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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