15th Annual HD Project Awards Winners and Finalists
From nearly 780 entries in 24 categories, see the winners and finalists of HD’s 15th annual Project Awards
Words by: HD Staff
To learn more about the winners, finalists, and the awards event, visit hospitalitydesignawards.com.
15th Annual HD Project Awards Winners and Finalists
From nearly 780 entries in 24 categories, see the winners and finalists of HD’s 15th annual Project Awards
To learn more about the winners, finalists, and the awards event, visit hospitalitydesignawards.com.
Project Breakdown: Cleveland’s Fidelity Hotel
Apr 24, 2025
WINNER
Luxury Hotel
The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland
Interior Design Firms: Basalt Architects, Reykjavik, Iceland, and Design Group Italia, New York
Architecture Firm: Basalt Architects, Reykjavik
Owner: Blue Lagoon Island
FINALIST
Luxury Hotel
Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: OHLAB, Mallorca
Owner: Mikael Hall
FINALIST
Luxury Hotel
The Shanghai EDITION
Interior Design and Architecture Firms: Ian Schrager Company, New York, in collaboration with Neri & Hu, Shanghai
Owner: Luneng Hotels Management Co. Ltd.
Operator: Marriott International
WINNER
Luxury Public Spaces
Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: OHLAB, Mallorca
Owner: Mikael Hall
FINALIST
Luxury Public Spaces
Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Interior Design Firms: Wilson-Red, Dallas; Shutze Studio, Boulder, Colorado; and Diarq, Mexico City
Architecture Firm: Zagar Contstrucciones, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Owner and Operator: Belmond
WINNER
Upscale Hotel
Hôtel Monville, Montreal
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: ACDF Architecture, Montreal
Owner and Operator: Hôtel Monville
FINALIST
Upscale Hotel
Shinola Hotel, Detroit
Interior Design Firm: GACHOT, New York
Architecture Firm: Kraemer Design Group, Detroit
Owner: Shinola / Bedrock,
Operator: Mac&Lo Hospitality
FINALIST
Upscale Hotel
Mist Hot-spring Hotel, Henan, China
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Department of Architecture Co., Bangkok
Owner and Operator: Central China Premier Hotels Management Co. Ltd.
WINNER
Upscale Public Space
Noelle, Nashville
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: DAAD, Nashville
Owner: Rockbridge
Operator: Makeready
FINALIST
Upscale Public Space
Mist Hot-spring Hotel, Henan, China
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Department of Architecture Co., Bangkok
Owner and Operator: Central China Premier Hotels Management Co. Ltd.
FINALIST
Upscale Public Space
Shinola Hotel, Detroit
Interior Design Firm: GACHOT, New York
Architecture Firm: Kraemer Design Group, Detroit
Owner: Shinola / Bedrock
Operator: Mac&Lo Hospitality
WINNER
Lifestyle Hotel
Hotel Joaquin, Laguna Beach, California
Interior Design Firm: Studio Robert McKinley, New York
Architecture Firm: Enter-Arc, Santa Ana, California
Owner and Operator: Auric Road
FINALIST
Lifestyle Hotel
The Line Austin
Interior Design Firm: Knibb Design, Venice California
Architecture Firm: Michael Hsu Office Of Architecture, Austin
Owner: Yucaipa, Square Mile
Operator: Sydell Group
FINALIST
Lifestyle Hotel
Lora Hotel, Stillwater, Minnesota
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: ESG Architecture & Design, Minneapolis
Owner: Elevage Development Group
Operator: Provenance Hotels
FINALIST
Lifestyle Hotel
AWOL, Provincetown, Massachusetts
Interior Design Firm: Elder & Ash, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Architecture Firm: Bluefish Property Group, Marblehead, Massachusetts
Owner and Operator: Lark Hotels
WINNER
