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Caribbean Travel & Leisure Readers Choice – Best of the Caribbean 2010 Winners!
It is with a great pleasure that we announce & congratulate the Top 5 Winners of the 1st Caribbean Travel & Leisure Best of the Caribbean Readers’ Choice Awards, voted by travelers worldwide.
The Stats:
| Total Polls: | 21 |
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| Total Polls’ Answers: | 105 |
| Total Votes Casted: | 3,870 |
| Total Voters: | 3,811 |
The Top 5 Winners in our 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards are:
Best Caribbean Destination for Adventure
- British Virgin Islands (32%, 74 Votes)
- Belize (19%, 44 Votes)
- Antigua & Barbuda (19%, 44 Votes)
- Aruba (17%, 40 Votes)
- Jamaica (13%, 30 Votes)
Total Voters: 232
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- British Virgin Islands (31%, 76 Votes)
- St. Maarten (24%, 58 Votes)
- Antigua & Barbuda (24%, 58 Votes)
- Aruba (18%, 44 Votes)
- Jamaica (3%, 10 Votes)
Total Voters: 245
Loading ...Best Caribbean Destination for Dining & Cuisine
- British Virgin Islands (33%, 67 Votes)
- Antigua & Barbuda (27%, 54 Votes)
- Aruba (22%, 44 Votes)
- Jamaica (10%, 21 Votes)
- Curacao (8%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 202
Loading ...Best Caribbean Destination for Diving
- British Virgin Islands (30%, 59 Votes)
- Bonaire (29%, 57 Votes)
- Belize (17%, 34 Votes)
- Aruba (16%, 31 Votes)
- Curacao (8%, 18 Votes)
Total Voters: 199
Loading ...Best Caribbean Destination for History & Culture
- St. Lucia (32%, 58 Votes)
- Jamaica (21%, 38 Votes)
- Curacao (19%, 35 Votes)
- Aruba (15%, 27 Votes)
- Belize (13%, 25 Votes)
Total Voters: 183
Loading ...Best Caribbean Destination for Honeymoons & Weddings
- British Virgin Islands (41%, 82 Votes)
- Antigua & Barbuda (24%, 48 Votes)
- Aruba (21%, 42 Votes)
- Jamaica (9%, 18 Votes)
- Curacao (5%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 199
Loading ...Best Caribbean Destination for Landsports
- St. Lucia (29%, 47 Votes)
- Antigua & Barbuda (26%, 43 Votes)
- Aruba (23%, 38 Votes)
- Jamaica (15%, 25 Votes)
- Curacao (7%, 11 Votes)
Total Voters: 164
Loading ...Best Caribbean Destination for Spas & Wellness
- St. Maarten (29%, 54 Votes)
- Anguilla (26%, 49 Votes)
- Antigua & Barbuda (23%, 42 Votes)
- Aruba (17%, 32 Votes)
- Jamaica (5%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 186
Loading ...Best Caribbean Destination for Watersports
- British Virgin Islands (44%, 77 Votes)
- Aruba (22%, 38 Votes)
- Antigua & Barbuda (21%, 37 Votes)
- Jamaica (7%, 12 Votes)
- Curacao (6%, 11 Votes)
Total Voters: 175
Loading ...Best Caribbean Destination for Golf
- Bermuda (34%, 54 Votes)
- Barbados (25%, 40 Votes)
- Aruba (18%, 29 Votes)
- Mexican Caribbean (14%, 23 Votes)
- Jamaica (9%, 13 Votes)
Total Voters: 159
Loading ...Best Eco-Friendly Caribbean Destination
- British Virgin Islands (34%, 55 Votes)
- Belize (34%, 55 Votes)
- Aruba (21%, 35 Votes)
- Barbados (9%, 14 Votes)
- Jamaica (2%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 163
Loading ...Best Caribbean Airline
- Winair (25%, 39 Votes)
- Caribbean Airlines (Air Jamaica) (23%, 36 Votes)
- BVI Airways (20%, 31 Votes)
- Liat (19%, 29 Votes)
- Insel Air Airlines (13%, 20 Votes)
Total Voters: 155
