Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence Ceremony & Gala Mahalo nui loa Conference and Gala Sponsors A Special Thank You to our Conference Sponsors Best Social Media

 Hotel Monteleone (1886) New Orleans,  Grand Hotel (1887) Mackinac Island, Michigan  The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco (1907)  The Jefferson, Washington, DC (1923)  The Royal Hawaiian, A Luxury Collection Resort (1927) Honolulu, Hawaii  Loews Don CeSar Hotel (1928) St. Pete Beach, Florida Best Social Media

The Jefferson, Washington, DC (1923) Sustainability Champion

 Hanover Inn Dartmouth (1780) Hanover, New Hampshire  The Boar’s Head (1834) Charlottesville, Virginia  Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa (1847) Point Clear, Alabama  The Willard InterContinental, Washington DC (1847)  Lake Yellowstone Hotel & Cabins (1903) Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming  Hilton Chicago (1927) Chicago, Illinois Sustainability Champion

The Boar’s Head (1834) Charlottesville, Virginia Best Small Historic Inn/Hotel (Under 75 Guestrooms)

 Concord’s Colonial Inn (1716) Concord, Massachusetts  Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn (1766) Rhinebeck, New York  Inn at the Presidio (1776) San Francisco, California  Inn at Leola Village, Est. 1867 (1867) Leola, Pennsylvania  The Chanler at Cliff Walk (1873) Newport, Rhode Island  The Wort Hotel (1941) Jackson, Wyoming Best Small Historic Inn/Hotel (Under 75 Guestrooms)

Inn at the Presidio (1903) San Francisco, California Best Historic Hotel (75-200 Guestrooms)

 The Otesaga Hotel and Cooper Inn (1909) Cooperstown, New York  The Hermitage Hotel (1910) Nashville, Tennessee  Hotel Blackhawk, Autograph Collection (1915) Davenport, Iowa  Historic Hotel Bethlehem (1922) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania  La Fonda on the Plaza™ (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico  Hawthorne Hotel (1925) Salem, Massachusetts Best Historic Hotel (75-200 Guestrooms)

La Fonda on the Plaza™ (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico Best Historic Hotel (201-400 Guestrooms)

 The Willard InterContinental, Washington DC (1847)  The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa (1876) Riverside, California  The Plaza (1907) New York, New York  Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown (1912) Portland, Oregon  Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center (1927)  The Edgewater (1948) Madison, Wisconsin Best Historic Hotel (201-400 Guestrooms)

The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa (1876) Riverside, California Best Historic Hotel (Over 400 Guestrooms)

 Palace Hotel (1875) San Francisco, California  Hotel Monteleone (1886) New Orleans, Louisiana  Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa (1901) Honolulu, Hawaii  The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco (1907)  The Drake Hotel (1920) Chicago, Illinois  Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza (1931) Best Historic Hotel (Over 400 Guestrooms)

Palace Hotel (1875) San Francisco, California Best City Center Historic Hotel

 The Pfister Hotel (1893) Milwaukee, Wisconsin  Fairmont Heritage Place, Ghirardelli Square (1893) San Francisco, California  Le Pavillon Hotel (1907) New Orleans, Louisiana  The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection (1925) Washington, DC  Boston Park Plaza (1927) Boston, Massachusetts  Hilton Chicago (1927) Chicago, Illinois Best City Center Historic Hotel

The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection (1925) Washington, DC Legendary Family Historic Hoteliers of the Year

 The Widman Family at Wentworth Mansion (1886) in Charleston, South Carolina  The Monteleone Family at Hotel Monteleone (1886) New Orleans, Louisiana  The Smiley Family at Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York  The Kohler Family at The American Club (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin  The Melius Family at OHEKA CASTLE (1919) Huntington, New York  The Genzlinger Family at The Settlers Inn at Bingham Park (1927) Hawley, Pennsylvania Legendary Family Historic Hoteliers of the Year

The Genzlinger Family at The Settlers Inn at Bingham Park (1927) Hawley, Pennsylvania Best Historic Resort

