honorees
2023 Gold Key finalists
ECO OR SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS HOTEL
1 Hotel San Francisco
Design Firms: NICOLEHOLLIS, San Francisco, and Dawson Design Associates, Seattle, in collaboration with the SH Hotels & Resorts internal design team
Architecture Firm: Rossi Architecture, San Diego
Purchasing: Bray Whaler
Client: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Sendero
Design Firm: Cola Blanca, San Jose, Costa Rica
Architecture Firm: LOOP Design Studio, San Jose, Costa Rica
Purchasing: J53 LLC
Client: Sendero
LOBBY FOCUSED SERVICE
The Darwin Hotel, Atlanta
Design and Architecture Firm: C+TC Design Studio, Atlanta
Purchasing: Beyer Brown & Associates
Client: Hospitality Ventures Management Group, Inc.
Hotel Avante, Mountain View, California
Design and Architecture Firm: BHDM Design, New York
Client: JDV by Hyatt
LOBBY MIDSCALE
Bluebird Lake Placid, New York
Design Firm and Purchasing: Elder & Ash, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Architecture Firm: AJA Architecture and Planning, Glens Falls, New York
Client: Lark Hotels
High Country Motor Lodge, Flagstaff, Arizona
Design Firm: Adean Studios, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: Synectic Design, Tempe, Arizona
Purchasing: Direct Consulting & Purchasing
Client: Marc & Rose Hospitality (formerly Classic Hotels & Resorts)
LOBBY UPSCALE
21c Museum Hotel St. Louis
Design Firm: Hufft, Kansas City, Missouri
Architecture Firm: Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel, Pittsburgh
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: 21c Museum Hotels
Ace Hotel Toronto
Design and Architecture Firms: Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, Toronto, and Atelier Ace, New York
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: Atelier Ace
The Countrypolitan, Nashville
Design Firm: Studio 11 Design, Dallas
Architecture Firm: Delawie, San Diego
Purchasing: Bray Whaler
Client: JMI Realty
The Manchester, Lexington, Kentucky
Design Firm: Jenny Bukovec Design & Creative, New York
Architecture Firm: EOP Architects, Lexington, Kentucky
Purchasing: The Parker Company and Riad L’Atelier Marrakech
Clients: Hank Morris and Nik Feldman
LOBBY LUXURY
Capella Sydney, Australia
Design Firm: BAR Studio, Melbourne
Architecture Firms: Make Architects (design architect) and Webber Architects (executive architect), Sydney
Client: Pontiac Land Group
The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne
Design Firms: BAR Studio, Melbourne, and Layan (Atria restaurant), Cremorne, Australia
Architecture Firm: Cottee Parker, Melbourne
Client: Far East Consortium
GUESTROOM FOCUSED SERVICE
The Darwin Hotel, Atlanta
Design and Architecture Firm: C+TC Design Studio, Atlanta
Purchasing: Beyer Brown & Associates
Client: Hospitality Ventures Management Group, Inc.
Mello, Holmes Beach, Florida
Design Firm: Studio J & Co, Miami Beach, Florida
Architecture Firm: Create+Co, Tampa, Florida
Purchasing: Mainsail Lodging & Development
Client: Dahl Investments
GUESTROOM MIDSCALE
Central Hotel Macau
Design Firm: CCD/Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd., Shenzhen, China
Architecture Firm: JPC Architectural Consultancy Limited, Macau
Purchasing: Let Go Construction & Engineering Company Limited
Client: New Central Developments Company Limited
Hotel Hartness, Greenville, South Carolina
Design Firm: Sims Patrick Studio, Atlanta
Architecture Firm: C+TC Design Studio, Atlanta
Purchasing: ADM Associates
Client: Hartness Holdings, Inc.
Sea Ranch Lodge, Sea Ranch, California
Design Firm: NICOLEHOLLIS
Purchasing: Canoe Hospitality
Wayfinder Waikiki, Honolulu
Design Firm: The Vanguard Theory
Architecture Firm: WORKSHOP-HI, Honolulu
Purchasing: Summa International
Client: Dovetail + Co.
GUESTROOM UPSCALE
21c Museum Hotel St. Louis
Design Firm: Bill Rooney Studio, New York
Architecture Firm: Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel, Pittsburgh
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: 21c Museum Hotels
The Manchester, Lexington, Kentucky
Design Firm: Jenny Bukovec Design & Creative, New York
Architecture Firm: EOP Architects, Lexington, Kentucky
Purchasing: The Parker Company
Clients: Hank Morris and Nik Feldman
Mayfair House Hotel & Garden, Miami
Design Firm: Goodrich, New York
Architecture Firm: DN’A Design & Architecture, Miami
Purchasing: Beyer Brown
Client: Brookfield Properties
GUESTROOM LUXURY
Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet, Turkey
Design Firm: Goddard Littlefair, London
Architecture Firm and Client: Astay, Levant, Istanbul
The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad
Design Firm: SUSURRUS International, Key Biscayne, Florida
Architecture Firm: Rafael Viñoly Architects, New York
Client: Flag Luxury Group
The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Design Firm: Chapi Chapo Design, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Edmonds International, Mexico City
Client and Purchasing: Grupo Alhel
HOTEL FOCUSED SERVICE
The Darwin Hotel, Atlanta
Design and Architecture Firm: C+TC Design Studio, Atlanta
Purchasing: Beyer Brown & Associates
Client: Hospitality Ventures Management Group, Inc.
