After receiving nearly 300 entries, the judging panel for AHEAD Europe 2023 has announced their shortlist.

The 42-project strong shortlist showcases some of the region’s most compelling new hospitality projects, from a converted 19th-century fort on on the Montenegrin islet of Mamula to a striking sustainable skyscraper nestled in London’s leafy Mayfair.

The winners will be revealed in a ceremony at Evolution London on 17 November 2023, where this year’s theme celebrates la dolce vita – tickets are available to purchase here subject to availability.


Bar, Club or Lounge

Anita Lounge & Bar at InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace – Italy

Castello SGR / IHG Hotels & Resorts / Studio Speri / Cristell Studio

Artists’ Bar at The Dorchester – London, UK

Brunei Investment Agency / Dorchester Collection / ReardonSmith Architects / Pierre-Yves Rochon

Byrd at Hart Shoreditch Hotel London, Curio Collection by Hilton – UK

Shamal / Hilton Worldwide / LXA

Dover Yard at 1 Hotel Mayfair – London, UK

Crosstree Real Estate Partners / 1 Hotels / Allford Hall Monaghan Morris / G.A Group / Studio Moren

Thirteen at Chateau Denmark – London, UK

Chateau Denmark Group / Grapes Design


Event Spaces

Geneva Marriott Hotel – Switzerland

Group Chevally / Marriott International / de Giuli & Portier / MAS Architects / Living Design

Hyatt Regency & Hyatt House London Stratford – UK

M&L Hospitality / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / Scott Brownrigg Architects 

Mona Athens – Greece

House of Shila 

Nobu Hotel Shoreditch – London, UK

Nobu Hospitality / Studio Kyson / Studio Mica 

Wyndham Grand Crete Mirabello Bay – Greece

Zeus International / Wyndham Hotels & Resorts / We Design Lab


Guestrooms

Carlton Cannes, A Regent Hotel – France

Katara Hospitality / IHG Hotels & Resorts / Tristan Auer 

Sommerro – Oslo, Norway

Aspelin Ramm / Strawberry Hotels / LPO Arkitekter / Grecodeco

Hotel Telegraphenamt – Berlin, Germany

Forum an der Museumsinsel / Roland Mary / Patzschke & Partner Architekten / Dreimeta

W Costa Navarino – Messinia, Greece

Temes / Marriott International / Tombazis & Associates Architects / K-Studio / MKV Design


Hotel Conversion

The Cōmodo – Bad Gastein, Austria

Comodo Hospitality / Barbara Elwardt / ioo Architekten / WeStudio / Hutterreimann

Mona Athens – Greece

House of Shila 

The Municipal Hotel Liverpool, MGallery – UK

Fragrance Group / Accor / Falconer Chester Hall / Koncept ID / Grayland Interior Design

SO/ Paris – France

Cityhold Iconic Hotel / Accor / Ennismore / David Chipperfield Architects / RDAI / Notoire / Jordane Arrivetz

Hotel Telegraphenamt – Berlin, Germany

Forum an der Museumsinsel / Roland Mary / Patzschke & Partner Architekten / Dreimeta


Hotel Newbuild

Art’otel London Battersea Power Station – London, UK

Battersea Power Station Development Company / Foster + Partners / Studio Moren / Hayon Studio / Russell Sage Studio

The Gantry London, Curio Collection by Hilton – UK

Gantry Dev Co. / Hilton Worldwide / ICA Studio / The One Off 

Lanserhof Sylt – Germany

Lanserhof / Ingenhoven Associates

Pnoēs Tinos – Greece

Aristides Dallas Architects

The Standard, Ibiza – Spain

Schroders Capital / Standard International / OAB Architecture Oskar Kohnen


Hotel Renovation

1 Hotel Mayfair – London, UK

Crosstree Real Estate Partners / 1 Hotels / Allford Hall Monaghan Morris / G.A Group / Studio Moren

Carlton Cannes, A Regent Hotel – France

Katara Hospitality / IHG Hotels & Resorts / Tristan Auer 

Ember Locke – London, UK

Edyn / Leach Rhodes Walker / Atelier Ochre / House of Dre

Maison Delano Paris – France

Katara Hospitality / Accor / Ennismore / Lázaro Rosa-Violán Studio 

Hotel Montera Madrid, Curio Collection by Hilton – Spain

ATIR Investments / Hilton Worldwide / Gonzalo Paradinas / SAU Arquitectos / Grupo Belagua / Lázaro Rosa-Violán Studio / Benavides & Laperche


