News & Awards
Known as the "world's luckiest fishing village," Destin is now one of the Emerald Coast's most sought-after destinations. In addition to world-class fishing, it offers uncrowded, sugar-white beaches, spectacular open-air shopping, fresh local seafood restaurants and championship golf courses.
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Travel + Leisure
#13 in The Top 15 Resort Hotels in Florida, 2021
World’s Best Awards: “Best Resorts” (nominated), 2019
Southern Living
South’s Best: “The Best Resorts”, 2020
South’s Best: “The Best Resorts”, 2019
South’s Best: “The Best Places to Stay in Every State” (Florida), 2019
U.S. News & World Report
#2 in Best Destin Hotels, 2020
#70 in Best Florida Hotels, 2020
#537 in Best USA Hotels, 2020
#46 in Preferred LVX Collection Hotels, 2020
#130 in Preferred Hotels & Resorts, 2020
AAA
Four Diamond Award, 2019
Emerald Coast Magazine
Best on the Emerald Coast: “Best Hotel”, 2019
Meetings
Reader’s Choice Award, Florida, 2019
10 Best Places to Visit in the United States in 2017
(Florida’s Emerald Coast)
SALAMANDER HOTELS & RESORTS
Henderson Beach Resort is a member of Salamander Hotels & Resort’s growing portfolio collection, which also features the highly acclaimed Salamander Resort & Spa in Virginia, Hotel Bennett in Charleston, South Carolina, Half Moon in Montego Bay, Jamaica and Innisbrook Resort in Tampa, Florida. In 2005, Sheila C. Johnson founded Salamander Hotels & Resorts, which has operated numerous Forbes Five Star and AAA Five Diamond-rated properties.
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