AHEAD MEA, the awards for hospitality experience and design throughout the Middle East and Africa, has announced its shortlist for 2018. Featuring a Cape Town waterfront boutique within an historical grain silo, an eco-lodge in Rwanda and a customisable urban hotel in Dubai, the shortlist represents the most ambitious and acclaimed project the region has to offer.
Winners will be announced on 14 November at The Meydan Hotel, Dubai. For a rundown of last year’s winners click here, or to register your interest for tickets to the ceremony, click here.
Bar, Club or Lounge
- Flair No.5 at The Ritz-Carlton, DIFC, United Arab Emirates
- Noépe at Park Hyatt Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Seventy Seventy at Park Hyatt Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- The Willaston Bar at The Silo, Cape Town, South Africa
Event Spaces
- Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait Burj Alshaya, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Mondrian Doha, Qatar
- Nest Co-Working Space at Tryp by Wyndham Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- The Bulgari Resort Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Guestrooms
- Al Bandar Rotana, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Form Hotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- One&Only Le Saint Géran, Mauritius
- The Renaissance Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Hotel Renovation & Restoration
- Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
- One&Only Le Saint Géran, Mauritius
- Sealine Beach, A Murwab Resort, Mesaieed, Qatar
- The Silo, Cape Town, South Africa
Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces
- Five Palm Jumeirah Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Hilton Dead Sea Resort & Spa, Amman, Jordan
- Intercontinental Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
- Kempinski Hotel Muscat, Oman
Lobby & Public Spaces
- Five Palm Jumeirah Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait Burj Alshaya, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- The Renaissance Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- The Silo, Cape Town, South Africa
Lodges & Tented Camps
- Bisate Eco Lodge, Ruhengeri, Rwanda
- Duba Plains Camp & Duba Plains Suite, Okavango Delta, Botswana
- Little Mombo Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana
- Qorokwe Lodge, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Resort Hotel
- Five Palm Jumeirah Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Kempinski Hotel Muscat, Oman
- The Bulgari Resort Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- The Ritz-Carlton, Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert Hotel, United Arab Emirates
Restaurant
- Brasserie du Park at Park Hyatt Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Little Miss India at Fairmont The Palm, United Arab Emirates
- Roots Kitchen by Parlour at Form Hotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Salt & Pepper at Al Bandar Rotana, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Spa & Wellness
- Bulgari Spa at The Bulgari Resort Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- The Silo Spa at The Silo, Cape Town, South Africa
- The Spa at Five Palm Jumeirah Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Willow Stream Spa at Fairmont Amman, Jordan
Suite
- Al Naseem Tented Beach Pool Villa at The Ritz-Carlton, Ras Al Khaimah, Al Hamra Beach, United Arab Emirates
- Bulgari Suite at The Bulgari Resort Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Presidential Suite at The Renaissance Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- The Penthouse at The Silo, Cape Town, South Africa
Urban Hotel
- FormHotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport, Kenya
- Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait Burj Alshaya, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- The Renaissance Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates
