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Awards and Recognition

The Jekyll Island Club Hotel was once the exclusive turn-of-the-century winter retreat for many of America's wealthiest financiers: Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Pulitzer, and Morgan among them. Today, this National Historic Landmark with 157 rooms and suites, three restaurants, and access to 63 holes of golf on four courses, boasts a list of awards worthy of its heritage. So many, in fact, that the Club's founders would proudly tip their hats to today's Jekyll Island Club Hotel.

2008

  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

2007

  • Condé Nast TRAVELER Gold List, a guide to Top 700 hotels, resorts, and cruise lines in the world
  • Pinnacle Award from readers of SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS magazine,a mark of excellence for outstanding meeting facilities and service
  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

2006

  • Lodging Hospitality's Top Performers, designation as one of 35 of 150 hotels, motels, and resorts having best performance: in guest satisfaction, superb management, and excellent occupancy rates
  • "More for Less: Under $250 a Night," designation as one of highest-ranking hotels for value, by readers of TRAVEL AND LEISURE magazine (March 2006 issue), and inclusion in list of World's Best Hotel Values
  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

2005

  • One of the Top 500 Hotels and Resorts in the World, World's Best Award Survey of readers of TRAVEL & LEISURE magazine
  • Conde Nast TRAVELER Gold List, a guide to Top 700 hotels, resorts, and cruise lines in the world
  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

2004

  • Jekyll Island's Driftwood Beach named one of top ten romantic beaches in the U.S. by AOL TRAVEL and TRAVELOCITY
  • One of Best Family Resorts, designation by editors of FORBES.COM
  • One of the Top 500 Hotels in the World, World's Best Award Survey of readers of TRAVEL & LEISURE magazine
  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

2003

  • One of the Top 500 Hotels in the World, World's Best Award Survey of readers of TRAVEL & LEISURE magazine
  • Favorite Romantic Getaway designation by the editors of WATER'S EDGE magazine
  • National Trust for Historic Preservation designation as one of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations
  • Stars of the South Award by readers of MEETINGS SOUTH as a favorite meeting property of quality and value
  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

2002

  • Stars of the South Award by readers of MEETINGS SOUTH as a favorite meeting property of quality and value
  • Great Escape Award and Favorite Romantic Getaway Award, WATER'S EDGE magazine
  • Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

2001

  • Stars of the South Award by readers of MEETINGS SOUTH as a favorite meeting property of quality and value
  • Pinnacle Award from readers of SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS magazine, a mark of excellence for outstanding meeting facilities and service
  • Design Merit Award in Historic Preservation to Jekyll Island Club Hotel: Crane and Cherokee Cottages; Smith Dalia Architects, LLC; and Mauldin Mechanical Engineering given by the American Institute of Architects, Georgia
  • Georgia Association of General Contractors Historic Preservation Award
  • Editors' Choice Award for excellence from WATER’S EDGE magazine
  • Crane Cottage, Project of the Year National Merit Award for excellence in construction by Associated Builders and Contractors, First Coast Chapter
  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

2000

  • Stars of the South Award by readers of MEETINGS SOUTH as a favorite meeting property of quality and value
  • Pinnacle Award from readers of SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS magazine, a mark of excellence for outstanding meeting facilities and service
  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

1999

  • Stars of the South Award by readers of MEETINGS SOUTH as a favorite meeting property of quality and value
  • Pinnacle Award from readers of SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS magazine, a mark of excellence for outstanding meeting facilities and service
  • Golden Links Award by publishers of ICP, THE EXECUTIVE'S GUIDE TO INCENTIVE TRAVEL AND MEETINGS and CORPORATE MEETINGS AND INCENTIVES to an outstanding golf resort
  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

1998

  • Pinnacle Award from readers of SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS magazine, a mark of excellence for outstanding meeting facilities and service
  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

1997

  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

1996

  • Designation as one of top 50 Great American Beach Resorts by TRAVEL AND LEISURE magazine
  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

1995

  • Designation as one of top 50 mainland U.S. resorts in the United States by CondeNast TRAVELER
  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

1994

  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

1993

  • Membership in Historic Hotels of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation

1990

  • Radisson Silver President's Award for Outstanding Achievement

1989

  • Travel Writers of America - One of the Best Resorts in the U.S.A.
  • Mayflower Tours - Commendation of Excellence Award

1988

  • Mayflower Tours - Commendation of Excellence Award
  • Hotel Sales and Marketing Association International Recognition of Excellence

1987

  • Renaissance Remodeling Magazine - Excellence in Design and Construction
  • National Commercial Builders Council of the National Association of Home Builders - Award of Excellence for Best Historical Commercial Rehabilitation Project over $3,000,000.00
  • Grand Award in Design and Planning presented to Jekyll Club Associates for the Jekyll Island Club Hotel
  • Horizon Award to Leon N. Weiner and Associates and Blosam Contractors for Outstanding Performance in the construction of the Jekyll Island Club
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