AHEAD Europe 2026 shortlist announced

The finalists for AHEAD Europe 2026 have been announced, with the region’s leading hospitality projects now in the running for one of the industry’s most coveted accolades.

Selected from hundreds of entries, the shortlisted hotels will now be assessed by an expert judging panel before independent votes are cast. Winners will be revealed at a glittering awards ceremony on the final night of HIX Europe.

The ceremony takes place on Thursday 26 November at the new venue of Magazine London, where owners, operators, architects and interior designers will gather for an evening of celebration.

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 Bar, Club or Lounge 

Athenian Lounge at Conrad Athens The Ilisian – Greece 
Ioniki / Hilton Worldwide / Aeter Architects / AvroKO 

Gambit Bar at The Newman – London, UK
Gerent Group / Kinsfolk & Co / Lind + Almond / Pritchard & Pritchard / Raaft  

Ocra Bar at Corinthia – Rome, Italy 
Reuben Brothers / Corinthia Hotels / Studio Bichara / GA 

Salto Lounge at Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin – France 
Hotel Ducs de Savoie / Rosewood Hotels & Resorts / Tristan Auer 

Theo’s Lounge & Bar at Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna – Austria 
Minor International / Nopp Innenarchitektur / DesignAgency 

Event Spaces 

77 London at The BoTree Hotel – London, UK
Shiva Hotels / EPR Architects / Concrete Amsterdam 

Amoh, A Luxury Collection by Marriott – Rhodes, Greece 
Wavemaker Hospitality / M Group / Marriott International / Savvas Kampouropoulos & Associates / Studio Lost / Agriplant 

Celia, British Pullman, A Belmond Train – London, UK
Belmond / Baz Luhrmann / Catherine Martin

The Standard – Brussels, Belgium 
Befimmo / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / Standard International / Jaspers-Eyers Architects / 51N4E / l’AUC

XO Cape Arnna – Fethiye, Turkey 
Melden Group / Yeşim Kozanlı Architecture & Interior Design / Tülay Tosun Studio

Guestrooms

1898 Porter’s House – Ghent, Belgium 
1898 / VL Development / Vertongen Architecten / Geraldine Dohogne Design  

The Newman – London, UK
Gerent Group / Kinsfolk & Co / Lind + Almond 

Orient Express Venezia – Italy 
Barletta Group / Accor / Aline Asmar d’Amman 

Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin – France 
Hotel Ducs de Savoie / Rosewood Hotels & Resorts / Tristan Auer  

Six Senses – London, UK 
Gruppo Statuto / MARK / C C Land / Valouran / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / EPR Architects / AvroKO 

Hotel Conversion

Chancery Rosewood – London, UK 
Qatari Diar Europe / Rosewood Hotels & Resorts / ReardonSmith Architects / David Chipperfield Architects / Joseph Dirand Architecture   

The Companion – Vienna, Austria 
Obermeier Hospitality / Companion Hospitality Group / Fleissner + Partner / weStudio  

Orient Express Venezia – Italy 
Barletta Group / Accor / Aline Asmar d’Amman 

Palacio Godoy, Curio Collection by Hilton – Cáceres, Spain 
Palacio de Francisco Godoy / Scipion Real Estate / Hilton Worldwide / Panoram Hotel Management / Mercedes López Domínguez / Szymon Keller Studio 

Vestige Son Ermità – Menorca, Spain 
Vestige Collection / Vestige Estudio 

Hotel Newbuild

Amoh, A Luxury Collection by Marriott – Rhodes, Greece 
Wavemaker Hospitality / M Group / Marriott International / Savvas Kampouropoulos & Associates / Studio Lost / Agriplant  

The Newman – London, UK
Gerent Group / Kinsfolk & Co / Lind + Almond / Pritchard & Pritchard / Raaft 

Rox Resort – Køge, Denmark 
Nordarken Holding A/S / ESS Group / Bjerg Arkitektur / Spik Studios 

Six Senses – London, UK 
Gruppo Statuto / MARK / C C Land / Valouran / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Foster + Partners / EPR Architects / AvroKO 

Tella Thera – Crete, Greece 
New Sage Ventures / Pieris Architects / Greenways Hellas 

Hotel Renovation

Castel Badia – San Lorenzo di Sebato, Italy 
Aldo Melpignano / Egnazia Ospitalità Italiana / Null17 / Droulers Architecture  

Crafted at Powdermills – East Sussex, UK 
Limestone Capital / Crafted / Holder Mathias Architects / House of Dre / Sebastian Cox 

The Dean – Munich, Germany 
Lifestyle Hospitality Capital / Dean Group / Tatjana von Stein  

Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin – France 
Hotel Ducs de Savoie / Rosewood Hotels & Resorts / Tristan Auer 

Villa San Michele, A Belmond Hotel – Florence, Italy 
Belmond / Luigi Fragola Architect / Luca Ghezzi 

Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces

Amoh, A Luxury Collection by Marriott – Rhodes, Greece 
Wavemaker Hospitality / M Group / Marriott International / Savvas Kampouropoulos & Associates / Studio Lost / Agriplant  

Minos Beach Art Hotel – Ágios Nikólaos, Greece 
Gina Mamidaki / Bluegr Hotels & Resorts / Maria Souliou / Greenways Hellas  

