AHEAD Europe, the awards programme celebrating the best in hospitality experience and design, has announced its shortlist for 2019. Featuring independent boutiques alongside landmark properties from leading hospitality brands, the awards will recognise the achievements of designer, architect and operator alike, across categories including Guestrooms, Hotel Renovation & Restoration and Event Spaces, amongst others.

Tickets for the ceremony, taking place on 18 November at Battersea Evolution, London are available here. Winners will go on to join previous international AHEAD winners to compete in a Global Biennale in 2021.

You can find a rundown of the 2018 winners here.

BAR, CLUB or LOUNGE

• Fritz & Felix at Brenners Park Hotel, Baden Baden, Germany
  Oetker Collection / Brenners Park Hotel / Kruse Architecten / Robert Angell Design International
• Juliet Rose at Hilton Munich City, Germany
  Hilton Worldwide / Goddard Littlefair
• Rockwell at The Trafalgar St. James Hotel, London, England
  London & Regional Hotels / Hilton Worldwide / BradyWilliams
• Salon Sacher at Hotel Sacher Wien, Vienna, Austria
  Hotel Sacher Wien / BWM Architekten & Partners / Megumi Ito
• Soho House Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Aedes / Soho House & Co. / Kentie & Partners / Soho House Design 

EVENTS SPACES

• Andermatt Concert Hall at Radisson Blu Hotel Reussen, Andermatt, Switzerland
  Andermatt Swiss Alps & Besix / Radisson Hotel Group / Studio Seilern Architects / Germann & Achermann
• Aquam Bibe at Avon Gorge by Hotel du Vin, Bristol, England
  Hotel du Vin / Dexter Moren Associates
• Cinema Paradiso at PURO Łódź, Poland
  Genfer Group / PURO Hotels / ASW Architekci / Superfutures
• Scandic Kødbyen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  Scandic Hotels / Danielsen Architecture / Koncept
• Vintry & Mercer, London, England
  FR Holdings / Dexter Moren Associates

GUESTROOMS

• 1477 Reichhalter Eat & Sleep, Lana, Italy
  Klaus & Moritz Dissertori / Schwarzschmied/ Zeno Bampi / Studio Biquadra
• Little Beach House Barcelona, Spain
  Orca Holdings / Soho House & Co. / Heres Arquitectura / Soho House Design
• Palazzo Daniele, Gagliano del Capo, Italy
  Petrucci / Gabriele Salini / GS Collection / Palomba & Serafini Associati
• PURO  Warsaw Centrum, Poland
  Genfer Group / PURO Hotels / JEMS Architekci / DeSallesFlint
• The Stratford Hotel, London, England
  Manhattan Loft Corporation / SOM / Space Copenhagen

HOTEL CONVERSION

• Amerikalinjen, Oslo, Norway
  Sparebank 1 Forsikring / Nordic Choice Hotels / Kritt Arkitekter / Puroplan
• Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden, Palma, Mallorca
  Mikael Hall / OHLAB
• Dexamenes Seaside Hotel, Kourouta, Greece
  Karaflos D&SIA / k-studio
• Hotel Herman K, Copenhagen, Denmark
  Brøchner Hotels / Mette Fredskild Design
• The Langley, Iver, England
  City & Country Hotels / Marriott International / Fredrick Gibberd Partnership / Veretec / Dennis Irvine Studio

HOTEL NEWBUILD

• Gloriette Guesthouse,Oberbozen/Soprabolzano, Italy
  Family Alber / Gloriette Guesthouse / noa* network of architecture
• Mollie’s Motel & Diner, Buckland, England
  Mollie’s Motel / Soho House Design
• PURO Kraków Kazimierz, Poland
  Genfer Group / ASW Architekci / Conran+Partners
• PURO Łódź, Poland
  Genfer Group / PURO Hotels / ASW Architekci / Superfutures
• The Hide Hotel, Flims, Switzerland
  Credit Suisse / MGM Hospitality Group / Gross Rüegg Architeken / Stylt Trampoli

HOTEL RENOVATION & RESTORATION

• 25hours Hotel Terminus Nord, Paris, France
  Invesco Real Estate / Hua Kee / 25hours Hotel Company / Axel Schoenert Architects / Dreimeta
• Heckfield Place, Hampshire, England
  Morningside Group / Heckfield Place / Spratley & Partners / BWT London
• Hotel Norge, Bergen, Norway
  Realforum / Glastad / Scandic Hotels / Grieg Arkitekter / concrete
• Palazzo Daniele, Gagliano del Capo, Italy
  Petrucci / Gabriele Salini / GS Collection / Palomba & Serafini Associati
• Whitworth Locke, Manchester, England
  SACO Property Group / Locke Hotels / Grzywinski + Pons

LANDSCAPING & OUTDOOR SPACES

• Brenners Park Hotel,Germany, Baden Baden
  Oetker Collection / Brenners Park Hotel / Kruse Architecten / Robert Angell Design International
• Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden, Palma, Mallorca
  Mikael Hall / OHLAB
• Radisson Collection Hotel, Tsinandali Estate, Georgia
  SilkRoad Group / Partnership Fund / Radisson Hotel Group / Septiembre Arquitectura / Xavier Fabre, Damian Figueras, Christina Gabas, John Fotiadis
• Sir Victor Hotel, Barcelona, Spain
  Europe Hotel Private Collection / Sir Hotels
• The Magnolia Hotel, Quinta do Lago, Portugal
  Quinta Do Lago / Bryan O’Sullivan Studio

