This publication began off the primary quarter of this yr on a excessive notice: our luxurious journey website simply gained a significant “Finest Journey Writing” award within the Luxurious & Resort Journey class from a significant journey writers group.
We scored a Gold award for our detailed overview of Casa de la Playa resort within the Riviera Maya, south of Playa del Carmen. It appears becoming since this was essentially the most fabulous resort we stayed in all of final yr, and that’s actually saying one thing. That is presumably the most effective luxurious all-inclusive resort in all the Americas.
The award comes from the North American Journey Journalists Affiliation, one in all a number of we’re a member of, and that is no upstart awards competitors: this was the thirty first version. We’ve positioned a number of occasions there previously, however that is our first Gold award.
Who did we beat out to climb to the highest of the rostrum? Nicely, we don’t actually know who else submitted within the class however the Silver went to Scuba Diving journal and the Bronze went to Condé Nast Traveler, so I’d say we held our personal in opposition to some heavy hitters. Different class winners included Journey + Leisure, Porthole, Robb Report, Nationwide Geographic, and the New York Instances.
We’re blissful and proud to get this recognition for an article that actually resonated with the judges. Maybe our enthusiasm for the resort and the expertise confirmed via as a result of that is no routine all-inclusive resort on the coast. There are such a lot of superlatives that we had bother becoming all of them right into a overview, whether or not it was the movie star chef eating places, the in depth spa, the high-end liquor choice, the artisanal chocolate room, or one of the crucial wonderful “commonplace” resort rooms I’ve ever walked into. Who else has a jellyfish aquarium in each room?
The outside terrace of our room was nearly as large because the indoor half and it had a plunge pool with a hammock over it, a lounge chair, and a day mattress. The massive soaking tub appeared out over the plunge pool, outside area flowing into the toilet. One of the best included minibar I’ve ever seen was a part of it, with Champagne, Mexican craft beer, wine, and 4 bottles of top-shelf liquor together with Cosmico Cristalino tequila.
Since we couldn’t match every little thing into the overview, we did a separate weblog submit known as 27 Issues We Cherished About Casa de la Playa. Since that also doesn’t inform the entire story, there’s a video tour we shot for YouTube embedded within the submit as effectively.
Going again and studying the overview and submit made me salivate fascinated about the meals we had there. If I may beam the 2 of us someplace for dinner tonight in Mexico, I’d have a tough time pondering of some place I’d somewhat be than the Tuch de Luna restaurant by Martha Ortiz. It was pleasant in each manner.
Anyway, we’re gratified to get this recognition for our luxurious journey website after cranking out resort opinions, journey tales, and actual property round-ups since we totally launched in 2008. It has been an important 15 years because of the assist of you our readers. If you wish to hear from us on a month-to-month foundation, get onto our publication listing and also you’ll obtain a free report on find out how to get a resort improve in your subsequent trip.
Article by Timothy
Timothy Scott is the founder and editor of Luxurious Latin America and has been overlaying the area as a journey journalist for the reason that mid-2000s. He has visited every nation we cowl a number of occasions and is predicated in a UNESCO World Heritage metropolis in central Mexico, the place he owns a house. See contact info right here.