Door County, Wisconsin, is the kind of place people return to year after year. With 482 square miles and 300 miles of shoreline, it’s a sprawling destination. Home to five state parks and nineteen ...

Understanding the Context

The second sentence, as you said, contains a superlative, "best." In English, unlike in some other languages such as Spanish, the superlative does not require a definite article. In fact, it would actually sound weird to say, "It is the best to stay here." The second sentence means this: It is better to stay here than anywhere else.