Conde Nast Johansens Announces 2010 Awards for Excellence Winners

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 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 winners of the Condé Nast Johansens 2010 Awards for Excellence:

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

MEXICO & 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