Conde Nast Traveler Best of 2006 - (Including Mexico!)

[gkashmira]

I was leafing through Conde Nast Traveler's 2006 "Top 100 Readers' Choice Awards - Best of the World and saw a few that pertain to us Destination Brides/Grooms! I italicized the ones that are in Cabo or I've heard others talk about here on the forum...

Top Resorts in Mexico: (with User rating out of 100 - I think)
1. La Casa Que Canta, Zihuatanejo 97.5
2. Royal Hideaway Playacar, Riviera Maya 93.5
3. JW Marriott, Cancún 92.5
4. Las Ventanas al Paraíso, Los Cabos 91.8
5. Villa del Sol, Zihuatanejo 87.4
6. Four Seasons Punta Mita 86.9
7. One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos 86.0
8. Dreams, Cancún 85.9
9. Ritz-Carlton, Cancún 85.0
10. Hilton Los Cabos 84.9 (I was happy to see this on the list!)
11. Maroma Resort, Riviera Maya 83.9
12. Le Meridien, Cancún 83.2
13. Fiesta Americana Grand, Los Cabos 82.5
14. Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach, Cancún 81.8
14. Sheraton Hacienda del Mar, Los Cabos 81.8 (Another favorite of mine!)

Top 10 Central America/Mexico Hotels:
1. JW Marriott, Mexico City
2. Esperanza, Cabo
3. Casa Santo Domingo, Guatamala
4. Camino Real, Oaxaca5. Four Seasons, Mexico City
6. Hotel Nikko, Mexico City
7. Casa de Sierra Nevada Quinta Real, San Miguel de Allende
8. W Hotel, Mexico City
9. Costa Rica Marriott, San Jose
10. Hotel Grano de Oro, Costa Rica

Top Resorts - Caribbean
1. Malliouhana Hotel, Anguilla 94.7
2. Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman 91.9
3. Sandy Lane, Barbados 91.6
4. CuisinArt Resort, Anguilla 90.6
5. Four Seasons, Nevis 90.1
6. Cap Juluca, Anguilla 88.0
6. Jamaica Inn 88.0
8. Curtain Bluff, Antigua 87.6
9. Little Dix Bay, Virgin Gorda 87.2
10. Couples Swept Away, Jamaica 86.9
11. Peter Island Resort, B.V.I. 84.8
12. Couples Negril, Jamaica 84.7
13. Round Hill, Jamaica 84.2
14. Couples Ocho Rios, Jamaica 84.0
15. Half Moon Club, Jamaica 83.3
16. Caneel Bay, St. John 83.1
17. La Samanna, St. Martin
18. Sandals White House, Jamaica 82.8
19. Jalousie Plantation, St. Lucia 82.5
19. Sandals Dunn's River, Jamaica 82.5
21. Jumby Bay, Antigua 82.1 View Guide
22. Four Points Sheraton Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico 81.8
23. Royal Plantation, Jamaica 81.1
24. Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia 81.0
25. Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino 80.9

Central/South America Resorts - Top 5
1. Four Seasons Peniunsula, Papagayo Costa Rica
2. Explora en Patagonia, Chile
3. Llao Llao Hotel & Resort, Argentina
4. Turtle Inn, Belize
5. Hotel Punta Islita, Costa Rica

Top 5 Atlantic Ocean Resorts
1. One & Only Ocean Club, Bahamas
2. The Reefs, Bermuda
3. Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos
4. Grace Bay Club, Turks & Caicos
5. Four Seasons great Exuma at Emerald Bay, Bahamas

Anyway you can read more (like top USA cities, Top 100 Hotels (worldwide) and a lot more! Check it out here: http://www.concierge.com/bestof/readerschoice/

[Sarah]

Very cool- this is a great travel reference! Thanks Kash :)

[gkashmira]

I think it's great that a lot of our places made the list (Hilton, Dreams in Cancun - which I'm sure means the Dreams in Cabo is great, Sheraton...)

Makes me smile to see so many places in Cabo listed too!

[TammyB]

COOL thanks for the post,, I'm going to look up Las Ventas, and Fiesta Americana to see what they look like and put them on my list to see for our site visit. GREAT POST

[Sarah]

TammyM, are you planning to visit Esperanza? If you're visiting the more upscale places, I wouldn't miss that either. Some of our engagement pics were taken there and the resort looks absolutely gorgeous.

[TammyB]

It wasn't on my list, how upscale is it? I didn't put the one and only on my list because it's out of my budget...

[Sarah]

If I remember right it's up there with LasVentanas and One and Only Palmilla. Maybe Tammy would know better...

[Tammy Host]

great info kash!!

[KAMEYER70]

Thanks for posting this list. I think I am the only bride on BDW getting married at the Fiesta Americana Grand and I was thrilled to see that it made this this (especially since no one in the US seems to have heard about this hotel). Awesome!

[gkashmira]

KM - I think it's suppose to be a really lovely hotel!