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2020 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence Winners Announced

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Historic Hotels of America® and Historic Hotels Worldwide® are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence.

From more than 250 nominees, the following Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide hotels and hoteliers were selected as the 2020 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence winners:

Riggs-Exterior.jpg Historic Hotels of America New Member of the Year

Riggs Washington DC (1891) Washington, DC
Image_of_Aerial_View_Clubhouse_Jekyll_Island_Club_Resort_Georgia_high-5f625a01f0bbf.jpg Best Social Media of a Historic Hotel

Jekyll Island Club Resort (1886) Jekyll Island, Georgia
Image-of-Exterior-Aerial-View-La-Fonda-Santa-Fe-New-Mexico.jpg Sustainability Champion

La Fonda on the Plaza (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico
Castle-Hill-1.jpg Best Small Historic Inn/Hotel (Under 75 Guestrooms)

Castle Hill Resort (1905) Cavendish, Vermont
Image-of-Exterior-Front-Entrance-The-Raphael-Hotel-Autograph-Collection-Kansas-City-Missouri.jpg Best Historic Hotel (76-200 Guestrooms)

The Raphael Hotel, Autograph Collection (1928) Kansas City, Missouri
Battle-House.jpg Best Historic Hotel (201-400 Guestrooms)

Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa (1852) Mobile, Alabama
Historical-Image-of-Exterior-Front-Entrance-Martinique-New-York-on-Broadway-Curio-Collection-by-Hilton-New-York.jpg Best Historic Hotel (Over 400 Guestrooms)

Martinique on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton (1898) New York, New York
Image-of-Interior-Lobby-Lord-Baltimore-Hotel-Baltimore-Maryland.jpg Best City Center Historic Hotel

Lord Baltimore Hotel (1928) Baltimore, Maryland
Image-of-hotel-exterior-at-American-Club-in-Kohler-Wisconsin.jpg Best Historic Resort

The American Club at Destination Kohler (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin
Image-of-Exterior-From-Rodney-Square-HOTEL-DU-PONT-Wilmington-Delaware.jpg Best Historic Restaurant

Le Cavalier at the Green Room at HOTEL DU PONT (1913) Wilmington, Delaware
Image-of-Exterior-Aerial-View-Hotel-Boulderado-Boulder-Colorado.jpg Hotel Historian of the Year

Laurel McKown at Hotel Boulderado (1909) Boulder, Colorado
Image-of-Exterior-Front-Entrance-The-Raphael-Hotel-Autograph-Collection-Kansas-City-Missouri.jpg Ambassador of the Year (Quarter Century of Service)

Pamela McClain at The Raphael Hotel, Autograph Collection (1928) Kansas City, Missouri
Iage-of-Exterior-Front-Entrance-Great-Southern-Killarney-County-Kerry-Ireland.jpg Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in Europe

Great Southern Killarney (1854) Killarney, Ireland
Image-of-Lobby-Beijing-Hotel-Nuo-China.jpg Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in Asia/Pacific

Beijing Hotel NUO (1917) Beijing, China
Image-of-Exterior-Fairmont-Empress-Victoria-Canada.jpg Best Historic Hotels Worldwide Hotel in the Americas

Fairmont Empress (1908) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
image16.jpg Steward of History and Historic Preservation

General (retired) Gregory Melikian at Hotel San Carlos (1928) Phoenix, Arizona
Island-House-Hotel.jpg Legendary Family Historic Hoteliers of the Year

The Callewaert Family at Island House Hotel (1852) Mackinac Island, Michigan
JennyKimballMerriam005.jpg Historic Hotelier of the Year

Jennifer Kimball at La Fonda on the Plaza (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico
Andrea.jpg Lifetime Achievement Award

Andrea Stavroullakis at Accor (Raffles, Fairmont, Sofitel, Sofitel Legend, 21c Museum Hotels)

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