The Incline Lodge, Incline Village, Nevada
Design and Architecture Firm: OneStudio D+A, Reno, Nevada
Purchasing: Project Dynamics, Inc.
Client: Ali and Natasha Warner
HOTEL MIDSCALE
Blind Tiger Burlington, Vermont
Design Firm: Elder & Ash, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Client: Lark Hotels
High Country Motor Lodge, Flagstaff, Arizona
Design Firm: Adean Studios, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: Synectic Design, Tempe, Arizona
Purchasing: Direct Consulting & Purchasing
Client: Marc & Rose Hospitality (formerly Classic Hotels & Resorts)
Moxy NYC Lower East Side
Design Firms: Michaelis Boyd and Rockwell Group, New York
Architecture Firm: Stonehill Taylor, New York
Purchasing: HPG International
Client: Lightstone
HOTEL UPSCALE
21c Museum Hotel St. Louis
Design Firm: Hufft, Kansas City, Missouri; and Bill Rooney Studio, New York
Architecture Firm: Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel, Pittsburgh
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: 21c Museum Hotels
Ace Hotel Toronto
Design and Architecture Firms: Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, Toronto, and Atelier Ace, New York
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: Atelier Ace
Faraway Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
Design and Architecture Firm: Workshop/APD, New York
Purchasing: The Ness Group
Client: Blue Flag Partners
The Manchester, Lexington, Kentucky
Design Firm: Jenny Bukovec Design & Creative, New York
Architecture Firm: EOP Architects, Lexington, Kentucky
Purchasing: The Parker Company and Riad L’Atelier Marrakech
Clients: Hank Morris and Nik Feldman
The Royal Hotel, Picton, Ontario, Canada
Design and Architecture Firm: Giannone Petricone Associates, Toronto
Purchasing: P360 Concepts Inc.
Client: 247 Main Street Picton LP
HOTEL LUXURY
Capella Sydney
Design Firm: BAR Studio, Melbourne
Architecture Firms: Make Architects (design architect) and Webber Architects (executive architect), Sydney
Client: Pontiac Land Group
Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet, Turkey
Design Firm: Goddard Littlefair, London
Architecture Firm and Client: Astay, Levant, Istanbul
The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad
Design Firms: Lázaro Rosa-Violan, Barcelona (lobby lounge and bar and the Bazaar); SUSURRUS International, Key Biscayne, Florida (guestrooms); Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, New York (Nubeluz); and Rockwell Group, New York (Zaytinya)
Architecture Firm: Rafael Viñoly Architects, New York
Client: Flag Luxury Group
SUITES
Capella Sydney
Design Firm: BAR Studio, Melbourne
Architecture Firms: Make Architects (design architect) and Webber Architects (executive architect), Sydney
Client: Pontiac Land Group
Ikos Porto Petro, Illes Balears, Spain
Design and Architecture Firm: GRONDA, Madrid
Client and Purchasing: Ikos Resorts
Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Design Firm: NICOLEHOLLIS, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: Walker Warner Architects, San Francisco; and Delawie, San Diego (architect of record)
Purchasing: Summa International
Client: Kennedy Wilson
The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, Thailand
Design Firms: The Standard in-house design team, New York; and Hayon Studio, Valencia, Spain
Architect: Buro Ole Scheeren, Hong Kong
Purchasing and Client: King Power
RESORT
Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Design Firm: NICOLEHOLLIS, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: Walker Warner Architects, San Francisco; and Delawie, San Diego (architect of record)
Purchasing: Summa International
Client: Kennedy Wilson
The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Design Firm: Chapi Chapo Design, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Edmonds International, Mexico City
Client and Purchasing: Grupo Alhel
Wildflower Farms, Auberge Resorts Collection, Gardiner, New York
Design Firm: Ward and Gray, New York
Architecture Firm: Electric Bowery, Venice, California
Purchasing: Waivada Consulting
Client: Auberge Resorts Collection
SENIOR LIVING
The Apsley, New York
Design Firm: Champalimaud Design, New York
Architecture Firm: SLCE Architects, New York
Purchasing: Inhouse Purchasing
Client: Hines
Coterie Hudson Yards, New York
Design Firm: MAWD, New York
Architecture Firm: Handel Architects, New York
