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Kohler,
WI & Washington, DC November 2021 / Newsmaker Alert / Historic
Hotels of America® and Historic
Hotels Worldwide® are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021
Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence. The Historic
Hotels Awards of Excellence recognize and celebrate the finest historic
hotels and hoteliers from across the United States of America and from
around the world.
Recipients
were honored at a special evening Ceremony and Gala at The American Club
Resort Hotel on Thursday, November 11. Awards were presented before an
audience of more than 200 industry leaders, owners, senior management,
and representatives of the finest historic hotels from across the United
States of America and from around the world. Nineteen Historic Hotels of
America Awards of Excellence were given in multiple categories ranging
from Historic Hotels of America Hotelier of the Year, Historic Hotels of
America Hotel Historian of the Year, Historic Hotels of America Best Historic
Resort, Historic Hotels of America Lifetime Achievement, and others.
Three Historic Hotels Worldwide Awards of Excellence were presented for
Historic Hotels Worldwide Best Historic Hotel in Europe, Historic Hotels
Worldwide Best Historic Hotel in Asia and the Pacific, and Historic Hotels
Worldwide Best Historic Hotel in the Americas.
The
winners were selected from a pool of nominee finalists, who were nominated
by historic hotels, preservation supporters, prior award recipients, community
leaders, and leadership from Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels
Worldwide. As official programs of the National Trust for Historic Preservation,
Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide provide the recognition
to travelers, civic leaders, and the global cultural, heritage, and historic
travel market that member hotels are among the finest historic hotels across
America and around the world. The Historic Hotels Annual Awards of Excellence
program recognizes the pinnacle of this distinct group of nominees in a
range of categories.
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From
over 260 nominations, the awards committee evaluated and after careful
consideration selected the following 2021 Award Winners:
Historic
Hotels of America New Member of the Year
This
award is presented to a new member hotel that best demonstrates immediate
engagement, activation, and passionate support of Historic Hotels of America.
The
Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort (1946) Solvang, California
Historic
Hotels of America Best Social Media of a Historic Hotel
This
award is presented to a hotel that actively engages consumers by sharing
the best of its history through social media, including Facebook, Twitter,
and Instagram with interesting facts, photos, and contests.
Grand
Hotel (1887) Mackinac Island, Michigan
Historic
Hotels of America Sustainability Champion
This
award is presented to a hotel that best implements and practices innovative
green initiatives and programs, demonstrating historic preservation is
the ultimate green.
Airlie
(1899) Warrenton, Virginia
Historic
Hotels of America Best Small Historic Inn/Hotel (Under 75 Guestrooms)
This
award is presented to a hotel under 75 guestrooms that best celebrates
its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality
and service.
The
Blackburn Inn & Conference Center (1828) Staunton, Virginia
Historic
Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (76-200 Guestrooms)
This
award is presented to a hotel with 76-200 guestrooms that best celebrates
its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality
and service.
The
King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort (1935) St. Simons Island, Georgia
Historic
Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (201-400 Guestrooms)
This
award is presented to a hotel with 201-400 guestrooms that best celebrates
its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality
and service.
The
Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City (1911) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Historic
Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (Over 400 Guestrooms)
This
award is presented to a hotel over 400 guestrooms that best celebrates
its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality
and service.
Palmer
House®, A Hilton Hotel (1871) Chicago, Illinois
Historic
Hotels of America Best City Center Historic Hotel
This
award is presented to a hotel located in a city center that best celebrates
its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality
and service.
The
Westin Poinsett (1925) Greenville, South Carolina
Historic
Hotels of America Best Historic Resort
This
award is presented to a historic resort that best celebrates its history
in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality and
service.
Hotel
del Coronado, Curio Collection by Hilton (1888) Coronado, California
Historic
Hotels of America Hotel Historian of the Year
This
award is presented to a hotel historian who best demonstrates a passion
for preserving, displaying, and interpreting the history of his or her
hotel, a true ambassador of the past.
Tom
Vickstrom at The
Hermitage Hotel (1910) Nashville, Tennessee
Historic
Hotels of America Best Historic Restaurant in Conjunction with a Historic
Hotel
This
award is presented to a restaurant that is part of a historic hotel that
offers the finest cuisine, historic atmosphere, and exceptional customer
service.
Top
of the Mark at the InterContinental
Mark Hopkins Hotel (1926) San Francisco, California
Historic
Hotels of America Ambassador of the Year (Celebrating 20+ Years of Service)
This
award is presented to an individual who has dedicated his or her career
to a historic hotel for at least twenty years and has shown exemplary hospitality
and service to the hotel and its guests.
Cherie
LeJeune at The
American Club Resort Hotel (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin
Historic
Hotels of America Legendary Family Historic Hoteliers of the Year
This
award is presented to a multi-generational family ownership entity or management
company which has served as an exemplary role model in the operation of
the historic hotels entrusted to its stewardship, as well as a demonstrated
legacy of commitment to preservation, and active participation in Historic
Hotels of America.
