Condé Nast Johansens Luxury Travel Guide Announces Winners of 2010 Awards for Excellence
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Condé Nast Johansens Luxury Travel Guide Announces Winners of 2010 Awards for Excellence
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Category: Worldwide
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2010-01-07
Condé Nast Johansens, the international luxury travel guide from the most trusted name in travel publishing, Condé Nast Publications Ltd., today announced the winners of the 2010 Awards for Excellence. The winners of the prestigious awards were chosen as the premier properties throughout the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific Islands. The full list of winners is included below.
The winners are part of a collection of more than 300 gorgeous properties throughout the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Readers of the Guides, hotel guests and the Condé Nast Johansens inspection team all contributed votes for the 2010 awards.
The 2010 Awards for Excellence cover 31 categories, including Most Excellent Resort, Most Excellent Hotel and Most Excellent Romantic Hideaway. Lesley O’Malley-Keyes, Vice President & Publishing Director, The Americas noted “Condé Nast Johansens recommends only properties that meet our standards, so the Awards for Excellence winners represent the very best of the best. Our readers are discerning, sophisticated travelers who know what they want when they travel - outstanding accommodations and exceptional service.”
The Guide's easy-to-use format simplifies the independent traveler’s task of selecting and booking accommodations. Each Guide features rich, full-color exterior and interior hotel photographs, and details about facilities, rates and contact information, everything a guest needs to make an informed decision about a reservation.
The Guides, which are celebrating their 28th year of publication in Europe, have attracted a loyal readership in the United States by guaranteeing that each Recommended property undergoes a rigorous annual inspection process to ensure exceptional quality is maintained. Every Recommended hotel or spa in the Guide is awarded the “Condé Nast Mark of Excellence” wall plaque. This distinctive blue sign hangs on the wall of the hotel and is a visible endorsement for more than 12 million of the world’s most discerning travelers.
The Condé Nast Johansens website (www.condenastjohansens.com), a vital part of the Condé Nast Johansens offerings, reflects the varying ways in which the Guides’ users research hotels and destinations. The user friendly website allows visitors to find a hotel by country, state, island or by keyword search, and if inspiration is needed, the website delivers recommendations based on preferred criteria, such as “spa” or “gourmet food.” The site can now also send a reservation or availability request directly to the hotels. Other features of the site include a venue finder, special and seasonal offers, online gift certificate purchasing, and late availability options.
The winners of the Condé Nast Johansens 2010 Awards for Excellence, The Americas, Atlantic, Caribbean & Pacific are:
ATLANTIC, CARIBBEAN & PACIFIC
Most Excellent Resort:
Grace Bay Club, Turks & Caicos Islands
Most Excellent Small Resort:
Cap Maison Resort & Spa, St. Lucia
Most Excellent Romantic Hideaway:
Jade Mountain, St. Lucia
Most Excellent Spa Resort:
Hotel Guanahani & Spa, Saint-Barthélemy
Most Excellent Eco Resort:
Galley Bay Resort & Spa, Antigua
SOUTH AMERICA
Most Excellent Beach Hotel:
DPNY Beach Hotel, Brazil
Most Excellent Hotel:
L'Auberge, Uruguay
Most Excellent Romantic Hideaway:
Ponta dos Ganchos, Brazil
Most Excellent Spa Hotel:
Kurotel – Longevity Center and Spa, Brazil
Most Excellent Lodge:
Hotel Las Balsas, Argentina
Most Excellent Eco Resort:
Hacienda Zuleta, Ecuador
MÉXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA
Most Excellent Resort:
Grand Velas All Suites & Spa, Nuevo Vallarta, México
El Careyes Beach Resort, México
Most Excellent Spa Hotel:
Grand Velas All Suites & Spa, Riviera Maya, México
Most Excellent Hotel:
Gaia Hotel & Reserve, Costa Rica
Most Excellent Romantic Hideaway:
Matachica Beach Resort, Belize
Most Excellent Beach Resort:
Victoria House, Belize
Most Excellent Lodge:
Chan Chich Lodge, Belize
Most Excellent Eco Resort:
Hotelito Desconocido, México
U.S.A. & CANADA
Most Excellent Hotel:
The Hay-Adams, DC
Most Excellent Ranch:
Hidden Meadow Ranch, AZ
Most Excellent Inn:
The Baker House 1650, NY
Most Excellent Small Hotel:
Fifteen Beacon, MA
Most Excellent Country House Hotel
Blantyre, MA
Most Excellent Romantic Hideaway:
Wickaninnish Inn, BC
Post Ranch Inn, CA
Most Excellent Lodge:
Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, BC
Most Excellent Spa Hotel:
Equinox Resort & Spa, VT
Most Excellent Golf Resort:
The Lodge at Turning Stone, NY
Most Excellent Resort:
Encantado, an Auberge Resort, NM
Most Excellent Eco Resort:
Sooke Harbour House, BC
THE AMERICAS, CARIBBEAN, ATLANTIC & PACIFIC
Most Excellent Service:
Curtain Bluff, Antigua
Most Excellent Business Partner:
Boston Harbor Hotel, MA
The Condé Nast Johansens international collection of guides are available at select bookstores nationwide, including the 2010 Recommended Hotels, Inns , Resorts & Spas – The Americas, Atlantic, Caribbean , Pacific. The Guide Web site, www.condenastjohansens.com, offers exclusive seasonal discounts and complimentary access to the international database of luxury accommodations. Consumers can purchase Condé Nast Johansens Guides by calling Condé Nast Johansens at 1-800-564-7518, or via the online bookstore at www.condenastjohansens.com. Gift certificates are also available at the Web site.
The complete Condé Nast Johansens international collection includes:
Recommended Hotels & Spas, Great Britain and Ireland
Recommended Country Houses, Small Hotels, Inns and Restaurants Great Britain and Ireland
Recommended Hotels and Spas, Europe and The Mediterranean
Recommended Hotels, Inns, Resorts & Spas The Americas, Atlantic, Caribbean, Pacific
Recommended Venues for Business Meetings, Conferences and Events
Recommended Luxury Spas
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