AHEAD MEA 2024 winners revealed

AHEAD MEA, the Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design, has revealed its 2024 winners during a ceremony at Banyan Tree Dubai.

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Bar, Club or Lounge
Sphere at One&Only One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE
Ithra Dubai / Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / Social F+B By Design – a specialist studio of HBA 

Event Spaces
One&Only One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE 
Ithra Dubai / Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / Denniston / LW Design Group 

Guestrooms
SIRO One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE 
Ithra Dubai / Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / Denniston / LW Design Group 

Hotel Conversion
Dar Tantora The House Hotel – AlUla, Saudi Arabia 
Royal Commission of AlUla / Kerten Hospitality / Shahira Fahmy Architects / EQI / MMG 

Hotel Newbuild
One&Only / SIRO One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE 
Ithra Dubai / Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / Denniston / LW Design / Rockwell Group / Social F+B By Design – a specialist studio of HBA / Square M 

Hotel Renovation
La Mamounia – Marrakech, Morocco 
OCP Group / Oger Maroc / Jouin Manku 

Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces
The Boma at Madwaleni River Lodge – Babanango Game Reserve, South Africa
Babanango Game Reserve / Luxury Frontiers

Lobby
SIRO One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE 
Ithra Dubai / Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / LW Design Group 

Lodges, Cabins & Tented Camps
Wilderness Usawa Serengeti – Tanzania 
Wilderness / Luxury Frontiers / Charlotte Berney Design 

Resort
Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea – Umluj, Saudi Arabia 
Red Sea Global / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Foster + Partners / Muza Lab / SKS Studio 

Restaurant
StreetXO at SIRO One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE 
Ithra Dubai / Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / LW Design Group 

Spa & Wellness
Bab Al Shams, a Rare Finds Desert Resort – Dubai, UAE 
Kerzner International / LW Design 

Suite
Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea – Umluj, Saudi Arabia 
Red Sea Global / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Foster + Partners / Muza Lab / SKS Studio

Sustainability
Melote House – Limpopo, South Africa  
Lepogo Lodges / Black Sable Designs / Yuji Yamazaki Architecture / Copperleaf Studios

Accessibility
The Aurelia Project – Red Sea Global

Hotel of the Year
Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea – Umluj, Saudi Arabia 
Red Sea Global / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Foster + Partners / Muza Lab / SKS Studio