After receiving more than 150 entries, the AHEAD Americas judging panel has revealed their shortlist, comprising projects that span the length and breadth of the region.
The winners will be revealed at AHEAD Americas, where leading hoteliers, architects and designers from across the region will gather for an industry reunion.
The ceremony will take place at Weylin in Brooklyn, New York on 16th October 2025. To secure your spot, tickets are available to purchase here subject to availability.
Bar, Club or Lounge
Club Room at Fidelity Hotel – Cleveland, Ohio, USA
NuovoRE / Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture / Curioso / Looney & Associates / New Waterloo
NoMad Diner at Arlo NoMad – New York, USA
Quadrum Global / Stonehill Taylor / Arlo Hotels
Ralph’s at The Crescent Hotel – Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Crescent Real Estate / OZ Architecture / Rottet Studio / TBG Partners
So & So’s Neighborhood Piano Bar at Romer Hell’s Kitchen – New York, USA
Highgate / Lucid / Stonehill Taylor / Goodrich NYC
Event Spaces
Casa Loma Beach Hotel – Laguna Beach, California, USA
Marc & Rose Hospitality / Electric Bowery / ORCA
Forth Hotel Atlanta – Georgia, USA
New City Properties / Morris Adjmi Architects / Stokes Architecture / Future Green / Method Co.
The St. Regis Cap Cana – Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Marriott International / Campagna Ricart & Associates / AG Interiores / AC Arquitectos & Asociados / Chapi Design Inc. / EDSA / PWP Landscape
Guestrooms
The Bellevue – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Lubert Adler / Gensler / Ward & Gray / Lucid / Highgate
Hotel Humano – Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Grupo Habita / Jorge Hernandez De La Garza / Plantea Estudio / Carlos Couturier / Marriott International
The Manner – New York, USA
Sansiri / Lubrano Ciavarra Architects / Hannes Peer Architecture / Standard International / Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Hotel Wren – Twentynine Palms, California, USA
Manola Studio / Site Specific
Hotel Conversion
Belden House & Mews – Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Dutchfield / PBDW Architects / Champalimaud Design / Reed Hilderbrand
Fairmont Breakers Long Beach – California, USA
Pacific6 Enterprises / Nadel Architects / GMA Architects / RVD Associates / HBA San Francisco / Accor
Fidelity Hotel – Cleveland, Ohio, USA
NuovoRE / Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture / Curioso / Looney & Associates / New Waterloo
The Moore – Miami, Florida, USA
Megan & Brady Wood / Woodhouse / Cube-3 / Studio Collective / ICRAVE
Pendry Natirar – Peapack, New Jersey, USA
Bob Wojtowicz / Pendry Hotels & Resorts / CosciaMoos Architecture / DesignAgency
Hotel Newbuild
Forth Hotel Atlanta – Georgia, USA
New City Properties / Morris Adjmi Architects / Stokes Architecture / Future Green / Method Co.
Hotel Humano – Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Grupo Habita / Jorge Hernandez De La Garza / Plantea Estudio / Carlos Couturier / Marriott International
Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve – Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica
The Athens Group / Mohari Hospitality / Gencom / 10 Design / Gensler / BAMO / Luxury Frontiers / EDSA / Marriott International
Populus – Denver, Colorado, USA
Urban Villages / Studio Gang / Wildman Chalmers Design / Fowler Architecture & Design / Superbloom / Aparium Hotel Group
Hotel Renovation
The Manner – New York, USA
Sansiri / Lubrano Ciavarra Architects / Hannes Peer Architecture / Standard International
Palm House – Palm Beach, Florida, USA
London & Regional Group Hotel Holdings / Cooper Carry / Muza Lab / Iconic Luxury Hotels
W New York – New York, USA
Marriott International / Rockwell Group
Hotel Wren – Twentynine Palms, California, USA
Manola Studio / Site Specific
Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces
Bellagio Hotel & Casino – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bellagio / Bergman Walls & Associates / Woogmaster Studio / Attanasio Landscape Architecture / Marriott International
Hotel Humano – Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Grupo Habita / Jorge Hernandez De La Garza / Plantea Estudio / Carlos Couturier / Marriott International
Hotel Indigo Grand Cayman – Cayman Islands
Dart Enterprises / Blur Workshop / Farouki Farouki / MCLV / IHG Hotels & Resorts
Palm House – Palm Beach, Florida, USA
London & Regional Group Hotel Holdings / Cooper Carry / Muza Lab / Iconic Luxury Hotels
Lobby
Forth Hotel Atlanta – Georgia, USA
New City Properties / Morris Adjmi Architects / Stokes Architecture / Future Green / Method Co.
