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Bar, Club or Lounge
For exceptional design, contributing to the hospitality experience, of a distinct area within a hotel that is primarily dedicated to drinking.
Event Spaces
For exceptional design, contributing to the hospitality experience, of a multi-purpose space or series of spaces, within a hotel created for the staging of temporary events – including, but not limited to, ballrooms, conference and banqueting areas, meeting rooms and / or screening rooms.
Guestrooms
For exceptional bedroom and bathroom design, contributing to the hospitality experience, within a specific hotel project. Please do not enter Suites in the Guestrooms category.
Hotel Newbuild
For exceptional design and architecture, and their contribution to the hospitality experience, of a hotel project that is a complete newbuild development.
Hotel Renovation & Restoration
For exceptional design and architecture, contributing to the hospitality experience, of a hotel project which is a restoration, refurbishment or restructuring of an existing hotel building.
Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces
For exceptional landscape architecture and / or design of external areas of a hotel project, and their contribution to the hospitality experience.
Lobby & Public Spaces
For exceptional design, contributing to the hospitality experience, of the lobby, reception, foyer, lounge and/or public areas within a hotel. NB. “Public Areas” refers to multi-functional areas which do not serve a specific purpose such as ante-rooms, lift lobbies, corridors, stairwell areas, atriums etc but NOT bars, restaurants; event spaces; spa, health and leisure facilities (for which there are separate awards).
Lodges, Cabins & Tented Camps
This award will recognise exceptional design and architecture, and their contribution to the hospitality experience, for lodges, cabins and tented camps in wilderness areas.
Resort
This award will recognise exceptional design and architecture, and their contribution to the hospitality experience, for a resort project.
Restaurant
For exceptional design, contributing to the hospitality experience, for a distinct area within a hotel that is primarily dedicated to dining.
Spa & Wellness
For exceptional design, contributing to the hospitality experience, for spa and wellness facilities within or attached to a hotel.
Suite
For exceptional design, contributing to the hospitality experience, for a specific guestroom containing both sleeping and living room area(s), as well as bathrooms(s) within a hotel.
Transport
This award recognises exceptional design and experience of mobile forms of hospitality such as cruise ships, sleeper trains and river boats.
Visual Identity
This award will recognise exceptional design for the overall visual identity of a hotel or hotel brand, including but not restricted to elements such as graphic design, digital marketing materials, signage and physical collateral.
New Concept
This award will recognise a new concept or brand in hospitality, and its integration of architecture, design, technology, service and other elements to create an outstanding hospitality experience for its guests.
The AHEAD MEA Hotel of the Year Award
The winner of this award will be chosen from the entries in all the other categories for the hotel project which best combines architecture and design to deliver an outstanding experience for its guests
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