Lifestyle Public Space
Hotel Figueroa, Los Angeles
Interior Design Firm: Studio Collective, Venice, California
Architecture Firm: Rockefeller Kempel Architects, El Segundo, California
Owner: Green Oak Real Estate and Capital Hall Partners
Operators: APICII and Highgate (May 2019); and Hersha Hospitality Management (opening operator)
FINALIST
Lifestyle Public Space
The Line Austin
Interior Design Firm: Knibb Design, Venice California
Architecture Firm: Michael Hsu Office Of Architecture, Austin
Owner: Yucaipa, Square Mile
Operator: Sydell Group
FINALIST
Lifestyle Public Space
Noelle, Nashville
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: DAAD, Nashville
Owner: Rockbridge
Operator: Marriott International
FINALIST
Lifestyle Public Space
Hotel Joaquin, Laguna Beach, California
Interior Design Firm: Studio Robert McKinley, California and New York
Architecture Firm: Enter-Arc, Santa Ana, California
Owner and Operator: Auric Road
WINNER
Luxury, Upscale, and Lifestyle Guestrooms
Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: OHLAB, Palma, Mallorca
Owner: Mikael Hall
FINALIST
Luxury, Upscale, and Lifestyle Guestrooms
Woodlark Hotel
Interior Design Firm: OfficeUntitled, Culver City, California, and Smith Hanes, Atlanta
Architecture Firm: OfficeUntitled, Culver City
Owner: NBP Capital
Operator: Provenance Hotels
FINALIST
Luxury, Upscale, and Lifestyle Guestrooms
Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Interior Design Firms: Wilson-Red, Dallas; Shutze Studio, Boulder, Colorado; and Diarq, Mexico City
Architecture Firm: Zagar Contstrucciones, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Owner and Operator: Belmond
FINALIST
Luxury, Upscale, and Lifestyle Guestrooms
Hotel Joaquin, Laguna Beach, California
Interior Design Firm: Studio Robert McKinley, New York
Architecture Firm: Enter-Arc, Santa Ana, California
Owner and Operator: Auric Road
FINALIST
Luxury, Upscale, and Lifestyle Guestrooms
La Clef Champs-Elysées, Paris
Interior Design Firm: Studio Jean-Philippe Nuel, Paris
Architecture Firm: ERTIM, Paris
Owner: The Ascott Limited
Operator: La Cléf Champs Elysées
WINNER
Midscale Hotel
Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Atkin Olshin Schade Architects, Santa Fe
Owner and Operator: Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm
FINALIST
Midscale Hotel
Hotel Revival, Baltimore
Interior Design Firm: SLDesign, Philadelphia
Architecture Firm: SM+P Architects, Baltimore
Owner: NuovoRE
Operator: Joie de Vivre Hotels, managed by Hyatt Hotels Corporation
FINALIST
Midscale Hotel
The Lodge at Gulf State Park, a Hilton Hotel, Gulf Shores, Alabama
Interior Design Firm: Looney & Associates, Dallas
Architecture Firm: Lake Flato, San Antonio, and Rabun Architects (architect of record)
Owner: State of Alabama and Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources by and through the University of Alabama Center for Economic Development
Operator: Valor Hospitality
WINNER
Midscale Public Space
Tilden Hotel, San Francisco
Interior Design Firm: Studio Tack, Brooklyn, New York
Architecture Firm: Stanton Architecture, San Francisco
Owner: Yang Capital / Point Hospitality;
Operator: Point Hospitality
FINALIST
Midscale Public Space
Hotel Revival, Baltimore
Interior Design Firm: SLDesign, Philadelphia
Architecture Firm: SM+P Architects, Baltimore
Owner: NuovoRE
Operator: Joie de Vivre Hotels, managed by Hyatt Hotels Corporation
FINALIST
Midscale Public Space
Shang Ju Hotel, Yingshan County, Hubei Province, China
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Si Han Design, Wuhan City
Owner: Fei Guo
Operator: New Beacon Hotels Group Co. Ltd.
