AHEAD MEA, the Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design, has revealed its winners in a ceremony at Dubai’s Caesars Forum.
With leading hospitality professionals in attendance, the awards celebrated design in all its forms and the guest experience it creates in hospitality projects worldwide. From a series of ten nautical-inspired cabins in the remote Namibian desert to an intimate boutique that channels Cape Town’s vibrancy and eclecticism, the awards recognised aesthetic, conceptual, functional and commercial breakthroughs during an aquatic-themed ceremony.
A panel of judges comprising industry leading hoteliers, architects and interior designers, assessed entries on their aesthetic excellence, guest experience and commercial viability.
Marking the third AHEAD event of the year following AHEAD Americas in June, winners will now go ahead to compete in their categories to be crowned worldwide winner at the next AHEAD Global edition.
The winners are:
Bar, Club or Lounge
Warehouse at Atlantis The Palm – Dubai, UAE
Event Spaces
Caesars Forum at Caesars Palace Bluewaters – Dubai, UAE
Guestrooms
Omaanda – Windhoek East, Namibia
Hotel Newbuild
Studio One Hotel – Dubai, UAE
Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces
Four Seasons Resort Seychelles at Desroches Island – Seychelles
Lobby & Public Spaces
The Merchant House – Manama, Bahrain
Lodges, Cabins & Tented Camps
Shipwreck Lodge – Skeleton Coast, Namibia
Renovation, Restoration or Conversion
Gorgeous George – Cape Town, South Africa
Resort Hotel
Four Seasons Resort Seychelles at Desroches Island – Seychelles
Restaurant
Lah Lah at Zabeel House by Jumeirah – Dubai, UAE
Spa & Wellness
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Jumeira – Dubai, UAE
Suite
Gorgeous George – Cape Town, South Africa
Visual Identity of the Year
Gorgeous George – Cape Town, South Africa
New Concept of the Year
Shipwreck Lodge – Skeleton Coast, Namibia
The AHEAD MEA Hotel of the Year
Gorgeous George – Cape Town, South Africa
Winners took home bespoke trophies in hand-blown glass designed and manufactured by Lasvit, while headline sponsor Grohe – along with a host of other supporters – helped victors celebrate into the evening.
