St. Joe Club & Resorts Emerald Coast properties WaterColor Inn & Resort and The Pearl Hotel earned top honors in Condé Nast Traveler’s 28^th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards.

For the second consecutive year, WaterColor Inn & Resort won the #1 Best Resort in Florida (Gulf & Central) and was named #87 in the Best Hotels & Resorts in the World category. The Pearl Hotel was named the third Best Hotel in Florida.

More than 128,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers voted, selecting from a pool of over 5,000 hotels around the world.

“It is an honor to remain at the forefront of Condé Nast Traveler readers’ minds when they are choosing their favorite hotel properties, and we will continue offering the high caliber of accommodations, dining, and experiences our guests have come to expect at a St. Joe Club & Resorts property,” said Andrew Czarnecki, managing director of resort operations.

WaterColor Inn & Resort, an AAA Four Diamond and Forbes Travel Guide four-star property is situated on nearly 500 acres of sugar-white sand beach in Santa Rosa Beach. The recently renovated 60-room Inn offers deluxe, David Rockwell-designed accommodations, with upper-level guest rooms featuring a view of the Gulf of Mexico and first-floor rooms located just steps from the sand. The resort has four onsite restaurants, a private beach club and access to three private golf clubs through St. Joe Club & Resorts, in addition to six resort pools and a collection of recreational activities ranging from complimentary bikes and beach chair setups to private golf club access.

The Pearl Hotel, the newest addition to the St. Joe Club & Resorts portfolio, has 55 guest rooms in an upscale, modern setting, with guest services-integrated iPads, an onsite bottling facility that guarantees Nordaq FRESH water in every room, and a Forbes four-star destination restaurant, Havana Beach Bar & Grill, serving Gulf Coast Americana, Latin American, and European fusion cuisine alongside a Cuban-inspired Hemingway Bar. Through St. Joe Club & Resorts, The Pearl Hotel guests have golf and beach club access, water sport rentals, complimentary bikes and more.

For reservations at WaterColor Inn & Resort, visit www.watercolorresort.com or call 888-991-8878. For The Pearl Hotel, visit www.thepearlrb.com or call 888-656-6463.