The Independent Hotel Show announces 2015 Awards shortlist

The Independent Hotel Show, presented by Rate Gain, is pleased to announce the shortlist for its 2015 Outstanding New Hotel and Independent Hotelier Awards in association with Sky.

The Outstanding New Hotel Award, now in its third year, is designed to improve the scope of recognition of all independent, luxury and boutique hotels that have been opened or relaunched within the last three years. The winning hotel will showcase the pinnacle of innovation and inventiveness within the sector, demonstrating the significant impact they have made to the industry by challenging expectations and consistently delivering excellence.

The shortlist for Outstanding New Hotel is:

Artist Residence London

Dormy House Hotel and Spa, Broadway

Great Northern Hotel, London

Hotel Gotham, Manchester

The Beaumont, London

The Coach House at Middleton Lodge, Richmond, North Yorkshire

The Independent Hotelier Award gives recognition to an individual who has consistently helped change the landscape of the independent, luxury and boutique hotel sector, a pioneer with a reputation for pushing boundaries and having the confidence to evolve and do things differently. Above all, the winner will be someone committed to the development of their team, the success of their establishment and the industry at large.

The shortlist for the Independent Hotelier Award is:

Robin Hutson, Chairman and CEO for Lime Wood Group and Home Grown Hotels

Tim Hart, Owner, Hambleton Hall

Neil Kedward & Zoe Agar, Owners, The Grove, Narberth Hotel

Robert Nadler, CEO, Nadler Hotels

Danny Pecorelli, Managing Director, Exclusive Hotels

Olga Polizzi, Director of Design, Rocco Forte Hotels and Owner, Hotel Tresanton and Hotel Endsleigh

Changes to this year’s nomination process saw industry figures and show partners, including Fiona Duncan at The Telegraph, Conde Nast Johansens and The AA, invited to nominate candidates for both Independent Hotelier and Outstanding New Hotel. From this, a shortlist was created. Registrants of the show will now get the opportunity to vote and select the winners.

Voting for the awards is now live and the winners will be announced at the awards ceremony immediately following the first day of the show on 20th October 2015.

Last year’s Independent Hotelier Award went to Kit and Tim Kemp of Firmdale Hotels, while The Pig on the Beach in Studlands, Dorset won Outstanding New Hotel.

To discover more and to register for this must-attend event for independent hoteliers and industry professionals, visit www.independenthotelshow.co.uk