HONOREES

Finalists have been announced for the 46th Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design. Presented by Boutique Design magazine, Gold Key is the industry’s longest-running awards program for hospitality interiors.

The 2026 Gold Key judges selected the following standout projects from a competitive field of 425-plus entries submitted from design firms and hospitality brands from across the globe.

 

The 2026 Gold Key Finalists

 

LOBBY BUDGET/SELECT SERVICE

Hyatt Place Bozeman Yellowstone Airport, Montana
Design Firm: Studio 11 Design, Dallas
Architecture Firm: BRP Architects, Springfield, Missouri
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: West Post Hotel Partners

Hyatt Place Springdale/Zion National Park, Utah
Design Firm: STUDIO a28, Tomball, Texas
Architecture Firm: The Richardson Design Partnership, Salt Lake City
Purchasing: Linc Hospitality
Client: Ensign Hospitality

GUESTROOM BUDGET/SELECT SERVICE

Hyatt Place Bozeman Yellowstone Airport, Montana
Design Firm: Studio 11 Design, Dallas
Architecture Firm: BRP Architects, Springfield, Missouri
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: West Post Hotel Partners

SpringHill Suites and TownePlace Suites by Marriott Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Design Firm: STUDIO a28, Tomball, Texas
Architecture Firm: The Richardson Design Partnership, Salt Lake City
Purchasing: Innvision Hospitality
Client: Serac Capital Partners

The Diplomat, Philadelphia
Design and Purchasing Firm: Studio MaRō, Brooklyn, New York
Architecture Firm: VLBJR+ and Mark W. Trimbath Architects, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Client: CORE Development

HOTEL BUDGET/SELECT SERVICE

Hyatt Place Bozeman Yellowstone Airport, Montana
Design Firm: Studio 11 Design, Dallas
Architecture Firm: BRP Architects, Springfield, Missouri
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: West Post Hotel Partners

The Diplomat, Philadelphia
Design and Purchasing Firm: Studio MaRō, Brooklyn, New York
Architecture Firm: VLBJR+ and Mark W. Trimbath Architects, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Client: CORE Development

LOBBY MIDSCALE

The Louie, a Davenport Hotel, Autograph Collection, Spokane, Washington
Design Firm: Harken Interiors, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Perkins Eastman, Seattle
Purchasing: Absolute Procurement
Client: Davidson Hospitality Group

The Luce Hotel, St. Pete Beach, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Florida
Design Firm: Studio 11 Design, Dallas
Architecture Firm: Baker Barrios Architects, Tampa
Purchasing: Doth Studio
Client: LCP Group

Radisson RED Changchun Jingyue, China
Design, Architecture, and Purchasing Firm: ADD Design, Guangzhou
Client: Radisson Hotel Group

STORY Le Carrousel Rabat, Morocco
Design Firm: Roar, Dubai
Architecture Firm: Urban Agency, Dublin
Client: Imkan

GUESTROOM MIDSCALE

Hewing Hotel, Minneapolis
Design and Architecture Firm: ESG Architecture and Design, Minneapolis
Purchasing: Neil Locke & Associates
Client: Aparium

Hotel Corduroy, Montauk, New York
Design Firms: Ward + Gray, New York, and Blue Flag Capital, Boston
Architecture Firm: Workshop/APD, New York
Purchasing: Barson Procurement
Client: Blue Flag Capital

Hotel Daphne, Houston
Design Firm and Client: Bunkhouse Hotels, Austin
Architecture Firm: Blanchard A+D, Arlington, Massachusetts
Purchasing: Wood Lane Partners

HOTEL MIDSCALE

Caravan Court Hotel, Arlington, Texas
Design and Architecture Firm: 8080, a BOKA Powell Studio, Dallas
Purchasing: Spectrum Design/Purchasing
Client: Division Hotel Management

Hotel Daphne, Houston
Design Firm and Client: Bunkhouse Hotels, Austin
Architecture Firm: Blanchard A+D, Arlington, Massachusetts
Purchasing: Wood Lane Partners

