Travel + Leisure Awards Posada De Mike Rapu Of Explora #1 Resort In Central & South America

July 8, 2011 - PRLog -- Posada De Mike Rapu Of Explora Rapa Nui Named #1 Resort in Central And South America in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards 2011

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July 8, 2011 (Santiago, Chile) – The top hotel on Easter Island is now tops in its geographic region. Posada de Mike Rapu from explora Rapa Nui has been named the #1 Resort in Central and South America in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2011 readers’ survey. The results of the 16th annual World’s Best Awards survey of Travel + Leisure readers appears on TravelandLeisure.com/worldsbest now, and in the August 2011 issue of Travel + Leisure.

Already renowned as the first hotel in Latin America to earn LEED (Silver) Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, Posada de Mike Rapu is distinctively remote, perched above the roaring Pacific and near the ancient Rano Raraku Volcano where Easter Island’s solemn moai were born.

Properties included in the World’s Best Awards 2011 survey were rated by readers on characteristics, including rooms/facilities, location, service, restaurants/food, and value.

“Words cannot describe how thrilled we are that the sophisticated readers of Travel + Leisure saw fit to honor Posada de Mike Rapu as the best of the World’s Best in Central and South America,” said Jesús Parrilla, CEO of explora. “This award is a testament to our dedicated staff and our local partner Mike Rapu, who understands that this success rests upon our continued effort to exceed our travelers’ expectations.”

For more information or to make reservations, please call explora toll free in the U.S. at 1-866-750-6699, email reserve@explora.com, or visit the website at www.explora.com.

The results of the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2011 survey, along with the complete survey methodology, are listed on www.TravelandLeisure.com

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