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Point
Clear, AL & Washington, DC – November 2022 / Newsmaker Alert: Historic
Hotels of America® is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022
Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence. The Historic
Hotels Awards of Excellence recognize and celebrate the finest historic
hotels and hoteliers from across the United States of America and around
the world.
Recipients
were announced and honored at a special evening Ceremony and Gala at the
Grand
Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection in Point Clear, Alabama,
on Thursday, November 17, 2022. The Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa (1847)
has been known as The Queen of Southern Resorts for 175 years and
is set on 550 acres next to Mobile Bay. Awards were presented before an
audience of more than 200 industry leaders, owners, senior management,
and representatives of the world’s finest historic hotels.
Seventeen
Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence were given in multiple
categories ranging from Historic Hotels of America Historic Hotelier of
the Year, Historic Hotels of America Hotel Historian of the Year, Historic
Hotels of America Best Historic Resort, Historic Hotels of America Lifetime
Achievement Award, and others.
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Winners
were selected from nominations by 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
program recognizes the pinnacle of this distinct group of nominees in a
range of categories.
From
over 350 nominations, the awards committee evaluated the nominee finalists
and, after careful consideration, selected the 2022 Historic Hotels of
America Annual Awards of Excellence award winners:
Historic
Hotels of America New Member of the Year
This
award is presented to a new member hotel that best demonstrates immediate
engagement, activation, and passionate support of Historic Hotels of America.
Winner:
The
Andrus Hotel (1917) Dillon, Montana
Historic
Hotels of America Best Social Media of a Historic Hotel
This
award is presented to a hotel that actively engages consumers by sharing
the best of its history through social media, including Facebook, Twitter,
and Instagram with interesting historical facts and stories.
Winner:
La
Fonda on the Plaza™ (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico
Historic
Hotels of America Sustainability Champion
This
award is presented to a hotel that best implements and practices innovative
green initiatives and programs, demonstrating historic preservation is
the ultimate green.
Winner:
Presidio Lodging: Inn
at the Presidio (1903) and The
Lodge at the Presidio (1895) San Francisco, California
Historic
Hotels of America Best Small Historic Inn/Hotel (Under 75 Guestrooms)
This
award is presented to a hotel under 75 guestrooms that best celebrates
its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality
and service.
Winner:
Antrim
1844 (1844) Taneytown, Maryland
Historic
Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (76 – 200 Guestrooms)
This
award is presented to a hotel with 76-200 guestrooms that best celebrates
its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality
and service.
Winner:
Historic
Inns of Annapolis (1772) Annapolis, Maryland
Historic
Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (201 – 400 Guestrooms)
This
award is presented to a hotel with 201-400 guestrooms that best celebrates
its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality
and service.
Winner:
Chatham
Bars Inn (1914) Chatham, Massachusetts
Historic
Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (Over 400 Guestrooms)
This
award is presented to a hotel with over 400 guestrooms that best celebrates
its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality
and service.
Winner:
The
Omni Homestead Resort (1766) Hot Springs, Virginia
Historic
Hotels of America Best City Center Historic Hotel
This
award is presented to a hotel located in a city center that best celebrates
its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality
and service.
Winner:
The
Virginian Lynchburg, Curio Collection by Hilton (1913) Lynchburg, Virginia
Historic
Hotels of America Best Historic Resort
This
award is presented to a historic resort that best celebrates its history
in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality and
service.
Winner:
The
Wigwam (1929) Litchfield Park, Arizona
Historic
Hotels of America Best Historic Restaurant in Conjunction with a Historic
Hotel
This
award is presented to a restaurant that is part of a historic hotel that
offers the finest cuisine, historic atmosphere, and exceptional customer
service.
Winner:
The
Asbury at The Dunhill Hotel (1929) Charlotte, North Carolina
Historic
Hotels of America Ambassador of the Year (Celebrating 25+ years of service)
This
award is presented to an individual who has dedicated their career to a
historic hotel for at least twenty-five years, has been an exemplary ambassador
and steward of the history and stories of a historic hotel, and has shown
exemplary hospitality and service to the hotel and its guests.
