The 2024 Historic Hotels of America® Annual Awards of Excellence Nominee Finalists Are Announced

Historic Hotels of America®, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is pleased to announce the Nominee Finalists for the 2024 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence.

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Williamsburg Inn (1937) Williamsburg, Virginia. Colonial Williamsburg Resorts is a Nominee Finalist for Best Historic Resort. Credit: Historic Hotels of America and Williamsburg Inn.

The Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence honor the finest historic hotels and hoteliers every year through categories including Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Resort, Historic Hotels of America Sustainability Champion, and Historic Hotels of America Historic Hotelier of the Year. Historic Hotels of America is the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1949, for recognizing and celebrating the finest historic hotels across the United States.

The award winners will be announced on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at the 2024 Historic Hotels Annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony & Gala, in front of an audience of owners, general managers, senior decision-makers, and guests representing many of the finest historic hotels from around the world. The 2024 Historic Hotels Annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony & Gala will take place at The Omni Homestead Resort (1766) in Hot Springs, Virginia, USA. The Omni Homestead Resort was inducted into Historic Hotels of America as a Charter Member in 1989 and was designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. It is an iconic year-round resort nestled in the scenic Allegheny Mountains that has welcomed guests for more than 250 years.

The Nominee Finalists for the 2024 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence were selected from nominations received from historic hotels, preservation supporters, prior award recipients, community leaders, and leadership from Historic Hotels of America. As an official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Historic Hotels of America provides the recognition to travelers, civic leaders, and the global cultural, heritage, and historic travel market that member hotels are among the finest historic hotels from 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.

From more than 500 nominations received, the awards committee evaluated and, after careful consideration, selected the following 2024 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence Nominee Finalists:

Historic Hotels of America New Member of the Year

Mills House Charleston, Curio Collection by Hilton (1852) Charleston, South Carolina

Atheneum Suite Hotel (1879) Detroit, Michigan

Fairfield Inn & Suites Madison Historic Eagle Cotton Mill (1884) Madison, Indiana

The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, Autograph Collection (1892) Denver, Colorado

The Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection (1901) New York, New York

Hotel Iroquois (1902) Mackinac Island, Michigan

The Biltmore Los Angeles (1923) Los Angeles, California

The Chestnut Inn (1927) Deposit, New York

The Lafayette Hotel and Club (1946) San Diego, California

Mission Resort + Club (1964) Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida

Historic Hotels of America Best Social Media of a Historic Hotel

The Omni Homestead Resort (1766) Hot Springs, Virginia

Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York

Palmer House®, a Hilton Hotel (1871) Chicago, Illinois

Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton (1898) New York, New York

Southern Hotel (1907) Covington, Louisiana

The Andrus Hotel (1917) Dillon, Montana

Historic Hotel Bethlehem (1922) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

La Concha Hotel & Spa (1926) Key West, Florida

The Graylyn Estate (1932) Winston-Salem, North Carolina

The King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort (1935) St. Simons Island, Georgia

The Wort Hotel (1941) Jackson, Wyoming

Historic Hotels of America Sustainability Champion

Island House Hotel (1852) Mackinac Island, Michigan

Jekyll Island Club Resort (1887) Jekyll Island, Georgia

Ledges Hotel (1890) Hawley, Pennsylvania

Lake Yellowstone Hotel & Cabins (1891) Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Airlie (1899) Warrenton, Virginia

Chatham Bars Inn (1914) Chatham, Massachusetts

The American Club (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin

Hassayampa Inn (1927) Prescott, Arizona

Hilton Chicago (1927) Chicago, Illinois

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel (1964) Kohala Coast, Hawaii

Historic Hotels of America Best Small Historic Inn/Hotel (Under 75 Guestrooms)

Concord’s Colonial Inn (1716) Concord, Massachusetts

John Rutledge House Inn (1763) Charleston, South Carolina

The Middlebury Inn (1827) Middlebury, Vermont

Antrim 1844 (1844) Taneytown, Maryland

The Inn at Leola Village, Est. 1867 (1867) Leola, Pennsylvania

St. James Hotel MN (1875) Red Wing, Minnesota

Wentworth Mansion (1886) Charleston, South Carolina

The Lodge at the Presidio (1894) San Francisco, California

The Dunhill Hotel (1929) Charlotte, North Carolina

The Wort Hotel (1941) Jackson, Wyoming

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (76-200 Guestrooms)

