AHEAD Europe shortlist announced

AHEAD, the Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design, has revealed this year’s finalists for the Europe region. From a playful retreat in Hertfordshire that speaks of craftsmanship, re-use and repair; to a Cretan resort that delivers a soulful take on the Mediterranean escape; and a floating spa complex in Sweden, which freezes into the ice when temperatures cool, the shortlist demonstrates the best hotel design schemes and experiences that the continent has to offer.

An independent panel of experts, chaired by Stuart Adolph – Senior Vice President, Development, Europe, Sydell Group – will now judge the projects not only on their creative excellence but also on commercial viability, whittling them down to 15 final winners across categories such as Bar, Club or Lounge, Hotel Renovation & Restoration, Suite and the prestigious AHEAD Hotel of the Year.

Whilst the hospitality industry faces testing times, the AHEAD programme will continue to recognise the achievements of designers, developers, architects and operators alike, and this year is no different. Winners will be announced on Monday 16 November as part of a virtual awards presentation broadcast on the AHEAD and Dezeen websites.

Bar, Club or Lounge

40 Elephants at Great Scotland Yard Hotel – London, England

Twenty14 / Gladstone Court Developments / Hyatt Hotels / EPR Architects / HBA

Double Standard at The Standard – London, England

Standard International Hotel Group / Archer Humphryes Architects / Shawn Hausman Design

Sibin at Great Scotland Yard Hotel – London, England

Twenty14 / Gladstone Court Developments / Hyatt Hotels / EPR Architects / HBA

The Lobby Bar at One Aldwych – London, England

One Aldwych Hotel / Jestico & Whiles / Fabled Studio

The Malt Lounge at The Prince Akatoki – London, England

Prince Hotels & Resorts / Seibu Holdings / Staywell Holdings / B3 Designers

Guestrooms

Apfelhotel – Saltusio, Italy

Apfelhotel Torgglerhof / Family Pichler / noa* network of architecture

Birch – Cheshunt, England

Birch Hospitality / Red Deer / LRW Architects

Boho Club – Marbella, Spain

Quartier Properties / Ismael Merida Arquitectos / Stylt Trampoli

Domes Zeen Chania – Greece

Domes Resorts / Lambs and Lions / K‐Studio / Kristina Zanic Consultants

Hotel Arlberg Lech – Austria

Benjamin Schneider & Patrick Krummenacher / Pointner Design / Peter Staic Architects

Hotel Conversion

Ameron Frankfurt Neckarvillen Boutique – Germany

DZ Invest / Luigi Fragola Architects / Ute Giesecke

Casa Popeea – Brăila, Romania

Tracon SRL / Manea Kella

Great Scotland Yard Hotel – London, England

Twenty14 / Gladstone Court Developments / Hyatt Hotels / EPR Architects / HBA

Stock Exchange Hotel – Manchester, England

Zerum / Garry Neville & Ryan Giggs / GG Hospitality / JM Architects / Autoban

The Standard – London, England

Standard International Hotel Group / Archer Humphryes Architects / Shawn Hausman Design

Hotel Newbuild

Dakota Manchester – England

Evans Dakota Hotels / KPP Architects / GMI Construction Group / Amanda Rosa Interiors

Hart Shoreditch Hotel – London, England

Hilton Worldwide / Fabled Studio

Lindley Lindenberg – Frankfurt, Germany

Rothenberger 4xS Vermögensverwaltung / Studio Aberja / Franken Architekten

Market Street Hotel – Edinburgh, Scotland

Carlton Hotel Collection / JM Architects / FG Stijl / Glintmeijer Design Studio

nhow Amsterdam RAI – The Netherlands

COD / Being / NH Hotel Group / OMA / Next Architects / MVSA Architects

Hotel Restoration & Renovation

Boho Club – Marbella, Spain

Quartier Properties / Ismael Merida Arquitectos / Stylt Trampoli

Château de Vignée – Villers-sur-Lesse, Belgium

Xior Group / Relais & Chateaux / WeWantMore

La Maison d’Estournel – Saint-Estèphe, France

Michel Reybier Hospitality / La Réserve / Michaelis Boyd Associates / António Rico and Fabien Mazenc

Treehouse Hotel – London, England

Cairn Group / SH Hotels and Resorts / Keane Brands

Villa Arnica – Lana, Italy

Schwarzschmied / Studio Biquadra

Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces

Apfelhotel – Saltusio, Italy

Apfelhotel Torgglerhof / Family Pichler / noa* network of architecture

Arua Private Spa Villas – Merano, Italy

Hidalgo / Menz Arch. Wilfried – Gritsch Arch. Claudia Studio Architettura / Studio Gallizia

