Las Vegas, NV — March 4, 2009 — The winners of the HotelWorld Global Hospitality & Design Awards competition were announced to a crowd of nearly 150 hospitality industry professionals Tuesday evening at the awards ceremony held at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino.
Hospitality competition entries were judged by the editorial staff of Hotel & Motel Management, Hotel Design and Luxury Hotelier magazines, while design awards were judged by Jeff Ornstein, founder of J/Brice Design International and Dana Kalczak, Vice President, Design and Construction, Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts.
Category winners of the competition are shown in bold among category finalists.
Nominees and design firms are announced below:
Best Guestroom Design—Luxury
Grecotel Amirandes Exclusive Resort, Crete, Greece (WATG)
Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada (ABA Design Studio)
St. Regis Hotel, Singapore (Wilson Associates)
Best Guestroom Design—Full-Service
Allerton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois (Hager & Associates, Inc.)
Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada (MGM Mirage Design Group)
Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort & Spa, Monterey California (Indidesign)
Best Guestroom Design—Limited-Service
Cambria Suites-Appleton, Wisconsin (Interior Design for Cambria Suites)
Best Lobby/Public Space Design—Luxury
MGM Grand Macau, China (Wilson Associates)
The Regent Bal Harbour, Florida (CMMI)
Agua Caliente Casino, Resort & Spa, Rancho Mirage, California (VOA Associates)
Best Lobby/Public Space Design—Full-Service
Allerton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois (Hager & Associates, Inc.)
Hotel Murano, Tacoma, Washington (Corso Staicoff Inc.)
Hotel Modera, Portland, Oregon (Corso Staicoff Inc.)
Best Lobby/Public Space Design—Limited-Service
Hilton Garden Inn, Richardson, Texas (KLT Services Corp.)
Cambria Suites Appleton, Wisconsin (Cambria Suites Interior Design)
Holiday Inn Express, Orlando, Florida (Angela E. Steusloff Interiors)
Best Restaurant/Lounge—Luxury
Wolfgang Puck's Cut Restaurant, The Palazzo, Las Vegas, Nevada (ABA Design Studio)
The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar, The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California (Gensler)
The Café at Mulia Hotel, Senayan, Jakarta (Wilson Associates)
Best Restaurant/Lounge—Full-Service
Avenue M Restaurant, Allerton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois (Hager & Associates, Inc.)
Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant & Bar, Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada (MGM Mirage Design Group)
Urban Tavern Restaurant, Hilton San Francisco, San Francisco, California (Gensler)
Best Spa Design
ESPA @ Europe Hotel & Resort, Killarney, Ireland (Hirsch/Bedner Associates)
Rancho Bernardo Inn Spa, San Diego, California (BBG-BBGM)
Spa Desert Springs at Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort, Palm Desert, California (WATG)
Sustainable Design
Jade Mountain, Soufriere, St. Lucia (Nick Troubetzicoy & Associates)
Cavallo Point, The Lodge at Golden Gate, Sausalito, California (BraytonHughes Design Studios)
Overall Design
Europe Hotel & Resort, Killarney, Ireland (Hirsch/Bedner Associates)
Sustainable Hotel of the Year
Hilton Grand Vacations, Las Vegas, Nevada (WATG)
The Palazzo, Las Vegas Nevada (Wilson Associates)
Corporate Citizen of the Year
The Lodges & Spa at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
Opening of the Year
Four Points by Sheraton SoHo, New York, New York (Tischler Haus Design)
Rosewood Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico (Casa & Jardin)
Owner of the Year
Mark G. Laport, Co-Founder, President & CEO, Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company
Pace Cooper, President & CEO, Cooper Hotels
10 to Watch
Jennifer Wallace, Corporate Director F&B, Noble Investment Group
Jason Cassidy, General Manager, Quality Inn and Suites Colorado Springs
Deirdre Wallace, Founder and President, The Ambrose Collection
Ben Bethel, Managing Member, Clarendon Hotel Group
Carmen Baker, Vice President of Responsible Business, Carlson Hotels Worldwide
Teague Hunter, Broker, Hunter Realty
Patrick O’Neil, General Manager, NYLO Plano at Legacy
Stefan Mühle, General Manager, Orchard Garden Hotel San Francisco
Matthew MacLaren, Director of Government Affairs and Communications, Ohio Hotel &
Lodging Association
Gina Wilkins Donahue, Architectural & Design Market Manager, American of Martinsville
Nevada Hotel & Lodging Chairman of the Board 2007-2008
John Unwin, General Manager, Caesars Palace
Hotelier of the Year-Nevada
William J. Hornbuckle IV, President & COO, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
Hotelier of the Year
Frederick Cerrone, President & CEO, Hotel Equities
HotelWorld Expo & Conference is part of International Hospitality Week, which includes Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show and the International Restaurant Show-Las Vegas. For HotelWorld Expo & Conference information, visit www.hotelworldexpo.com.
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