LOBBY UPSCALE

Faraway Jackson Hole, Teton Village, Wyoming
Design Firm: Jenny Bukovec Studio, New York and Blue Flag Capital, Boston
Architecture Firm: Workshop/APD, New York
Purchasing: Barson Procurement
Client: Blue Flag Capital

Kimpton Mirador Pacific Grove, California
Design Firm: Narrative Design Studio, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: RRM Design Group, San Luis Obispo
Purchasing: Hospitality Purchasing Consultants
Client: Cypress 16

Kimpton Miralina Resort & Villas, Scottsdale
Design Firm: Saguez & Dash, New York
Architecture Firm: Allen + Philp Architects, Scottsdale
Purchasing: SUMMA International
Client: Trinity Investments

The Standard, Pattaya Na Jomtien, Thailand
Design Firms: Dimensional Interpretation Studio (DIN Studio), in collaboration with Verena Haller and the Lifestyle Group, Hyatt Design Team, New York
Architecture Firm: Onion, Bangkok
Purchasing: Cairncross Martin
Client: JT TEN Co. Ltd.

GUESTROOM UPSCALE

Cincinnati’s Fidelity Hotel, Ohio
Design Firm: Looney and Associates, Dallas
Architecture Firm: PWWG Architects, Cincinnati
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: New Waterloo

Kimpton Mirador Pacific Grove, California
Design Firm: Narrative Design Studio, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: RRM Design Group, San Luis Obispo
Purchasing: Hospitality Purchasing Consultants
Client: Cypress 16

The Standard, Pattaya Na Jomtien, Thailand
Design Firms: Dimensional Interpretation Studio (DIN Studio), in collaboration with Verena Haller and the Lifestyle Group, Hyatt Design Team, New York
Architecture Firm: Onion, Bangkok
Purchasing: Cairncross Martin
Client: JT TEN Co. Ltd.

HOTEL UPSCALE

Hotel Indigo Wuxi Qingming Bridge, China
Design Firm: ShichaoDaniel, Hong Kong
Architecture Firm: Jiangsu Hezone Architectural Design Co. Ltd., Wuxi, China
Purchasing: Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd.
Client: Wuxi Liangxi Cultural Tourism Development Group Co. Ltd.

Kimpton Mirador Pacific Grove, California
Design Firm: Narrative Design Studio, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: RRM Design Group, San Luis Obispo
Purchasing: Hospitality Purchasing Consultants
Client: Cypress 16

Y Hotel, Ningbo, China
Design Firm: HÉZI INTERIOR DESIGN, Shanghai
Architecture Firm: Verse Design, Shanghai
Client: HAVE THE WORLD (江山万里)

LOBBY LUXURY

Four Seasons Resort & Residences AMAALA at Triple Bay, Saudi Arabia
Design Firm: Goddard Littlefair, London
Architecture Firm: U+A Architects, Dubai
Purchasing: Cairncross Martin
Client: Red Sea Global

The Chanler at Cliff Walk, Newport, Rhode Island
Design and Architecture Firm: Studio Valerius, New York
Client: The Chanler at Cliff Walk

The Huntington Hotel, San Francisco
Design Firm: Ken Fulk Interiors, in collaboration with LUCID Design and Construction, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: BAR Architects and Interiors, San Francisco
Purchasing: Summa International
Client: Highgate in collaboration with Flynn Properties

Shangri-La Kunming, China
Design Firm: AvroKO, Bangkok
Architecture Firm: East China Architectural Design and Research Institute Co. Ltd. Shanghai
Client: Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

GUESTROOM LUXURY

Four Seasons Resort & Residences AMAALA at Triple Bay, Saudi Arabia
Design Firm: Goddard Littlefair, London
Architecture Firm: U+A Architects, Dubai
Purchasing: Cairncross Martin
Client: Red Sea Global

The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari Camp, Kenya
Design and Architecture Firm: LW Design, Dubai
Client: Confidential

