November 17, 2021

Winners of the 2021 Historic Hotels of America Awards pf Excellence and Winners of the Historic Hotels Worldwide Awards of Excellence Announced


Historic Hotels of America® and Historic Hotels Worldwide® announce the winners of the 2021 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence. The Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence recognize and celebrate the finest historic hotels and hoteliers from across the United States of America and from around the world.

The winners were selected from a pool of nominee finalists, who were nominated by historic hotels, preservation supporters, prior award recipients, community leaders, and leadership from Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide. As official programs of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide provide the recognition to travelers, civic leaders, and the global cultural, heritage, and historic travel market that member hotels are among the finest historic hotels across America and 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 over 260 nominations, the awards committee evaluated and after careful consideration selected the following 2021 Award Winners:

Historic Hotels of America New Member of the Year
This award is presented to a new member hotel that best demonstrates immediate engagement, activation, and passionate support of Historic Hotels of America.
The Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort (1946) Solvang, California

Historic Hotels of America Best Social Media of a Historic Hotel
This award is presented to a hotel that actively engages consumers by sharing the best of its history through social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with interesting facts, photos, and contests.
Grand Hotel (1887) Mackinac Island, Michigan

Historic Hotels of America Sustainability Champion
This award is presented to a hotel that best implements and practices innovative green initiatives and programs, demonstrating historic preservation is the ultimate green.
Airlie (1899) Warrenton, Virginia

Historic Hotels of America Best Small Historic Inn/Hotel (Under 75 Guestrooms)
This award is presented to a hotel under 75 guestrooms that best celebrates its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality and service.
The Blackburn Inn & Conference Center (1828) Staunton, Virginia

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (76-200 Guestrooms)
This award is presented to a hotel with 76-200 guestrooms that best celebrates its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality and service.
The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort (1935) St. Simons Island, Georgia

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (201-400 Guestrooms)
This award is presented to a hotel with 201-400 guestrooms that best celebrates its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality and service.
The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City (1911) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (Over 400 Guestrooms)
This award is presented to a hotel over 400 guestrooms that best celebrates its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality and service.
Palmer House®, A Hilton Hotel (1871) Chicago, Illinois

Historic Hotels of America Best City Center Historic Hotel
This award is presented to a hotel located in a city center that best celebrates its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality and service.
The Westin Poinsett (1925) Greenville, South Carolina

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Resort
This award is presented to a historic resort that best celebrates its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality and service.
Hotel del Coronado, Curio Collection by Hilton (1888) Coronado, California

Historic Hotels of America Hotel Historian of the Year
This award is presented to a hotel historian who best demonstrates a passion for preserving, displaying, and interpreting the history of his or her hotel, a true ambassador of the past.
Tom Vickstrom at The Hermitage Hotel (1910) Nashville, Tennessee

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Restaurant in Conjunction with a Historic Hotel
This award is presented to a restaurant that is part of a historic hotel that offers the finest cuisine, historic atmosphere, and exceptional customer service.
Top of the Mark at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel (1926) San Francisco, California

Historic Hotels of America Ambassador of the Year (Celebrating 20+ Years of Service)
This award is presented to an individual who has dedicated his or her career to a historic hotel for at least twenty years and has shown exemplary hospitality and service to the hotel and its guests.
Cherie LeJeune at The American Club Resort Hotel (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin

Historic Hotels of America Legendary Family Historic Hoteliers of the Year
This award is presented to a multi-generational family ownership entity or management company which has served as an exemplary role model in the operation of the historic hotels entrusted to its stewardship, as well as a demonstrated legacy of commitment to preservation, and active participation in Historic Hotels of America.
The Widman Family at Charming Inns®: John Rutledge House Inn, Kings Courtyard Inn (1853), Wentworth Mansion® (1886), Circa 1886 Restaurant (1886) Charleston, South Carolina

Historic Hotels of America Steward of History and Historic Preservation
This award is presented to a leader whose passion has helped to preserve a historic hotel and whose dedication to historic preservation will ensure that future generations of travelers can experience its history.
Bruce Haines at Historic Hotel Bethlehem (1922) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Historic Hotels of America Historic Hotelier of the Year
This award is presented to the recipient demonstrating the highest contribution to furthering the celebration of history at historic hotels as well as leadership and innovation.
John Dewberry at The Dewberry (1965) Charleston, South Carolina

Historic Hotels of America Lifetime Achievement Award
This award is presented to individuals whose lifelong passion has resulted in the preservation and celebration of the history and stories of a legendary historic hotel.
Jeanne and Grant Genzlinger at The Settlers Hospitality Group: The Sayre Mansion (1858), Ledges Hotel (1890), The Settlers Inn at Bingham Park (1927), and Silver Birches (1927) Pennsylvania

Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in Europe
This award is presented to a hotel in Europe that best celebrates its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality and service.
Hotel Hacienda de Abajo (1493) Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in Asia/Pacific
This award is presented to a hotel in Asia/Pacific that best celebrates its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality and service.
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar (1780) Bagac, Philippines

Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in the Americas
This award is presented to a hotel in the Americas that best celebrates its history in the guest experience and provides exceptional customer hospitality and service.
Hacienda de los Santos Resort & Spa (1685) Alamos, Mexico

Historian of the Year
This award is presented to an individual for making a unique contribution in the research and presentation of history, and whose work has encouraged a wide, if not provocative, discussion and greater understanding of the history of our nation.
Brigadier General Ty Seidule, U.S. Army (retired)

Legacy of Innovation and Inspiration Award
This award recognizes the extensive accomplishments of Horst Schulze in pioneering innovative concepts for achieving uncommon success, for being a thought leader on exceptional service, a legend and inspiring leader in the hotel world, and whose teachings and vision have reshaped the concepts of service and hospitality across industries.
Horst Schulze

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