The
Widman Family at Charming Inns®: John
Rutledge House Inn, Kings Courtyard Inn (1853), Wentworth Mansion®
(1886), Circa 1886 Restaurant (1886) Charleston, South Carolina
Historic
Hotels of America Steward of History and Historic Preservation
This
award is presented to a leader whose passion has helped to preserve a historic
hotel and whose dedication to historic preservation will ensure that future
generations of travelers can experience its history.
Bruce
Haines at Historic
Hotel Bethlehem (1922) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Historic
Hotels of America Historic Hotelier of the Year
This
award is presented to the recipient demonstrating the highest contribution
to furthering the celebration of history at historic hotels as well as
leadership and innovation.
John
Dewberry at The
Dewberry (1965) Charleston, South Carolina
Historic
Hotels of America Lifetime Achievement Award
This
award is presented to individuals whose lifelong passion has resulted in
the preservation and celebration of the history and stories of a legendary
historic hotel.
Jeanne
and Grant Genzlinger at The Settlers Hospitality Group: The
Sayre Mansion (1858), Ledges
Hotel (1890), The
Settlers Inn at Bingham Park (1927), and Silver
Birches (1927) Pennsylvania
Best
Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in Europe
This
award is presented to a hotel in Europe that best celebrates its history
in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality and
service.
Hotel
Hacienda de Abajo (1493) Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Best
Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in Asia/Pacific
This
award is presented to a hotel in Asia/Pacific that best celebrates its
history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality
and service.
Las
Casas Filipinas de Acuzar (1780) Bagac, Philippines
Best
Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in the Americas
This
award is presented to a hotel in the Americas that best celebrates its
history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality
and service.
Hacienda
de los Santos Resort & Spa (1685) Alamos, Mexico
Historian
of the Year
This
award is presented to an individual for making a unique contribution in
the research and presentation of history, and whose work has encouraged
a wide, if not provocative, discussion and greater understanding of the
history of our nation.
Brigadier
General Ty Seidule, U.S. Army (retired)
Legacy
of Innovation and Inspiration Award
This
award recognizes the extensive accomplishments of Horst Schulze in pioneering
innovative concepts for achieving uncommon success, for being a thought
leader on exceptional service, a legend and inspiring leader in the hotel
world, and whose teachings and vision have reshaped the concepts of service
and hospitality across industries.
Horst
Schulze
It
is an honor to congratulate all the 2021 Annual Awards of Excellence winners,
said Lawrence Horwitz, Executive Vice President, Historic Hotels of America
and Historic Hotels Worldwide. The winners are the finest historic hotels
and hoteliers from the across the United States and from around the world.
The historic hotels nominated include small historic inns, boutique hotels,
lifestyle hotels, and resorts. They represent small towns to large cities
to UNESCO World Heritage destinations. We applaud the dedication and passion
of the thousands of individuals working at these iconic and legendary hotels
that keep the stories alive from the past and make staying or celebrating
special occasions at these historic hotels memorable experiences. The hotels
on this list represent the very best spirit of perseverance and preservation
of Historic Hotels. Through the many chapters these buildings have seen,
it is the care of their staff, owners, and operators and the support of
travelers that allow these stories to continue.
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About
Historic Hotels of America®
Historic
Hotels of America is the official program of the National Trust for
Historic Preservation for recognizing, celebrating, and promoting the finest
historic hotels in the United States of America. To be nominated and selected
for membership in this prestigious program, a hotel must be at least 50
years old; designated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior as a National
Historic Landmark or listed in or eligible for listing in the National
Register of Historic Places; and recognized as having historical significance.
Of the more than 300 historic hotels inducted into Historic Hotels of America
from 44 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and
Puerto Rico, all historic hotels faithfully preserve their sense of authenticity,
sense of place, and architectural integrity. To learn more, please visit
HistoricHotels.org.
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About
Historic Hotels Worldwide®
Historic
Hotels Worldwide is a prestigious and distinctive collection of historic
treasures, including luxury historic hotels built in former castles, chateaus,
palaces, academies, haciendas, villas, monasteries, and other historic
lodging spanning ten centuries. Historic Hotels Worldwide represents the
finest and most distinctive global collection of more than 320 historic
hotels in more than 46 countries. Hotels inducted into Historic Hotels
Worldwide are authentic historic treasures, demonstrate historic preservation,
and celebrate historic significance. Eligibility for induction into Historic
Hotels Worldwide is limited to those distinctive historic hotels that adhere
to the following criteria: minimum age for the building is 75 years or
older; historically relevant as a significant location with a historic
district, historically significant landmark, place of a historic event,
former home of a famous person, or historic city center; hotel celebrates
its history by showcasing memorabilia, artwork, photography, and other
examples of its historic significance; recognized by national preservation
or heritage buildings organization or located within UNESCO World Heritage
Site; and presently used as historic hotel. For more information, please
visit HistoricHotelsWorldwide.com.
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Contact:
Katherine
Orr
Historic
Hotels of America | Historic Hotels Worldwide
Manager,
Marketing Communications
Tel:
202-772-8337
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