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World’s Best Hotel Designs – Gold Key Award Winners

Posted September 3, 2009 , trackback

The 2009 Gold Key Award winners for ‘Excellence in Hospitality Design’ have been announced, and the world’s best hotel designs (urban) were judged to be the Andaz West Hollywood, InterContinental Chicago O’Hare and Las Alcobas in Polanco, Mexico. 

Andaz West Hollywood & Intercontinental Chicago O'Hare

Andaz West Hollywood & Intercontinental Chicago O’Hare

 The best bar/lounge design was the W Hotel Atlanta Downtown, Atlanta, GA, along with the Mondrian Miami and the Punk Bar in Beijing, China.

Drink Shop, W Atlanta Downtown

Drink Shop, W Atlanta Downtown

 The best guest room award winners included the Lydmar Hotel in Stockholm and the Mondrian Miami, along with the Miraval Guestrooms in Catalina, Arizona.

Lydmar Hotel, Stockholm

Lydmar Hotel, Stockholm

 The best lobby/reception winners included the Smyth Hotel in New York and one of the ‘Best Suite’ design winners was Penthouse Eight at the Tribeca Grand Hotel, also in New York.

Tribeca Grand, New York

Tribeca Grand, New York

The Gold Key Awards are sponsored by Interior Design and HOTELS magazines, and finalists were selected by a panel of notable industry experts from more than 225 projects in 24 countries. The awards ceremony will be held during the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® (IH/M&RS) on Nov 7-10, 2009, at New York City’s Javits Center.

For more details about all the winners and their designers in all categories, visit IHMRS.com.

Photos courtesy Hyatt Hotels Corp., IHG Plc, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, WorldHotels and Grand Hospitality.

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