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Through the Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence, this prestigious program honors the most exemplary historic hotels, hoteliers, and leadership practices with awards including Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Resort, Historic Hotels of America Sustainability Champion, and Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel by size categories. Nominee Finalists demonstrate innovative leadership, stewardship, and contributions to furthering the recognition, preservation, and celebration of these preeminent historic hotels and their histories.

The 2025 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence Nominee Finalists were selected from nominations received from historic hotels, preservation supporters, prior award recipients, community leaders, and leadership from Historic Hotels of America. As an official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Historic Hotels of America 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 across the United States of America. The Historic Hotels Annual Awards of Excellence recognizes the pinnacle of this distinct group of nominees in a range of categories.
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From more than 700 nominations received, the awards committee evaluated and, after careful consideration, selected the following 2025 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence Nominee Finalists: (property links can be viewed here)

Historic Hotels of America New Member of the Year
Nassau Inn (1756) Princeton, New Jersey
Hotel 1829 (1829) Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Hotel Shattuck Plaza (1910) Berkeley, California
Keswick Hall (1912) Charlottesville, Virginia
The Eliot Hotel (1925) Boston, Massachusetts
InterContinental New York Barclay (1926) New York, New York
The Hermosa Inn (1935) Paradise Valley, Arizona
The Queen Mary (1936) Long Beach, California
von Trapp Family Lodge and Resort (1942) Stowe, Vermont
El Conquistador Resort (1962) Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Historic Hotels of America Best Social Media of a Historic Hotel
Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York
Palace Hotel (1875) San Francisco, California
Wentworth Mansion (1886) Charleston, South Carolina
Le Pavillon, New Orleans, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (1907) New Orleans, Louisiana
The Broadmoor (1918) Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection (1925) Washington, District of Columbia
La Valencia Hotel (1926) La Jolla, California
Skytop Lodge (1928) Skytop, Pennsylvania
The Lodge at Wakulla Springs (1937) Wakulla Springs, Florida
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel (1964) Kohala Coast, Hawaii

Historic Hotels of America Sustainability Champion
Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York
Ledges Hotel (1890) Hawley, Pennsylvania
Lake Yellowstone Hotel & Cabins (1891) Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The Wall Street Hotel (1901) New York, New York
The American Club (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin 
The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, Autograph Collection (1925) St. Petersburg, Florida
Inn on Boltwood (1926) Amherst, Massachusetts
The Lodge at Wakulla Springs (1937) Wakulla Springs, Florida
Royal Palms Resort and Spa (1948) Phoenix, Arizona
Fairmont El San Juan Hotel (1958) San Juan, Puerto Rico

Historic Hotels of America Best Small Historic Inn/Hotel (Under 75 Guestrooms)
Woolverton Inn (1792) Stockton, New Jersey
St. James Hotel (1875) Red Wing, Minnesota 
Bellwether House (1876) Savannah, Georgia
Napa River Inn (1884) Napa, California
Hotel Iroquois (1902) Mackinac Island, Michigan
The Inn at Diamond Cove (1910) Portland, Maine
The Ashton Hotel (1915) Fort Worth, Texas
Haywood Park Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection (1923) Asheville, North Carolina
Williamsburg Inn (1937) Williamsburg, Virginia
The Wort Hotel (1941) Jackson, Wyoming

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (76-200 Guestrooms)
Capital Hotel (1873) Little Rock, Arkansas
The Strater Hotel (1887) Durango, Colorado
Hawthorne Hotel (1925) Salem, Massachusetts 
The Westin Poinsett (1925) Greenville, South Carolina
Fairmont Breakers Long Beach (1926) Long Beach, California
La Concha Key West, Autograph Collection (1926) Key West, Florida
The Raphael Hotel, Autograph Collection (1928) Kansas City, Missouri
The National Hotel (1939) Miami Beach, Florida
The Statler Dallas, Curio Collection by Hilton (1956) Dallas, Texas
Mission Resort + Club (1964) Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (201-400 Guestrooms)
Omni Bedford Springs Resort (1806) Bedford, Pennsylvania
Mills House Charleston, Curio Collection by Hilton (1852) Charleston, South Carolina
The Menger Hotel (1859) San Antonio, Texas
The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa (1876) Riverside, California
Hayes Mansion San Jose, Curio Collection by Hilton (1905) San Jose, California
The Georgian Terrace (1911) Atlanta, Georgia
Francis Marion Hotel (1924) Charleston, South Carolina
InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco (1926) San Francisco, California
The Hotel Viking (1926) Newport, Rhode Island
Fairmont El San Juan Hotel (1958) San Juan, Puerto Rico