Domes Zeen Chania – Greece

Domes Resorts / Lambs and Lions / K‐Studio / Kristina Zanic Consultants

Ekies All Senses Resort – Vourvourou, Greece

Alexandra Efstathiadou / Agarch+ Architects / Fytron Landscape Design

The Newt in Somerset – England

Koos Bekker and Karen Roos / Patrice Taravella

Lobby & Public Spaces

Cretan Malia Park – Crete, Greece

Golf Residences / Phãea Resorts / Vana Pernari Architecture Studio

Locke at Broken Wharf – London, England

edyn / Grzywinski+Pons

Parīlio – Naousa, Greece

Kanava / Interior Design Laboratorium

Rooms Hotel Kokhta – Bakuriani, Georgia

Adjara Group / Adjara Arch Group / Levan Mushkudiani

The Lobby Lounge at The Standard – London, England

Standard International Hotel Group / Archer Humphryes Architects / Shawn Hausman Design

Lodges, Cabins & Tented Camps

57 Nord – Ardelve, Scotland

Mumtaz Lalani / Outside In Studio

Arctic Bath – Harads, Sweden

Arctic Bath / Nordic / Bertil Harström and Johan Kauppi / Annkathrin Lundqvist

Camp Hox – Oxfordshire, England

Ennismore / Ennismore Design Studio

Casa Palerm – Mallorca

Sa Rota D’en Palerm / OHLAB

Treehouses at Ramside Hall Hotel – Durham, England

Ramside Hall Hotel / Padgett White Architects / Space ID

Resort

Cretan Malia Park – Crete, Greece

Golf Residences / Phãea Resorts / Vana Pernari Architecture Studio

Domes Zeen Chania – Greece

Domes Resorts / Lambs and Lions / K‐Studio / Kristina Zanic Consultants

Lefay Resort and Spa – Dolomites, Italy

Leali / Lefay Resorts / studio apostoli

Parīlio – Naousa, Greece

Kanava / Interior Design Laboratorium

Quinta da Comporta – Portugal

Miguel Câncio Martins

Restaurant

Decimo at The Standard – London, England

Twenty14 / Gladstone Court Developments / Hyatt Hotels / EPR Architects / HBA

Hélène Darroze at The Connaught – London, England

Maybourne Hotel Group / Pierre Yovanovitch

Helios at Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens – Greece

Astir & AGC / Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts / K-Studio

Memories Sven Wassmer at Grand Resort Bad Ragaz – Switzerland

Grand Resort Bad Ragaz / Carbone Interior Design

Mouries at Cretan Malia Park – Crete, Greece

Golf Residences / Phãea Resorts / Vana Pernari Architecture Studio

Spa & Wellness

Apfelhotel – Saltusio, Italy

Apfelhotel Torgglerhof / Family Pichler / noa* network of architecture

Arctic Bath – Harads, Sweden

Arctic Bath / Nordic / Bertil Harström and Johan Kauppi / Annkathrin Lundqvist

Hotel Arlberg Lech – Austria

Benjamin Schneider & Patrick Krummenacher / Pointner Design / Peter Staic Architects

Lefay Resort and Spa – Dolomites, Italy

Leali / Lefay Resorts / studio apostoli

The Newt in Somerset – England

Koos Bekker and Karen Roos / Simon Morray-Jones

Suite

Arua Private Spa Villas – Merano, Italy

Hidalgo / Menz Arch. Wilfried – Gritsch Arch. Claudia Studio Architettura / Studio Gallizia

Ekies All Senses Resort – Vourvourou, Greece

Alexandra Efstathiadou / Agarch+ Architects / Fytron Landscape Design

Lincoln House at Rosewood London – England

Rosewood Hotel Group / Ink Associates / tonychi studio

Nobel Suite at Grand Hotel Oslo – Norway

Grand Hotel by Scandic / Scandic Hotels / Studio Gathe

Nobu Hotel Barcelona – Spain

Nobu Hospitality /  Selenta Group / Rockwell Group

Visual Identity

Birch – Cheshunt, England

Studio AS-CC

Boho Club – Marbella, Spain

Stylt Trampoli

Château de Vignée – Villers-sur-Lesse, Belgium

WeWantMore

Hotel Arlberg Lech – Austria

Bureau Rabensteiner

Villa Arnica – Lana, Italy

Bureau Rabensteiner