Four Seasons Resort & Residences Cabo San Lucas at Cabo Del Sol – Baja California Sur, Mexico
The Parker Company / Robert Glazier Architects / Meyer Davis / EDG Design / VITA / Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea – Kihei, Hawaii
BDT & MSD Partners / MDR Architects / Atelier Pond / Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Sandbourne Santa Monica, Autograph Collection – Santa Monica, California, USA
Stockdale Capital Partners / Finn Wijatno Architects / Atelier Gulla Jonsdottir / Marriott International / Crescent Hotels & Resorts
Lodges, Cabins & Tented Camps
AutoCamp Sequoia – Three Rivers, California, USA
Whitman Peterson / Waechter Architecture / HVS Design / AutoCamp
Casa Cavada – Gulf of Chiriquí, Panama
Belvedere Property Management / Hart Howerton / Studio Tre
Ovo Patagonia – El Chalten, Argentina
Perspectiva Aérea
Treetop Tents – Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve – Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica
The Athens Group / Mohari Hospitality / Gencom / 10 Design / Gensler / Luxury Frontiers / EDSA / Marriott International
Resort
Four Seasons Resort & Residences Cabo San Lucas at Cabo Del Sol – Baja California Sur, Mexico
The Parker Company / Robert Glazier Architects / Meyer Davis / EDG Design / VITA / Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve – Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica
The Athens Group / Mohari Hospitality / Gencom / 10 Design / Gensler / BAMO / Luxury Frontiers / EDSA / Marriott International
South Bank – Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
Windward / Blee Halligan / Piero Lissoni / Grace Bay Resorts
The St. Regis Cap Cana – Dominican Republic
Marriott International / Campagna Ricart & Associates / AG Interiores / AC Arquitectos & Asociados / Chapi Design / EDSA / PWP Landscape
Restaurant
Brass at The Evelyn Hotel – New York, USA
Nick Hatsatouris / Islyn Studio
Cafe Goldie at W Hollywood – Los Angeles, California, USA
Trinity Investments / WATG & Wimberly Interiors / Adean Studios / Mosaic / Marriott International
Nettuno at Fairmont Breakers Long Beach – California, USA
Pacific6 Enterprises / Nadel Architects / GMA Architects / RVD Associates / HBA / Accor
Nobu at Nobu Hotel Toronto – Ontario, Canada
Madison Group / Studio Munge / Nobu Hospitality
Spa & Wellness
Asaya Spa at Rosewood Sand Hill – Menlo Park, California, USA
Devcon Construction. / NicoleHollis / Arterra Landscape Architects
The Ranch Hudson Valley – New York, USA
The Ranch / Treestone Architecture & Construction / SR Gambrel
Rossano Ferretti Hair Spa at Park Hyatt New York – New York, USA
Hyatt Hotels Corporation / Extell Development Company / Studio Whynought
Suite
The Presidential Suite at The Bellevue – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Lubert Adler / Tantillo Architecture / Ward & Gray / Lucid / Highgate / Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Casa Loma Beach Hotel – Laguna Beach, California, USA
Marc & Rose Hospitality / Electric Bowery / ORCA
Fidelity Hotel – Cleveland, Ohio, USA
NuovoRE / Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture / Curioso / Looney & Associates / New Waterloo
Presidential Suite & Villas at Rosewood Sand Hill – Menlo Park, California, USA
Devcon Construction Inc. / NicoleHollis / Arterra Landscape Architects
Sustainability
Cascada Hotel & Thermal Springs – Portlandm Oregon, USA
SolTerra / Lever Architecture
Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa – Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Dart Enterprises / SB Architects / Powerstrip Studio / EDSA / IHG Hotels & Resorts
Populus – Denver, Colorado, USA
Urban Villages / Studio Gang / Wildman Chalmers Design / Fowler Architecture & Design / Superbloom / Aparium Hotel Group
Casa Yuma – Oaxaca, Mexico
Control Naranjos Holding / Ricardo de la Concha / Sara Skalli / Hotel Los Naranjos
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