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Worldwide: The winners of the inaugural 2026 Global Branded Residence Awards have been revealed.
The ceremony was broadcast virtually and hosted by BHN editor Eloise Hanson alongside IHM’s CEO Piers Brown.
The majority of the awards (12) were judged independently by experts who work across the industry, while three were voted for by readers of BHN. One award for World’s Best Branded Residence was decided by the BHN team.
The shortlists and winners are:
Best interior design
- Karl Lagerfeld Residences Lisboa
- Nujuma, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve Residences
- The OWO Residences
- The Residences at InterContinental Phuket Resort
- The Residences at The St. Regis Jakarta
- The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Portland
- Winner: The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago
Best architecture/exterior design
- Aroeira Collections by Missoni
- Karl Lagerfeld Villas
- Six Senses Residences Comporta by Michaelis Boyd
- The Residences at InterContinental Phuket Resort
- The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bangkok
- The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bodrum
- Viceroy Residences at Ombria Algarve
- Winner: The Residences at The St. Regis Chicago
Best sales and marketing campaign
- You Agency – Ritz-Carlton Residences Sarasota Bay
- Winner: Proud Real Estate – The Residences at InterContinental Phuket Resort
Innovative use of technology
- AvantStay
- Owner Relations Technology
- PipeBurst Pro: Intelligent Leak Detection
- Treema
- Winner: DigiValet PropOS for Branded Residences
Strategic partner of the year
- Property Platform
- Wisefields
- Winner: Global Branded Residences
Best urban branded residence
- JW Marriott Residences, Grand Marina Saigon
- The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bangkok
- The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Hanoi
- The Ritz-Carlton Residences, San Francisco
- The St. Regis Residences, Boston
- 760 Madison – The Armani Residence
- W Residences São Paulo
- Winner: The OWO Residences by Raffles
Best resort branded residence
- Nekajui, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve Residence
- Nujuma, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve Residences
- The Residences at The St. Regis Cap Cana
- The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Dove Mountain
- The St. Regis Residences, Rye
- Viceroy Residences at Ombria Algarve
- Winner: W Residences Dubai – The Palm
Best luxury brand affiliation residence
- Bulgari Residences Dubai
- Winner: 760 Madison – The Armani Residence
The Americas: Best Branded Residence
- The Code Hotel, with AvantStay
- The Residences at The St. Regis Cap Cana
- 760 Madison – The Armani Residence
- Winner: Mandarin Oriental Residences, Fifth Avenue
Europe: Best Branded Residence
- Fairmont Residences La Hacienda
- The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Limassol
- Viceroy Residences at Ombria Algarve
- Wyndham Portocolom by IDILIQ Developments
- Winner: The OWO Residences by Raffles
Middle East & Africa: Best Branded Residence
- The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Amman
- W Residences Dubai – The Palm
- Winner: Bulgari Residences Dubai
Asia-Pacific: Best Branded Residence
- Anantara Ubud Bali Residences
- JW Marriott Residences, Grand Marina Saigon
- Sapphire Residences
- The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bangkok
- Winner: The Langham Residences, Jakarta
Future Concept
- Armani Beach Residences at Palm Jumeirah
- HQ Residences Miami
- Karl Lagerfeld Residences Lisboa
- Kiara Reserve
- Nexo Residences by AvantStay
- Six Senses Residences Comporta
- The Residences at Nikki Beach Resort & Spa
- Winner: Roche Bobois St. Pete Tower
Innovator of the Year
- Marloes Knippenberg, CEO, Kerten Hospitality
- Dimitris Manikis, president EMEA, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
- Gerard Nolan, chairman, C1 Capital Partners
- Sharan Pasricha, founder, Ennismore
- Philippe Starck, co-founder, YOO Inspired by Starck
- Winner: Dayiana Oballos Mora, founder, VOS Business Consultants
Industry Icon
- Sonia Cheng, CEO, Rosewood Hotel Group
- John Hitchcox, founder, YOO
- Dean Main, founder, Rhodium
- Kevin Wash, partner, VOS Business Consultants
- Winner: Chris Graham, MD, Graham Associates
World’s Best Branded Residence
- Winner: Bulgari Residences Dubai
A judges’ report featuring comments across all shortlists and winners can be read here.
Thank you to our sponsors and supporting partners: Buildable, C1 Capital, Future Hospitality Summit, The AHA Group, BRESI, C9 Hotelworks, GRAF London, Delivering Asia, Douglas Elliman, Graham Associates, Luxulting, Savills, StrategHOS, Strategic Hospitality Consulting, and VOS Business Consultants.
To discover more about the 2027 Global Branded Residence Awards, please contact Katie Houghton, VP commercial partnerships for BHN, and click here to view the prospectus.
