Last month, Travel + Leisure magazine did what it likes to do every year: publish an exhaustive list of the very best hotels around the world. It’s part of the annual — and appropriately named — “World’s Best Awards” and is based on a poll of readers.
To make it easier for travelers who don’t want to wade through pages of lists to get to the travel content they really need, I’ve collated the magazine’s awards for the best hotels in Latin America — including Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean (to dive deeper into specific destinations, check out LatinFlyer’s own, very opinionated Hotel Reviews from around the region — and subscribe to LatinFlyer.com so you won’t miss my weekly roundup of the best Travel Deals too!).
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A few interesting notes about the Travel + Leisure awards:
• Puerto Rico is the only Spanish-speaking destination in the Caribbean to win awards for hotels in this Travel + Leisure survey.
• The top winner overall in Mexico is Capella Pedregal, in Los Cabos.
• The best hotel in the Riviera Maya is, according to these awards, the Rosewood Mayakoba.
• The top winner in Mexico City is the Four Seasons hotel.
• The best hotel in Cancun is Le Blanc Spa Resort.
• Argentina had the largest number of award-winning hotels in Central and South America — but Costa Rica had the most resort-style properties in the winning list.
• Mexico fared best in the overall best hotel rankings worldwide, with more properties than any other nation.
• Of the top 10 overall best hotel brands worldwide, not a single Latin America-based brand made the list.
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Best Mexico Hotels and Resorts:
1. Capella Pedregal, Los Cabos
2. St. Regis Punta Mita Resort
3. Rosewood Mayakoba, Riviera Maya
4. One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos
5. Four Seasons Hotel, Mexico City
6. Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Riviera Maya
7. Le Blanc Spa Resort, Cancun
8. Las Ventanas al Paraíso, a Rosewood Resort, Los Cabos
9. Esperanza, an Auberge Resort, Los Cabos
10. Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita
11. Excellence Riviera Cancun, Puerto Morelos
12. Ritz-Carlton, Cancun
13. CasaMagna Marriott Cancun Resort
14. Royal Hideaway Playacar, Riviera Maya
15. Belmond Maroma Resort & Spa
16. Excellence Playa Mujeres, Cancun
17. Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort
18. Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay Resort & Spa, Mazatlan
19. JW Marriott, Mexico City
20. Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Resort & Spa, Los Cabos
21. Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort, Cancun
22. Grand Velas, Riviera Maya
22. Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort Villas & Spa, Cancun
24. Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach Resort, Los Cabos
25. Live Aqua, Cancun
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Best Hotels and Resorts in the Caribbean (Spanish-speaking islands only)
14. St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
18. Hotel El Convento, San Juan, Puerto Rico
22. W Retreat & Spa, Vieques, Puerto Rico
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Best Hotels in Central and South America
1. Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt, Buenos Aires
2. Four Seasons Hotel, Buenos Aires
3. Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires
4. JW Marriott, Lima, Peru
5. Belmond Hotel Monasterio, Cuzco, Peru
6. Ritz-Carlton Santiago, Chile
7. Belmond Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro
8. Hotel Casa Museo Santo Domingo, Antigua, Guatemala
9. JW Marriott, Quito, Ecuador
10. Belmond Miraflores Park, Lima, Peru
11. Park Hyatt Mendoza Hotel, Casino & Spa, Argentina
12. Hotel Grano de Oro, San Jose, Costa Rica
13. JW Marriott Rio de Janeiro (Read my review of the JW Marriott Rio de Janeiro here!)
14. Hilton Buenos Aires
15. Sheraton Rio Hotel & Resort
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Best Resorts in Central and South America
1. Nayara Springs, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
2. Cavas Wine Lode, Mendoza, Argentina
3. Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
4. Llao Llao Hotel & Resort, Golf-Spa, Bariloche, Argentina
5. Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo
6. Arenas del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
7. Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, Peru
8. Belmond Sanctuary Lodge, Machu Picchu, Peru
9. Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
10. Los Sueños Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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DON’T MISS: LatinFlyer’s Costa Rica travel section gives the inside scoop and travel tips
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The Top 100 Hotels Overall: How Latin America Ranked
2. Nayara Springs, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
15. Capella Pedregal, Los Cabos, Mexico
16. St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, Mexico
17. Cavas Wine Lodge, Mendoza, Argentina
25. Rosewood Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico
35. One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico
38. Four Seasons Hotel, Mexico City
40. Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico
64. Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt, Buenos Aires
73. Le Blanc Spa Resort, Cancun, Mexico
77. Four Seasons Hotel, Buenos Aires
88. Las Ventanas al Paraíso, a Rosewood Resort, Los Cabos, Mexico