The 2024 Historic Hotels Worldwide Awards of Excellence Nominee Finalists Are Announced

Historic Hotels Worldwide announced the Nominee Finalists for the 2024 Historic Hotels Worldwide Annual Awards of Excellence.

Through this prestigious awards program, Historic Hotels Worldwide honors and celebrates the most exemplary historic hotels, hoteliers, and leadership practices with awards categories including Historic Hotels Worldwide Best Historic Resort, Historic Hotels Worldwide Sustainability Champion, and Historic Hotels Worldwide Historic Hotelier of the Year. This year’s Nominee Finalists, listed below, have demonstrated innovative leadership, stewardship, and contribution to furthering the recognition, preservation, and celebration of these preeminent historic hotels and their histories.

The award winners will be announced on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at the 2024 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence Ceremony & Gala, in front of an audience of owners, general managers, senior decision-makers, and guests representing many of the finest historic hotels from around the world. The 2024 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence Ceremony & Gala will take place at The Omni Homestead Resort (1766) in Hot Springs, Virginia, USA. The Omni Homestead Resort was inducted into Historic Hotels of America as a Charter Member in 1989 and was designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. It is an iconic year-round resort nestled in the scenic Allegheny Mountains that has welcomed guests for more than 250 years.

Nominee Finalists were selected from nominations received from historic hotels, preservation supporters, prior award recipients, community leaders, and leadership from Historic Hotels Worldwide. Led by preservationists, historians, and hospitality veterans, Historic Hotels Worldwide provides the recognition to travelers, civic leaders, and the global cultural, heritage, and historic travel market that member hotels are among the finest historic hotels from around the world. The Historic Hotels Annual Awards of Excellence program recognizes the pinnacle of this distinct group of nominees in a range of categories.

From more than 500 nominations received, the Historic Hotels Worldwide and Historic Hotels of America awards committee evaluated and, after careful consideration, selected the following 2024 Historic Hotels Worldwide Annual Awards of Excellence Nominee Finalists:

Historic Hotels Worldwide New Member of the Year

Walaker Hotell (1640) Solvorn, Norway

The Editory Riverside – Santa Apolónia (1865) Lisbon, Portugal

The Bentley London (1880) London, England, United Kingdom

Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten (1897) Hamburg, Germany

STØTT Top of Helgeland (1897) Støtt, Norway

Casa das Lérias (1930s) Amarante, Portugal

Parkhotel Quellenhof Aachen (1916) Aachen, Germany

Fera Palace Hotel (1934) Salvador, Brazil

Half Moon (1954) Montego Bay, Jamaica

Sofitel Sydney Wentworth (1966) Sydney, Australia

Historic Hotels Worldwide Best Social Media of a Historic Hotel

Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar (1780) Bagac, Philippines

Hilton Molino Stucky Venice (1884) Venice, Italy

Hilton Paris Opera (1889) Paris, France

Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese (1890) Rome, Italy

Mystery Hotel Budapest (1896) Budapest, Hungary

Omni King Edward (1903) Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore (1904) Singapore

Raffles London at The OWO (1906) London, England, United Kingdom

The Fullerton Hotel Singapore (1924) Singapore

Hotel Lisboa Plaza (1954) Lisbon, Portugal

Historic Hotels Worldwide Sustainability Champion

Nermo Hotell & Apartments (1442) Oyer, Norway

Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam (1578) Amsterdam, Netherlands

Erinvale Estate Hotel & Spa (1660s) Somerset West, South Africa

Hotel Maximilian’s (1722) Augsburg, Germany

Heritage Avenida Liberdade (18th century) Lisbon, Portugal

The K Club (1832) Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland

Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa (1852) St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sofitel Paris Baltimore Tour Eiffel (1892) Paris, France

Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu (1899) Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo – Panama City (1917) Panama City, Panama

Historic Hotels Worldwide Best City Center Historic Hotel

Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam (1578) Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern (1845) Lucerne, Switzerland

Mystery Hotel Budapest (1896) Budapest, Hungary

Hotel Regina Louvre (1900) Paris, France

Omni King Edward (1903) Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore (1904) Singapore

