Washington, DC – December 22, 2020 – Historic Hotels of America® and Historic Hotels Worldwide® are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence.
From more than 250 nominees, the following Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide hotels and hoteliers were selected as the 2020 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence winners:
Historic Hotels of America New Member of the Year
- Riggs Washington DC (1891) Washington, DC
Best Social Media of a Historic Hotel
- Jekyll Island Club Resort (1886) Jekyll Island, Georgia
Sustainability Champion
- La Fonda on the Plaza (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico
Best Small Historic Inn/Hotel (Under 75 Guestrooms)
- Castle Hill Resort (1905) Cavendish, Vermont
Best Historic Hotel (76-200 Guestrooms)
- The Raphael Hotel, Autograph Collection (1928) Kansas City, Missouri
Best Historic Hotel (201-400 Guestrooms)
- Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa (1852) Mobile, Alabama
Best Historic Hotel (Over 400 Guestrooms)
- Martinique on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton (1898) New York, New York
Best City Center Historic Hotel
- Lord Baltimore Hotel (1928) Baltimore, Maryland
Best Historic Resort
- The American Club at Destination Kohler (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin
Best Historic Restaurant
- Le Cavalier at the Green Room at HOTEL DU PONT (1913) Wilmington, Delaware
Hotel Historian of the Year
- Laurel McKown at Hotel Boulderado (1909) Boulder, Colorado
Ambassador of the Year (Quarter Century of Service)
- Pamela McClain at The Raphael Hotel, Autograph Collection (1928) Kansas City, Missouri
Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in Europe
- Great Southern Killarney (1854) Killarney, Ireland
Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in Asia/Pacific
- Beijing Hotel NUO (1917) Beijing, China
Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in the Americas
- Fairmont Empress (1908) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Steward of History and Historic Preservation
- General (retired) Gregory Melikian at Hotel San Carlos (1928) Phoenix, Arizona
Legendary Family Historic Hoteliers of the Year
- The Callewaert Family at Island House Hotel (1852) Mackinac Island, Michigan
Historic Hotelier of the Year
- Jennifer Kimball at La Fonda on the Plaza (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Andrea Stavroullakis at Accor (Raffles, Fairmont, Sofitel, Sofitel Legend, 21c Museum Hotels)
“Congratulations to the recipients of the 2020 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence. These 2020 winners include the finest legendary and iconic historic hotels and hoteliers from across the United States of America and from around the world,” said Lawrence Horwitz, Executive Vice President, Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide. “We are delighted to recognize these magnificent historic hotels and their historic hoteliers for their dedication, enthusiasm, stewardship, and leadership in preserving and increasing the recognition and celebration of these historic, cultural and heritage treasures and their stories.”
Award recipients are selected from nominees received from historic hotels, historic preservation supporters, prior award recipients, and leadership from Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide. As official programs of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide provide the recognition to travelers, civic leaders, and the global cultural, heritage, and historic travel market that member hotels are among the finest historic hotels across America and around the world. The Historic Hotels Annual Awards of Excellence program recognizes the pinnacle of this distinct group of nominees in a range of categories.
