Condado Vanderbilt Hotel, La Concha Resort and Condado Ocean Club recognized across best in design, renovations, event spaces, food and beverage and boutique hospitality categories.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Condado Collection is pleased to announce that all three of its San Juan properties have been recognized in Northstar Meetings Group's 2026 Stella Awards, earning a combined eight honors across the International and U.S. Territories region.
Leading the collection's recognition, Condado Vanderbilt Hotel earned five awards, including three Gold Medals for Best Décor/Design, Best Hotel/Resort Event Space (On-Site) and Best Renovation (within past year). The hotel also received a Silver Medal for Best Hotel/Resort and a Bronze Medal for Best Food and Beverage.
La Concha Resort, Puerto Rico, a new Autograph Collection Hotel received two Silver Medals for Best Décor/Design and Best Renovation (within past year), and Condado Ocean Club earned a Bronze Medal for Best Boutique Property.
The 2026 honors include:
Condado Vanderbilt:
- Gold Medal: Best Décor/Design
- Gold Medal: Best Hotel/Resort Event Space (On-Site)
- Gold Medal: Best Renovation (within past year)
- Silver Medal: Best Hotel/Resort
- Bronze Medal: Best Food and Beverage
La Concha Resort:
- Silver Medal: Best Décor/Design
- Silver Medal: Best Renovation (within past year)
Condado Ocean Club:
- Bronze Medal (tie): Best Boutique Property
The recognition reflects Condado Collection's continued investments in its resorts across its portfolio to provide the best in class experience for meetings and groups guests and planners, with each property offering a distinct experience in the heart of San Juan's Condado neighborhood. Condado Vanderbilt pairs historic character with luxury accommodations, elevated culinary experiences and sophisticated event spaces, while La Concha Resort's recent transformation introduced refreshed design and public vibrant spaces as part of its transition to Autograph Collection Hotels. Condado Ocean Club offers an intimate, adults-only boutique hotel experience with contemporary oceanfront rooms and personalized service.
"We're incredibly proud to see all three Condado Collection properties recognized in this year's Stella Awards with Gold, Silver, and Bronze honors," said Militza Orama, vice president of sales & marketing of The Condado Collection. "These honors reflect the exceptional care that our team puts into every part of the guest experience, from providing best-in-class accommodations throughout renovated spaces to exceptional dining, events and service."
Northstar Meetings Group, along with its leading brands, Meetings & Conventions and Successful Meetings, announced the recipients of the 10th Annual 2026 Stella Awards, recognizing 243 organizations globally for outstanding achievements in quality, service and innovation for meeting and event professionals.
Northstar's Stella Awards honor excellence across key segments of the industry, including hotels, convention and conference centers, airlines, cruise lines, DMOs/CVBs and DMCs. This year's winners were selected from nearly 8,000 votes and a record-breaking 1,167 nominations. Winners must place among the top three in public planner voting within their respective category and also score highly with a panel of expert judges.
"The Stella Awards honor the consistent contributions of the industry's most trusted supplier partners who set new standards for service and innovation," said Shalise DeMott, senior vice president, U.S. for Northstar Meetings Group. "Winners are first nominated and voted on by planners, then undergo a thorough review by an esteemed panel of judges."
To learn more about the winners of the 2026 Stella Awards, visit NorthstarMeetingsGroup.com/Stellas.
About Condado Collection
Condado Collection is a locally owned collection of distinctive hospitality experiences located in San Juan, Puerto Rico's renowned Condado neighborhood. The portfolio includes the historic and luxurious Condado Vanderbilt Hotel, the energetic and design-forward La Concha Resort, Puerto Rico, a new Autograph Collection Hotel, and the intimate, adults-only Condado Ocean Club. Each property offers its own expression of Puerto Rican hospitality through exceptional accommodations, culinary experiences, oceanfront settings and personalized service.
About Northstar Meetings Group
Northstar Meetings Group is the leading B-to-B information and marketing solutions company serving all segments of the business meetings, events, sports and incentives market — including full- and part-time meeting planners, as well as corporate, association, sports and not-for-profit decision-makers, and incentive professionals — facilitating their professional development and achievement of business goals. The company's influential brands — Meetings & Conventions, Successful Meetings, Associations Meetings International, Meetings & Incentive Travel, Meeting News, Incentive and SportsTravel — currently serve nearly 500,000 active meeting and event planners and incentive professionals, across an integrated suite of data, digital, events and print products. For more information, please visit NorthstarMeetingsGroup.com.
Media Contact
Murphy O'Brien Public Relations, The Condado Collection, 1 3107606086, [email protected], https://www.condadocollection.com/
SOURCE The Condado Collection
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