Jamaica’s S Resort in Montego Bay has been ranked as the perfect resort within the Caribbean and Central America by Conde Nast Traveller, a world luxurious and life-style journey journal.
The rankings have been compiled in Conde Nast Readers’ Selection Awards which have been introduced lately.
Conde Nast, in commenting on S Resort’s excessive rating amongst the world’s greatest mentioned: “At S Resort you get the laid-back vibe of a keep in Jamaica with a little bit of South Seaside, Florida glitz – they even line the deck of their modern pool with among the island’s well-known white sand.”
The resort scored a ranking of 96.9 by the journal, making it highest ranked within the area. Since opening in 2019, S Resort has persistently remained among the many better of the perfect within the awards, copping recognition within the final a number of years.
One other Jamaican resort, Jamaican Inn in Ocho Rios, copped seventh place within the prime 10 classes, receiving a rating of 94.17.
Different inns within the area that have been spotlighted embrace Calabash Luxurious Boutique in St George’s, Grenada, Condado Vanderbilt in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Resort Grano de Oro, San Jose, Costa Rica, and the JW Marriott in Panama Metropolis, Panama.
A ‘huge deal’ for Jamaican tourism
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Ed Bartlett mentioned S Resort’s rating as among the finest on the earth speaks quantity to Jamaica’s tourism product.
Bartlett mentioned the truth that the rating was coming from Conde Nast Traveler, the world’s foremost journey journal, makes the honour even the extra particular.
“Conde Nast Traveler is the Forbes Journal of the hospitality sector… . If they are saying you’re a huge deal, then it merely means you’re top-tier stuff,” Mr. Bartlett mentioned.
“Of word and equally important is that Conde Nast Traveler additionally ranked the S Resort because the number-one resort within the Caribbean and Central America. That is enormous and should be celebrated. This can be a huge win for the S Resort and, by extension, Jamaica’s tourism product,” he added.
A Jamaican-owned, managed and staffed and a relative newcomer on the Jimmy Cliff Boulevard, extra popularly often known as the Hip Strip, the S Resort got here in at quantity 16 on the journal’s 2023 Greatest Inns within the World Readers’ Selection Awards.
The New York Metropolis, United States-headquartered Readers’ Selection Awards, and which has been operating for 36 years, had some 526,518 members deciding on the resort rankings, an inventory that was dominated by world-renowned manufacturers such because the Ritz Carlton, 4 Seasons, Peninsula and Shangri-La resorts, amongst different worldwide giants.
“It’s a powerful rating for a resort that opened in 2019, a 12 months earlier than the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. S Resort is Jamaican in each sense and they’re recognized to be very meticulous of their operations. It’s good to see Jamaica’s higher-end resorts getting this consideration – the emphasis on Jamaican tradition, first-rate service and that household feeling is gaining a whole lot of traction. Kudos to the outstanding group there for frequently striving for perfection,” Bartlett mentioned.
