Beckons Sweeps Conde Nast Readers Choice Awards 2025
October 10, 2025
Beckons Sweeps Condé Nast Readers’ Choice Awards 2025
The esteemed Condé Nast Readers’ Choice Awards 2025 have been announced across the Atlantic this week, with Beckons taking a sweep of reader-voted honors in both the United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) lists. This year’s awards across the two titles mark a celebratory milestone, featuring the highest number of Beckons lodges recognized to date.
The UK’s Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards has this year seen Baillie Lodges Silky Oaks Lodge, a retreat in Queensland’s Daintree Rainforest, claim first place in the Best Hotels in Australasia category with a score of 99.67.
Meanwhile, the group’s flagship Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island has claimed first place in the World’s Best Resorts in Australasia and the South Pacific with a score of 99.17 and the recently renovated, century-young Huka Lodge in New Zealand’s Taupō has secured second place. In Chile, Tierra Patagonia and Tierra Atacama have taken second and 14th places respectively in the award’s Central and South America.
Across the globe, a staggering 757,109 keen travellers cast their votes in the US-based Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, where Vancouver Island’s luxury outpost Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge has ranked 25th position overall in the Best Resorts in the World and secured second place in the Best Resorts in Canada.
The Barossa Valley’s luxury lodge The Louise has come in first place in the Best Hotels list for Australia and New Zealand. Across the region, the awards’ Best Resorts in Australia & Pacific list includes Southern Ocean Lodge in 10th place, Huka Lodge in 19th place and Capella Lodge on Lord Howe Island in 20th position.
Meanwhile both Tierra Patagonia and Tierra Atacama have been named in the list of Best Resorts in South America, coming in at sixth and 14th places respectively.
Beckons Chief Executive Officer Michael Crawford said the results were outstanding and signified global recognition for the luxury lodges and their dedicated teams.
“We’re overwhelmed in the best possible way to see this result across the US and UK Condé Nast Readers’ Choice Awards for 2025, it’s our best set of awards across the collection yet,”
Mr. Crawford said.
“The recognition is testament to the hard work and personal dedication on the part of the teams at the lodges, who bring their best to their roles every day, ensuring our guests feel special both on whilst on holidays and long after they’ve checked out,” he said.
“Of course, we’d also like to extend our gratitude to our many well-traveled guests who have voted for our luxury lodges in this year’s awards, this outstanding recognition for Beckons is thanks to you!
“We hope more travelers will have their interest piqued with ideas for new adventures in the extraordinary – and diverse – destinations and lodges in the collection and start planning for a next incredible getaway.”
ABOUT: Beckons is built around journeys of discovery for curious travelers seeking deeper connection to place, culture, and the natural world. Through a growing collection of lodges in some of the world’s most rare and remarkable destinations, the brand is guided by a regenerative approach to luxury travel, one that goes beyond sustainability to create positive, lasting impact for landscapes, wildlife, and the communities who call these places home. The Beckons collection includes five award-winning properties in Australia, Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island, Longitude 131° and the new, ultra-luxury lodge at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa, Capella Lodge on Lord Howe Island, Silky Oaks Lodge at the Daintree Rainforest, The Louise in the Barossa Valley, while across the Tasman Sea in New Zealand lies the century-young Huka Lodge in Taupō. In the Americas, lodges include Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge on Canada’s Vancouver Island, and the wilds of Tierra Atacama and Tierra Patagonia in Chile.