Barnsley Gardens Resort Named in Condé Nast Gold List

  • January 12, 2011
Barnsley Gardens Resort Named in Condé Nast Gold List
Barnsley Gardens Resort is one of five Georgia properties to be included in this prestigious ranking. This is the second year in a row that the resort has been chosen as part of the Gold List.

The Gold List properties were chosen from the 2010 Readers Choice Awards, which evaluate hotels and resorts around the world on the following criteria: rooms, services, food/dining, location, overall design and activities/facilities. Barnsley Resort's overall score was 89.9. It received the following scores in each of these categories: rooms: 93.7, service: 92.5, food: 88.8, location 84.6, design: 90.6, and activities: 89.2. More than 25,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers were surveyed to compile the awards list.

This latest achievement caps a list of recent honors bestowed upon the resort including being named to Condé Nast Traveler's “2010 Gold List,” “Top 240 Spas in North America, Hawaii, Central America and the Caribbean” list, and the “2009 and 2010 Readers' Choice Awards,” and also as a 2010 “Premier Resort” by Golf Magazine. Additional resort accolades include a designation as the 2008 and 2007 GGCOA “Course of the Year,” 4.5 Star Rating in Golf Digest's “Best Places to Play” 2007, Travel + Leisure's “500 World's Best Hotels,” Condé Nast “Johansens Recommendation” in 2007, and an “Extraordinary” rating by the Zagat Survey of America's Top Golf Courses (2007/2008).

Reminiscent of an English Village and set in the Georgia countryside, the enchanting Barnsley Gardens Resort lies just north of Atlanta on 3,300 acres and offers a full complement of sporting, recreational and spa amenities and is famous for its historic gardens among the ruins. Exclusive to the resort is an on-staff Fairy Godmother, whose sole job is to enhance guests' stays with her magical touch and creative special activities.

To learn more about Barnsley Gardens Resort or to make a reservation, please call 877-773-2447 or visit www.barnsleyresort.com.

To read more about the hotel and for booking contact information, please see Luxury Travel Magazine's Hotel Profile for: Barnsley Gardens Resort