Quest Apartment Hotels has claimed six places in Tripadvisor’s 2026 Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Hotels list for Australia – with all six falling inside the national top ten.
The six recognised properties are:
- #3 – Quest Orange, NSW
- #5 – Quest Robina, QLD
- #6 – Quest Docklands, VIC
- #7 – Quest Perth Ascot, WA
- #8 – Quest St Kilda Road, VIC
- #9 – Quest Singleton, NSW
Quest’s recognition extended across Tripadvisor’s national accommodation categories, with five further properties placing in the Best of the Best awards. Quest Ballarat Station ranked #5 and Quest on Rheola #12 in Small & Boutique – Australia, while Quest South Perth Foreshore ranked #3, Quest Collingwood #7 and Quest Notting Hill #14 in B&Bs and Inns – Australia. In total, Quest claimed 11 placements across Tripadvisor’s 2026 Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best categories in Australia.
Tripadvisor describes its Best of the Best Hotels as properties that “check all the boxes” across service, comfort and overall guest experience – its highest level of recognition, awarded to properties that receive a high volume of outstanding reviews over a 12-month period. Fewer than 1% of Tripadvisor’s eight million listings globally achieve the milestone.
The geographic spread is as notable as the number. While Quest Docklands represents the brand’s metropolitan CBD offer, five of the six top-ten properties sit outside traditional capital city CBDs – from regional New South Wales to suburban Gold Coast, Perth’s airport precinct and Melbourne’s urban fringe St Kilda Road corridor. It speaks directly to Quest’s conviction that demand for quality, apartment-style accommodation is not confined to city centres.
David Mansfield, Managing Director, The Ascott Limited Australasia said the result is a credit to Quest’s franchisees and teams
“To have six of Australia’s top ten hotels on Tripadvisor’s Best of the Best list come from the one brand is a remarkable result – and credit belongs entirely to the franchisees and their teams who show up for guests every single day.
“This award is driven by real guests leaving real reviews, which makes it one of the most meaningful endorsements in our industry.
“What’s also striking is the geographic spread – from Quest Orange and Quest Singleton in regional New South Wales, to Quest Robina and Quest Perth Ascot, through to Quest Docklands and Quest St Kilda Road in Melbourne. It demonstrates that the Quest model excels not just in major CBDs, but in the regional and suburban communities where we’ve always believed there is genuine demand for quality apartment-style accommodation.”
Quest Apartment Hotels is Australia’s largest apartment hotel operator, with more than 160 properties across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji Each property is locally owned and operated by a franchisee, offering guests the flexibility of apartment-style accommodation – including kitchens, separate living areas and in-apartment laundry facilities in many apartment types – alongside the consistency of a national brand.
