2022 Travvy Awards: The Best Hotels & Resorts Around the World

The Best Hotels & Resorts Around the World
The results of the 2022 Travvy Awards are in! Curated by our editorial experts and voted upon by travel advisors – the true experts – these hotels and resorts are considered this year’s best of the best. Awards are given based on a gold, silver, bronze scale, which each correspond to first, second and third place. Curious to see which hotels and resorts are considered this year’s best in each category?

Best Hotel Chain – Overall
The year’s best overall hotel chains are the AMR Collection, taking home the gold medal; Sandals Resorts, taking home the silver medal; and the Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara chains, both sharing the bronze medal.

Best Luxury Hotel or Resort – Mexico
Mexico’s best luxury hotels or resorts of 2022 are as follows: in first place is La Casa de La Playa; in second place is Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun; and in third place is the Hard Rock Hotel Los Cabos.

Best Luxury Hotel or Resort – Caribbean
The Caribbean’s best luxury hotels or resorts of the year are the Sanctuary Cap Cana, in first place; the Jade Mountain, Saint Lucia in second place; and the Azul Beach Resort Negril in third place.

Best Luxury Hotel or Resort – U.S. & Canada
The three best luxury hotels or resorts in the U.S. and Canada this year are the Wynn Las Vegas, in first place; The Setai Miami Beach, in second place; and the Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii in third place.

Best Luxury Hotel or Resort – Central & South America
Central and South America’s three best luxury hotels or resorts are as follows: taking the gold medal is The Illa Experience Hotel, the Itz-ana Belize was awarded the silver medal, while The Santa Maria, a Luxury Collection Gold Resort, Panama City, Panama took the bronze.

Best Spa & Wellness Resort
The year’s best spa and wellness resorts are as follows: in first place, La Casa de La Playa; in second place, Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana; and in third place, Le Blanc Spa Resort, Los Cabos.

Best Honeymoon Hotel or Resort – Mexico
The year’s best honeymoon hotels or resorts in Mexico are as follows: in first place is El Dorado Maroma, by Karisma; in second place is Majestic Resorts Elegance Costa Mujeres; and in third place is the UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya.

Best Honeymoon Hotel or Resort – Caribbean
The Caribbean’s best hotels or resorts for honeymoons this year are the Sanctuary Cap Cana, Dominican Republic in first place; the Majestic Resorts Elegance Punta Cana in second place; and Jade Mountain, Saint Lucia in third place.

Best Honeymoon Hotel or Resort – U.S. & Canada
Taking first place as the year’s best honeymoon hotel or resort in the U.S. or Canada is the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea. In second place is the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay. In third place is the Aqualina Resort in Miami’s Sunny Isles Beach.

Best Villa Rental Company
The gold medal for the year’s best villa rental company is Villas of Distinction. The silver medal goes to Rental Escapes, while the bronze was awarded to WIMCO Villas.

Best Water Park – Mexico
Mexico’s best water parks of 2022 are Xcaret Parks in first place, The Dolphin Company in second place and Delphinus in third place.

Best Water Park – U.S.
The three best water parks in the United States are Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon in first place, Universal’s Volcano Bay in second and Discovery Cove in third place.

Best Hotel Chain – All-Inclusive
The year’s best all-inclusive hotel chain are Sandals Resorts, in first place; AMR Collection in second place; and Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara sharing third place.

Best All-Inclusive Resort – Overall
The Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa took the gold as the best overall all-inclusive this year. In second place is the Sanctuary Cap Cana and in third place is La Casa de La Playa.

Best All-Inclusive Resort – Spa & Wellness
The best spa and wellness resorts are the Secrets Bahia Mita Surf & Spa (in first place), the Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana and La Casa de La Playa (both taking home the silver) and Le Blanc Spa Resort, Los Cabos (in third place).

Best All-Inclusive Resort – Destination Weddings
The year’s best all-inclusives for destination weddings are the Hyatt Ziva Cancun in first place, the Secrets Maroma in second place and the Hotel Xcaret Mexico in third.

Best All-Inclusive Resort – Honeymoons
Taking the gold for the year’s best all-inclusive for honeymoons is the Sandals Emerald Bay. Silver goes to the TRS Yucatan, while the bronze medal goes to UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya.

Best All-Inclusive Luxury Resort – Mexico
Mexico has long been highly rated for its luxury all-inclusive resort offerings. This year, the gold medal goes to La Casa de La Playa. The Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancun All Inclusive Spa Resort earned silver, while the Atelier Playa Mujeres takes the bronze.

Best All-Inclusive Luxury Resort – Caribbean
The Caribbean’s luxury all-inclusive offerings are highly rated. This year, the gold medal goes to the Live Aqua Beach Resort Punta Cana. Silver goes to the Club Med Miches Playa Esmeralda – Dominican Republic, while the bronze medal goes to the Hermitage Bay Antigua.

Best All-Inclusive Adult/Couples Resort – Mexico
Mexico’s three best adults or couples all-inclusive resorts of the year are the Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya in first place, the UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya in second and the Hotel Xcaret Arte in third.

Best All-Inclusive Adult/Couples Resort – Caribbean
The Caribbean’s three best adults or couples all-inclusive resorts of the year are the Sandals Grande St. Lucian in first place, the Sanctuary Cap Cana in second place and the RIU Palace Paradise Island in third.

Best All-Inclusive Family Resort – Mexico
The best family-friendly all-inclusives in Mexico this year are the Hotel Xcaret Mexico in first place, the Hyatt Ziva Cancun and the Sandos Caracol Eco Resort All-Inclusive sharing second place and the Hard Rock Hotel Los Cabos in third.

Best All-Inclusive Family Resort – Caribbean
The three best family all-inclusives in the Caribbean this year are the Beaches Turks & Caicos in first place, the Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa in second place and the Finest Punta Cana – Hotels & Resorts in third.