LOBBY & PUBLIC SPACES

• Belmond Cadogan Hotel, London, England
  Cadogan Estates / Belmond / Blair Associates Architecture / G.A Design
• Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden, Palma, Mallorca
  Mikael Hall / OHLAB
• Grand Park Hotel Rovinj, Croatia
  Maistra DD / 3LHD / Lissoni Architettura
• PURO Warsaw Centrum, Poland
  Genfer Group / PURO Hotels / JEMS Architekci / DeSallesFlint
• Sir Victor Hotel, Barcelona, Spain
  Europe Hotel Private Collection / Sir Hotels / Baranowitz + Kronenberg Architecture

LODGES, CABINS & TENTED CAMPS

• Hop Pickers’ Huts, Canterbury, England
  Home Grown Hotels / Judy Hutson
• LumiPod, Lyon, France
  LUMICENE
• Manshausen 2.0, Mannshausen, Norway
  Børge Ousland / Stinessen Arkitektur
• Nolla Cabins, Vallisaari Island, Helsinki, Finland
  Neste / Robin Falck Design
• Piglet’s Cabins at Soho Farmhouse, Chipping Norton, England
  Soho House & Co. / Soho House Design

RESORT HOTEL

• Caravia Beach Hotel, Kos, Greece
  Medi Tours / MASTROMINAS Architecture
• Olea All Suite Hotel, Tsilivi, Greece
  Xenos Group Hotels / Block722 Architects
• The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland, Grindavik
  Blue Lagoon Iceland / Basalt Architects / Design Group Italia
• Radisson Collection Hotel, Tsinandali Estate, Georgia
  SilkRoad Group / Partnership Fund / Radisson Hotel Group / Septiembre Arquitectura / Xavier Fabre, Damian Figueras, Christina Gabas, John Fotiadis / Ingo Maurer / Tamara Kvesitadze
• The Arula Chalets, Lech am Arlberg, Austria
  Masseto Immobilien / Pepper / TB Schaschl / 2am Design

RESTAURANT

• Cecconi’s at Soho House Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Aedes / Soho House & Co. / Kentie & Partners / Soho House Design
• Magari at PURO Warsaw Centrum, Poland
  Genfer Group / PURO Hotels / JEMS Architekci / DeSallesFlint
• NENI at 25hours Hotel Terminus Nord, Paris, France
  Invesco Real Estate / Hua Kee / 25hours Hotel Company / Axel Schoenert Architectes / Dreimeta
• Provisioners at The Dixon Hotel, London, England
  Dominvs Group / Consarc Design Group / twenty2degrees
• ZELA at ME London Hotel, England
  ME Hotels / Foster & Partners / Studio Gronda

SPA & WELLNESS

• Euphoria Retreat, Mystras, Greece
  Evoikos / Euphoria Retreat / decaARCHITECTURE / Natalia Efremoglou & Partners / Ethnokat
• Gloriette at Gloriette Guesthouse, Oberbozen/Soprabolzano, Italy
  Family Alber / Gloriette Guesthouse / noa* network of architecture
• Mohr Life Resort, Lermoos, Tirol, Austria
  Family Künstner-Mantl / noa* network of architecture
• Pure Seven Spa at 7Pines Resort Ibiza, Spain
  12.18. Investment Management / 7Pines Resort Ibiza / Arditecnica / Kitzig Interior Design
• The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland, Grindavik
  Blue Lagoon Iceland / Basalt Architects / Design Group Italia

SUITE

• Arctic Scene Executive Suite at ArcticTree House Hotel, Rovaniemi, Finland
  Santapark / Studio Puisto Architects
• Belmond La Residencia, Deia, Mallorca
  Belmond / Discreet Architecture / Matthew Williamson
• Dexamenes Seaside Hotel, Kourouta, Greece
  Karaflos D&SIA / k-studio
• Gatehouses at Das Kranzbach, Krün, Germany
  Hotel Kranzbach / Dreimeta
• Suites at The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, England
  Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group / Purcell Architects / Joyce Wang Studio

TRANSPORT

• AmaMagna
  Kamphuisen Group / AmaWaterways / VAHALI Shipyards / Marco van Veldhuizen
• Fingal
  Royal Yacht Enterprises / The Royal Yacht Britannia / The Pedley Group
• Le Champlain
  Groupe Artemis / Compagnie du Ponant / VARD Shipyards / Jean-Philippe Nuel
• SAGA Spirit of Discovery
  Meyer Werft Shipyard / SAGA Cruises / SMC Design / Foreships
• Viking Orion
  Viking Cruises / Rottet Studio / Fincantieri / SMC Design

VISUAL IDENTITY

• Amerikalinjen, Oslo, Norway
  Sparebank 1 Forsikring / Nordic Choice Hotels / Kritt Arkitekter / Puroplan
• HUP, Mierlo, The Netherlands
  Carlton / Creneau International
• NinetyNine Hotel Heidelberg, Germany
  Centro Hotel Group / SSV Architekten / Going Places
• The Dixon Hotel, London, England
  Dominvs Group / Evolve Agency / twenty2degrees
• The Magnolia Hotel, Quinta do Lago, Portugal
  Quinta Do Lago / Bryan O’Sullivan Studio

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