This publication began off the primary quarter of this yr on a excessive notice: our luxurious journey website simply received a serious “Greatest Journey Writing” award within the Luxurious & Resort Journey class from a serious 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 probably the most fabulous resort we stayed in all of final yr, and that’s actually saying one thing. That is probably the perfect luxurious all-inclusive resort in all the Americas.
The award comes from the North American Journey Journalists Affiliation, one among 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 couple of instances there previously, however that is our first Gold award.
Who did we beat out to climb to the highest of the rostrum? Effectively, 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 glad and proud to get this recognition for an article that basically 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 superstar chef eating places, the in depth spa, the high-end liquor choice, the artisanal chocolate room, or one of the wonderful “commonplace” resort rooms I’ve ever walked into. Who else has a jellyfish aquarium in each room?
The out of doors terrace of our room was virtually as massive 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, out of doors house flowing into the toilet. The perfect 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 referred to as 27 Issues We Beloved 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 serious 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 considering of some place I’d reasonably 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 evaluations, journey tales, and actual property round-ups since we totally launched in 2008. It has been a fantastic 15 years due to the help of you our readers. If you wish to hear from us on a month-to-month foundation, get onto our e-newsletter record and also you’ll obtain a free report on how you can 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 protecting the area as a journey journalist because the mid-2000s. He has visited every nation we cowl a number of instances and is predicated in a UNESCO World Heritage metropolis in central Mexico, the place he owns a house. See contact info right here.
