UK: The winners of the World Boutique Hotel Awards 2018 were announced last night at a ceremony held at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London.
The ceremony brought together boutique hotel owners, travel and lifestyle press and travel industry influencers from all four corners of the globe. This year’s keynote speech was delivered by Robin Sheppard, chairman of Bespoke Hotels and the Institute of Hospitality.
Guest presenters and speakers included Paolo Macchiaroli, founder of My Private Villas; Alex Buchanan, co-owner and editor of Catering in Scotland; Game of Thrones actress Laura Pradelska; Lara Asprey, founder of Asprey Introductions; Elisabeth Visoanska, founder of Visoanska; and Nobert Meinike, director of marketing at Blacklane.
Bianca Revens, managing director of the Boutique Hotel Awards 2018 said: “The Boutique Hotel Awards 2018 Ceremony was an exciting and invigorating night that has been thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who attended. I am so proud to be a part of an organisation that recognises the passion and hard work of our winners and nominees, creating outstanding, unique luxury hotels and villas around the globe. Congratulations to everyone involved.”
Awarta Nusa Dua Resort & Villas in Bali was crowned the World’s Best Boutique Hotel for 2018. Director Naomi Siawarta said: “I am certainly very thankful for the award and humbled by this incredibly prestigious honour. Awarta’s vision and mission has always been to build a hotel, a resort by simply allowing the existing culture to flourish into the care of welcoming people with genuine warmth and bespoke luxury services – that travellers from anywhere around the world coming to Bali will always return to what they can call their ‘home’. It has also been a dream being with the Boutique Hotel Awards and being able to share this ascend amongst distinguished global hoteliers – together we are shaping and transforming the standard of service and quality of hotels and resorts around the world to the next level and beyond. Leading Awarta to this day and honour would not be complete without the support from our family, friends and our God. So thank you very much for this award and honour. With this, we will always serve from our heart and bring more pleasant surprises for everyone, from Awarta.”
The winners of the World’s Best categories were:
World’s Best Boutique Hotel: Awarta Nusa Dua Resort & Villas, Bali, Indonesia
World’s Best Beach or Coastal Hotel: Reethi Faru Resort, Filaidhoo, Maldives
World’s Best City Explorer: Corpo Santo Lisbon Historical Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal
World’s Best Classic Elegance Hotel: Relais & Chateaux Hotel Heritage, Bruges, Belgium
World’s Best Culinary Experience: Awarta Nusa Dua Resort & Villas, Bali, Indonesia
World’s Most Inspired Design Hotel: Hotel TwentySeven, Amsterdam, Netherlands
World’s Best Honeymoon Hideaway: Drake Bay Getaway Resort, Drake Bay, Costa Rica
World’s Best New Hotel: Hotel Grand Windsor, Auckland, New Zealand
World’s Best Relaxation Retreat: Carpe Diem Exclusive Boutique Resort, Santorini Greece
World’s Most Romantic Retreat: Akademie Street, Franschhoek, South Africa
World’s Most Sustainable Hotel: Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, Tofino, Canada
World’s Best Wellness Spa: Green SPA Resort Stanglwirt, Going am Wilden Kaiser, Austria
World’s Best Private Villa: The Resort Villa, Rayong, Thailand
World’s Most Stunning Views: Hanging Gardens of Bali, Bali, Indonesia
World’s Best Family Hotel: Blue River Resort and Hot Springs, Dos Rios, Costa Rica
