LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Sir Rocco Forte

Most hoteliers are content with developing one international hotel group in a lifetime, but Sir Rocco has performed this rarest of tricks twice. Born into the industry, he joined Forte plc in 1969, becoming CEO in 1983 and chairman in 1992, succeeding his father, who founded the company in 1934. As chairman, Sir Rocco significantly expanded overseas operations, acquiring Meridien Hotel Group and transforming Forte from a predominantly UK operation to a global entity that included iconic properties such as George V, Sandy Lane, Madrid’s Hotel Ritz and Hôtel Plaza Athénée in New York.

The group was sold in 1996 following a hostile take-over. In the same year Sir Rocco Forte Hotels was born and it has since developed into a collection of 11 landmark luxury properties spread across six European countries.

Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell’Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. From 1991-1996, he was president of the British Hospitality Association and has also been an active member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council.

OPENING OF THE YEAR (NEW BUILD)

SPONSORED BY KUEHNE + NAGEL

  • Meliá Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  • La, Plage, Hôtel Majestic Barrière, Cannes, France
  • Qbic City Hotel, London, UK
  • Sunborn Gibraltar, Ocean Village Marina, Gibraltar
  • InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya, Moscow, Russia
  • Lanswerhof Tegernsee, Lake Tegernsee, Germany
  • InterContinental Davos, Grabünden Alps, Switzerland
  • Steigenberger Hotel am Kanzleramt, Berlin, Germany

GREEN HOTEL OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY SAVEMONEYCUTCARBON

  • Radisson Blu Resort, Split, Croatia
  • Inspira Santa Marta, Lisbon, Portugal
  • STF Kolarbyn Eco Lodge, Skinnskatteberg, Germany
  • Sunborn Gibraltar, Ocean Village Marina, Gibraltar
  • Tirler Dolomites Living Hotel, Alpe de Suisi, Italy
  • Pullman Timi Ama, Sardinia, Italy
  • Steigenberger Hotel am Kanzleramt, Berlin, Germany

INTERNATIONAL HOTEL OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY TV5MONDE

  • W Bangkok, Thailand
  • Grace Cafayate, Salta Province, Argentina
  • JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul, South Korea
  • Waldorf Astoria Beijing, China

OPENING OF THE YEAR (RENOVATION OR CONVERSION)

  • ME Ibiza, Santa Eulàriade Riu, Spain
  • Ace Hotel Shoreditch, London, UK
  • Rosewood London, London, UK
  • Hotel Nikol’skaya, Moscow, Russia
  • Park Hyatt Vienna, Austria
  • Steigenberger Parkhotel, Dusseldorf, Germany

BEST HOTEL SUITE

SPONSORED BY PACIFIC DIRECT

  • Roof Garden, Conrad Algarve, Portugal
  • The Royal Suite, Le Bristol, Paris, France
  • Presidential Liszt Suite, Corinthia Hotel, Budapest, Hungary
  • Cubi, Qbic London City Hotel, London, UK
  • Presidential Suite, Le Meurice, Paris, France
  • The Villa, Grace Santorini, Greece
  • Presidential Suite, Hotel Nikol’skaya Moscow, Russia
  • Royal Penthouse Suite, Hotel President Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
  • The Bebel Suite, Hotel de Rome, Berlin, Germany

BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY

SPONSORED BY QUADRIGA

  • Eccleston Square, London, UK
  • @SolWaveHouse, Magaluf, Majorca
  • Sunborn Gibraltar, Ocean Village Marina, Gibraltar
  • Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel, Sant Jordi de Ses Salines, Spain
  • The Montcalm, London, UK

INNOVATION IN SERVICE

SPONSORED BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

  • Amsterdam Boutique Apartments, the Netherlands
  • Klepsydra Concierge Club, Katikies Hotel, Oia, Santorini, Greece
  • The Emblem Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Corinthia Hotel, Budapest, Hungary
  • The Toren, Amstedam, the Netherlands
  • St Brides Spa Hotel, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
  • The Marylebone Hotel, London, UK

HOTEL SPA OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY JACUZZI

  • The Villa Spa, Frankfurt, Germany
  • Radisson Blu Resort, Split, Croatia
  • Corinthia Hotel, Budapest, Hungary
  • Anazoe Spa, Navarino Dunes, Costa Navarino, Greece
  • St Brides Spa, Pembrokeshire, Wales
  • Lanserhof Tegernsee, Germany
  • Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof, Frankfurt, Germany

HOTELIER OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY PACIFIC DIRECT

  • Jonathan Slater, managing director, The Chester Grosvenor, UK
  • Didier Le Calvez, CEO, Le Bristol Paris, France
  • Christine Hodder, general manager, The Stafford London, UK
  • Eduard Singer, general manager, Grandhotel Hessischer Hof, Frankfurt, Germany
  • Eric Toren, owner and general manager, The Toren, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Ralph Riffeser, CEO, Cavallino Bianco, Italy
  • Patrick Recasens, general manager, Pullman Timi Ama Sardegna, Sardinia
  • Michael Neve, general manager, The Bloomsbury Hotel, London
  • Torsten K Schulze, general manager, Steigenberger Hotel Am Kanzleramt, Berlin, Germany

BEST HOTEL RESTAURANT

SPONSORED BY PACIFIC DIRECT

  • Burladero, Gran Meliá Colón, Seville, Spain
  • Restaurant Le Meurice Alain Ducasse, Hotel Le Meurice, Paris, France
  • Palmen, Grand Hotel, Oslo, Norway
  • Slotskøkkenet, Dragsholm Slot, Horve, Denmark
  • Petit Tirolia, The Grand Tirolia, Kitzbühel, Austria
  • Àbac Restaurant, Àbac Hotel, Barcelona, Spain
  • All Day Dining Capricorn, Intercontinental Davos, Davos Dorf, Switzerland
  • Astoria Cafe, Hotel Astoria, St Petersburg, Russia

NEW CEO OF THE YEAR

SPONSORED BY MOLTON BROWN

  • Gabriel Escarrer Jaume, Meliá Hotels International
  • Wolfgang M Neumann, Rezidor Hotel Group
  • Sébastien Bazin, Accor
  • Puneet Chhatwal, Steigenberger Hotel Group

BEST HOTEL BAR

SPONSORED BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

  • Coco Mango Bar, Sofitel Luxembourg Le Grand Ducal, Luxembourg
  • DRY Martini, Gran Meliá Fénix, Madrid, Spain
  • Le Bar du Bristol, Le Bristol Paris, France
  • Radio Rooftop Bar, ME London, UK
  • Jimmy’s Bar, Grandhotel Hessischer Hof, Frankfurt, Germany
  • Bar 228, Hotel Le Meurice, Paris, France
  • Cuckoo’s Nest, Radisson Blu Riverside Hotel, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • The Rib Room Bar, Jumeirah Carlton Tower, London, UK