FINALIST
Midscale Public Space
Cyrus Hotel, Topeka, Kansas
Interior Design Firm: Avenir Creative, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Architect One, Topeka
Owner: AIM Strategies
Operator: Aparium Hotel Group
WINNER
Select-Service Hotel
2060 The Newton Hostel, Madrid
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Wanna One, Madrid
Owner: Tao Hostel S.L.
FINALIST
Select-Service Hotel
AC Hotel by Marriott Tampa, Florida
Interior Design Firm: 555 International, Chicago
Architecture Firm: L2 Studios, Orlando
Owner: Prisa Group
Operator: Marriott International
WINNER
Select-Service Public Space
ROW DTLA
Interior Design Firm: Preen, LA
Owner and Operator: Atlas Capital Group
FINALIST
Select-Service Public Space
Element Moline, Illinois
Interior Design Firm: Sheedy/DeLaRosa Interiors, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Legat Architects, Chicago
Owner: The Amin Group/Ctwo Hotels
Operator: Ctwo Hotels
FINALIST
Select-Service Public Space
AC Hotel by Marriott Tampa, Florida
Interior Design Firm: 555 International, Chicago
Architecture Firm: L2 Studios, Orlando
Owner: Prisa Group
Operator: Marriott International
WINNER
Midscale and Select-Service Guestrooms
The Wheelhouse Hotel, Chicago
Interior Design Firm: Curioso, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Norr, Chicago
Owner and Operator: Bedderman Lodging Co.
FINALIST
Midscale and Select-Service Guestrooms
Life House Hotel Little Havana, Miami
Interior Design Firm, Architecture Firm, Owner, and Operator: Life House Hotels, New York
FINALIST
Midscale and Select-Service Guestrooms
Cyrus Hotel, Topeka, Kansas
Interior Design Firm: Avenir Creative, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Architect One, Topeka
Owner: AIM Strategies
Operator: Aparium Hotel Group
WINNER
Upscale Restaurant
Ta-ke, Hong Kong
Interior Design Firms: Steve Leung Design Group, Hong Kong, and Kengo Kuma and Associates, Tokyo
Owner and Operator: 1957 & Co. (Hospitality) Ltd.
FINALIST
Upscale Restaurant
Bakan Wynwood, Miami
Interior Design Firm: The Workshop Collective, Miami and Burton Hersh Architects, Coral Gables, Florida
Architecture Firm: Burton Hersh Architects, Coral Gables, Florida
Owner: Gaval Wynwood
Operator: Bakan Wynwood
FINALIST
Upscale Restaurant
Bavel, Los Angeles
Interior Design Firm: Studio Unltd, LA
Architecture Firm: Osvaldo Maiozzi Design, LA
Owner and Operator: Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis
FINALIST
Upscale Restaurant
Scarpetta, New York
Interior Design Firm: Thomas Juul-Hansen, New York
Architecture Firm: R Wade Johnson Design, New York
Owner: LDV Hospitality
FINALIST
Upscale Restaurant
Cocina del Mar, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Interior Design Firm: Studio Mai, Los Angeles
Architecture Firm: Hart Howerton, San Francisco
Operator: Auberge Resorts Collection
WINNER
Casual Restaurant
Loro, Austin
Interior and Architecture Design Firm: Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, Austin
Owner and Operator: Hai Hospitality
FINALIST
Casual Restaurant
Pacific Standard Time, Chicago
Interior Design Firm: Parts and Labor Design, New York
Architecture Firm: Space Architects + Planners, Chicago
Owner and Operator: Underscore Hospitality and One Off Hospitality Group
FINALIST
Casual Restaurant
Broken Shaker, New York
Interior Design Firm: Roman and Williams, New York
Architecture Firm: IBI Group, New York
Owner: Alliance Bernstein
Operator: Sydell Group
FINALIST
Casual Restaurant
Boqueria, New York
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Studio Razavi Architecture, New York
Owner: Yann de Rochefor
Operator: Boqueria
FINALIST
Casual Restaurant
American Son, Washington, DC
Interior Design Firm: Parts and Labor Design, New York
Architecture Firm: Callison RTKL, New York
Owner: Pacific Eagle
Operator: Pacific Eagle/Eaton Workshop
WINNER
Cafés and Coffee Shops
Tingtai Teahouse, Shanghai
Interior Design Firm: Linehouse, Hong Kong
Owner: Mr Chen
FINALIST