Capital Hotel (1873) Little Rock, Arkansas

La Posada de Santa Fe (1882) Santa Fe, New Mexico

Casa Monica Resort & Spa (1888) St. Augustine, Florida

The Jefferson Hotel (1895) Richmond, Virginia

The Union Station Nashville Yards (1900) Nashville, Tennessee

Historic Hotel Bethlehem (1922) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

The Balfour Hotel Miami Beach (1940) Miami Beach, Florida

Royal Palms Resort and Spa (1948) Phoenix, Arizona

Surf & Sand Resort Laguna Beach (1948) Laguna Beach, California

The Statler (1956) Dallas, Texas

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (201-400 Guestrooms)

The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa (1876) Riverside, California

Grand Hotel (1887) Mackinac Island, Michigan

The Pfister Hotel (1893) Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Hilton Fort Worth (1921) Fort Worth, Texas

Francis Marion Hotel (1924) Charleston, South Carolina

The Wigwam (1929) Litchfield Park, Arizona

Fairmont El San Juan Hotel (1958) San Juan, Puerto Rico

Rancho Bernardo Inn (1963) San Diego, California

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel (1964) Kohala Coast, Hawaii

Fairmont Century Plaza (1961) Los Angeles, California

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (Over 400 Guestrooms)

The Peabody Memphis (1869) Memphis, Tennessee

Palace Hotel (1875) San Francisco, California

Hotel del Coronado (1888) San Diego, California

Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton (1898) New York, New York

JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District (1912) Savannah, Georgia

Omni William Penn (1916) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Fairmont Olympic Hotel (1924) Seattle, Washington

The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection (1925) Washington, District of Columbia

Lord Baltimore Hotel (1928) Baltimore, Maryland

Omni Shoreham Hotel (1930) Washington, District of Columbia

Historic Hotels of America Best City Center Historic Hotel

The Willard InterContinental Washington, DC (1818) Washington, District of Columbia

Omni La Mansión del Rio (1852) San Antonio, Texas

Hotel Boulderado (1909) Boulder, Colorado

The Georgian Terrace (1911) Atlanta, Georgia

The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City (1911) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Fairmont Copley Plaza (1912) Boston, Massachusetts

HOTEL DU PONT (1913) Wilmington, Delaware

Haywood Park Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection (1923) Ashville, North Carolina

The Hotel Viking (1926) Newport, Rhode Island

Hilton Milwaukee City Center (1928) Milwaukee, Wisconsin

JW Marriott Essex House New York (1931) New York, New York

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Resort

Colonial Williamsburg Resorts: Williamsburg Lodge, Autograph Collection, and Colonial Houses (1750) and Williamsburg Inn (1937) Williamsburg, Virginia

The Sagamore Resort (1883) Bolton Landing, New York

Jekyll Island Club Resort (1887) Jekyll Island, Georgia

Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa (1901) Honolulu, Hawaii

Omni Mount Washington (1902) Bretton Woods, New Hampshire

Condado Vanderbilt Hotel (1919) San Juan, Puerto Rico

The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, Autograph Collection (1925) St. Petersburg, Florida

The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa (1927) Sonoma, California

Skytop Lodge (1928) Skytop, Pennsylvania

Royal Palms Resort and Spa (1948) Phoenix, Arizona

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Restaurant

1796 Room at Omni Bedford Springs Resort (1806) Bedford, Pennsylvania

Chez Philippe at The Peabody Memphis (1869) Memphis, Tennessee

Garden Court at Palace Hotel (1875) San Francisco, California

Julia, A Spirited Restaurant & Bar at La Posada de Santa Fe (1882) Santa Fe, New Mexico

Lemaire Restaurant at The Jefferson Hotel (1895) Richmond, Virginia

1909 Restaurant at The Otesaga Hotel (1909) Cooperstown, New York

La Plazuela at La Fonda (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico

Shuckers Oyster Bar at Fairmont Olympic Hotel (1924) Seattle, Washington

Peacock Dining Room at Hassayampa Inn (1927) Prescott, Arizona

Kitty O'Sheas at Hilton Chicago (1927) Chicago, Illinois

Historic Hotels of America Ambassador of the Year (25 Years of Service)

