Condé Nast Traveler today announced the results of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards with Hawks Cay Resort recognized as a top 10 resort in the Florida Keys.

More than 240,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers submitted responses rating their travel experiences across the globe to provide a full snapshot of the top places they enjoyed this year and can’t wait to return to next.

The Readers’ Choice Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry.

“We take immense pride in the guest experience we offer,” said Sheldon Suga, vice president and managing director at the resort. “Having our hard work recognized by such a prestigious name in the travel industry is always a pleasure, but the fact that our guests selected us is the true honor.

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The 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards are published on Condé Nast Traveler’s website at cntraveler.com/rca and celebrated in the November issue.

Hawks Cay Resort is a one-of-a-kind destination resort on Duck Key in the middle Florida Keys, roughly halfway between Key Largo and Key West at mile marker 61. A recipient of the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Award and a member of the Preferred Hotel Group Lifestyle Collection, this 60-acre, tropical destination is easily accessible by car, boat or plane yet feels worlds away from everyday life.

Alongside the aquamarine water of the Atlantic Ocean, guests enjoy offshore, flats and backcountry fishing; diving; kayaking and standup paddle boarding programs; Cliff Drysdale tennis program, and the only resort-based Dolphin Connection program with complimentary daily viewings in the continental U.S..

The resort boasts 177 guestrooms and 250 two- and three-bedroom villas, a full-service marina, six restaurants, saltwater lagoon, five swimming pools, kids club and Calm Waters Spa.

For groups and events, the resort offers multiple outdoor venues, plus 20,000 square feet of oceanfront meetings and event space.