Sandals Resort Properties Rank Among The Best

 For the past thirty years, Sandals Resorts International, parent company to Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts and Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts, has garnered rave reviews from the toughest critics in the travel industry for its dedication to service and its consistent expansion of the finest amenities. In recognition of its highly-regarded Luxury Included product, the resort company begins 2011 with the backing of top-tier travel publications. A sampling of these awards includes:

Caribbean Travel + Life ‘Best of the Caribbean’

Each year Caribbean Travel + Life polls 17,000 of its discerning readers for their picks of the hottest destinations, resorts and attractions, resulting in the annual “Best of the Caribbean” feature. The Readers’ Choice selections for 2011 were announced in early January 2011, with three notable accolades given to Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa that include Best All-Inclusive Resort, Best Bang for the Buck and Best Family Resort Runner Up. Meanwhile, boutique property Fowl Cay Resort, a private 52-acre island getaway in the Exumas chain of the Bahamas, garnered recognition as the Best Luxury Resort Runner Up. 

Condé Nast Traveler ‘Gold List’

‘The Gold List,’ created by Condé Nast Traveler, consists of the most elite, exotic and remarkable hotels in the world selected by readers­­. Contenders are ranked based on room accommodations, service, food, location, design and activities. Both Sandals Royal Plantation in Ocho Rios and Sandals Whitehouse European Village & Spa on Jamaica’s South Coast were named in the 2011 Gold List as part of the Atlantic and Caribbean Islands category, with high rankings in room accommodations and service.

Travel + Leisure ‘500 World’s Best for 2011’

Each year, Travel + Leisure opens a poll to more than 960,000 of its readers to determine the most sought after hotels around the globe. In its ninth annual list, Travel + Leisure’s ‘500 World’s Best for 2011’ included Sandals Whitehouse European Village & Spa in Jamaica and Sandals La Toc Golf Resort & Spa in St. Lucia within the prestigious Caribbean category. This is the first year Sandals Whitehouse European Village & Spa has received this exclusive recognition, a testament to the property’s recent upgrades.