THE EUROPEAN HOTEL DESIGN AWARDS

The winning entries were:

• Best New Hotel (architecture)
  Winner: The Zetter, London
  Architects: Chetwood Associates
  Operator: Urban Hotel Group.
• Best New Hotel (interior design)
  Winner: The Grove, Hertfordshire
  Designers: Fox Linton Associates
  Owner/ Operator: Ralph Trustees Ltd.
• Best Public Areas
  Winner: Four Seasons Gresham Palace, Budapest
  Designers: Richmond International
  Owner: Quinlan Private.
• Best Guestroom Design
  Winner: Arabella Sheraton, Bogenhause, Germany
  Designers: Bost Berlin Interieur Design Architecture
  Owner/ Manager: Bayrische Immobiliengruppe
• Best Spa and Leisure Environment
  Winner : Molton Brown Spa, Killarney, Ireland
  Designers: The Syntax Group
  Owner/ Operator: The Killarney Plaza Hotel
• The Innovation Award
  Winner: The Zetter, London
  Architects: Chetwood Associates
  Designers: Precious McBane
  Graphics: Fly Productions
  Lighting: DPA Lighting
  Owner/Operator: Urban Hotel Group.
• Best Lighting
  Winner:The Cotswold House Hotel
  Lighting Designers: Bruce Monroe Lighting
  Owner/ Operator: Ian & Christa Taylor.
• The Test of Time Award for an Outstanding Property
  Winner: The Ritz, London
• The Reardon Smith Student Award for the Best Design of a Hotel Spa
  Winner: Conny Graczyk & Konstantin Bischle, University of Applied Sciences, Coburg, Germany.
  "This is the third year that ReardonSmith has organised and funded an award specifically recognising the contribution that students of architecture and interior design have to make to the future of the hotel industry. Our choice of winners this year was not difficult. The submission from Conny & Konstantin so clearly stood out for its logical and thoughtful response, which was attractively illustrated and did not rely on standard computer generated images." Conrad Smith, Managing Director, ReardonSmith Architects.
• The Outstanding Achievement Award
  Winner: James B Sherwood, Orient-Express Hotels

The panel of judges were:

• Sir Terence Conran
• Grace Leo-Andrieu of G.L.A. International
• Steve Kennard of Parkview International
• Chris Rouse of CB Richard Ellis Hotels
• Nick Hoggett of DPA Lighting
• Mark Jones of The Eden Project
• Matt Turner of Sleeper
• Guy Dittrich - hotel marketing consultant
• Graham Boynton - travel editor for The Daily Telegraph
• Paul Finch of Emap
• Jonathan Manser of The Manser Practice was chairman.

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Architecture: Best New Hotel
& The Innovation Award
The Zetter, London

Best New Hotel Interior Design
The Grove, Hertfordshire

Best Public Area
Four Seasons Gresham Palace, Budapest

Best Guestroom
Arabella Sheraton, Bogenhausen, Germany

Best Spa & Leisure Environment
Molton Brown Spa, Killarney

Lighting Award
Cotswold House Hotel

Outstanding Property
The Ritz

Outstanding Achievement
James B. Sherwood: Orient Express Hotels

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