Lobby

1 Hotel Mayfair – London, UK

Crosstree Real Estate Partners / 1 Hotels / Allford Hall Monaghan Morris / G.A Group / Studio Moren

Aethos Ericeira – Portugal

Limestone Capital / Aethos Hotels / Pedra Silva Arquitectos / Astet Studio / Topiaris

Carlton Cannes, A Regent Hotel – France

Katara Hospitality / IHG Hotels & Resorts / Tristan Auer 

The Cōmodo – Bad Gastein, Austria

Comodo Hospitality / Barbara Elwardt / ioo Architekten / WeStudio / Hutterreimann

W Rome – Italy

King Street / Marriott International / Lombardini22 / Meyer Davis


Lodges, Cabins & Tented Camps

Cabin Anna – De Biesbosch National Park, Netherlands

Caspar Schols

Floater – Dudelange, Luxembourg

Ville de Dudelange / Simpleviu / M3 Architects 

Odles Lodge – Bressanone, Italy

Forestis / Assaggio Architects / Teresa Unterthiner

Woodnest – Odda, Norway

Kjartan & Sally Aano / Helen & Hard


Resort

Domes Noruz Mykonos – Greece

Bain Capital / Domes Resorts / Urban Soul Project  

Falkensteiner Family Resort Lido – Casteldarne, Italy

Falkensteiner Hotels & Residences / NOA

The Lodge Mallorca – Spain

Único Hospitality Group / Xavier Grinyo / Xavier Ballarin / Pilar García-Nieto

Noūs Santorini – Greece

Donkey Hotels / Yes! Hotels / Divercity Architects / MPLUSM Architects / Doxiadis+

W Costa Navarino – Messinia, Greece

Temes / Marriott International / Tombazis & Associates Architects / K-Studio / MKV Design


Restaurant

Eve at Ember Locke – London, UK

Edyn / Leach Rhodes Walker / Atelier Ochre / House of Dre

Dovetale at 1 Hotel Mayfair – London, UK

Crosstree Real Estate Partners / 1 Hotels / Allford Hall Monaghan Morris / Studio Moren / Dion & Arles

Maison Delano Paris – France

Katara Hospitality / Accor / Ennismore / Lázaro Rosa-Violán Studio 

Pesca at Motto by Hilton Rotterdam Blaak – Netherlands

White House Development / Borealis Hotel Group / deRAB / Studio Hugo 

Root at Hotel Telegraphenamt – Berlin, Germany

Forum an der Museumsinsel / Roland Mary / Patzschke & Partner Architekten / Dreimeta


Spa & Wellness

Claridge’s Spa at Claridge’s Hotel – London, UK

Maybourne Hotels / Blair Associates Architecture / Andre Fu Studio

Mamula Island – Herceg Novi, Montenegro

Samih Sawiris / Mamula Hotel Operating Company / MCM Architecture & Design / WeStudio 

Vestkantbadet at Sommerro – Oslo, Norway

Aspelin Ramm / Strawberry Hotels / LPO Arkitekter / Grecodeco

The Attic Spa at Goldene Rose Hotel – Dinkelsbühl, Germany

Hezelhof / NOA / Hoelzl / Häberlein 

The Spa at The Madrid Edition – Spain

KKH Property Investors / Archer Hotel Capital / Edition Hotels / ISC Design Studio / John Pawson CBE / François Champsaur


Suite

1 Hotel Mayfair – London, UK

Crosstree Real Estate Partners / 1 Hotels / Allford Hall Monaghan Morris / G.A Group / Studio Moren

Ekies All Senses Resort – Halkididi, Greece

A&P Efstathiadis / Agarch+ Architects / Rania Stamataki / Alexandra Efstathiadou / Fytron Landscapes

Presidential Suite at Maison Delano Paris – France

Katara Hospitality / Accor / Ennismore / Lázaro Rosa-Violán Studio 

Mamula Island – Herceg Novi, Montenegro

Samih Sawiris / Mamula Hotel Operating Company / MCM Architecture & Design / WeStudio 

Mona Athens – Greece

House of Shila 


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CREDITS
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Jon Day Photography