Loading ...Best Caribbean All-Inclusive Resort
- Sandals Grande Antigua (42%, 58 Votes)
- Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort (28%, 39 Votes)
- Secrets Maroma Beach (14%, 20 Votes)
- Breezes Curacao All Inclusive Resort (14%, 19 Votes)
- Almond Casaurina Resort (2%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 139
Loading ...Best Caribbean Boutique Hotel
- Jade Mountain Resort, St. Lucia (36%, 54 Votes)
- Galley Bay Resort, Antigua (32%, 49 Votes)
- The Crane Resort, Barbados (14%, 21 Votes)
- Kura Hulanda, Curacao (13%, 20 Votes)
- Terrazas Belize Resort, Belize (5%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 151
Loading ...Best Caribbean Beach Resort
- The Marriott St. Kitts Resort & Royal Beach Casino (48%, 64 Votes)
- The Verandah Resort & Spa, Antigua (36%, 48 Votes)
- Spice Island Beach Resort, Grenada (23%, 31 Votes)
- Beaches Turks & Caicos (22%, 29 Votes)
- Divi Aruba All Inclusive (0%, 20 Votes)
Total Voters: 133
Loading ...Best Caribbean B&B/ Inns
- Normandie Hotel, St. Barts (49%, 207 Votes)
- Cocoa Cottages, Dominica (25%, 104 Votes)
- Long Bay Beach Resort & Villas, Tortola (14%, 60 Votes)
- Fond Doux Holiday Plantation, St. Lucia (9%, 39 Votes)
- Caribbean Inn, Antigua (3%, 14 Votes)
Total Voters: 424
Loading ...Best Caribbean Budget Hotel
- Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino, St. Maarten (53%, 78 Votes)
- Royal West Indies Resort, Turks & Caicos (18%, 26 Votes)
- Island Inn Hotel, Barbados (11%, 16 Votes)
- Brickell Bay Beach Club, Aruba (10%, 14 Votes)
- Silver Sands Resort, Barbados (8%, 13 Votes)
Total Voters: 147
Loading ...Best Caribbean Car Rental
- Hertz (41%, 43 Votes)
- Budget (24%, 25 Votes)
- Avis (19%, 20 Votes)
- Thrifty (8%, 9 Votes)
- Dollar Rent-A-Car (8%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 106
Loading ...Best Caribbean Cruise Line
- Royal Caribbean International (40%, 52 Votes)
- Carnival Cruise Lines (20%, 26 Votes)
- Norwegian Cruise Line (15%, 19 Votes)
- Princess Cruises (14%, 18 Votes)
- Celebrity Cruise Line (11%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 131
Loading ...Best Caribbean Destination for Family
- British Virgin Islands (38%, 60 Votes)
- Aruba (30%, 48 Votes)
- Antigua & Barbuda (21%, 33 Votes)
- Jamaica (8%, 13 Votes)
- Belize (3%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 159
Loading ...Best Caribbean Budget Destination
- Dominican Republic (43%, 69 Votes)
- Mexican Caribbean (23%, 37 Votes)
- Aruba (15%, 24 Votes)
- Jamaica (11%, 17 Votes)
- Belize (8%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 159
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The Normandie Hotel/B&B in St. Barts is my first choice for a perfect place to stay in the French West Indies. Writers and artists will be delighted with the Normandie or with their Villa. I look forward to many future visits. There are great restaurants on St. Barts as well.
Polls are great, but I found some notable ommissions that we should have people vote on.
A few additions
- St Barts for dining and cuisine
- Barbados for history and culture
- Tradewind Aviation for airline
- Best beach bars. Soggy Dollar on Jost Van Dyke Dune/Bankie Banks on Anguilla, , La Plage in St Barts,
The fact that St. Barths is missing in the dining category is ridiculous.
