2008 News <<BackFINALISTS ANNOUNCED IN 2ND ANNUAL HOTELWORLD GLOBAL HOSPITALITY & DESIGN AWARD COMPETITION Cleveland, OH — HotelWorld Expo & Conference is pleased to announce that the final nominees of the 2nd Annual HotelWorld Global Hospitality & Design Award competition have been determined. Both design and hospitality submissions were judged by the editorial staff of Hotel & Motel Management, Hotel Design and Luxury Hotelier magazines to determine the finalists. Final design winners will be chosen by a team of external design judges as part of the HotelWorld Global Hospitality & Design award judging committee and all winners will be announced at a gala awards dinner at the Mandalay Bay on March 3, 2009 in Las Vegas in conjunction with the HotelWorld Expo & Conference. 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 (Hagar & Associates, Inc.) Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada (MGM Mirage Design Group) Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort & Spa, Monterey California (Indidesign) 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 (Hagar & 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 (AES 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 M Avenue Restaurant, Allerton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois (Hagar & Associates, Inc.) Yellowtail Restaurant Design & Bar, 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) 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 (Starwood Interior Design) Rosewood Mayakoba, Riveriera Maya, Mexico (Casa & Jardin) Owner of the Year Mark G. Laport Co-Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company Pace Cooper, President & CEO of Cooper Hotels 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. |
