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 Kew Motor Inn was shut down just days after we visited.

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.

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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.

Kids love the long, winding slide at the pool at the Disney Animal Kingdom Lodge.

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.

Our photo fakeouts are always crowd-pleasers, and this one of the Sugar Cane Club was no exception.

Bethenny and Jason visited the spa while they were there.

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.

We suggest this couple find a room.

Readers loved our roundup of the wettest and wildest hotel pool parties we’ve ever seen.

The Yobot at NYC’s Yotel helps handle your luggage — literally.

Tons showed interest in the future by checking out our list of the high-tech hotel offerings we love the most.

It may come in a small package, but this minibar item is full of titillating surprises.

Our post on hotels that have sex toy menus in their rooms got a lot of love.

People seem to love lounging on the beach in their b-suits (that’s

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.

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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.

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