Cindy White at The Omni Homestead Resort (1766) Hot Springs, Virginia

Steve Dudley at Historic Inns of Annapolis (1772) Annapolis, Maryland

Sheryl Baker at The Peabody Memphis (1869) Memphis, Tennessee

Maria Elena Monterossa at Napa River Inn (1884) Napa, California

Glendon Bulgin at Grand Hotel (1887) Mackinac Island, Michigan

Adrienne Scales at The Georgian Terrace (1911) Atlanta, Georgia

Sayaka Hishinuma at Fairmont Olympic Hotel (1924) Seattle, Washington

Richard A. (Rick) Murphy at The Raphael Hotel (1928) Kansas City, Missouri

Katie Myers at Main Street Hospitality

Mario Crespo at Remington Hospitality

Historic Hotels of America Hotel Historian of the Year

Anne Oppermann at The Red Lion Inn (1773) Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Dwayne Long at Omni Bedford Springs Resort (1806) Bedford, Pennsylvania

Heather Tamlyn at Island House Hotel (1852) Mackinac Island, Michigan

Nell Boucher at Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York

Kenon Walker at The Peabody Memphis (1869) Memphis, Tennessee

Tara Williams at Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton (1898) New York, New York

Gina Petrone at Hotel del Coronado (1888) San Diego, California

Laurel McKown at Hotel Boulderado (1909) Boulder, Colorado

Amoré Cianciola at Hassayampa Inn (1927) Prescott, Arizona

Kathleen Hutton at The Graylyn Estate (1932) Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Historic Hotels of America Legendary Family Historic Hoteliers of the Year

The Harrington Family at Concord’s Colonial Inn (1716) Concord and Hawthorne Hotel (1925) Salem, Massachusetts

The Banta Family at Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn (1766) Rhinebeck, New York

The Fitzpatrick/Eustis Family at The Red Lion Inn (1773) Stockbridge, Massachusetts

The Ryba-Callewaert Family at Island House Hotel (1852) Mackinac Island, Michigan

The Smiley Family at Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York

The Monteleone Family at Hotel Monteleone (1886) New Orleans, Louisiana

The Kohler Family at The American Club (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin

The Sturdivant Family at The King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort (1935) St. Simons Island, Georgia

Paul Reed and Family at JC Resorts: La Casa Del Zorro Desert Resort & Spa (1937) Borrego Springs; Surf & Sand Resort Laguna Beach (1948) Laguna Beach; Rancho Bernardo Inn (1963) San Diego, California

The Jackson Family at Alisal Ranch (1946) Solvang, California

Historic Hotels of America Historic Hotelier of the Year

John Murtha at Omni Parker House (1855) Boston, Massachusetts

Sara Brooks at Napa River Inn (1884) Napa, California

Harold Rapoza, Jr. at Hotel del Coronado (1888) San Diego, California

Lisa Condrey Ward at Southern Hotel (1907) Covington, Louisiana

Molly and Robert D. Hardie at The Hermitage Hotel (1910) Nashville, Tennessee

Vanessa Williams at The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, Autograph Collection (1925) St. Petersburg, Florida

Jim Waldrop at The Wort Hotel (1941) Jackson, Wyoming

Bob Page at Omni Hotels & Resorts

Randy Howat at Inns of Distinction

Michelle Gilman Jasen at Fairmont Hotels and Resorts

“It is an honor to congratulate all of the 2024 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence Nominee Finalists,” said Lawrence Horwitz, Executive Vice President, Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide. “The Nominee Finalists exemplify the finest historic hotels and hoteliers in the United States. The historic hotels nominated include historic inns, boutique hotels, lifestyle hotels, and legendary resorts. They represent small towns and large cities, as well as national historic districts. We applaud the dedication and passion of the thousands of individuals working at these iconic and legendary historic hotels that keep the stories alive from the past and make staying or celebrating special occasions at these historic hotels memorable experiences.”

Historic Hotels of America’s sister program, Historic Hotels Worldwide®, also announced its Nominee Finalists for the 2024 Historic Hotels Worldwide Annual Awards of Excellence this week. See the news about those Nominee Finalists here.

Tickets for the 2024 Historic Hotels Annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony & Gala are available. The much-anticipated event will take place at The Omni Homestead Resort (1766) in Hot Springs, Virginia, on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 7 p.m., to close out the 2024 Historic Hotels Annual Conference. Ceremony & Gala Tickets are $500. To register for the Ceremony & Gala ONLY, click here.

To learn more and register for the 2024 Historic Hotels Annual Conference, held November 18-22 and concluding with the 2024 Historic Hotels Annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony & Gala, click here.

About Historic Hotels of America®

Historic Hotels of America® is the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation for recognizing and celebrating the finest historic hotels across the United States of America. The National Trust for Historic Preservation was chartered by U.S. Congress in 1949 and is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is leading the movement to save places where our history happened. 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, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, all historic hotels faithfully preserve their sense of authenticity, sense of place, and architectural integrity. For more information, please visit HistoricHotels.org.

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