Lena Hart
Travel editor, Triptoic
Lena Hart is Triptoic's travel editor. She writes our where-to-stay guides, which help you pick the right part of town before you pick a hotel.
She goes by what guests actually say, drawing on ratings and reviews for more than a million places to stay, and keeps every guide up to date as those ratings change.
Guides by Lena Hart
- Best Hotels in Bangalore: Book Near a Metro Station or a Tech Park, Because Roads Are the Real MapThe 10 best hotels in Bangalore, ranked by guest ratings and review counts, from Indiranagar and Koramangala to Whitefield and HSR Layout.
- Best Hotels in Los Angeles: Traffic Sets the Distances, So Choose Your Part of the Sprawl FirstThe best hotels in Los Angeles, ranked from guest ratings: 12 stays from Beverly Hills to Hermosa Beach, with who each suits and who should skip it.
- Best Hotels in Goa: Susegad Is the Brief, and the Top Scores Go to Stays Small Enough to Deliver ItThe best hotels in Goa, ranked by guest ratings and review counts: ten stays from Agonda to Morjim scoring 9.4 to 9.7, and who each one suits.
- Best Hotels in Phuket: Patong Collects the Reviews, but the Highest Scores Go to Old Town, Karon and KamalaThe best hotels in Phuket, ranked by guest scores: ten stays across Karon, Kata, Patong, Kamala, Old Town and Koh Yao Noi, with honest trade-offs.
- Best Hotels in New Delhi: In a City Averaging 6.6, Ten Stays That Score 9.3 or HigherThe best hotels in New Delhi, ranked from guest ratings and review counts: a Chanakyapuri palace, Hauz Khas, Old Delhi's edge and airport stays.
- Best Hotels in Singapore: On an Island This Small, Pick the Mood, Not the PostcodeThe best hotels in Singapore, ranked by guest ratings: Marina Bay landmarks, Chinatown shophouses, Orchard Road towers and a Sentosa retreat.
- Best Hotels in Bali: One Island, Several Different Trips, and the Top Scores Go to Small PlacesThe best hotels in Bali, ranked by guest ratings and review counts: villas in Seminyak, rice-terrace stays near Ubud, Nusa Penida and Lake Batur.
- Best Hotels in New York: On a Grid This Dense, the Subway Stop Is Part of the RoomThe best hotels in New York, ranked by guest ratings and review counts: ten stays from Wall Street to the Upper West Side, with who each suits.
- Best Resorts in Bangalore: A Landlocked City Where the Good Ones Sit at the End of a HighwayRanked by guest ratings and review counts: the 10 best resorts in Bangalore, from a Race Course Road landmark to farm stays on the city's edge.
- Best Hotels in Barcelona: Choose Your Side of Plaça de Catalunya, Then Choose the RoomThe best hotels in Barcelona, ranked by guest ratings and review counts, from Passeig de Gràcia palaces to Raval design hotels and Gothic Quarter stays.
- Best Hotels in Tokyo: The Highest-Rated Stays Are Small, Station-Side and Rarely a TowerTen top-rated Tokyo hotels from Asakusa to Akasaka, ranked by guest ratings and review counts, with who each suits and what to watch for.
- Best Hotels in Jaipur: Only 188 of 3,220 Stays Clear an 8.5, and These Ten Sit Well Above ItThe best hotels in Jaipur, ranked by guest ratings and review counts, from Rambagh Palace to Bani Park heritage stays and Amer Fort retreats.
- Best Hotels in Rome: In a City of Palazzi, the Top-Rated Stays Fill a Few FloorsThe best hotels in Rome for 2026, ranked by guest ratings and review counts, from Spanish Steps classics to palazzo guesthouses near the Pantheon.
- Best Hostels in Barcelona: The Top Ones Sit Behind Apartment Doors, Not Hotel LobbiesThe best hostels in Barcelona, ranked by guest ratings and review counts, from Eixample and Gràcia to the Born, with who each one suits.
- Best Hotels in Dubai: A City Built in Strips, So Choose Your Strip Before Your RoomThe best hotels in Dubai for 2026, ranked by guest ratings and review counts, from DIFC towers to Palm beachfronts and a 3-star that scores 9.3.
- Where to Stay in Tokyo: Choose a Station and the Rest of the City FollowsWhere to stay in Tokyo, by station: Shinjuku for first-timers, Asakusa and Ueno for value, Ginza for polish, Maihama for Disney.
- Best Hotels in Paris: Ten Stays Where the Street Outranks the Star RatingThe best hotels in Paris, ranked by guest ratings: Left Bank townhouses, Vendôme palaces and Montmartre favorites, with who each one suits.
- Best Hotels in London: A City With No Center, So Choose the Village FirstThe best hotels in London for 2026, ranked by guest ratings and review counts, from Covent Garden and Mayfair to Spitalfields and Tower Hill.
- Best Hotels in Bangkok: Ten Stays Rated 9.8 or Higher Out of 7,269 Places to SleepThe best hotels in Bangkok by guest rating: ten picks from Wireless Road to Chinatown, with honest notes on location, review depth and who each suits.
- A Weekend in Taipei: The Capital Where the Subway Ends at a Hot SpringA weekend in Taipei done right: two days of temples, Beitou hot springs, Taipei 101 and night markets, plus the best area to stay and hotels.
- Best Hotels in Las Vegas: Where the Walk to Your Elevator Decides the TripThe best hotels in Las Vegas, ranked from 148,273 guest reviews: Strip towers, suite-style stays and quieter off-Strip picks, with who each one suits.
- Best Hotels in Surabaya: A City Where the Best Stays Sit Above the MallsThe best hotels in Surabaya, ranked by guest ratings and reviews: a five-star hotel, syariah stays and mall-linked apartment towers.
- Best Area to Stay in London: Where to Base Yourself, Neighborhood by NeighborhoodThe best area to stay in London depends on your trip. Seven neighborhoods compared, with hotel picks for first-timers, families and budgets.
- Choosing a Paris Neighborhood Before You Choose a HotelWhere to stay in Paris: the best areas from the Louvre to the Marais, plus top-rated hotels, trade-offs and picks for every kind of traveler.
- A Weekend in Pathum Thani: Two Days North of BangkokTwo days in Pathum Thani north of Bangkok: Dhammakaya, Dream World, riverside Sam Khok, plus the best area and hotels for a short stay.
- The 10 Best 3-Star Hotels in Pathum ThaniRanked: the 10 best 3-star hotels in Pathum Thani, from Thammasat Rangsit to Lam Luk Ka, chosen from guest ratings and review counts.
- Where to Stay in Bali: The Best Areas and Hotels, Sorted by TravelerSeminyak for most first-timers, Ubud for culture, Nusa Dua for easy resort stays. Compare Bali's best areas and top-rated hotels by traveler type.