Cafés and Coffee Shops
Ice Scream, The Bronx, New York
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Asthetique Group, New York
Owner and Operator: Jonathan Pinkhasov
WINNER
Specialty Lounge, Nightclub, or Bar
Quad House, Beijing
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: ARCHISTRY design&research office, Beijing
FINALIST
Specialty Lounge, Nightclub, or Bar
Castell, New York
Interior Design Firm: BHDM Design, New York
Architecture Firm: Helpern Architects, New York
Owner: OTO Development
Operator: Cutting Edge Management
FINALIST
Specialty Lounge, Nightclub, or Bar
Annabel’s, London
Interior Design Firm: Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, London
Owner and Operator: The Birley Clubs
FINALIST
Specialty Lounge, Nightclub, or Bar
Broken Shaker, New York
Interior Design Firm: Roman and Williams, New York
Architecture Firm: IBI Group, New York
Owner: Alliance Bernstein
Operator: Sydell Group
FINALIST
Specialty Lounge, Nightclub, or Bar
Not Club, Guangzhou, China
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Republic Metropolis Architecture, Guangzhou, China
Owner: Xinhua Wu
WINNER
Resort
Fairmont Maldives, Sirru Fen Fushi
Interior Design Firm: HBA, Singapore
Architecture Firm: SCSY Studio, Singapore
Owner: SC Capital Partners Group
Operator: Fairmont Maldives
FINALIST
Resort
Solaz Los Cabos, Mexico
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos, Mexico City
Owner: Olarena
Owner and Operator: Marriott International
FINALIST
Resort
Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge, Botswana
Interior Design Firm: Muza Lab, London
Architecture Firm: Luxury Frontiers, San Francisco
Owner and Operator: Belmond
FINALIST
Resort
Zuri Zanzibar, Tanzania
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Jestico + Whiles, Prague
Owner: RSJ Investment
Operator: Unique Hotel Services s. r. o.
WINNER
Restorations + Transformations
Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: OHLAB, Mallorca
Owner: Mikael Hall
FINALIST
Restorations + Transformations
Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Interior Design Firms: Wilson-Red, Dallas; Shutze Studio, Boulder, Colorado; and Diarq, Mexico City
Architecture Firm: Zagar Contstrucciones, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Owner and Operator: Belmond
FINALIST
Restorations + Transformations
Shinola Hotel, Detroit
Interior Design Firm: GACHOT, New York
Architecture Firm: Kraemer Design Group, Detroit
Owner: Shinola / Bedrock,
Operator: Mac&Lo Hospitality
FINALIST
Restorations + Transformations
Hotel Joaquin, Laguna Beach, California
Interior Design Firm: Studio Robert McKinley, New York
Architecture Firm: Enter-Arc, Santa Ana, California
Owner and Operator: Auric Road
FINALIST
Restorations + Transformations
Hotel Peter & Paul, New Orleans
Interior Design Firm, Owner, and Operator: ASH NYC, Brooklyn
Architecture Firm: studioWTA (rectory and church originally built by Henry Howard), New Orleans
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WINNER
Wellness
Jiyu Spa Shanghai
Interior Design Firm: Shanghai Hip-pop Design Team
Architecture Firm: Suzhou Hongding Decoration Engineering Ltd., China
Owner and Operator: Jiyu Spa
FINALIST
Wellness
The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland
Interior Design Firms: Basalt Architects, Reykjavik, Iceland, and Design Group Italia, New York
Architecture Firm: Basalt Architects, Reykjavik
Owner: Blue Lagoon Island
FINALIST
Wellness
Monteverdi Tuscany
Interior Design Firm: Ilaria Miani, Rome
Owner and Operator: Michael Cioffi
WINNER
Sustainable
Kudadoo Maldives Private Island, Maldives
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Yuji Yamazaki Architecture, New York
Owner: Champalars Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
Operator: Crown & Champa Resort
FINALIST
Sustainable
Zuri Zanzibar
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Jestico + Whiles, Prague
Owner: RSJ Investment
Operator: Unique Hotel Services s. r. o.
