London was celebrated as the home of international hotel design, when seven of London’s luxury hotels claimed top honours at last night’s prestigious European Hotel Design Awards. This international celebration acknowledges the passion and vision of the architects, designers and developers of Europe’s most recently completed and outstanding hotel projects. BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine hosted the ceremony which took place at the Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge London. Winning hotels included Four Seasons London, Park Lane; St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel and newly launched W London. The international market also demonstrated its prowess with wins for NH Palacio de Tapa, Madrid and Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom, Vienna, Austria. The high-level judging panel included Chair of the judges Simon Ford of InterContinental Hotels Group, Jeremy Blake of  Purcell Miller Tritton, Gregoir Chikaher of Arup and Celia Geyer of Hilton Worldwide. Categories included Newbuild; Bedrooms & Bathrooms; Café, Bar, Nightclub & Lounge; Conversion of an Existing Building to Hotel Use and Hotel Brand of the Year. The shortlisted entries hailed from all over Europe including Amsterdam, Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Turkey.  

 THE WINNERS…

 ARCHITECTURE OF THE YEAR CATEGORIES:

 CONVERSION AND/OR EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING HOTEL BUILDING: Sponsored by Purcell Miller Tritton

 Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, London, England – entered by ReardonSmith Architects

 CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING NON-HOTEL BUILDING TO HOTEL USE: Sponsored by BD

 NH Palacio de Tepa, Madrid, Spain – entered by NH Hoteles

Hotel Indigo, Glasgow, Scotland – entered by Ica Architects – Highly commended

 NEWBUILD: Sponsored by Deltalight

 Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom, Vienna, Austria  – entered by Praterstrasse Eins Hotelbetriebs GmbH

INTERIOR DESIGN OF THE YEAR CATEGORIES:

 LOBBY & PUBLIC AREAS: Sponsored by Mivan

 The Savoy, London, England – entered by Pierre-Yves Rochon, Inc.

 CAFÉ, BAR OR ALL DAY DINING: Sponsored by Interiors UK

 St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel , London, England– entered by GA Design International Ltd

 RESTAURANT:

 W London - spice market, London, England – entered by Concrete Architectural Associates

BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: Sponsored by Twyford Bathrooms

 Hotel Le Parc Renaissance Trocadero, Paris, France - entered by OCRE BLEU by Agence Nuel

 SUITE: Sponsored by Ardmore

 Mandarin Oriental London, Royal Suite , London, England– entered by RPW Interior Design Consultants Limited

 SPA, HEALTH & LEISURE FACILITIES:

 ESPA at the Istanbul EDITION, Istanbul, Turkey – entered by HBA London

 FUTURE DESIGN AWARDS:

 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AWARD: Sponsored by Mace

 Mint Hotel Tower of London, London, England – entered by Bennetts Associates Architects

 TOMORROW’S HOTEL: Sponsored by ARUP

 The Subterranean Hotel – entered by ReardonSmith Architects

 OTHER:

 THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD: Sponsored by Sleeper

 Patrick Reardon – ReardonSmith Architects

THE EUROPEAN HOTEL DESIGN OF THE YEAR AWARD: BEST OF THE BEST: Sponsored by Grohe

 The Savoy Hotel