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The Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence honor the finest historic hotels and hoteliers every year through categories including Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Resort, Historic Hotels of America Sustainability Champion, and Historic Hotels of America Historic Hotelier of the Year. Historic Hotels of America is the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1949, for recognizing and celebrating the finest historic hotels across the United States.
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The Nominee Finalists for the 2024 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence 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 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 awards committee evaluated and, after careful consideration, selected the following 2024 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

• Mills House Charleston, Curio Collection by Hilton (1852) Charleston, South Carolina
• Atheneum Suite Hotel (1879) Detroit, Michigan
• Fairfield Inn & Suites Madison Historic Eagle Cotton Mill (1884) Madison, Indiana
• The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, Autograph Collection (1892) Denver, Colorado
• The Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection (1901) New York, New York
• Hotel Iroquois (1902) Mackinac Island, Michigan
• The Biltmore Los Angeles (1923) Los Angeles, California
• The Chestnut Inn (1927) Deposit, New York
• The Lafayette Hotel and Club (1946) San Diego, California
• Mission Resort + Club (1964) Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida

• The Omni Homestead Resort (1766) Hot Springs, Virginia
• Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York
• Palmer House®, a Hilton Hotel (1871) Chicago, Illinois
• Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton (1898) New York, New York
• Southern Hotel (1907) Covington, Louisiana
• The Andrus Hotel (1917) Dillon, Montana
• Historic Hotel Bethlehem (1922) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• La Concha Hotel & Spa (1926) Key West, Florida
• The Graylyn Estate (1932) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• The King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort (1935) St. Simons Island, Georgia
• The Wort Hotel (1941) Jackson, Wyoming

• Island House Hotel (1852) Mackinac Island, Michigan
• Jekyll Island Club Resort (1887) Jekyll Island, Georgia
• Ledges Hotel (1890) Hawley, Pennsylvania
• Lake Yellowstone Hotel & Cabins (1891) Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
• Airlie (1899) Warrenton, Virginia
• Chatham Bars Inn (1914) Chatham, Massachusetts
• The American Club (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin
• Hassayampa Inn (1927) Prescott, Arizona
• Hilton Chicago (1927) Chicago, Illinois
• Mauna Kea Beach Hotel (1964) Kohala Coast, Hawaii

• Concord’s Colonial Inn (1716) Concord, Massachusetts
• John Rutledge House Inn (1763) Charleston, South Carolina
• The Middlebury Inn (1827) Middlebury, Vermont
• Antrim 1844 (1844) Taneytown, Maryland
• The Inn at Leola Village, Est. 1867 (1867) Leola, Pennsylvania
• St. James Hotel MN (1875) Red Wing, Minnesota
• Wentworth Mansion (1886) Charleston, South Carolina
• The Lodge at the Presidio (1894) San Francisco, California
• The Dunhill Hotel (1929) Charlotte, North Carolina
• The Wort Hotel (1941) Jackson, Wyoming

• Capital Hotel (1873) Little Rock, Arkansas
• La Posada de Santa Fe (1882) Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Casa Monica Resort & Spa (1888) St. Augustine, Florida
• The Jefferson Hotel (1895) Richmond, Virginia
• The Union Station Nashville Yards (1900) Nashville, Tennessee
• Historic Hotel Bethlehem (1922) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• The Balfour Hotel Miami Beach (1940) Miami Beach, Florida
• Royal Palms Resort and Spa (1948) Phoenix, Arizona
• Surf & Sand Resort Laguna Beach (1948) Laguna Beach, California
• The Statler (1956) Dallas, Texas

• The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa (1876) Riverside, California
• Grand Hotel (1887) Mackinac Island, Michigan
• The Pfister Hotel (1893) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Hilton Fort Worth (1921) Fort Worth, Texas
• Francis Marion Hotel (1924) Charleston, South Carolina
• The Wigwam (1929) Litchfield Park, Arizona
• Fairmont El San Juan Hotel (1958) San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Rancho Bernardo Inn (1963) San Diego, California
• Mauna Kea Beach Hotel (1964) Kohala Coast, Hawaii
• Fairmont Century Plaza (1961) Los Angeles, California