 The Omni Homestead Resort (1766) Hot Springs, Virginia  Keswick Hall (1912) Charlottesville, Virginia  The Broadmoor (1918) Colorado Spring, Colorado  The American Club (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin  Ojai Valley Inn & Spa (1923) Ojai, California  The Hotel Hershey® (1933) Hershey, Pennsylvania Best Historic Resort

The Omni Homestead Resort (1766) Hot Springs, Virginia Best Historic Restaurant in Conjunction with a Historic Hotel

 Chez Philippe at The Peabody Memphis (1869) Memphis, Tennessee  The Spiced Pear at The Chanler at Cliff Walk (1873) Newport, Rhode Island  Circa 1886 at Wentworth Mansion (1886) Charleston, South Carolina  Woods Restaurant at Grand Hotel (1887) Mackinac Island, Michigan  Penrose Room at The Broadmoor (1918) Colorado Springs, Colorado  The Wisconsin Room at The American Club (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin Best Historic Restaurant in Conjunction with a Historic Hotel

Circa 1886 at Wentworth Mansion (1886) Charleston, South Carolina Best Historic Hotel - Europe

 NH Collection Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi (1212) Amalfi,  Bernini Palace Hotel (15th Century) Florence, Italy  Pulitzer Amsterdam (17th Century) Amsterdam,  Antica Dimora Suites (1820) Crete,  Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern (1845) Lucerne,  Ciragan Palace Kempinski (17th Century) Istanbul, Best Historic Hotel - Europe

Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern (1845) Lucerne, Switzerland Best Historic Hotel – Asia/Pacific

Fort Seengh Sagar (1670) Rajasthan, Alsisar Haveli (1892) Jaipur, India Hotel New Grand (1927) Yokohama, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi (1901) Hanoi, The Fullerton Hotel (1928) Singapore Mansion Hotel (1932) Shanghai, Best Historic Hotel – Asia/Pacific

Hotel New Grand (1927) Yokohama, Japan Best Historic Hotel – The Americas

 Alfiz Hotel (17th Century) Cartagena, Colombia  Hacienda Xcanatún (1789) Merida, Mexico  Quinta Real Puebla (1893) Puebla, Mexico  Fairmont Le Château Frontenac (1893) Québec City, Canada  The Omni King Edward Hotel (1903) Toronto, Canada  (1932) Buenos Aires, Best Historic Hotel – The Americas

Hacienda Xcanatún (1789) Merida, Mexico Hotel Historian of the Year

 Susan Wilson at the Omni Parker House, Boston (1855) Boston, Massachusetts  Tom Vickstrom at The Hermitage Hotel (1910) Nashville, Tennessee  Tina Malasics at The Gasparilla Inn & Club (1913) Boca Grande, Florida  Beth Davis at The Broadmoor (1918) Colorado Spring, Colorado  Teresa Porter at the Benbow Historic Inn (1926) Garberville, California  Lora Gallagher at the Hilton Hawaiian Village® Waikiki Beach Resort (1955) Honolulu, Hawaii Hotel Historian of the Year

Lora Gallagher at the Hilton Hawaiian Village® Waikiki Beach Resort (1955) A Special Thank You to our Host Hotel

The Royal Hawaiian, A Luxury Collection Resort (1927) Waikiki Beach, Hawaii 2014 Award Winner for Best Historic Resort Historic Hotelier of the Year

 Terry Haney at the Inn at the Presidio (1776) San Francisco, California  Doug Browne at The Peabody Memphis (1861) Memphis, Tennessee  Randy Howat at the Inns of Distinction, LLC (1867) Pennsylvania  Duane and Kelly Roberts at The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa (1876) Riverside, California  Kathy Faulk at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC (1930) Washington, DC  Jim Waldrop at The Wort Hotel (1941) Jackson, Wyoming Historic Hotelier of the Year

Doug Browne at The Peabody Memphis (1861) Memphis, Tennessee 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award

Takamasa Osano Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, LP The culinary team from The Royal Hawaiian;

Cheryl Williams, General Manager and her host committee;

The Ueberroth Family

ThankKyo-Ya Hotels and ResortsYou LP

Speakers and Subject Matter Experts Matson and other table Sponsors

Performers and Entertainers

The Events Team and Leadership from Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide Congratulations to all our 2016 Winners