The shortlist for AHEAD Asia 2020 has been announced, with the nominated projects ranging from a circuit of lodges spanning Bhutan to a former geisha house in Tokyo and the return of a Singaporean national treasure.
New for AHEAD Asia is the introduction of the Lodges, Cabins and Tented Camp category, celebrating the best in alternative accommodation including a sustainable resort taking action to protect the wildlife corridor it inhabits and a collection of tented villas surrounding a century-old Tibetan village house.
Find the full shortlist below.
BAR, CLUB or LOUNGE
- Absinthe at Hôtel de la Coupole, Sapa, Vietnam
Sun Group / AccorHotels / BENSLEY - Lennon’s at Rosewood Bangkok, Thailand
Rende Development Company / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / AvroKO - Manor Club at Rosewood Hong Kong, China
New World Development / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / tonychi studio - UNION at The Opposite House, Beijing, China
Swire Hotels / Kengo Kuma / AvroKO
EVENT SPACES
- Grand Ballroom and Junior Ballroom at Rosewood Hong Kong, China
New World Development / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / tonychi studio - Grand Hyatt Xi’an, China
Maike Group / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / CallisonRTKL / LTW Designworks - The Great Room at Raffles Singapore
Katara Hospitality / AccorHotels / HASSELL - The PuXuan Hotel & Spa, Beijing, China
Urban Resort Concepts / PuXuan Hotels / Büro Ole Scheeren / MQ studio
GUESTROOMS
- Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi, Shaviyani Atoll
SC Capital / AccorHotels / SCSY Studio / HBA - Grand Hyatt Xi’an, China
Maike Group / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / CallisonRTKL / LTW Designworks - Rosewood Bangkok, Thailand
Rende Developement Company / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / Celia Chu Design & Associates - Rosewood Hong Kong, China
New World Development / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / tonychi studio
HOTEL CONVERSION
- Moss Hotel, Hobart, Australia
The Behrakis Group / Circa Morris-Nunn Chua Architects - Six Senses Maxwell, Singapore
Murray / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Studio Jacques Garcia - Sunyata Hotel Meili, Yunnan, China
Zhao Yang Architects / Ke Xie - TRUNK(HOUSE), Tokyo, Japan
TRUNK Co. / TRIPSTER / TRUNK Atellior
HOTEL NEWBUILD
- ENSO ANGO, Kyoto, Japan
The Global Group / Global Hotel Management / Uchida Design Inc. / atelier oï - Park Hyatt Shenzhen, China
Ping An / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / Yabu Pushelberg - Rosewood Hong Kong, China
New World Development / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / tonychi studio / BAR Studio / Parts and Labor Design - The Thousand Kyoto, Japan
Keihan Hotels & Resorts Co. / Tohata Architects & Engineers Inc. / ILYA Corporation / Takenaka Corporation / Yusuke Seki / Sola Associates
HOTEL RENOVATION & RESTORATION
- Grand Hyatt Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Miramar Corporation / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / BAR Studio - Hayman Island, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Mulpha International / InterContinental Hotels & Resorts / DBI Designs / DAARC / KY Design - Raffles Singapore
Katara Hospitality / AccorHotels / Aedas / Studio Lapis / Champalimaud Design / Aedas Interiors / Jouin Manku - The Datai Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia
Themed Attraction Resorts & Hotels / Teluk Datai Resort / Didier Lefort Architectes Associés / GDP Architects / KC-DMP Interiors
LANDSCAPING & OUTDOOR SPACES
- Alila Villas Koh Russey, Bamboo Island, Cambodia
CityStar / Alila Hotels & Resorts / Studiogoto - Capella Sanya, China
Capella Hotel Group / Denniston / Bensley - Six Senses Bhutan
Bhutan Ventures & Hospitality / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Habita Architects - The Chedi Ninghai, China
Shanghai Golden Union Investment Group Co. / General Hotel Management / Shanghai Jund Architects / G-art Interior Design
LOBBY & PUBLIC SPACES
- Conrad Hangzhou, China
Raffles City / Hilton Worldwide / UN Studio / AB Concept - Grand Hyatt Xi’an, China
Maike Group / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / CallisonRTKL / LTW Designworks - Hotel Kapok Shenzhen, China
Hotel Kapok / 2pi r design / Icon Interior Design - JW Marriott Qufu, China
Shandong Luneng / Marriott International / Kai Cui / LTW Designworks
LODGES, CABINS & TENTED CAMPS
- Origin Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia
InSitu / Studiogoto - Shinta Mani Wild, Southern Cardamom National Park, Cambodia
Shinta Mani Hotels / Bensley - The Hidden Valley Resort, Yunnan, China
Hidden Valley Resorts Singapore / Eco.id Architects - The Lindis, Ahuriri Valley, North Otago, New Zealand
The Lindis Group / RCP / Architecture Workshop
RESORT HOTEL
- Mason, Pattaya, Thaliand
The Steel Public Company / VaSLab Architecture / Dong Sculpture - Shishi-Iwa House, Karuizawa, Japan
HDHP GK / Shigeru Ban Architects - Six Senses Bhutan
Bhutan Ventures & Hospitality / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Habita Architects - Taj Rishikesh Resort & Spa, Uttarakhand, Rishikesh, India
Darrameks Hotels & Developers / Taj Hotels / YH2 Architecture / Edifice Consultants / Eco.id Architects / BuregaFarnell
RESTAURANT
- Nan Bei at Rosewood Bangkok, Thailand
Rende Development Company / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / Tandem Architects/ AvroKO - Terra at Waldorf Astoria Maldives, Ithaafushi Island
Urbacon Trading & Contracting / Hilton Worldwide / Highness Engineering Consultants / Stickman Tribe - The Legacy House at Rosewood Hong Kong, China
New World Development / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / BAR Studio - Yi by Jereme Leung at Raffles Singapore
Katara Hospitality / AccorHotels / Aedas / Aedas Interiors
SPA & WELLNESS
- ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa, Japan
Tokyo Century Corporation / IHG / Shimizu Corporation / Hashimoto Yukio Design Studio - Hôtel de la Coupole, Sapa, Vietnam
Sun Group / AccorHotels / Bensley - Joali Maldives, Muravandhoo Island Raa Atoll
Gürallar Group / Atolye4n / Studio Glitt - Rosewood Bangkok
Rende Developement Company / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / Celia Chu Design & Associates
SUITE
- Grand Harbour Corner Suite at Rosewood Hong Kong, China
New World Development / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / tonychi studio - Presidential Suite at Grand Hyatt Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Miramar Corporation / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / BAR Studio - The Prestige Hotel, Penang, Malaysia
Public Packages Holdings / KL Wong Architect / Ministry of Design - The St. Regis Hong Kong, China
China Resources Property / Marriott International / AFSO
TRANSPORT
- Fenides Liveboard
Fenides Liveaboard / Michael Schnadhorst - Genting Dream
Genting Hong Kong / Dream Cruises - Oracle
Blue Karma / Alexa Genoyer - Royal Caribbean Spectrum of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International
The winners will be announced at the AHEAD Asia 2020 ceremony, taking place on Thursday 12 March at Andaz Singapore.
Save the date by clicking here. Early bird tickets* and ceremony, bed and breakfast tickets are available here. Early bird offer ends on Friday 31 January.
