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Best Luxury Fishing Hotels: Editor's Top 10

Our Editor's Top 10 list for Best Luxury Fishing Hotels helps you decide where you want to go. Editor's Top 10 lists offer selections from our editors that help you plan your travel based on your lifestyle, entertainment, sightseeing, or recreation options.

Pack your bait and line and head to one of these hotels where fishing rules. Go alone for some rod-and-reel-style solitude, teach your children how to fish or take a group along and have some friendly competition. And you don't have to put up with the inconveniences of a rustic cabin or a tent—these hotels are well-rounded with ample amenities and comforts.
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1. Aguila de Osa Inn Add to eGuidebook
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$600-$658 
Osa Peninsula, Drake Bay, Costa Rica
At the southern end of Drake Bay on the north shore of the Osa Peninsula, a 20-minute hike along a muddy track from the village of Agujitas, this hotel specializes in diving and sportfishing. Even so, this tastefully landscaped charmer appeals to a wide range of travelers. Guests arrive by boat tran... Read Entire Review »
2. La Paloma Lodge Add to eGuidebook
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$880-$1,120 
Drake Bay, Costa Rica
On a breezeswept cliff above pretty Playa Cocalito with views towards Isla del Cano, this lodge flaunts splendid views, not only of its five landscaped hectares, but also of the Pacific. Scarlet macaws nest in the surrounding forest, and monkeys scurry right up to the windows. It is a stiff climb up... Read Entire Review »
3. Tambor Tropical Add to eGuidebook
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$140-$190 
Tambor Beach, Tambor Bay, Tambor, Costa Rica
The idyllic, authentic tropical jungle fishing village of Tambor and its beloved luxury hotel that is organically entwined with the jungle on Tambor Bay come as a surprise to travelers who think that they know Guanacaste. Unlike the rapidly developing northwest, this southern tip of the province, on... Read Entire Review »
4. Saddlebrook Resort Tampa Add to eGuidebook
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$150-$600 
Built: 1981 
Renovated: 2006 
5700 Saddlebrook Way, Wesley Chapel, FL
This self-contained 480-acre resort aims its bow at golfers, tennis buffs, conventioneers and incentive groups. This resort is more sophisticated than its nearest competitor, Innisbrook in Tarpon Springs, and the recreational activities set it on the short list of Floridian favorites. Like its rival... Read Entire Review »
5. Aitutaki Lodges Add to eGuidebook
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$180-$187 
Built: 1987 
Renovated: 2003 
Aitutaki, Cook Islands
Secluded Complex comprising 6 A-frame Bungalows, situated on a volcanic beach with views of Aitutaki Lagoon.... Read Full Listing »
6. Tikehau Pearl Beach Resort Add to eGuidebook
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$550-$950 
Built: 2001 
Motu Tuherahera, Tikehau, Tuamotu Islands, Tahiti & French Polynesia
This resort sits on an islet 15 minutes by shuttle boat from the only village on Tikehau, a round atoll adjacent to Rangiroa in the Tua motu archipelago. Although the diving at Tikehau is not as good as that on Rangiroa or Manihi, the fishing is marvelous, and the beaches here have much more... Read Entire Review »
7. Hotel Kia Ora Add to eGuidebook
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$400-$850 
Built: 1974 
Renovated: 2000 
Avatoru, Tuamotu Islands, Tahiti & French Polynesia
This resort is the top hotel on Rangiroa, the most developed atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago, a one-hour flight northeast of Tahiti. It sits in a coconut plantation beside a pebbly beach on the northern side of the world's second-largest lagoon, 10 minutes east of the airport. It is attracti... Read Entire Review »
8. Cortina Inn & Resort Add to eGuidebook
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$119-$259 
Built: 1966 
Renovated: 1988 
103 US Route 4, Killington, VT
Gracious Resort & Conference Center located on Route 4, 8 miles from Killington & 12 miles from Rutland Airport.... Read Full Listing »
9. Charles Orvis Inn at The Equinox Add to eGuidebook
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$499-$839 
Route 7A, Manchester, VT
This inn is in the center of this historic village, next to the affiliated Equinox. Fly-fishing is consecrated here-hardly a surprise, given that the Orvis family is the benchmark of the sport. This three-story, white clapboard, Greek revival landmark has a manicured front lawn edged by one of the c... Read Entire Review »
10. The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch Add to eGuidebook
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$235-$6,500 
0130 Daybreak Ridge, Avon, CO
This place does what few Ritz-Carltons have dared: It forsakes the chain's formal, anti-regional persona in favor of a more casual approach in keeping with its sporting clientele. Not that quality or standards have been compromised, but the log-cabin atmosphere is more relaxing and tolerant than at... Read Entire Review »
11. Amelia Island Plantation Add to eGuidebook
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Built: 1974 
Renovated: 2007 
6800 First Coast Hwy, Amelia Island, FL
Situated on four miles of pristine beach at the southern end of this island, this is one of Florida's premier residential resorts. It may lack the prestige of the nearby Ritz-Carlton, but its extensive array of facilities and attentive service are a magnet for active vacationers, attracting well-hee... Read Entire Review »
12. Hawk's Cay Resort Add to eGuidebook
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$180-$700 
Built: 1959 
Renovated: 2008 
61 Hawk's Cay Blvd, Duck Key, FL
Located 90 miles southwest of Miami, this resort ranks just behind the Cheeca Lodge in Islamorada for best full-range resort in the Keys. Hawk's Cay has just completed a $35 million transformation. The new owners are casting off the property's once famed castaway appeal in lieu of commercial success... Read Entire Review »
13. Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa Add to eGuidebook
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$199-$2,200 
Built: 1989 
Renovated: 2005 
17260 Harbour Pointe Dr, Fort Myers, FL
Located on 80 beautifully landscaped acres bordering San Carlos Bay, off the last exit before the bridge to Sanibel Island, this resort continues to lead the pack. Some are disappointed that it faces the bay, not a beach, but it offers world-class spa and tennis facilities that vie with the best in... Read Entire Review »
14. Cheeca Lodge & Spa Add to eGuidebook
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$199-$2,100 
Built: 1960 
Renovated: 2003 
81801 Overseas Hwy, Mile 82, Islamorada, FL
Located on 27 garden acres fronting a quarter-mile of private beach, 75 miles south of Miami, this hotel remains a dependable retreat for well-to-do sports enthusiasts, but cash-conscious families often feel pecked to death by the added surcharges and ever-mounting resort fee. (The excessive resort... Read Entire Review »
15. Black Butte Ranch Add to eGuidebook
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Built: 1970 
Renovated: 1992 
13653 Hawks Beard Rd, Black Butte Ranch, OR
Family Resort on 1840 acres in the central Cascades at 3300 feet asl, within Deschutes Nat'l Forest.... Read Full Listing »