Resort nabs top meeting space award

NAPLES — The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club was named one of the top three beachfront hotels nationwide in a Smart Meetings magazine reader survey.

The magazine's readers include meeting professionals and association executives, according to a statement. Readers nominated and voted on a variety of hotel sectors, from best city to best airport hotel.

The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club won the silver award in the best beach category. The magazine, in describing the hotel, says it's “the perfect blend of business and casual, occupying an idyllic seven-mile stretch of beach fronting the Gulf of Mexico.”

The Paradisus Punta Cana Resort in the Dominican Republic won the gold medal in the best beach category and The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach won the bronze.