The winners of the World Boutique Hotel Awards 2016 were announced last week at the glittering Awards ceremony held at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London.
The ceremony brought together an array of boutique hotel owners, travel and lifestyle press and travel industry influencers from all four corners of the world, including representatives from CNN Travel, Elite Traveler, The Telegraph, Spear’s Magazine, Boat International, Time Out, The Financial Times and hoteliers around the world.
The World Boutique Hotel Awards is the first and only international awards organisation exclusively dedicated to recognising unique excellence among boutique hotels. The Awards, now in its 6th year, honoured the people behind these outstanding properties.
The event also brought together members of The Master Key Society with the announcement of a new collaborative venture, that aims to create valuable relationships exclusively among the Award Winners by facilitating hotel exchange visits between them.
“Many of the stories here are similar. Many are adventures. Man y of them have a love story behind them. But they are all about what we believe to be an extraordinary space for people. Everyone here shares those attributes.” – Owner of Secret Bay, World’s Best Boutique Hotel 2016, Greogor Nassief, said.
The 2016 Worlds Best category Winners are listed below:
WORLD’S BEST BOUTIQUE HOTEL:
Secret Bay Hotel, Dominica
WORLD’S BEST:
World’s Best Beach or Coastal Hotel: El Nido, Pangulasian Island, Philippines
World’s Best City Hotel: 11 Mirrors, Kiev, Ukraine
World’s Best Classic Hotel: Heritage, Bruges, Belgium
World’s Best Culinary Hotel: Vila Joya, Algarve, Portugal
World’s Most Inspired Design Hotel: Kau Manor, Estonia
World’s Best Honeymoon Hideaway: Punta Tragara, Capri, Italy
World’s Best New Hotel: Hotel Gotham, Manchester, United Kingdom
World’s Best Relaxation Retreat: The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah, Bali, Indonesia
World’s Most Romantic Hotel: Aenaon Villas, Santorini, Greece
World’s Most Sustainable Hotel: Vigilius Mountain Resort, South Tyrol, Italy
World’s Best Wellness Spa: Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy
World’s Best Private Villa: Over Yonder Cay, The Bahamas