FINALIST
Sustainable
Space Enhancement Project in Wangjiatuan Village, China
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: 3andwich Design, Beijing
Owner: Weihai city Likou mountain tourism development co. Ltd.
WINNER
Open
Shanghai BFC Bona Cinema
Interior Design Firm: One Plus Partnership Limited, Hong Kong
Owner: Bona International Cineplex Investment and Management Co. Ltd.
FINALIST
Open
Progeny Winery, Napa, California
Interior Design Firm: Andrew Flesher Interiors, New York
Architecture Firm: Signum Architecture, St. Helena, California
Owners: Paul and Betty Woolls
FINALIST
Open
The Curtis, a DoubleTree by Hilton – Parking Garage, Denver
Interior Design and Architecture Firm Firm: DLR Group, Minneapolis
Owner: The Curtis, a DoubleTree by Hilton
Operator: Sage Hospitality
Consultant and Artists: NINE dot Arts, Forrest J. Morrison, and Michael Vacchiano
FINALIST
Open
Wuhan Panlong Plaza Yinxing Cinema
Interior Design Firm: One Plus Partnership Limited, Hong Kong
Owner: Hubei Xiang Sheng & Insun Entertainment Co. Ltd.
FINALIST
Open
The Children’s Library at Concourse House, The Bronx, New York
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Michael K Chen Architecture, New York
Owner: Concourse House
WINNER
Art + Branding
The Curtis, a DoubleTree by Hilton – Parking Garage, Denver, Colorado
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: DLR Group, Minneapolis
Owner: The Curtis, a DoubleTree by Hilton
Operator: Sage Hospitality
Consultant and Artists: NINE dot Arts, Forrest J. Morrison, and Michael Vacchiano
FINALIST
Art + Branding
Boutellier, West Hollywood, California
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Preen, Los Angeles
Brand Team: Faust Levito, LA
Owners: Bill Chait and Jordan Ogron, Fred Segal, CAA, CIM
FINALIST
Art + Branding
The Sandman Hotel, Santa Rosa, California
Interior Design Firm: Studio Tack, Brooklyn, New York
Architecture Firm: O’Malley Wilson Westphal, Santa Rosa, California
Owner: Yang Capital / Point Hospitality
Operator: Point Hospitality
WINNER
Retail + Hospitality
RH New York, The Gallery
Interior Design Firm: RH, Corte Madera, California
Architecture Firm: Backen & Gillam, Sausalito, California
Owner and Operator: RH
FINALIST
Retail + Hospitality
Boutellier, West Hollywood, California
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Preen, Los Angeles
Owners: Bill Chait and Jordan Ogron, Fred Segal, CAA, CIM
WINNER
Student
Okana Centre for Change, Kenya
Students: Ellen Rouwendal and Laura Katharina Straehle
Interior Design Firm: Pavilions for Change/Rouwendal & Straehle, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Owner: James Otieno Jowi
FINALIST
Student
Montreal Hotel
Student: Ara Kim, New York School of Interior Design
FINALIST
Student
The Craft
Student:Larissa Mourtrier, New York School of Interior Design
FINALIST
Student
Wellington Info Kiosk, Ontario, Canada
Students: University of Toronto Design Build Team
Interior Design Firm: VanObi Designs, Collingwood, Canada
Architecture Firm: JavanderHorst Studio, Collingwood
Owner: Wellington and District BIA
Operator: EDZJJV & Associates Inc.