AHEAD MEA 2025 winners revealed

AHEAD MEA, the Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design, has revealed its 2025 winners during a ceremony at Banyan Tree Dubai.

Bar, Club or Lounge
Rose Bar at Delano – Dubai, UAE
Dubai Holding / Ennismore / Elastic Architects

Event Spaces
Sofitel Cotonou Marina Hotel & Spa – Benin  
Echo Marina Sopie / Accor / Moke Architecten / Sundukovy Sisters 

Guestrooms
Shebara Resort – Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia 
Red Sea Global / Killa Design / Studio Paolo Ferrari 

Hotel Conversion
Chichele Presidential Lodge – South Luangwa National Park, Zambia 
Chichele Safaris / Chiawa Safaris / Fox Browne Creative in partnership with Jack Alexander Studio 

Hotel Newbuild
Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab – Dubai, UAE
Dubai Holding / Jumeirah Group / Killa Design / LTW / HBA / AvroKo 

Hotel Renovation
Delano – Dubai, UAE 
Dubai Holding / Ennismore / Accor / Elastic Architects

Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces
Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab – Dubai, UAE
Dubai Holding / Jumeirah Group / Killa Design / LTW / HBA / AvroKo 

Lobby
Desert Rock Resort – Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia 
Red Sea Global / Oppenheim Architecture / Studio Paolo Ferrari 

Lodges, Cabins & Tented Camps
Wilderness Bisate Reserve – Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda 
Wilderness / Nicholas Plewman Architects & Associates / Artichoke Interior Design / Waldman Studios 

Resort
Desert Rock Resort – Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia 
Red Sea Global / Oppenheim Architecture / Studio Paolo Ferrari 

Restaurant
Maison Revka at Delano – Dubai, UAE
Dubai Holding / Paris Society / Ennismore / Accor / Rivas / Laleh Amirassefi 

Spa & Wellness
Le Medi Spa at Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay – M’diq, Morocco 
Primarios / Royal Mansour / GCA Architects / Muza Lab 

Suite
Delano Penthouse at Delano – Dubai, UAE
Dubai Holding / Ennismore / Accor / Kling / La Bottega  

Sustainability
AndBeyond Mnemba Island – Zanzibar, Tanzania  
AndBeyond / Fox Browne Creative in collaboration with Nicholas Plewman Architects

New Concept
The Rig – Saudi Arabia

Hotel of the Year
Desert Rock Resort – Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia 
Red Sea Global / Oppenheim Architecture / Studio Paolo Ferrari