Minos Palace Resort – Ágios Nikólaos, Greece 
Bluegr Hotels & Resorts / Gina Mamidaki / Greenways Hellas / Maria Souliou  

Tella Thera – Crete, Greece 
New Sage Ventures / Pieris Architects / Greenways Hellas  

Villa San Michele, A Belmond Hotel – Florence, Italy 
Belmond / Luigi Fragola Architect / Luca Ghezzi 

Lobby

The Companion – Vienna, Austria
Obermeier Hospitality / Companion Hospitality Group / Fleissner + Partner / weStudio  

Hotel Palacio Bellas Artes San Sebastian, Curio Collection by Hilton – San Sebastian, Spain 
Sade / Hilton Worldwide / Ignacio Quemada Arquitectos / Isabel Lopez Vilalta + Asociados / Ayllot / Van Tromp Branding Design Studio / Ignacio Quemada  

Orient Express Venezia – Italy 
Barletta Group / Accor / Aline Asmar d’Amman 

Sheraton – Stockholm, Sweden 
Archer Hotel Capital / Marriott International / Thomas Eriksson Arkitektur & Design / ADC & Tuneu  

The Standard – Brussels, Belgium 
Befimmo / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / Standard International / Jaspers-Eyers Architects / 51N4E / l’AUC / Bernard Dubois Architects / Plant En Houtgoed / Ecoworks / Anygreen 

Lodges, Cabins & Tented Camps 

Coucoo Cabanes – Cabanes de l’Orvanne – Moret-sur-Loing, France 
Coucoo Cabanes / AW² Architecture & Interiors 

The Reserve – Chester Zoo – Chester, UK 
Chester Zoo / Buttress / Jolie 

The Revery – Crete, Greece 
Plastika Kritis / Afixis Hospitality / Archtify / ThingK  

The Treehouses – Calcot Manor – Gloucestershire, UK 
Calcot Collection / Blue Forest / Anthony Dalton / Cathy Birtles Interior Design 

Villa Äng – Harads, Sweden 
The Lindvall Family / Mats Öhman / Stylt Trampoli

Resort

Amoh, A Luxury Collection by Marriott – Rhodes, Greece 
Wavemaker Hospitality / M Group / Marriott International / Savvas Kampouropoulos & Associates / Studio Lost / Agriplant  

Fairmont La Hacienda – Costa del Sol, Cádiz, Spain 
Millenium Hospitality Real Estate / Odyssey Hotel Group / Accor / Daar Studio / Studio Ibu  

Oroséa – Paros, Greece 
Diar Development / Marriott International / SUMA Arquitectura / FORMrelated Architecture / Elastic Architects  

Theros World – Kos, Greece 
Kivotos Hotels / Lambi Hospitality / Mastrominas Architecture 

Zannier – Île de Bendor, Bandol, France 
Société Paul Ricard / Zannier Hotels / Hardel Le Bihan Architectes / Zannier Interior Studio / Zannier Hotels / Niez Studio Paysagistes 

Restaurant

Azoteca at Hyatt Place – Leeds, UK 
Marrico / Helios Real Estate / Aimbridge Hospitality / DLA Architecture / Studio Two Interiors / Mistry Lighting Design  

Boca at The Companion – Vienna, Austria 
Obermeier Hospitality / Companion Hospitality Group / Fleissner + Partner / weStudio  

Mr Porter at London Hilton on Park Lane – UK 
The Entourage Group / Hilton Worldwide / Baranowitz Kronenberg Group 

Onuki at Conrad Athens The Ilisian – Greece 
Ioniki / Hilton Worldwide / Aeter Architects / Yabu Pushelberg 

Salto at Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin – France 
Hotel Ducs de Savoie / Rosewood Hotels & Resorts / Tristan Auer / Studio KO 

Spa & Wellness

Asaya Spa at Six Senses – London, UK 
Gruppo Statuto / MARK / C C Land / Valouran / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Foster + Partners / EPR Architects / AvroKO  

Ef Zin Wellness at Theros World – Kos, Greece 
Kivotos Hotels / Lambi Hospitality / Mastrominas Architecture 

Elispa at Amoh, A Luxury Collection by Marriott – Rhodes, Greece  
Wavemaker Hospitality / M Group / Marriott International / Savvas Kampouropoulos & Associates / Studio Lost / Agriplant 

The Spa at The Florentin by Althoff Collection – Frankfurt, Germany 
Family Office / Althoff Collection / GHP Architekten Schling Vorsmann Weimann / Licht Kunst Licht / CM Design / Unscripted  

The Spa at Orient Express La Minerva – Rome, Italy 
Barletta Group / Accor / Hugo Toro 

Suite 

Jardin Alpin Apartment at Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin – France 
Groupe Drode et Compagnie / Rosewood Hotels & Resorts / Tristan Auer / Studio KO  

The Royal Suite at Mandarin Oriental – Vienna, Austria 
Brisen Group / Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group / Goddard Littlefair  

Secret Room at The Fife Arms – Braemar, Scotland 
ArtFarm / Russell Sage Studio 

Onada Terrace Suites at W – Barcelona, Spain 
Nova Bocana / Marriott International / Carmelo Zappulla / External Reference  

Corinthia – Rome, Italy 
Reuben Brothers / Corinthia Hotels / Studio Bichara / GA