• The Peabody Memphis (1869) Memphis, Tennessee
• Palace Hotel (1875) San Francisco, California
• Hotel del Coronado (1888) San Diego, California
• Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton (1898) New York, New York
• JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District (1912) Savannah, Georgia
• Omni William Penn (1916) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Fairmont Olympic Hotel (1924) Seattle, Washington
• The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection (1925) Washington, District of Columbia
• Lord Baltimore Hotel (1928) Baltimore, Maryland
• Omni Shoreham Hotel (1930) Washington, District of Columbia

• The Willard InterContinental Washington, DC (1818) Washington, District of Columbia
• Omni La Mansión del Rio (1852) San Antonio, Texas
• Hotel Boulderado (1909) Boulder, Colorado
• The Georgian Terrace (1911) Atlanta, Georgia
• The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City (1911) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Fairmont Copley Plaza (1912) Boston, Massachusetts
• HOTEL DU PONT (1913) Wilmington, Delaware
• Haywood Park Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection (1923) Ashville, North Carolina
• The Hotel Viking (1926) Newport, Rhode Island
• Hilton Milwaukee City Center (1928) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• JW Marriott Essex House New York (1931) New York, New York

• Colonial Williamsburg Resorts: Williamsburg Lodge, Autograph Collection, and Colonial Houses (1750) and Williamsburg Inn (1937) Williamsburg, Virginia
• The Sagamore Resort (1883) Bolton Landing, New York
• Jekyll Island Club Resort (1887) Jekyll Island, Georgia
• Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa (1901) Honolulu, Hawaii
• Omni Mount Washington (1902) Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
• Condado Vanderbilt Hotel (1919) San Juan, Puerto Rico
• The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, Autograph Collection (1925) St. Petersburg, Florida
• The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa (1927) Sonoma, California
• Skytop Lodge (1928) Skytop, Pennsylvania
• Royal Palms Resort and Spa (1948) Phoenix, Arizona

• 1796 Room at Omni Bedford Springs Resort (1806) Bedford, Pennsylvania
• Chez Philippe at The Peabody Memphis (1869) Memphis, Tennessee
• Garden Court at Palace Hotel (1875) San Francisco, California
• Julia, A Spirited Restaurant & Bar at La Posada de Santa Fe (1882) Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Lemaire Restaurant at The Jefferson Hotel (1895) Richmond, Virginia
• 1909 Restaurant at The Otesaga Hotel (1909) Cooperstown, New York
• La Plazuela at La Fonda (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Shuckers Oyster Bar at Fairmont Olympic Hotel (1924) Seattle, Washington
• Peacock Dining Room at Hassayampa Inn (1927) Prescott, Arizona
• Kitty O'Sheas at Hilton Chicago (1927) Chicago, Illinois

• Cindy White at The Omni Homestead Resort (1766) Hot Springs, Virginia
• Steve Dudley at Historic Inns of Annapolis (1772) Annapolis, Maryland
• Sheryl Baker at The Peabody Memphis (1869) Memphis, Tennessee
• Maria Elena Monterossa at Napa River Inn (1884) Napa, California
• Glendon Bulgin at Grand Hotel (1887) Mackinac Island, Michigan
• Adrienne Scales at The Georgian Terrace (1911) Atlanta, Georgia
• Sayaka Hishinuma at Fairmont Olympic Hotel (1924) Seattle, Washington
• Richard A. (Rick) Murphy at The Raphael Hotel (1928) Kansas City, Missouri
• Katie Myers at Main Street Hospitality
• Mario Crespo at Remington Hospitality

