Encantado, an Auberge Resort, Debuts on 2011 Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards List

Encantado, an Auberge Resort, Debuts on 2011 Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards List
The resort is listed as one of the Top 50 Resorts throughout the United States and Canada, at #48 - a well-earned honor placing the property in the company of a prestigious selection of the world's finest properties. In addition, Santa Fe as a destination took the #5 spot on the list of “Best Cities in the United States and Canada.”

Announced by the world's leading travel magazine brand, Travel + Leisure, the World's Best Awards rankings are the result of an annual readers' poll conducted by the magazine, and are amongst the most highly regarded in the travel industry. The readers define excellence in travel by rating their experiences and evaluating hotels across the world on the following characteristics – rooms and facilities, location, service, restaurants and food, and value. 2011 lists will appear in the August issue, available on newsstands July 22.

Of Encantado's inclusion on the 2011 list, Mark Harmon, CEO of Auberge Resorts comments, “This award truly reflects our philosophy to provide each guest with a memorable and exceptional resort experience. To be recognized as one of the Top 50 Resorts on the continent by Travel + Leisure, one of the world's most trusted travel publications, is a honor that we are extremely proud to have earned through each reader's vote – and we'll continue to provide an experience each guest will consider one of the World's Best.”

This summer, guests can book a stay at the World's Best award-winning property with “Into the West” experiences, custom-tailored by Encantado to provide exclusive explorations of Santa Fe's scenic natural beauty, culture and artistic community on a deeper level.

For more information about Encantado, an Auberge Resort, please call 877-262-4666 or visit www.encantadoresort.com.