Our survey asked readers to evaluate resorts they’ve visited in the past two years, and to rank the best resort they’ve stayed with overall. Below we’ve listed the top readers choice in every category, followed by all the resorts that scored excellent (based on number of votes and percentile score), in alphabetical order.

Best Overall

Caribbean and Atlantic

Readers Choice: CocoView Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Allegro Cozumel of Barcelo Hotel Group, Mexico

Anthony’s Key Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Buddy Dive Resort, Bonaire 


Casa Del Mar, Cozumel, Mexico

Cayman Brac Beach Resort, Cayman Islands

Cozumel Hotel & Resort, Mexico

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Cozumel, Mexico

Mayan Princess Beach & Dive Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Plaza Beach & Dive Resort Bonaire

Secrets Aura, Cozumel, Mexico

Turquoise Bay Dive & Beach Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Pacific and Indian

Readers Choice: Atmosphere Resorts & Spa, Dumaguete, Philippines

Atlantis Dive Resorts, Puerto Galera and Dumaguete, Philippines

Beqa Lagoon Resort, Fiji

United States and Canada

Readers Choice: Marina Del Mar, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Amoray Dive Resort, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Courtyard by Marriott Key Largo, Florida Keys

Holiday Inn, Key Largo, Florida Keys


Quality of the Resort 


Caribbean and Atlantic

Readers Choice: Cayman Brac Beach Re
sort, Cayman Islands

Allegro Cozumel of Barcelo Hotel Group, Mexico

Anthony’s Key Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Buddy Dive Resort, Bonaire 


Casa Del Mar, Cozumel, Mexico

CocoView Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Cozumel Hotel & Resort, Mexico

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Cozumel, Mexico

Mayan Princess Beach & Dive Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Plaza Beach & Dive Resort Bonaire

Secrets Aura, Cozumel, Mexico

Turquoise Bay Dive & Beach Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Pacific and Indian

Readers Choice: Atmosphere Resorts & Spa, Dumaguete, Philippines

Aiyanar Beach & Dive Resort, Philippines

Atlantis Dive Resorts, 
Puerto Galera and Dumaguete, Philippines

Beqa Lagoon Resort, Fiji

Wakatobi Dive Resort, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

United States and Canada

Readers Choice: Marina Del Mar, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Amoray Dive Resort, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Courtyard by Marriott Key Largo, Florida Keys


Holiday Inn, Key Largo, Florida Keys 


Quality of the Rooms

Caribbean and Atlantic

Readers Choice: Anthony’s Key Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Allegro Cozumel of Barcelo Hotel Group, Mexico

Buddy Dive Resort, Bonaire

Casa Del Mar, Cozumel, Mexico

Cayman Brac Beach Resort, Cayman Islands

CocoView Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Cozumel Hotel & Resort, Mexico

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Cozumel, Mexico

Mayan Princess Beach & Dive Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Plaza Beach & Dive Resort Bonaire

Secrets Aura, Cozumel, Mexico

Turquoise Bay Dive & Beach Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Pacific and Indian

Readers Choice: Atmosphere Resorts & Spa, Dumaguete, Philippines

Atlantis Dive Resorts, Puerto Galera and Dumaguete, Philippines

Beqa Lagoon Resort, Fiji

United States and Canada

Readers Choice: Marina Del Mar, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Amoray Dive Resort, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Courtyard by Marriott Key Largo, Florida Keys

Holiday Inn, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Quality of the Restaurant

Caribbean and Atlantic

Readers Choice: Plaza Beach & Dive Resort Bonaire

Allegro Cozumel of Barcelo Hotel Group, Mexico

Anthony’s Key Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Buddy Dive Resort, Bonaire

Casa Del Mar, Cozumel, Mexico

Cayman Brac Beach Resort, Cayman Islands

Coco View Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Cozumel Hotel & Resort, Mexico

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Cozumel, Mexico

Mayan Princess Beach & Dive Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Secrets Aura, Cozumel, Mexico

Turquoise Bay Dive & Beach Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Pacific and Indian

Readers Choice: Atmosphere Resorts & Spa, Dumaguete, Philippines

Atlantis Dive Resorts, Puerto Galera and Dumaguete, Philippines

Beqa Lagoon Resort, Fiji

United States and Canada

Readers Choice: Courtyard by Marriott Key Largo, Florida Keys

Quality of Staff

Caribbean and Atlantic

Readers Choice: CocoView Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Allegro Cozumel of Barcelo Hotel Group, Mexico

Anthony’s Key Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Buddy Dive Resort, Bonaire 


Casa Del Mar, Cozumel, Mexico

Cayman Brac Beach Resort, Cayman Islands

Cozumel Hotel & Resort, Mexico

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Cozumel, Mexico

Mayan Princess Beach & Dive Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Plaza Beach & Dive Resort Bonaire

Secrets Aura, Cozumel, Mexico

Turquoise Bay Dive & Beach Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Pacific and Indian

Readers Choice: Atmosphere Resorts & Spa, Dumaguete, Philippines

Atlantis Dive Resorts, Puerto Galera and Dumaguete, Philippines 


Beqa Lagoon Resort, Fiji

United States and Canada

Readers Choice: Marina Del Mar, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Amoray Dive Resort, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Courtyard by Marriott Key Largo, Florida Keys 


Holiday Inn, Key Largo, Florida Keys 


Value of Resort

Caribbean and Atlantic

Readers Choice: CocoView Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Allegro Cozumel of Barcelo Hotel Group, Mexico

Anthony’s Key Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Buddy Dive Resort, Bonaire 


Casa Del Mar, Cozumel, Mexico

Cayman Brac Beach Resort, Cayman Islands

Cozumel Hotel & Resort, Mexico

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Cozumel, Mexico

Mayan Princess Beach & Dive Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Plaza Beach & Dive Resort Bonaire

Secrets Aura, Cozumel, Mexico

Turquoise Bay Dive & Beach Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands

Inside Scoop: “I highly recommend land sailing on Bonaire if you’ve never tried it before. It’s like wind-powered go-karts, and you can race your friends and family.” –Hagen Wegerer, Plaza Beach & Dive Resort Bonaire

Pacific and Indian

Readers Choice: Atmosphere Resorts & Spa, Dumaguete, Philippines


Atlantis Dive Resorts, Puerto Galera and Dumaguete, Philippines

Beqa Lagoon Resort, Fiji

United States and Canada

Readers Choice: Holiday Inn, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Amoray Dive Resort, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Courtyard by Marriott Key Largo, Florida Keys