The Normandie in St Barts is wonderful! Such attention to detail, hospitality and service.
Everyone should visit Dominica and the best place to stay is Cocoa Cottages. Dominica is our favorite place on earth. It speaks to the soul and the body. You can be as adventurous as you want or as laid back as you want and all of the people we have met are kind, friendly and passionate about their island. In particular Cocoa Cottages is a perfect example. You can relax and swing in a wonderful hammock or you can go canyoning for an experience of a lifetime. Iris is a wonderful cook and hostess. She goes out of her way to make your visit just what you want/need. Her spirit will make you smile. Richard is excellent at making you feel safe and excited while canyoning and knows so much about the island. Ask for Geoffrey if you would like a guide to show you the island. True fact – whenever I get stressed I pop up the Cocoa Cottage web page and look at "my room" and "my chair' take a deep breath and I feel better.
best eco friendly destination, best place for wildlife and nature, best diving. All categories, HANDS down.
Dominica
Canyoning with Cocoa Beach Cottages in Dominica rocks!! Rapelling down waterfalls and dropping into warm tropical pools was one of those top-ten experiences of my life!
Silver Sands Resort – Barbados, this hotel closed weeks ago.
Hi Adrian,
Thanks for this information, we were unaware of this, and I\’m sure the Readers\’ who nominated the resort was as well.
Best regards,
Caribbean Travel & Leisure
The Normandie on St. Barth is cleverly done. Welcoming and wonderful. perfect boutique that is affordable but so tastefully done.
Fond Doux Holiday Plantation in St. Lucia – a really paradise. I love it !
For last 6 Caribbean we went to Aruba and stayed in Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort. It's perfectly located. It has everything one needs (and much more) on vacation and dose not have big crowds of big resorts. Stuff is very friendly and willing to help. And Aruba its self is phenomenal !!! We will defiantly be back to Aruba and Amsterdam Manor when we go back to Caribbeans.
Where did the Verandah Resort go? I thought they were nominated????
Hi Joelle,
Due to an earlier mix-up, the Poll was temporarily disabled, however, The Verandah Resort & Spa, Antigua can be found under Caribbean Beach Resorts.
Cheers!
we are visiting amsterdam manor the last 12 years and we like it -special my wife and the grandchildren- so much that we sometimes do that twice a year.
Its a nice resort at the eagle beach with very friendly people making your stay as pleasenlly as possible.
Bas & Jane
My wife likes the Caribbean and the beaches. That fact made to become a visitor of the different Islands.
Although personally I preferred visiting cities in Europe
One day I said to my wife, "okay, the next vacation I want to go to a place that I like to go to. She looked at me with her big blue eyes and said " please, I have found a new place in Aruba to go to, once more pleeaase. I said okay then.
The place was the "AMSTERDAM MANOR" On the beautiful Island ARUBA. She must have known,,,I got hooked on the resort and have stayed at it for many years since then and hopefully more to come.
Oh yes, I did get to visit some of the cities that I wanted to see. So, you get the picture, some years TWO VACATIONS
Just want to say, that my most favorite dest ination is Aruba. Talk about No hassle , don't worry great infra structure. Great people. Choice of Boutique, smal, intimate, large hi-end resorts. This island has it all.
We always stay at the Amsterdam Manor, because we can truly relax there. The rate are phenominal, superb staff, food, very spacious accommodations, Fun bar with happy hour every night, not to mention their Managers cocktail party, everyone sings along and dances.It is like a big family, yet you have your privacy to enjoy your stay whichever way you want. No big rarah calls to games with blaring music. This small resort is comfortable classy. Go there.
We have visited Aruba seven times and always stay at the Amersterdam Manor. The employees at the Amsterdam are very friendly and helpful. If you want a private tour of the island, they always find a great tour guide and you are taken to many out of the way places. This place is the best.
THANK U