Hotel Bristol Palace (1905) Genoa, Italy

Raffles London at The OWO (1906) London, England, United Kingdom

Fairmont Hotel Vancouver (1939) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Hotel Britania Art Deco (1944) Lisbon, Portugal

Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Best Historic Resort

Dromoland Castle (1014) Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland

Hôtel Golf Château de Chailly (16th century) Chailly-sur-Armançon, France

Erinvale Estate Hotel & Spa (1660s) Somerset West, South Africa

Kviknes Hotel (1752) Balestrand, Norway

Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar (1780) Bataan, Philippines

Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, A Fairmont Managed Hotel (1885) Hamilton, Bermuda

Fairmont Banff Springs (1888) Banff, Alberta, Canada

Hotel Waldhaus Sils (1908) Sils Maria, Switzerland

Grand Hotel Tremezzo (1910) Tremezzina, Italy

Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo – Panama City (1917) Panama City, Panama

Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in Europe

Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam (1578) Amsterdam, Netherlands

Solar do Castelo (18th century) Lisbon, Portugal

Kviknes Hotel (1752) Balestrand, Norway

Hotel Maximilian’s (1722) Augsburg, Germany

Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski St. Moritz (1864) St. Moritz, Switzerland

The Editory Riverside – Santa Apolónia (1865) Lisbon, Portugal

Mystery Hotel Budapest (1896) Budapest, Hungary

Hotel Bristol Palace (1905) Genoa, Italy

The Grand York (1906) York, England, United Kingdom

Hotel Waldhaus Sils (1908) Sils Maria, Switzerland

Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in Asia/Pacific

Alsisar Mahal (1737) Jhunjhunu, India

Raffles Singapore (1887) Singapore

Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi (1901) Hanoi, Vietnam

The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore (1904) Singapore

Beijing Hotel NUO (1917) Beijing, China

The Fullerton Hotel Singapore (1924) Singapore

Hotel New Grand (1927) Yokohama, Japan

Fairmont Peace Hotel (1929) Shanghai, China

Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (1932) Siem Reap, Cambodia

The Murray Hong Kong (1969) Hong Kong, China

Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in the Americas

Quinta Real Oaxaca (1579) Oaxaca, Mexico

Chablé Resort & Spa (1650) Chocholá , Yucatán, Mexico

Alfiz Hotel (18th century) Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, A Fairmont Managed Hotel (1885) Hamilton, Bermuda

Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu (1899) Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Fairmont Empress (1908) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Fairmont Palliser (1914) Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo – Panama City (1917) Panama City, Panama

Alvear Palace Hotel (1932) Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fairmont Hotel Vancouver (1939) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Historic Hotels Worldwide Historic Hotelier of the Year

Jim and Nancy Swickard at Hacienda de los Santos (1710) Alamos, Sonora, Mexico

Sigurd Kvikne at Kviknes Hotel (1752) Balestrand, Norway

Manuel Fernandes at Heritage Avenida Liberdade (18th century) Lisbon, Portugal

Paul Heery at The K Club (1832) Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland

Phyllis Wilkie at Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa (1852) St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

Christian Westbeld at Raffles Singapore (1887) Singapore

Franck X. Arnold at The Savoy London (1889) London, England, United Kingdom

Dan McGowan at Fairmont Empress (1908) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Peter Hogh Pederson at Villa Copenhagen (1912) Copenhagen, Denmark

David Kianni at Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo – Panama City (1917) Panama City, Panama

“It is an honor to congratulate all of the 2024 Historic Hotels Worldwide Annual Awards of Excellence Nominee Finalists,” said Lawrence Horwitz, Executive Vice President, Historic Hotels Worldwide and Historic Hotels of America. “The Nominee Finalists exemplify the finest historic hotels and hoteliers in the world. The historic hotels nominated include historic inns, boutique hotels, lifestyle hotels, and legendary resorts. They represent small towns and large cities, as well as national historic districts. We applaud the dedication and passion of the thousands of individuals working at these iconic and legendary historic hotels that keep the stories alive from the past and make staying or celebrating special occasions at these historic hotels memorable experiences.”