We may be excited for a fresh start in 2013, but there's no denying that 2012 was a great year. Throughout 2012, our website continued to grow and expand, meaning more fabulous content for you to enjoy! Here's a look back at our most popular stories of 2012 -- and here's to looking forward to many more awesome posts in 2013!
The Story: Sex Hotel Exposed: Exclusive Photos from the Scandalous Kew Motor Inn
Published On: August 2, 2012
Who woulda thought our most popular story of the year would be about a sex hotel? Surprisingly (or really, not so surprisingly), our inside look at the Kew Motor Inn was our most popular post of 2012. Read the full story »
The Story: Inside a Sex Hotel: New York City’s Liberty Inn
Published On: April 26, 2012
My, my, our readers certainly are curious about what goes on behind the closed doors of seedy hotels. Our post on New York City’s Liberty Inn, where rooms can be rented by the hour, was also extremely popular in 2012. Read the full story »
The Story: Picking Your Disney Digs: How the Resorts Stack Up
Published On: August 30, 2012
Ah, this one’s a little more family-friendly! Plenty of our readers were interested in how to pick the best Disney resort based on with whom they were traveling. Read the full story »
The Story: Photo Fakeout of the Week: Sugar Cane Club Hotel & Spa, Barbados
Published On: November 15, 2012
Our photo fakeouts are always crowd-pleasers, and this one of the Sugar Cane Club was no exception. Read the full story »
The Story: Bethenny Ever After Recap: Vacationing at the One & Only Palmilla Resort — Los Cabos
Published On: April 24, 2012
Alas, they announced their split just a couple of weeks ago but earlier in 2012, viewers of the hit Bethenny Ever After series got to see happier times when Bethenny Frankel and her then-husband make a quick trip to Los Cabos. Read the full story »
The Story: The Wildest Hotel Pool Parties
Published On: February 7, 2012
Readers loved our roundup of the wettest and wildest hotel pool parties we’ve ever seen. Read the full story »
The Story: Hotels of the Future: A Dozen High-Tech Offerings We Heart
Published On: August 21, 2012
Tons showed interest in the future by checking out our list of the high-tech hotel offerings we love the most. Read the full story »
The Story: Super-Intimate Inns: Hotels That Have Sex Toy Menus
Published On: April 17, 2012
Our post on hotels that have sex toy menus in their rooms got a lot of love. Read the full story »
The Story: The Top 10 Sexiest Nude Beaches
Published On: February 6, 2012
Vacationers like to strip down, and that includes on the beach. Nude beaches are popular getaway destinations and reading about them seems to be just as much of a crowd-pleaser. Read the full story »
The Story: Five of the Most Expensive Minibar Items in Hotel History
Published On: November 28, 2012
Readers couldn’t help but indulge in a little sticker shock when our post on the most expensive minibar items in hotel history was published. Maybe it helped them justify buying those $14 M&Ms. Read the full story »
RELATED LINKS:
- Oyster’s picks for the most interesting hotels in the world in 2012
- 2012’s most shocking celebrity hotel scandals
- Our favorite travel tweets of 2012
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