Awards & Accolades

SALAMANDER HOTELS & RESORTS LUXURY COLLECTION

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.

Member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts

Preferred Hotels & Resorts represents the finest and most diverse global portfolio of independent hotels and independent hotel experiences. Five distinctive collections allow one to craft their own inspirations as they travel the world in search of memories and new opportunities. To help ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction, Preferred Hotels & Resorts requires that each of its member hotels conform to the Preferred Standards of Excellence™, renowned quality standards that are measured by yearly anonymous on-site inspections carried out by professional third-party experts.

MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LUXURY HOTELS INTERNATIONAL

Since 1986, Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) has worked with meeting professionals, association managers, incentive/recognition specialists and business executives across North America and around the world to create effective solutions for tens of thousands of programs and events. During that time, ALHI has grown to meet changing needs and increased market demands. Beginning with one office in Washington, D.C., we now have 20 professionally staffed Global Sales Offices from coast-to-coast.

2021

 Travel and Leisure, The Top 15 Resort Hotels in Florida (#13)

2020

 Southern Living, South’s Best: “The Best Resorts”

^{US News & World Report}
#2 in Best Destin Hotels
#70 in Best Florida Hotels
#537 in Best USA Hotels
#46 in Preferred LVX Collection Hotels
#130 in Preferred Hotels & Resorts

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^{ConventionSouth,} Reader’s Choice Award, Florida
^{Southern Living,} South’s Best: “The Best Resorts”
^{Southern Living,} South’s Best: “The Best Places to Stay in Every State” (Florida)

 ^AAA, Four Diamond Award

^{Travel + Leisure,} World’s Best Awards: “Best Resorts” (nominated)

^{Emerald Coast Magazine,} Best on the Emerald Coast: “Best Hotel”

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^{Smart Meetings,} 10 Best Places to Visit in the United States in 2017 (Florida’s Emerald Coast)