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (Over 400 Guestrooms)
French Lick Springs Hotel (1845) French Lick, Indiana
Palmer House®, A Hilton Hotel (1871) Chicago, Illinois
St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton (1894) St. Louis, Missouri
Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton (1898) New York, New York
Fairmont San Francisco (1907) San Francisco, California
Omni Grove Park Inn (1913) Asheville, North Carolina
The Broadmoor (1918) Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection (1925) Washington, District of Columbia
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile (1929) Chicago, Illinois
JW Marriott Essex House New York (1931) New York, New York

Historic Hotels of America Best City Center Historic Hotel
The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, Autograph Collection (1892) Denver, Colorado
Fairmont Heritage Place - Ghirardelli Square (1893) San Francisco, California
St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton (1894) St. Louis, Missouri
The Hermitage Hotel (1910) Nashville, Tennessee
The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City (1911) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
HOTEL DU PONT (1913) Wilmington, Delaware
The Commonwealth (1913) Richmond, Virginia
21c Museum Hotel Lexington (1914) Lexington, Kentucky
The Hollywood Roosevelt (1927) Los Angeles, California
Hilton Milwaukee (1928) Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Resort
The Omni Homestead Resort (1766) Hot Springs, Virginia
French Lick Resort: French Lick Springs Hotel (1845) French Lick, Indiana and West Baden Springs Hotel (1901) West Baden Springs, Indiana
Jekyll Island Club Resort (1887) Jekyll Island, Georgia
Casa Monica Resort & Spa (1888) St. Augustine, Florida
Castle Hill Resort and Spa (1905) Cavendish, Vermont
The American Club (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin
The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa (1927) Sonoma, California
The Wigwam (1929) Litchfield Park, Arizona
The King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort (1935) St. Simons Island, Georgia
Surf & Sand, Laguna Beach (1948) Laguna Beach, California

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Restaurant
1796 Room at Omni Bedford Springs Resort (1806) Bedford, Pennsylvania
Chez Philippe at The Peabody Memphis (1869) Memphis, Tennessee
Duane’s Prime Steaks & Seafood at The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa (1876) Riverside, California
Lemaire at The Jefferson Hotel (1895) Richmond, Virginia 
The Immigrant Restaurant at The American Club (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin
1919 Restaurant at Condado Vanderbilt Hotel (1919) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Spoonbread at The Westin Poinsett (1925) Greenville, South Carolina
Sky Room at Fairmont Breakers Long Beach (1926) Long Beach, California
The Settlers Inn Restaurant at The Settlers Inn at Bingham Park (1927) Hawley, Pennsylvania
Litchfield’s at The Wigwam (1929) Litchfield Park, Arizona

Historic Hotels of America Ambassador of the Year (Celebrating 25+ Years of Service)
Maria Elena Monterrosa at Napa River Inn (1884) Napa, California 
Juan Rodriguez at The Pfister Hotel (1893) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Thomas (Tom) Wolfe at Fairmont San Francisco (1907) San Francisco, California 
Paula Carter at Le Pavillon, New Orleans, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel (1907) New Orleans, Louisiana 
Luther Stalter at The Otesaga Hotel (1909) Cooperstown, New York
Shalonda Frazier at The Brown Hotel (1923) Louisville, Kentucky 
Ariston Atienza at Fairmont Olympic Hotel (1924) Seattle, Washington 
Richard A. (Rick) Murphy at The Raphael Hotel, Autograph Collection (1928) Kansas City, Missouri
Will White at InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile (1929) Chicago, Illinois
Betty Groves at Melrose Georgetown Hotel (1947) Washington, District of Columbia

