The Award Winning History of La Samanna Resort & Spa, Caribbean TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS
“The 500 Ultimate Guide – The Greatest Hotels in the World” 2004 – 2006
“World’s Best Award” 2001 - 2006
“Top 10 Hotels for Service in Caribbean, Bermuda, and the Bahamas” 2004, 2005
"Top 25 The Caribbean, Bermuda and Bahamas" 2006
“Top 10 Hotels in the World” 2003
“Top Hotels in Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas” 2000
CONDĖ NAST TRAVELER
“Most Excellent Resort – Atlantic, Caribbean & Pacific Islands” – Finalist, 2011
"Gold List 721 World's Best Places to Stay - Top Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines" 2008
"Gold List World's Best 700 Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines" 2007
"Reader's Choice Awards" Top 25 Caribbean Resorts 2007
"Top 25 Caribbean Resorts" 2006
"Top 10 Caribbean/Atlantic Islands" 2006
“Overseas Leisure Hotels – The Americas & Caribbean” 2003
“The World’s Best Places to Stay” 2002 Gold List
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"World's Best Hotel" 2006
AAA FOUR DIAMOND AWARD
2001-2008, 2011
MODERN BRIDE
"World's Best Honeymoon Destinations" 2005
BRIDES
“Top 100 Caribbean Honeymoon Destinations”
“Top Romantic Destinations”
Brides rated La Samanna the Best Beds award for a honeymoon destination in the Caribbean. La Samanna was also rated as one of the most romantic destinations in the Caribbean. In the article, La Samanna was described as “…it looks like a Moorish palace perched on a cliff above St. Martin’s Baie Longue, but even the sultans never had digs this luxurious.”
WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS
“St. Martin’s Leading Spa Resort” 2004, 2005, 2006
“St. Martin’s Leading Hotel” 2004, 2005, 2006
“St. Martin’s Leading Resort” 2006 GOURMET
“The World’s Best Hotel Dining Rooms” 2004
DEPARTURES FAVORITE PLACES READERS’ SURVEY
“Number One Favorite Places”
CARIBBEAN TRAVEL & LIFE MAGAZINE
“Beachfront Bliss – Ultimate Beach Issue” 2004
“10 Sexiest Beaches” 2003
“Best of the Caribbean” 2001
GAULT MILLAU
Sommelier of the Year” 2008
“16 out of 20 Restaurant Rank” 2007, 2008
“Best wine list of St Martin / St Marteen” 2007
WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE
“Best Resorts in the World for Wine”
La Samanna is one of eight resorts to be profiled as “Best Resorts in the World for Wine”. Today, the company they started has published more than 300 million catalogs, and has been a pioneer not only in bringing wine-service products to a broad market but in providing widespread consumer access to wine preservation, wine storage, and electronic commerce.
SPAFINDER READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
“Best for Water Sports” 2009
WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS
“St. Martin’s Leading Resort” 2007
1,000 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
In the book, 1,000 Places To See Before You Die, a Traveler’s Life List, author Patricia Schultz says of La Samanna, “La Samanna offers service, food, and ambience so special that most guests never venture beyond the tony, sybaritic enclave’s 55 impeccably groomed beachfront acres.”
ZAGAT’S TOP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, RESORTS & SPAS SURVEY 2003-2006
In the 2006 survey, Zagat’s said of La Samanna, “Sumptuous” dining in a “beautiful restaurant overlooking the water” is but one attraction at this “posh”, “exclusive” “boutique” resort “nestled between verdant hills”; there’s also a “great pool overlooking” a “perfect Beach”, “gorgeous” quarters, “outstanding service” and an old-school “exclusivity” that’s not gone unnoticed by celebrities over the years. |
