Press & Awards
Explore the latest press coverage and accolades defining Jekyll Island Club Resort as a premier destination in the Golden Isles. We are incredibly proud of our award-winning resort and the dedicated team that makes it all happen.
#2 Best Destination Resort, Readers’ Choice – 2024
10 Best Destination Resorts in the U.S Ranked #2 – 2024
10 Best Reader’s Choice Awards, 10 Best Destination Resorts in the U.S. – 2023
Travelers’ Choice Awards – 2023
Certificate of Excellence, Jekyll Island Club Resort (2011 – 2021)
Certificate of Excellence, Jekyll Ocean Club (2019 – 2021)
Travelers’ Choice Award, The Pantry – 2021
Travelers’ Choice Award, The Wharf – 2021
Travelers’ Choice Award, Eighty Ocean Kitchen and Bar – 2021
Travelers’ Choice Award, Jekyll Island Club – 2020
Travelers’ Choice Award, Jekyll Ocean Club – 2020
#1 Best Jekyll Island Hotel & Resort – 2022
#7 Best Georgia Resorts – 2022
#33 Best Georgia Hotels – 2022 U.S. News & World Report
Best Hotels in Georgia, #14 Jekyll Island Club Resort – 2021
Best Hotels in Georgia, #29 Jekyll Ocean Club – 2021
Best Resorts in Georgia, #4 Jekyll Island Club Resort – 2021
Best Resorts in Georgia, #8 Jekyll Ocean Club – 2021
Hotel Rankings on Jekyll Island, #1 Jekyll Ocean Club – 2020
Hotel Rankings on Jekyll Island, #3 Jekyll Island Club – 2020
Hotel Rankings in Georgia, #29 Jekyll Ocean Club – 2020
Hotel Rankings in Georgia, #59 Jekyll Island Club – 2020
Best Places to Visit in Georgia, #2 Golden Isles – 2019
Top 20 Resorts in the South – 2024
Readers’ Choice Awards, #17 Top 20 Resorts in the South – 2023
Readers’ Choice Awards, #16 Top 20 Resorts in the South – 2022
Readers’ Choice Awards, Top 20 Resorts of the South – 2018
#1 South’s Best Beach Bars – 2025
#5 The Wharf – 2025
#5 Top 50 Southern Beach Towns, Jekyll Island Club Resort – 2025
#2 Historic Hotel on The South’s Best Historic Hotels – 2020
Best of the South, Best Islands – 2017
AAA Four Diamond Award, Jekyll Ocean Club – 2024
AAA Four Diamond Award, Jekyll Ocean Club – 2023
AAA Four Diamond Award, Jekyll Ocean Club – 2022
AAA Four Diamond Award, Jekyll Ocean Club – 2021
AAA Four Diamond Award, Grand Dining Room – 2021
AAA Four Diamond Award, Jekyll Ocean Club – 2020
AAA Inspector’s Best, Best of Housekeeping, Jekyll Ocean Club – 2020
AAA Four Diamond Award, Grand Dining Room – 2020
AAA Four Diamond Award, Jekyll Ocean Club – 2019
AAA Four Diamond Award, Grand Dining Room – 2019
AAA Four Diamond Award, Jekyll Ocean Club – 2018
AAA Four Diamond Award, Grand Dining Room – 2018
Awards of Excellence, Nominee Finalist – 2023
Awards of Excellence, Hotelier of the Year – 2022
Awards of Excellence, Best Social Media for a Historic Hotel – 2020
Top 15 Best Islands in the Continental U.S. (Golden Isles) – 2024
Top 10 Best Islands in the South (Golden Isles) – 2024
World’s Best Awards, #1 15 Best Islands in the Continental U.S. – 2023
World’s Best Awards, #5 15 Best Islands in the Continental U.S. – 2022
World’s Best Awards, #1 World’s Best Island’s in the Continental U.S. – 2020
World’s Best Awards, Top 15 Resort Hotel in the South – 2020
World’s Best Awards, Top 10 Islands in the Continental U.S. – 2019
Readers’ Choice, Honorable Mention – 2022
Readers’ Choice, Honorable Mention – Jekyll Island Club Resort – 2020
Best Waterfront Hotels, Jekyll Ocean Club – 2025
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