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Jan 09

Nantucket Island Resorts Named to Travel + Leisure’s 500 World’s Best Hotels, Condé Nast Traveler’s Gold List, and Marinalife’s Best Transient Marina

Nantucket Island Resorts' White Elephant and the Nantucket Boat Basin have recently added a handful of accolades to their portfolio. The White Elephant has been recognized on Travel + Leisure's 500 Best in the World issue and Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List, while MarinaLife has announced that Nantucket Boat Basin has been voted Best Transient Marina for the third consecutive year.
 
Travel + Leisure's 500 World's Best Hotels
A guide to the top places to stay selected by the readers of Travel + Leisure, the White Elephant was named to Travel + Leisure's World's Best Hotels list, which ran in the January 2013 issue.  Also included on this list is sister hotel, The Wauwinet – the only hotels on Nantucket to be named to the list.

Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List
The White Elephant was named to Condé Nast Traveler's 2013 Gold List, which ran in the January issue. On the list of the world's best places to stay, the properties were evaluated based on rooms, service, food, location, design, and activities by almost 50,000 readers.

Marinalife's Best Transient Marina
For the third year in a row, Marinalife announced that Nantucket Boat Basin was voted "Best Transient Marina" by boaters nationwide. Over 200 East and West Coast marinas, as well as Great Lakes marinas, were nominated.

About Nantucket Island Resorts
Nantucket Island Resorts is a collection of premier hotels on Nantucket that specialize in bringing the unique Nantucket lifestyle to all guests. From boating to fine dining to a large number of island festivals and events, Nantucket Island Resorts caters to its visitors and offers vacation planning that lets you get the most out of a Nantucket vacation while staying in a fantastic array of accommodations. Properties include The Wauwinet, ideal for romance with access and views of both bay and ocean beaches and home to the award-winning TOPPER'S restaurant, White Elephant, the iconic hotel located right on Nantucket Harbor that offers a lovely arrangements of rooms, suites, cottages, and a stunning loft as well as the Brant Point Grill, White Elephant Hotel Residences, one-, two-, and three-bedroom residences that offer the experience of the private home with the amenities of a hotel, Jared Coffin House, a historic and charming inn located in Nantucket Town, The Cottages & Lofts at the Boat Basin, waterfront cottages with full kitchens located on three wharves jutting out into Nantucket Harbor and featuring 12 pet-friendly accommodations, and Nantucket Boat Basin, a 240 slip full-service award winning marina.