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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.
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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 awards committee evaluated and, after careful consideration, selected the following 2024 Historic Hotels Worldwide Annual Awards of Excellence Nominee Finalists: (property links can be viewed here)

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

Historic Hotels Worldwide’s sister program, Historic Hotels of America®, also announced its Nominee Finalists for the 2024 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence. See the news about those Nominee Finalists here.

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 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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