World's Best Awards / Top Winners
- Top 100 Hotels Overall
- Hotel Brands
- CANADA
- City Hotels
- Resorts
- CARIBBEAN, BERMUDA, AND THE BAHAMAS
- Hotels and Resorts
- MEXICO
- Hotels and Resorts
- ASIA
- City Hotels
- Resorts
- CONTINENTAL U.S.
- Large City Hotels
- Small City Hotels
- Resorts
- Inns and Small Lodges
- HAWAII
- Hotels and Resorts
- AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
- City Hotels
- Lodges and Resorts
- CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
- City Hotels
- Resorts
- AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND SOUTH PACIFIC
- City Hotels
- Resorts
- EUROPE
- Large City Hotels
- Small City Hotels
- Resorts
- Inns and Small Country Hotels
Top Resorts in Central and South America
Rank 2014 | Rank 2013 | Name | Score |
1 | - | Nayara Springs, La Fortuna, Costa Rica | 97.00 |
2 | 2 | Cavas Wine Lodge, Mendoza, Argentina | 95.20 |
3 | 1 | Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens, La Fortuna, Costa Rica | 94.89 |
4 | 6 | Llao Llao Hotel & Resort, Golf-Spa, Bariloche, Argentina | 91.78 |
5 | 3 | Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo | 89.24 |
6 | 5 | Arenas del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica | 88.50 |
7 | 7 | Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, Peru | 86.27 |
8 | 10 | Belmond Sanctuary Lodge Machu Picchu, Peru | 85.83 |
9 | - | Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort, La Fortuna, Costa Rica | 84.25 |
10 | - | Los Sueños Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort, Puntarenas, Costa Rica | 83.80 |
- means that the winner was not among the top-ranked in this category last year.
Debut denotes a World's Best Awards debut.
Budget denotes a rate of $250 or less
Hall of Fame denotes Hall of Fame
Throughout the World’s Best Awards, scores are rounded to the nearest hundredth of a point; in the event of an exact tie, properties, companies, or destinations share the same ranking.