Historic Hotels of America Hotel Historian of the Year
Jessica Sims at Omni Bedford Springs Resort (1806) Bedford, Pennsylvania 
Nell Boucher at Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York 
Debra Faulkner at The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, Autograph Collection (1892) Denver, Colorado
Tara Williams at Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton (1898) New York, New York 
Marilyn Haight at Airlie (1899) Warrenton, Virginia 
Laurel McKown at Hotel Boulderado (1909) Boulder, Colorado
Thomas (Tom) Santora at HOTEL DU PONT (1913) Wilmington, Delaware
Marc Salmon at The Brown Hotel (1923) Louisville, Kentucky
Connie Perez-Wong at InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco (1926) San Francisco, California
Kathleen Hutton at The Graylyn Estate (1932) Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Historic Hotels of America Legendary Family Historic Hoteliers of the Year
Richard and Dorothy (Dort) Mollett at Antrim 1844 (1844) Taneytown, Maryland
The Ryba-Callewaert Family at Island House Hotel (1852) Mackinac Island, Michigan 
The Stephens Family at Capital Hotel (1873) Little Rock, Arkansas 
The Roberts Family at The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa (1876) Riverside, California 
The Kohler Family at The American Club (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin
The Bentley Family at La Fonda (1922) and Piñon Court by La Fonda (1930s) Santa Fe, New Mexico, and The Raphael Hotel, Autograph Collection (1928) Kansas City, Missouri
The Ullian Family at The Eliot Hotel (1925) Boston, Massachusetts 
The Baxter Family at The Wort Hotel (1941) Jackson, Wyoming
The von Trapp Family at von Trapp Family Lodge and Resort (1942) Stowe, Vermont
The Jackson Family at Alisal Ranch (1946) Solvang, California

Historic Hotels of America Historic Hotelier of the Year
Gene Hare at Palmer House®, A Hilton Hotel (1871) and Hilton Chicago (1927) Chicago, Illinois
Ahmed Ahmed at Lancaster Arts Hotel (1881) Lancaster, Pennsylvania 
Terry Haney at Presidio Lodging: The Lodge at the Presidio (1894) and Inn at the Presidio (1903) San Francisco, California
Josh Reichert at Airlie (1899) Warrenton, Virginia 
Erin Beadle at Hayes Mansion San Jose, Curio Collection by Hilton (1905) San Jose, California
Rik Blyth at La Fonda (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico
Shelly DiMeglio at The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection (1925) Washington, District of Columbia
Fabian Unterzaucher at The Westin Poinsett (1925) Greenville, South Carolina 
Jeffrey (Jeff) Rudder at Skytop Lodge (1928) Skytop, Pennsylvania
Craig Anderson at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel (1964) Kohala Coast, Hawaii

“It is an honor to congratulate all of the 2025 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence Nominee Finalists,” said Lawrence Horwitz, Executive Vice President, Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide. “The Nominee Finalists exemplify the finest historic hotels and hoteliers in the United States. The historic hotels nominated include historic inns, boutique hotels, lifestyle hotels, and legendary resorts. These historic hotels represent small towns and large cities, as well as historic districts. We applaud the dedication and passion of the thousands of individuals working at these iconic and legendary historic hotels. They keep the stories from the past alive and make staying or celebrating special occasions at these historic hotels memorable experiences for guests.”

Historic Hotels of America’s sister program, Historic Hotels Worldwide®, also announced its Nominee Finalists for the 2025 Historic Hotels Worldwide Annual Awards of Excellence this week. See the news about those Nominee Finalists here.

Tickets for the 2025 Historic Hotels Annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony & Gala are available. The much-anticipated event will take place at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel (1924) in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 7 p.m., to close out the 2025 Historic Hotels Annual Conference. To learn more and register for the 2025 Historic Hotels Annual Conference, click here.

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About Historic Hotels of America®
Historic Hotels of America is the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation for recognizing and celebrating the finest historic hotels from across the United States of America. The National Trust for Historic Preservation was chartered by U.S. Congress in 1949 and is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is leading the movement to save places where our history happened. To be nominated and selected for membership in this prestigious program, a hotel must be at least 50 years old; designated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark or listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places; and recognized as having historical significance. Of the more than 300 historic hotels inducted into Historic Hotels of America from 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, all historic hotels faithfully preserve their authenticity, sense of place, and architectural integrity. For more information, please visit HistoricHotels.org.

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