Aitutaki Lagoon Resort & Spa has announced its recent accolade, placing at number 13 on the list of Top 25 Resorts in Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific in the Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2015.

Aitutaki Lagoon Resort & Spa is the only resort in the Cook Islands to make the list, and is one of a handful of select South Seas resorts voted by readers as their preferred property.

Resting on its own private island encircled by champagne-sand beaches, this five-star absolute beachfront boutique bungalow resort also features the Cook Islands’ only over-water bungalows, complete with thatched roof and open air shower with direct access to the lagoon.