AHEAD MEA, the Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design, has revealed its 2024 shortlist.
Having received more than 100 entries from across the Middle East and Africa, the judging panel has finalised its 34-project-strong shortlist. From Dubai’s newest sky-high resort with the world’s longest cantilever to a boutique hotel housed in a 12th-century AlUlan mudbrick village, the shortlist comprises the region’s most compelling new hospitality ventures across 14 categories.
The winners will be announced during a ceremony at Banyan Tree Dubai on 4 November. where leading hoteliers, architects and designers from across the Middle East and Africa will gather for a night of celebration and networking.
The ceremony will be held on 4 November 2024. To secure your spot, tickets are available to purchase here subject to availability.
Bar, Club or Lounge
Broadway at Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental – Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group / EHAF Consulting Engineers / Silverfox Studios
Savant at SO/ Uptown Dubai – UAE
DMCC / Ennismore / Accor / ASGG / Woods Bagot
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
Writers Lounge at Raffles Al Areen Palace – Bahrain
GFH Financial Group / Pace / International Design Associates / Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates
Event Spaces
Anantara Downtown Dubai Hotel – Dubai
Aujan Group / Minor International / ambientStudio / Kristina Zanic Consultants
Embassy Suites by Hilton Dubai Business Bay – Dubai, UAE
Hilton Worldwide / Edge Architects
One&Only One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE
Ithra Dubai / Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / Denniston / LW Design Group
Guestrooms
One&Only One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE
Ithra Dubai / Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / Denniston / LW Design Group
SIRO One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE
Ithra Dubai / Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / Denniston / LW Design Group
Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea – Umluj, Saudi Arabia
Red Sea Global / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Foster + Partners / Muza Lab / SKS Studio
SO/ Uptown Dubai – UAE
DMCC / Ennismore / Accor / ASGG / Woods Bagot
Hotel Conversion
Dar Tantora The House Hotel – AlUla, Saudi Arabia
Royal Commission of AlUla / Kerten Hospitality / Shahira Fahmy Architects / EQI / MMG
Four Seasons Hotel Rabat at Kasr Al Bahr – Rabat, Morocco
Modon Holding / Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts / Nazarian Architecture / Verhaal / Atelier Pod
Izza, Marrakech – Morocco
Neon Adventures / Archimath / San Yetlee / Aicha Benazzouz
Hotel Newbuild
Hyatt Centric Jumeirah Dubai – UAE
WASL / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / VE Experts / Stylt Trampoli
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
St Regis Red Sea Resort – Saudi Arabia
Red Sea Global / Marriott International / Kengo Kuma & Associates / Kristina Zanic Consultants
St Regis Riyadh – Saudi Arabia
Sela / Marriott International / Amsad Architectural Associates / Kristina Zanic Consultants
Hotel Renovation
andBeyond Phinda Forest Lodge – KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
andBeyond Travel / Fox Browne Creative in partnership with Jack Alexander Studio / Gordon W Kershaw
Jumeirah Dar Al Masyaf – Dubai, UAE
Dubai Holding / Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts / La Bottega Interiors
La Mamounia – Marrakech, Morocco
OCP Group / Oger Maroc / Jouin Manku
Raffles Al Areen Palace – Bahrain
GFH Financial Group / Accor / Pace / International Design Associates / Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates
Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces
Andaliman at One&Only One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE
Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / LW Design / Square M
The Boma at Madwaleni River Lodge – Babanango Game Reserve, South Africa
Babanango Game Reserve / Luxury Frontiers
Tapasake at One&Only One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE
Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / LW Design / Square M
Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island – Seychelles
Platte Island Development / Hilton Worldwide / Eco-ID Architects / One Degree North
Lobby
One&Only One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE
Ithra Dubai / Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / Denniston / LW Design Group
SIRO One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE
Ithra Dubai / Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / LW Design Group
Raffles Al Areen Palace – Bahrain
GFH Financial Group / Accor / Pace / International Design Associates / Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates
Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island – Seychelles
Platte Island Development / Hilton Worldwide / Eco-ID Architects
Lodges, Cabins & Tented Camps
Daunara Safari Camp – Okavango Delta, Botswana
Daunara Investments / Fox Browne Creative in partnership with Jack Alexander Studio / Wentzel Coetzer
Madwaleni River Lodge – Babanango Game Reserve, South Africa
Babanango Game Reserve / Luxury Frontiers
Melote House, Limpopo – South Africa
Lepogo Lodges / Black Sable Designs / Yuji Yamazaki Architecture / Copperleaf Studios
Wilderness Usawa Serengeti – Tanzania
Wilderness / Luxury Frontiers / Charlotte Berney Design
Resort
Four Seasons Resort and Residences at The Pearl Qatar – UAE
Q Bayraq Real Estate Investments / Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts / Dara Engineering Consultants / Wimberly Interiors / WATG
Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea – Umluj, Saudi Arabia
Red Sea Global / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Foster + Partners / Muza Lab / SKS Studio
St Regis Red Sea Resort – Saudi Arabia
Red Sea Global / Marriott International / Kengo Kuma & Associates / Kristina Zanic Consultants
Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island – Seychelles
Platte Island Development / Hilton Worldwide / Eco-ID Architects
Restaurant
Arrazuna at One&Only One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE
Ithra Dubai / Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / Social F+B By Design – a specialist studio of HBA
En Fuego at Atlantis, The Palm – Dubai, UAE
Kerzner International / Solutions Leisure Group / LXA / Bishop Design
Palma at Raffles Al Areen Palace – Bahrain
GFH Financial Group / Infracorp / Katara Hospitality / Maria Zapata / Marta Dell’omo / Bishop Design
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
One&Only One Za’abeel – Dubai, UAE
Ithra Dubai / Kerzner International / Nikken Sekkei / Denniston / LW Design Group
St Regis, Riyadh – Saudi Arabia
Sela / Marriott International / Amsad Architectural Associates / Kristina Zanic Consultants
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva Som – Al Ruwais, Qatar
Msheireb Properties / Chiva Som International Health Resorts
Suite
Dune & Coral Villas at St Regis Red Sea Resort – Saudi Arabia
Red Sea Global / Marriott International / Kengo Kuma & Associates / Kristina Zanic Consultants
Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea – Umluj, Saudi Arabia
Red Sea Global / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Foster + Partners / Muza Lab / SKS Studio
SO/ Uptown Dubai – UAE
DMCC / Ennismore / Accor / ASGG / Woods Bagot
Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island – Seychelles
Platte Island Development / Hilton Worldwide / Eco-ID Architects
Sustainability
Ezba – Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara – Abu Dhabi, UAE
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas / Serex International SCTP Engineering Consultancy
Melote House, Limpopo – South Africa
Lepogo Lodges / Black Sable Designs / Yuji Yamazaki Architecture / Copperleaf Studios
St Regis Red Sea Resort – Saudi Arabia
Red Sea Global / Marriott International / Kengo Kuma & Associates / Kristina Zanic Consultants
Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island – Seychelles
Platte Island Development / Hilton Worldwide / Eco-ID Architects
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