Australia's tourism industry may be feeling the pinch from the global recession, but our hotels are gaining international recognition among those still travelling the world.

Global online travel group Expedia.com.au says there are four times as many Australian hotels in its top 1000 favourites list this year than in previous years.

The Expedia Insiders Select list puts Adelaide's Majestic Roof Garden Hotel as Australia's top hotel and 21st in the world. The Hilton Adelaide was the 20th Australian hotel on the list.

There are 21 Australian hotels in the latest list.

Number one in the world is Canada's Chateau Beauvallon in Quebec, followed by Japan's Prince Park Tower in Tokyo and Portugal's Viva Marinha Hotel & Suites in Cascais.

"The fact that Australian hotels have more than quadrupled their presence on this year's Insiders Select list confirms our belief that Australia offers world-class accommodation," Expedia.com.au marketing manager Louise Crompton said.

"(It) shows that international travellers are impressed by both the quality and value of the accommodation they find in our country."

The Expedia Insiders Select list is compiled using the feedback from hundreds of thousands of its customers, combined with insights from its network of experts worldwide.

Australia n hotels which made it to the Expedia Insiders Select list:

1 24 Majestic Roof Garden Hotel Adelaide

2 38 Sheraton on the Park Sydney

3 65 Meridian Port Douglas

4 80 Lakes Cairns Resort & Spa Cairns

5 138 Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens Melbourne

6 159 Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Sydney

7 188 Agincourt Beachfront Apart's Cairns

8 339 Bay Village Tropical Retreat Cairns

9 349 Diamant Boutique Hotel Sydney

10 402 Hilton Sydney

11 418 Mantra on Russell Melbourne

12 421 Marriott Resort Surfers Paradise

13 519 Rendezvous Hotel Brisbane

14 521 Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney

15 535 Hilton Brisbane Brisbane

16 565 Radisson Plaza Hotel Sydney

17 636 On the Beach Holiday Apart's Cairns

18 722 Swissotel Sydney

19 745 Four Seasons Sydney

20 752 Hilton Adelaide

21 839 Shangri-La Hotel Sydney