On February 18, 2018 in InterContinental Kyiv Hotel the ceremony of International Hospitality Awards 2017 was held.
The gala-dinner brought together 250 guests including leading European hoteliers, general managers of hotels-finalists, global hospitality industry experts, diplomats, representatives of the companies with a worldwide reputation, and journalists. Honorary guests of the ceremony were the Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania, Serbia,Croatia, Macedonia to Ukraine, II Secretary of Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Counselor of Embassy of Georgia to Ukraine, The First Counselor of Embassy of the Republic of Greece to Ukraine.
Among the 2017 International Hospitality Awards nominees were 315 hotels from 21 countries of Eastern and Central Europe: Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia, Slovakia, Moldova, Ukraine, Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Macedonia, Slovenia, Greece, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The winners were selected out of 101 hotels that reached the final.
28 best hotels due to the results of InternationalHospitality Awards 2017:
| BEST MINI-HOTEL | Sun Ray Hotel Complex (Podgorodnoye, Ukraine) |
| BEST HISTORICAL HOTEL | Frederic Koklen Boutique Hotel (Odesa, Ukraine) |
| BEST BUSINESS HOTEL *** | ibisstyles Tbilisicenter (Georgia) |
| BEST BUSINESS HOTEL **** | Radisson Blu Old Mill Hotel (Belgrade, Serbia) |
| BEST BUSINESS HOTEL ***** | Kempinski Hotel Cathedral Square (Vilnius, Lithuania) |
| BEST BOUTIQUE HOTEL | Canaves Oia Hotel (Oia, Santorini, Greece) |
| BEST RESTAURANT IN A HOTEL | Canaves Oia Suites (Oia, Santorini, Greece) |
| BEST RESORT HOTEL | TELEFERIC GRAND HOTEL (PoianaBrașov, Romania) |
| OPENING OF THE YEAR | One Suite Hotel (Mlini, Croatia) |
| BEST APART HOTEL | Komfort Appartements Zirbenland (Weißkirchen, Austria) |
| BEST ETHNO-HOTEL | Palos Resort (Zalacsány, Hungary) |
| BEST HOSTEL | Subspace hostel (Zagreb, Croatia) |
| BEST DESIGN HOTEL | Artagonist Arthotel (Vilnius, Lithuania) |
| BEST SPA-HOTEL | Aldemar Royal Mare Luxury Resort & Thalasso (Crete, Greece) |
| BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN | InterContinental Kyiv (Ukraine) |
| BEST PROGRAM FOR CORPORATE & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | Taor Karpaty (Lastivka, Ukraine) |
| BEST LUXURY HOTEL | Mandarin Oriental Prague (CzechRepublic) |
| BEST LOCAL CHAIN | Premier Hotels and Resorts (Ukraine) |
| BEST GOLF HOTEL | Superior Golf & Spa Resort (Kharkiv, Ukraine) |
| BEST HONEYMOON DESTINATION | Grand Hotel Kempinski High Tatras (Strbske Pleso, Slovakia) |
| BEST MICE HOTEL | Corinthia Hotel Budapest (Hungary) |
| BEST BAR IN A HOTEL | Premier Palace Hotel Kharkiv (Ukraine) |
| BEST SKI RESORT | Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Bansko (Bulgaria) |
| BEST MEDICAL HOTEL | Mirotel Resort & Spa (Truskavets, Ukraine) |
| BEST COUNTRY HOTEL | Verholy Relax Park (Sosnivka, Ukraine) |
| BEST WEDDING HOTEL | Canaves Oia Hotel (Oia, Santorini, Greece) |
| BEST GREEN HOTEL | Taor Karpaty (Lastivka, Ukraine) |
| BEST SPORT HOTEL | TSUNAMI SPA HOTEL (Dnipro, Ukraine) |
All the winners got their awards made of glass by Tiger company.
The nominees were proportionally assessed on the basis of the professional opinion of the Jury Members (50%) and consumers’ rating in the international online Booking systems: Booking.com (25%) and TrustYou.com (25%). The Jury Board consists of 14 experts – world famous representatives of hospitality industry.
The main values of the Awards are independence and impeccable reputation. Official Auditor of International Hospitality Awards is the international auditing company Deloitte.
The Awards is held by HOTELIERO Club.
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