• Anne Oppermann at The Red Lion Inn (1773) Stockbridge, Massachusetts
• Dwayne Long at Omni Bedford Springs Resort (1806) Bedford, Pennsylvania
• Heather Tamlyn at Island House Hotel (1852) Mackinac Island, Michigan
• Nell Boucher at Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York
• Kenon Walker at The Peabody Memphis (1869) Memphis, Tennessee
• Tara Williams at Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton (1898) New York, New York
• Gina Petrone at Hotel del Coronado (1888) San Diego, California
• Laurel McKown at Hotel Boulderado (1909) Boulder, Colorado
• Amoré Cianciola at Hassayampa Inn (1927) Prescott, Arizona
• Kathleen Hutton at The Graylyn Estate (1932) Winston-Salem, North Carolina

• The Harrington Family at Concord’s Colonial Inn (1716) Concord and Hawthorne Hotel (1925) Salem, Massachusetts
• The Banta Family at Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn (1766) Rhinebeck, New York
• The Fitzpatrick/Eustis Family at The Red Lion Inn (1773) Stockbridge, Massachusetts
• The Ryba-Callewaert Family at Island House Hotel (1852) Mackinac Island, Michigan
• The Smiley Family at Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York
• The Monteleone Family at Hotel Monteleone (1886) New Orleans, Louisiana
• The Kohler Family at The American Club (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin
• The Sturdivant Family at The King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort (1935) St. Simons Island, Georgia
• Paul Reed and Family at JC Resorts: La Casa Del Zorro Desert Resort & Spa (1937) Borrego Springs; Surf & Sand Resort Laguna Beach (1948) Laguna Beach; Rancho Bernardo Inn (1963) San Diego, California
• The Jackson Family at Alisal Ranch (1946) Solvang, California

• John Murtha at Omni Parker House (1855) Boston, Massachusetts
• Sara Brooks at Napa River Inn (1884) Napa, California
• Harold Rapoza, Jr. at Hotel del Coronado (1888) San Diego, California
• Lisa Condrey Ward at Southern Hotel (1907) Covington, Louisiana
• Molly and Robert D. Hardie at The Hermitage Hotel (1910) Nashville, Tennessee
• Vanessa Williams at The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, Autograph Collection (1925) St. Petersburg, Florida
• Jim Waldrop at The Wort Hotel (1941) Jackson, Wyoming
• Bob Page at Omni Hotels & Resorts
• Randy Howat at Inns of Distinction
• Michelle Gilman Jasen at Fairmont Hotels and Resorts

Tickets for the 2024 Historic Hotels Annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony & Gala are available. The much-anticipated event will take place at The Omni Homestead Resort (1766) in Hot Springs, Virginia, on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 7 p.m., to close out the 2024 Historic Hotels Annual Conference. Ceremony & Gala Tickets are $500. To register for the Ceremony & Gala ONLY, click here.

To learn more and register for the 2024 Historic Hotels Annual Conference, held November 18-22 and concluding with the 2024 Historic Hotels Annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony & Gala, 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 across 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 45 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, all historic hotels faithfully preserve their sense of authenticity, sense of place, and architectural integrity.

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About Historic Hotels Worldwide®
Historic Hotels Worldwide® is a prestigious and distinctive collection of historic treasures, including luxury historic hotels built in former castles, chateaus, palaces, academies, haciendas, villas, monasteries, and other historic lodging spanning ten centuries. Historic Hotels Worldwide represents the finest and most distinctive global collection of more than 320 historic hotels in 47 countries. Hotels inducted into Historic Hotels Worldwide are authentic historic treasures, demonstrate historic preservation, and celebrate historic significance. Eligibility for induction into Historic Hotels Worldwide is limited to those distinctive historic hotels that adhere to the following criteria: minimum age for the building is 75 years or older; historically relevant as a significant location with a historic district, historically significant landmark, place of a historic event, former home of a famous person, or historic city center; hotel celebrates its history by showcasing memorabilia, artwork, photography, and other examples of its historic significance; recognized by national preservation or heritage buildings organization or located within UNESCO World Heritage Site; and presently used as historic hotel. For more information, please visit HistoricHotelsWorldwide.com.

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