seven days for your internet perusal. Itâs Very Houston News.
What Do Tigers Dream of?
Obviously the craziest story of the week is 9-month-old India the tiger, who caused a stir on Motherâs Day by prowling the front lawn of a West Houston home.Â
When neighbors and an off-duty deputy (rightfully) freaked out, a man managed to get the big cat back inside, then loaded her into a white Jeep Cherokee, then sped away from police and got away, according to the Houston Police Department.
May 13, 2021
A lot of people are excited to travel again, and after not being able to for a year, many will be wanting to make sure they have only the best on their next vacation. Well, TripAdvisor is here to help, at least when it comes to booking your next hotel.
The travel site has come out with their annual Travelers Choice Best of the Best Awards for Hotels.
Results are based on the quality and quantity of the millions of reviews, opinions and ratings collected on Tripadvisor in 2020.
This year they added four new categories, including the Hottest New Hotels (properties that opened in July 2019 or later), Top Rooftop Hotels, Safari Stays and Picture-Perfect Hotels (properties with gorgeous photos on Tripadvisor).
San Antonio hotel named one of the best in the US by Tripadvisor
Only two Texas hotels made the top 25 list
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Sternewirth bar area at Hotel Emma.
SAN ANTONIO – Two Texas hotels were named as some of the best in the U.S. by Tripadvisor for the 2021 Traveler’s Choice Awards.
Hotel Emma is located at The Pearl and has been frequented by celebrities who visit San Antonio, including Cher who called it “one of the most unique, beautiful hotels ever.”
The singer tweeted in December 2019 that after staying in amazing hotels all over the world “Emma might take the cake.”
Walk into the lobby of the historic Lancaster Hotel in Downtownâs Theater District, and youâll feel as though youâre stepping into a scene from
The Great Gatsby. But you probably wonât be the only oneâthis luxe, Roaring â20s-era boutique hotel was just named one of the best hotels in the country by TripAdvisor.Â
On Wednesday, the travel review/booking site released its annual âTravelers Choice® Best of the Best Awards for Hotels,â including the âTop 10 Hotels in the U.S. for 2021.â The Lancaster ranked ninth, the only Texas hotel to make the top 10 listâitâs the only hotel west of the Mississippi River in the top-10, for that matter, so the results were probably skewed. To be fair, San Antonio s Hotel Emma did rank 11th, but still.