
At the idyllic setting of the Aigialos Hotel in
Santorini the members of the Historic Hotels of Europe were united once again
on the 23rd of October 2016 for the Historic Hotels of Europe Award Ceremony.
After an exquisite dinner at the Selene Restaurant, attended by many guests,
including representatives from the media, industry leaders and representatives
from the finest Historic Hotels, the awards were given to the winners in
recognition of their contribution to the highest standards of cultural and
historical hotel keeping and hospitality in Europe.
In an inspiring speech, the Chairman of the Historic hotels of Europe, Mrs.
Barbara Avdis, said “Today the winners have been honored by their many guests
whose emotive experiences in Historic Hotels from Norway to Greece have
prompted them to vote for their favorite places with historical significance.
The exceptional number of votes received from the guests of over 500 historic
hotels throughout Europe demonstrated the outstanding success and loyalty to
the Historic Hotels of Europe brand.”
The winning hotels of the 5th year of the prestigious Historic Hotels of
Europe Awards were:
Hotel Hviezdoslav, Slovakia
Historic Hotel New Member Award
Château Gbeľany, Slovakia
Historic Hotel Castle
Award
Romantik Hotel Castle Rheinfels, Germany
Historic Hotel
Countryside Award
Kurhaus Bergün, Switzerland
City Historic Hotel
Award
Hotel Krafft Basel, Switzerland
Historic Hotel Gourmet
Award
Villa Sjötorp, Sweden
2nd place Villa Nečas, Slovakia
Historic Hotel Spa
Award
Solstrand Hotel & Bad, Norway
2nd place Grandhotel Praha Tatranská Lomnica, Slovakia
Historic Hotel Wedding
Experience
Rathsallagh House, Ireland
2nd place Chateau Bela, Slovakia
Historic Hotel with “A
Story to Tell”
Apponyi Hotel, Hungary
2nd place Grandhotel Starý Smokovec, Slovakia
Most Romantic Historic
Hotel
Kryimai Hotel, Greece
This year Historic Hotels Award Ceremony was hosted by Yades Greek Historic
Hotels and their member hotels in Santorini. The Ceremony events included a guided visit by
distinguished Prof. Dumas at the Akrotiri Archaeological site and Santorinian
wine testings. All events were under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of
Tourism and the Greek National Tourism Organization.