John Farrell of the Saffire Freycinet, Australia, named the World’s Best Boutique Hotel 2014.
The outstanding winners of the World Boutique Hotel Awards 2014 were announced last night at the glittering Awards ceremony held at the Montcalm Hotel, Marble Arch, London.
The ceremony brought together an array of boutique hoteliers, press, and industry insiders from Australia, Fiji, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Laos, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, UK, USA and many more – making it a truly global event.
The awards were hosted by Kathryn Pretzel-Shiels of American Express and this year’s keynote speech was delivered by Edward Griffiths, Deputy Master of the Royal Household, Buckingham Palace.
Other esteemed guest presenters and speakers at the event included Harry Murray MBE, Chairman of Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Russell Kett, Chairman of HVS London, Professor Peter A Jones, Dean of the eHotelier Academy, Alex Buchanan co-owner of Catering in Scotland, David Coubrough, Chairman of Castle Hotel and Ciaran Fahy, Chief Executive Officer of Ellerman Hotels.
2014 overall Best in Region and World’s Best Category Winners
World’s best Boutique Hotel
Saffire Freycinet (Tasmania, Australia)
Best in Region Winners
Africa’s Best Boutique Hotel
Palala Boutique Game Lodge (Limpopo,South Africa)
Asia’s Best Boutique Hotel
Viceroy Bali (Ubud, Indonesia)
Australia’s Best Boutique Hotel
Saffire Freycinet (Tasmania, Australia)
Europe’s Best Boutique Hotel
The Toren (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
The Americas’ Best Boutique Hotel
Echo Valley Ranch & Spa (British Columbia, Canada)
The Middle East’s Best Boutique Hotel
Les Ottomans (Istanbul,Turkey)
World’s Best Category Winners
World’s Best Beach or Coastoal Boutique Hotel
Pacific Resort Aitutaki (Cook Islands)
World’s Best City Boutique Hotel
Grandhotel Hessischer Hof (Frankfurt, Germany)
World’s Best Classic Boutique Hotel
Poseidonion Grand Hotel (Spetses, Greece)
World’s Best Culinary Boutique Hotel
Parkhotel Surenburg (Germany)
World’s Best Design Boutique Hotel
Olive Boutique Hotel (Puerto Rico)
World’s Best Honeymoon Boutique Hotel
Viceroy Bali (Ubud, Indonesia)
World’s Best New Boutique Hotel
Stora Hotellet (Umea, Sweden)
World’s Best Relaxation Retreat
Hotel Endsleigh (Devon, United Kingdom)
World’s Best Romantic Retreat
Pondoro Game Lodge (Balule, South Africa)
World’s Best Spa Boutique Hotel
Entre Cielos (Mendoza, Argentina)
World’s Best Sustainable Boutique Hotel
Zeavola Resort (Koh Phi Phi, Thailand)
Photo caption: World Boutique Hotel Awards Ceremony 2014-World Boutique Hotel Awards founder Edward Gabbai, Saffire Freycinet world’s best and keynote speaker Edward Griffiths.
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