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Through the Historic Hotels Worldwide Annual Awards of Excellence, Historic Hotels Worldwide honors and celebrates the most exemplary historic hotels, hoteliers, and leadership practices with awards including Historic Hotels Worldwide Best Historic Resort, Historic Hotels Worldwide Sustainability Champion, and Historic Hotels Worldwide Best Historic Hotel by region. 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 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 Worldwide. Led by preservationists, historians, and hospitality veterans, Historic Hotels Worldwide affirms 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 recognizes the pinnacle of this distinct group of nominees in a range of categories.
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From more than 200 nominations received, the Historic Hotels Worldwide awards committee evaluated and, after careful consideration, selected the following 2025 Historic Hotels Worldwide Annual Awards of Excellence Nominee Finalists: (property links can be viewed here)

Historic Hotels Worldwide New Member of the Year
Castello Dal Pozzo Resort Lago Maggiore (1000s) Oleggio Castello, Italy
Hotel Convent de la Missió (17th century) Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Riad El Amine Fès (19th century) Fès, Morocco
Flemings Mayfair (1851) London, England, United Kingdom
Hotel Château Gütsch (1859) Lucerne, Switzerland
Britannia Hotel (1870) Trondheim, Norway
The Fullerton Hotel Sydney (1874) Sydney, Australia
Hotel Magnolia (1929) Santiago, Chile
El Fuerte Marbella (1954) Marbella, Spain

Historic Hotels Worldwide Best Social Media of a Historic Hotel
Dromoland Castle (1014) Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland
Domus Renier Boutique Hotel (1608) Chania, Greece
Hotel Maximilian’s (1722) Augsburg, Germany
Kviknes Hotel (1752) Balestrand, Norway
Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac (1892) Québec City, Québec, Canada
Mystery Hotel Budapest (1896) Budapest, Hungary
Grand Hotel Tremezzo (1910) Tremezzina, Italy
Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo – Panama City (1917) Panama City, Panama
Fairmont Peace Hotel (1929) Shanghai, China
The Murray Hong Kong (1969) Hong Kong, China

Historic Hotels Worldwide Sustainability Champion
Nermo Hotell & Apartments (1442) Øyer, Norway
Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam (1578) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hotel Maximilian’s (1722) Augsburg, Germany
Gregans Castle Hotel (1750) Ballyvaughan, County Clare, Ireland
Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa (1852) St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac (1892) Québec City, Québec, Canada
Haaheim Gaard (1907) Uggdal, Norway
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (1922) Jasper, Alberta, Canada
Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor (1932) Siem Reap, Cambodia
Half Moon (1954) Montego Bay, Jamaica

Historic Hotels Worldwide Best City Center Historic Hotel
Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam (1578) Amsterdam, Netherlands
DOM Hotel (17th century) Rome, Italy
Heritage Avenida Liberdade (18th century) Lisbon, Portugal
Sofitel Winter Palace Luxor (1886) Luxor, Egypt
Hotel Regina Louvre (1900) Paris, France
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi (1901) Hanoi, Vietnam
The Caledonian Edinburgh (1903) Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Raffles London at The OWO (1906) London, England, United Kingdom
Villa Copenhagen (1912) Copenhagen, Denmark
Fera Palace Hotel (1934) Salvador, Brazil

Historic Hotels Worldwide Best Historic Resort
Castlemartyr Resort (1210) Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Hotel Hacienda de Abajo (1493) Tazacorte, Spain
Carton House, a Fairmont Managed Hotel (1739) Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
Losby Gods (1744) Finstadjordet, Norway
Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski St. Moritz (1864) St. Moritz, Switzerland
Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin (1885) Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Grand Hotel des Sablettes Plage, Curio Collection by Hilton (1888) La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Haaheim Gaard (1907) Uggdal, Norway
Grand Hotel Tremezzo (1910) Tremezzina, Italy
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge (1922) Jasper, Alberta, Canada

Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in Europe
Domus Renier Boutique Hotel (1608) Chania, Greece
Walaker Hotell (1640) Solvorn, Norway
Solar do Castelo (18th century) Lisbon, Portugal
Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden (1713) Dresden, Germany
Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin (1885) Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Hilton Paris Opera (1889) Paris, France
The Savoy London (1889) London, England, United Kingdom
Mystery Hotel Budapest (1896) Budapest, Hungary
Hotel Waldhaus Sils (1908) Sils Maria, Switzerland
Villa Copenhagen (1912) Copenhagen, Denmark

Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in Asia/Pacific
Alsisar Haveli (1892) Jaipur, India
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 Hotel Le Royal (1929) Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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
Hacienda Jurica by Brisas (16th century) Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Chablé Resort & Spa (1650) Chocholá , Yucatán, Mexico
Hacienda San Antonio Millet (1667) Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Patios de Cafayate (1740) Cafayate, Argentina
Hamilton Princess & Beach Club - A Fairmont Managed Hotel (1885) Hamilton, Bermuda
Fairmont Banff Springs (1888) Banff, Alberta, Canada
Omni King Edward (1903) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fairmont Empress (1908) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo - Panama City (1917) Panama City, Panama
Fera Palace Hotel (1934) Salvador, Brazil

“It is an honor to congratulate all of the 2025 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. These historic hotels 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 from the past alive. They make staying or celebrating special occasions at these historic hotels memorable experiences for guests.”

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

To learn more and register for the 2025 Historic Hotels Annual Conference, click here.

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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 49 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 within 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 a historic hotel. For more information, please visit HistoricHotelsWorldwide.com.

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