Having received over 150 entries from across the region, the AHEAD Asia judging panel has unveiled their 2024 shortlist.

Recognising everything from best resort to best hotel spa, the 37-project-strong shortlist showcases the APAC region’s most compelling new hospitality ventures across 14 categories.

The winners will be announced at the AHEAD Asia ceremony on 25 September at Park Royal Collection Marina Bay, Singapore. Early bird tickets are sold out, with general admission tickets selling fast. Secure your spot today here.

Bar, Club or Lounge 

AER at Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai – India
Provenance Land / Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts / PG Patki Architects / Atelier Pond / PLandscape

Bay Bar at The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka – Japan
BentallGreenOak / Marriott International / Kime Sekkei Co. / Strickland

Qura at Regent Hong Kong – China
GAW Capital / IHG Hotels & Resorts / KLS International / BAR Studio

Zouk Tokyo at Ginza Hotel by Granbell, Tokyo – Japan
Zouk Group / Plantec Co. / Fantastic Design Works / Josh Held Design

Event Spaces 

Else Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
GF Land / Else Perspective / Faizah Architect / BEP Akitek / Studio Bikin

BDMS Connect Center at Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort – Bangkok, Thailand
BDMS Wellness Resort Co. / Accor / OBA Office of Bangkok Architects / dwp design worldwide partnership

Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore
UOL Group / Pan Pacific Hotels Group / WOHA Architects

The Londoner Arena at The Londoner Macao – China
Venetian Orient / Populous

Guestrooms 

Banyan Tree Dongguan Songshan Lake – Dongguan, China
Vanke / Banyan Group / Blink Design Group

Janu Tokyo – Japan
Mori Building / Aman Resorts, Hotels & Residences / Pelli Clarke & Partners / Heatherwick Studio / Denniston

Six Senses Kyoto – Japan
Richesse Management / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Blink Design Group

Trunk Hotel Yoyogi Park – Tokyo, Japan
Trunk Co. / Keiji Ashizawa Design / Norm Architects

Hotel Conversion 

21 Carpenter – Singapore
8M Real Estate / Heritage Hospitality / WOHA Architects

Else Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
GF Land / Else Perspective / Faizah Architect / BEP Akitek / Studio Bikin

Humble Hall Hotel – Xiamen, China
Pan Yuewen / Feng Jingyun / Fang Lingjia Design

The Interlude – Melbourne, Australia
Shayher Group / TFE Hotels / Konzepte / CHADA

Hotel Newbuild

Four Seasons Hotel Suzhou – China
Sun Hung Kai Properties / Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts / Avalon Collective

Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore
UOL Group / Pan Pacific Hotels Group / WOHA Architects

Six Senses Kyoto, Japan
Richesse Management / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / BLINK Design Group

Trunk Hotel Yoyogi Park – Tokyo, Japan
Trunk Co. / Keiji Ashizawa Design / Norm Architects

Hotel Renovation  

Huvafen Fushi Maldives
Universal Enterprises / BLINK Design Group

Hyatt Centric Zhongshan Park Shanghai – China
Hyatt Hotels Corporation / Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura / Sherman Kung & Associates Architects / Red Design

Mondrian Hong Kong – China
Peterson Group / Ennismore / byKK / Joyce Wang Studio

Pan Pacific, Singapore
UOL Group / Pan Pacific Hotels Group / FDAT Architects

Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces

Hilton Yala Resort – Yala, Sri Lanka
Melwa Hotels & Resorts / Hilton Worldwide / SODA

Pan Pacific Orchard – Singapore
UOL Group / Pan Pacific Hotels Group / WOHA Architects

Six Senses Kyoto – Japan
Richesse Management / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / BLINK Design Group

SO/ Maldives, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives
S Hotels & Resorts / Ennismore / Eco-ID Architects

Lobby

Diaoyutai Qingdao – China
SIIC / Diaoyutai MGM Hospitality / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / Studio Munge

Else Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
GF Land / Else Perspective / Faizah Architect / BEP Akitek / Studio Bikin

Janu Tokyo – Japan
Mori Building / Aman Resorts, Hotels & Residences / Pelli Clarke & Partners / Heatherwick Studio / Denniston

Six Senses Kyoto, Japan
Richesse Management / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / BLINK Design Group

Lodges, Cabins & Tented Camps

andBeyond Punakha River Lodge, Punakha, Bhutan
andBeyond / Pem Gyaltsen / Fox Browne Creative

Marasca Khao Yai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Narai Hospitality / ASC Interior Co. / Saturday & Sunday Garden

Nay Palad Hideaway, Siargao Island, Philippines
Nay Palad Hideaway / Daniel Pouzet

Resort

Banyan Tree Dongguan Songshan Lake ­– Dongguan, China
Vanke / Banyan Group / BLINK Design Group

Hilton Yala Resort – Yala, Sri Lanka
Melwa Hotels & Resorts / Hilton Worldwide / SODA

Rissai Valley, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve – Sichuan, China
Luneng Group / Marriott International / WATG / Jaya Ibrahim

Soneva Secret – Haa Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives
Soneva / Habita Architects

Restaurant 

Carna by Dario Cecchini at Mondrian Hong Kong – China
Peterson Group / Ennismore / Joyce Wang Studio

Fiamma at MGM Qingdao – Shandong, China
SIIC / Diaoyutai MGM Hospitality / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / Studio Munge

Maison Boulud at Marina Bay Sands – Singapore
Sands Hospitality / Dinex Group / Eco-ID / Falkcon / Joyce Wang Studio / Vertical Green

Whiskey Nova at Centara Grand Hotel Osaka – Japan
Taisei Corporation / Centara Hotels & Resorts / AvroKO

Spa & Wellness

Banyan Tree Dongguan Songshan Lake – Dongguan, China
Vanke / Banyan Group / BLINK Design Group

Janu Tokyo – Japan
Mori Building / Aman Resorts, Hotels & Residences / Pelli Clarke & Partners / Heatherwick Studio / Denniston

Six Senses Kyoto – Japan
Richesse Management / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / BLINK Design Group

St Regis Spa at The St Regis, Singapore
Marriott International / Avalon Collective

Suite

Presidential Suite at MGM Qingdao – Shandong, China
SIIC / Diaoyutai MGM Hospitality / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / Studio Munge

Shophouse Suite at Mondrian Singapore Duxton – Singapore
Craig Road Property Holdings / Accor / DP Architects / Studio Carter

Soma Mot – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Soma Hideaways / Villa Song Saigon / 932 Design Group

The Ritz-Carlton Suite at The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne – Australia
Far East Consortium / Marriott International / Cottee Parker / dw

Sustainability

21 Carpenter – Singapore
8M Real Estate / Heritage Hospitality / WOHA Architects

Pan Pacific Orchard – Singapore
UOL Group / Pan Pacific Hotels Group / WOHA Architects

Taj The Trees – Mumbai, India
Godrej Properties / TAJ Hotels / IHCL / WATG / Conran & Partners / Studio Vikhroli

Soneva Secret – Haa Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives
Soneva / Habita Architects

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