Winner:
Sam Sealy at Grand
Hotel Golf Resort & Spa (1847) Point Clear, Alabama
Historic
Hotels of America Hotel Historian of the Year
This
award is presented to a hotel historian who best demonstrates a passion
for preserving, displaying, and interpreting the history of their hotel,
a true ambassador of the past.
Winner:
Susan Stein at Grand
Hotel Golf Resort & Spa (1847) Point Clear, Alabama
Historic
Hotels of America Legendary Family Historic Hoteliers of the Year
This
award is presented to a multi-generational family ownership entity or management
company which has served as an exemplary role model in the operation of
the historic hotels entrusted to its stewardship, has demonstrated a long-term
legacy of commitment to historic preservation, and has been an active champion
of Historic Hotels of America.
Winner:
The Hraba Family at Presidio Lodging: The
Lodge at the Presidio (1894) and Inn
at the Presidio (1903) Francisco, California
Historic
Hotels of America Historic Hotelier of the Year
This
award is presented to the recipient demonstrating the highest contribution
to furthering the celebration of history at historic hotels as well as
leadership and innovation.
Winner:
Patty Henning at Jekyll
Island Club Resort (1886) Jekyll Island, Georgia
Historic
Hotels of America Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
This
award is presented to an individual whose lifelong passion has resulted
in the preservation and celebration of the history and stories of a legendary
historic hotel.
Winner:
Elise Roenigk at 1886
Crescent Hotel & Spa (1886) Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Historic
Hotels of America Legacy of Innovation and Inspiration Award Winner
This
award recognizes the extensive accomplishments of Peter
Strebel in pioneering innovative concepts and programs for achieving
uncommon success, for being a thought leader on exceptional service, an
inspiring leader in the hotel industry, and whose leadership and vision
has resulted the donation of more than 25 million meals to help end hunger
in America and whose leadership has resulted in the preservation, restoration,
and celebration of fifteen iconic and legendary historic hotels and resorts.
Historic
Hotels of America Historian of the Year Winner
The
Historic Hotels of America Historian of the Year Award recognizes the extensive
accomplishments of Greg
MacGillivray, American film director, cinematographer, preeminent
storyteller, pioneer of the 70mm IMAX film format, Academy Award Nominee,
and passionate ocean conservationist. This award recognizes him for making
a unique contribution in the research, and presentation of history and
whose work has encouraged a wide, if not provocative, discussion and greater
understanding of the history and the diverse heritages and cultures of
our nation, the world, and the planet.
“It
is an honor to congratulate all of the 2022 Historic Hotels of America
Annual Awards of Excellence winners,” said Lawrence
Horwitz, Executive Vice President, Historic Hotels of America and Historic
Hotels Worldwide. “The winners are the finest historic hotels and hoteliers
from the across the United States. The historic hotels nominated include
small historic inns, boutique hotels, lifestyle hotels, and resorts. They
represent small towns to large cities to UNESCO World Heritage destinations.
We applaud the dedication and passion of the thousands of individuals working
at these iconic and legendary hotels that keep the stories alive from the
past and make staying or celebrating special occasions at these historic
hotels memorable experiences. The hotels on this list represent the very
best spirit of perseverance and preservation of Historic Hotels. Through
the many chapters these buildings have seen, it is the care of their staff,
owners, and operators and the support of travelers that allow these stories
to continue.”
To
be nominated for the Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence,
a hotel must be a member of Historic Hotels of America, demonstrate how
the hotel increased the recognition and celebration of the hotel’s history,
heritage, historic preservation, and its membership as well as how the
hotel (through its ownership, leadership, and employees) contributes significantly
as an industry leader in the designated award category.
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Historic Hotels of America®
Historic
Hotels of America® is the official program of the National Trust for
Historic Preservation for recognizing, celebrating, and promoting the finest
historic hotels in the United States of America. 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, and Puerto Rico, all historic
hotels faithfully preserve their sense of authenticity, sense of place,
and architectural integrity. For more information, please visit HistoricHotels.org.
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