Shangri-La Kunming, China
Design Firm: AvroKO, Bangkok
Architecture Firm: East China Architectural Design and Research Institute Co. Ltd. Shanghai
Client: Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

HOTEL LUXURY

La Réserve Firenze, Italy
Design Firm: Gilles and Boissier, Paris
Architecture Firm: PLS Design, Florence
Clients: La Réserve Hotels and Private Homes / Michel Reybier Hospitality

Shangri-La Kunming, China
Design Firm: AvroKO, Bangkok
Architecture Firm: East China Architectural Design and Research Institute Co. Ltd. Shanghai
Client: Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

Six Senses London
Design Firms: AvroKO and EPR Architects, New York
Architecture Firm: Foster + Partners, London
Purchasing: Bluemoon Procurement
Client: Six Senses

SUITE

Cincinnati’s Fidelity Hotel, Ohio
Design Firm: Looney and Associates, Dallas
Architecture Firm: PWWG Architects, Cincinnati
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: New Waterloo

Mandarin Oriental, Vienna
Design Firm: Goddard Littlefair, London
Architecture and Purchasing Firm: Hagenauer, Neutraubling, Germany
Client: Brisen Group

The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari Camp, Kenya
Design and Architecture Firm: LW Design, Dubai
Client: Confidential

Shangri-La Kunming, China
Design Firm: AvroKO, Bangkok
Architecture Firm: East China Architectural Design and Research Institute Co. Ltd. Shanghai
Client: Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

RESORT

Four Seasons Resort & Residences AMAALA at Triple Bay, Saudi Arabia
Design Firm: Goddard Littlefair, London
Architecture Firm: U+A Architects, Dubai
Purchasing: Cairncross Martin
Client: Red Sea Global

Rosewood Mandarina, Mexico
Design Firm: Bando x Seidel Meersseman (BxSM), New York
Architecture Firm: Manuel Cervantes Estudio (concept) and IDEA Asociados (execution), Mexico City
Client: RLH Properties

ZOLAND·Emei, Leshan City, Sichuan Province, China
Design and Architecture Firm: Studio J. Bridgland
Client: ZOLAND

ECO-CONSCIOUS/SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS HOTEL

1 Hotel Copenhagen
Design Firms: Norm Architects, Copenhagen; AvroKO, New York; and Starwood Hotels Interior Design Team, New York
Architecture Firms: Synergy Architects and Arketema, Leamington Spa, England
Client: 1 Hotel Copenhagen

Lagen Island Resort, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
Design Firms: Wimberly Interiors, New York, and Asuncion Berenguer, Singapore
Architecture Firms: WATG, New York and Asuncion Berenguer, Singapore
Client: Ayala Land Hospitality

The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari Camp, Kenya
Design and Architecture Firm: LW Design, Dubai
Client: Confidential

RESTAURANT FAST CASUAL

The Bread Club, Dallas
Design and Purchasing Firm: INK+ORO, Dallas
Architecture Firm: OMNIPLAN, Dallas
Client: Feels Like Home

Poolboy Taco, Phoenix
Design, Architecture, and Purchasing Firm: House of Form, Phoenix
Client: Poolboy Taco

RESTAURANT CASUAL DINING

Fishbar, Savannah
Design Firm: STUDIO THO, Savannah
Client: Southern Cross Hospitality

Super Peach, Los Angeles
Design Firm: INC Architecture and Design, New York
Architecture Firm: A-RTK Architecture and Design, Culver City
Purchasing and Client: Momofuku

Uchiko Denver
Design Firms: Michael Hsu Office of Architecture and Hai Design Studio, Austin
Architecture Firm: Semple Brown, Denver
Purchasing: PMI
Client: Hai Hospitality

RESTAURANT UPSCALE DINING

Hana no Kumo, Hong Kong
Design Firm: HBA, Hong Kong
Architecture Firm: Zaha Hadid Architects, London
Client: Henderson Land Development Company Limited

Uchi DC
Design Firm: Islyn Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Architecture Firm: Zebra, New York
Purchasing: Barson Procurement
Client: Hai Hospitality

