With the 2024 Conde Nast Traveler Readers Selection Awards having simply wrapped up, two small Central American nations—Costa Rica and Belize—have large cause to rejoice. And that’s as a result of the 2 international locations, each sought-after locations within the area, dominated this 12 months’s record of Greatest Resorts in Central America, snagging six and eleven placements respectively.
Yearly, by means of the CNT Readers’ Selection Awards, avid vacationers get the prospect to vote for all of the resorts, locations, and hospitality suppliers which have made a long-lasting impression on them. So far as Central American resorts are involved, it was the 4 Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo that got here out on high. Following shut behind is the luxurious non-public island (and celebrity-approved) Cayo Espanto in Belize.
Simply in case you missed it, listed below are a few of the resorts that have been ranked among the many finest in Central America this 12 months.
The 20 Greatest Resorts in Central America, In response to Conde Nast Traveler ReadersÂ
The 4 Seasons Costa Rica. Picture through Conde Nast Traveler
Whereas Belize and Costa Rica dominated the record of high resorts within the area, Roatan Honduras claims the #3 spot. The Kimpton Grand Roatán Resort & Spa, a not too long ago opened property boasting 119 rooms, suites, and condos, in addition to 4 eating places , obtained a rating of 97.06 (The primary resort obtained a 97.38). In the meantime, #4 on the record, Belize’s Turneffe Island resort scored 97.05.
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- Picture by The Inn at Rancho Santana
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- Picture by the Kimpton Grand Roatán Resort & Spa
Popoyo, Nicaragua and Isla Frangipani, Panama additionally made the record, at #7 (The Inn at Rancho Santana) and #10 (Nayara Bocas del Toro), respectively.
Belize Shines in CNT Readers’ Selection AwardsÂ
Picture by Alaia Belize, Autograph Assortment, San Pedro
With a powerful eleven of a complete of 20 rankings, and on the heels of successful Sustainable Vacation spot of the 12 months on the World Sustainable Journey and Hospitality Awards, Belize has been having a second in 2024. From the expansive and opulent Alaia Belize on the seashores of Ambergris Caye to the luxuriously off-the-beaten-path Blancaneaux Lodge in Mountain Pine Ridge, the Belize resorts that made this 12 months’s Readers’ Selection Awards Checklist are various. Right here they’re so as of rating:
- #2 Cayo Espanto
- #4 Turneffe Island Resort
- #6 Coco Plum Island Resort
- #8 Manta Island Resort
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- Picture by Cayo Espanto
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- Picture by Turneffe Island Resort
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- Coco Plum Island Resort in Southern Belize. Picture courtesy Coco Plum Resort.
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- Picture Credit score: Manta Island Resort
- #9 Hamanasi Journey & Dive Resort
- #11 Alaia Belize, Autograph Assortment
- #13 Laru Beya Resort
- #15 Gaia Riverlodge
Picture courtesy Sirenian Bay Resort & Villas
- #16 Sirenian Bay Resort & Villas
- #17 Matachica Resort & Spa
- #20 Blancaneaux Lodge