Client: Related Companies
The Watermark at West Palm Beach, Florida
Design Firm: Lemay_id, New York
Architecture Firm: MSA Architect, Miami
Client: Watermark Retirement Communities
WELLNESS
Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Design Firm: NICOLEHOLLIS, San Francisco
Architecture Firm: Walker Warner Architects, San Francisco; and Delawie, San Diego (architect of record)
Purchasing: Summa International
Client: Kennedy Wilson
The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Design Firm: Chapi Chapo Design, Toronto
Architecture Firm: Edmonds International, Mexico City
Client and Purchasing: Grupo Alhel
Mii amo, Sedona, Arizona
Design Firms: Gluckman Tang Architects, New York; and EDG Interior Architecture + Design, Novato, California
Architecture Firm: Gluckman Tang Architects, New York
Purchasing: Project Dynamics
Client: Enchantment Resort and Mii amo
NIGHTCLUB/LOUNGE
Equipment Room, Austin
Design and Purchasing Firm: Bunkhouse Group, Austin
Architecture Firm: RIOS, Austin
Client: Music Lane Vinyl, LLC
Florattica, London
Design and Architecture Firm: ACME, London
Client: 4C Hotel Group
Rouge Room, Las Vegas
Design Firm: Avenue Interior Design, Los Angeles
Architecture Firm: DezMotif Studios, Las Vegas
Purchasing: Procure LLC
Client: Station Casinos
Simmer Down, Wilmington, Delaware
Design Firms: Stokes Architecture + Design and Method Co., Philadelphia
Architecture Firm: Stokes Architecture + Design, Philadelphia
Client: The Buccini/Pollin Group
RESTAURANT CASUAL
Che Mono, Buenos Aires
Design Firms: MTVD Design Studio, Cordoba, Argentina; and Ensemble, Columbus, Ohio
Architecture Firm: MTVD Design Studio, Cordoba
Purchasing: Gipe Arq
Client: Che Mono
Darling Jack’s Tavern, Philadelphia
Design Firm: Rohe Creative, Philadelphia
Architecture Firm: Boxwood Architects, Philadelphia
Client: Safran Turney Hospitality
Edie’s All Day Cafe & Bar, Chicago
Design Firm and Purchasing: Variant Collaborative, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Oomo Studio, Riverside, Illinois
Client: Edie’s All Day
GG’s Chicken Shop, Chicago
Design Firm: Brand Bureau, New York
Architecture Firm: Jonathan Splitt Architects, Chicago
Purchasing: The Getty’s Group
Client: Boka Restaurant Group
Little Goat Diner, Chicago
Design Firm: Brand Bureau, New York
Architecture Firm: Jonathan Splitt Architects, Chicago
Purchasing: The Getty’s Group
Client: Boka Restaurant Group
Palmilla Cocina y Tequila, Newport Beach, California
Design and Architecture Firm: Atelier Gulla Jonsdottir, Los Angeles
Client: Baja Sharkeez Restaurant Group
RESTAURANT FINE DINING
Daphne, Toronto
Design and Architecture Firm: Studio Paolo Ferrari, Toronto
Client: Dream Unlimited / Ink Entertainment
Mesa by José Avillez, Cotai, Macau
Design Firm: CHIL Interior Design, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Architecture Firm: DLN, Hong Kong
Purchasing: ARCADIS
Client: SJM Holdings
Zaytinya, New York
Design Firm: Rockwell Group, New York
Architecture Firm: Howell Belanger Castelli Architects, New York (architect of record)
Purchasing: The Parker Company
Clients: Think Food Group (operator) and Flag Luxury Group (developer)
SPECIALTY DESIGN
American Airlines Admirals Club DCA, Arlington, Virginia
Design and Architecture Firm: DMAC Architecture & Interiors, Evanston, Illinois
Purchasing: Goodmans Interior Structures
Client: American Airlines, Inc.
Jackson Hole Airport, Wyoming
Design Firm: TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design, Burlington, Vermont
Architecture Firms: CLB Architects, Jackson, Wyoming; and Miller Dunwiddie, Minneapolis
Purchasing: Bray Whaler
Client: Jackson Hole Airport
AutoCamp Catskills, Saugerties, New York
Design and Architecture Firm: Workshop/APD, New York
Purchasing: Benjamin West
Client: AutoCamp
ULUM Moab, Utah
Design Firm: Design 360 Unlimited, Santa Monica, California
Architecture Firm: DTJ Design, Boulder, Colorado
Client: Under Canvas
EMERGING HOTEL CONCEPT
Blind Tiger
Design Firm: Elder & Ash, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Client: Lark Hotels
Grand Bohemian Lodge
Design Firms: The Kessler Collection and The Hotel Design Group, Orlando
Architecture Firm: Sottile & Sottile, Savannah, Georgia
Purchasing: Neil Locke & Associates
Client: The Kessler Collection
The Pinch
Design and Architecture Firm: Morris Adjmi Architects, New York
Client: Method Co.