Uchi Philadelphia
Design Firm: ROHE Creative, Philadelphia
Architecture Firm: Zebra Architects, New York
Purchasing: Christina River Exchange
Client: Hai Hospitality

Uppercut, Phoenix
Design and Purchasing Firm: PETERMAX Co, Phoenix
Architecture Firm: AG Architectural Solutions, Scottsdale
Client: Pretty Decent Concepts

BAR/CLUB/LOUNGE

Lazy Lion, Budapest
Design Firm: Astet, Barcelona
Architecture Firm: Archikon, Budapest
Client: BDPST Group

Peridot, Hong Kong
Design Firm: Studio Paolo Ferrari, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Zaha Hadid Architects, London (design architect), Ronald Lu and Partners, Wanchai, Hong Kong (architect of record)
Client: Henderson Land Group

Swim Club, Kimpton Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong
Design Firm: Steve Leung Design Group, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
Architecture Firm: P&T Architects Limited, North Point, Hong Kong
Client: Empire Group Holdings Limited

NEXT-GEN HOUSING

Rambler Atlanta
Design Firms: LV Collective and Archie Bolden, Austin
Architecture Firm: Niles Bolton Associates, Atlanta
Client: LV Collective

Stella at Star Metals, Atlanta
Design Firms: Arcturis, St. Louis, and Square Feet Studio, Atlanta
Architecture Firm: Oppenheim Architecture, Miami (design architect), and Dwell Design Studio, Atlanta (architect of record)
Purchasing Firm and Client: Allen Morris Company

WELLNESS

Four Seasons Resort & Residences Red Sea at Shura Island, Saudi Arabia
Design Firm: Meyer Davis, New York
Architecture Firm: Foster + Partners, New York
Purchasing: Orsini
Client: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Life in Balance Spa at Miraval Arizona
Design Firm: Harken Interiors, Chicago
Architecture Firm: DLR Group, Overland Park, Kansas
Purchasing: Rosemont/Hyatt
Client: Miraval/Hyatt

Smile House, New York
Design and Architecture Firm: SPAN Architecture, New York
Client: JBL New York

DESIGN AT SEA

Oceania Allura, Marshall Islands
Design Firm: Studio DADO, Miami
Architecture Firm: Fincantieri, Trieste, Italy
Purchasing and Client: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

SPECIALTY DESIGN

Avenir Office, Chicago
Design, Architecture, Purchasing Firm and Client: Avenir Creative, Chicago

Manifest 002, Washington, DC
Design and Architecture Firm: INC Architecture and Design, New York
Purchasing: Farrell Flynne
Client: Maahk Holdings

Regina Resort Yufuin – Kakoi, Japan
Design and Architecture Firm: Azusa Sekkei, Tokyo
Client: Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

EMERGING HOTEL CONCEPT

STILE Downtown Los Angeles
Design and Architecture Firm: Design, Bitches, Los Angeles
Purchasing: Kasa
Client: Aju Continuum

Vista High-Rise River View Hotel, Chongqing, China
Design Firm: BDD Design Associates, Chengdu
Architecture Firm: China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd., Chengdu
Purchasing and Client: Chongqing Kaiyue Hotel Management Co. Ltd.

MIC DROP MOMENT (formerly Judges’ So Cool)

The attention to detail at Peridot, Hong Kong
Design Firm: Studio Paolo Ferrari, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Zaha Hadid Architects, London (design architect), and Ronald Lu and Partners, Hong Kong (architect of record)
Client: Henderson Land Group

The pool at InterContinental Huzhou Taihu South by IHG, China
Design Firm: HBA, Singapore
Architecture Firm: ECADI (East China Architectural Design and Research Institute), Shanghai
Client: Huzhou South Taihu Construction and Development Co. Ltd.

The water feature at Four Seasons Resort & Residences AMAALA at Triple Bay, Saudi Arabia
Design Firm: Goddard Littlefair, London
Architecture Firm: U+A Architects, Dubai
Purchasing: Cairncross Martin
Client: Red Sea Global