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10:05 CAT | 15 Sep 2021
'Sussuro' [which means 'whisper'] won three awards at this year's edition of AHEAD's Middle East and Africa region awards, with a highlight to the highly anticipated and prestigious AHEAD MEA 2021 Hotel of the Year award. The resulting MEA winners will now go on to compete against other regions, with worldwide champions set to be crowned at the next AHEAD Global edition.
- Design-led hotel Sussurro brought home three awards from AHEAD MEA 2021: the Landscaping and Outdoor Spaces award, the Resort Hotel award, and the highly anticipated and prestigious AHEAD MEA 2021 Hotel of the Year award
- The winners of the AHEAD MEA 20212 – Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design (AHEAD), Middle East and Africa (MEA)- will now go on to compete against other regions, with worldwide champions set to be crowned at the next AHEAD Global edition
Next up: The “Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces” Award, sponsored by @Sanipex_Group ! Let’s see who will take the award home from our shortlisted nominees
And the winner for this category is:
Sussurro, Mozambique!
Congratulations Sussurro! pic.twitter.com/UrEHI0YmWF
— AHEAD (@AHEAD_Awards) September 9, 2021
Our next category is the “Resort Hotel” Award! And the winner for this award is…..
Sussurro, Mozambique
The African based resort takes home their second award of the night! pic.twitter.com/zXMPgneIok
— AHEAD (@AHEAD_Awards) September 9, 2021
And last but not least, the highly anticipated & prestigious AHEAD ” Hotel of the Year” Award, presented by our 2021 Global Headline Sponsor RH Contract! And the winner is…..
Sussurro, Mozambique
Sussurro take home their third and final award, going through to AHEAD Global! pic.twitter.com/6E1Q8nTYSw
— AHEAD (@AHEAD_Awards) September 9, 2021
AHEAD MEA – , the Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design, Middle East and Africa – has revealed its winners in a ceremony at Dubai’s Caesars Forum.
AHEAD celebrates striking hospitality projects from across the world.
The winners of this year’s Middle East and Africa region awards were announced at an in-person ceremony held at Caesars Forum Bluewaters Dubai on 9 September.
With leading hospitality professionals in attendance, the awards celebrated design in all its forms and the guest experience it creates in hospitality projects worldwide.
From a sleek newbuild on the doorstep of Dubai’s Downtown neighbourhood to a tented camp on Tanzania’s Serengeti Plain, the awards recognised aesthetic, conceptual, functional and commercial breakthroughs during the first in-person AHEAD event in 18 months.
Each entry was discussed and deliberated by a 20-strong panel of judges chaired by Isabel Pintado, Senior Vice President of Design and Innovation at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. The judging day took place virtually in July, with the panel – comprising owners, operators, architects and designers – asked to assess projects on their commercial viability, creative excellence and ability to provide a memorable experience.
Marking the first AHEAD event of the year, the resulting MEA winners will now go on to compete against other regions, with worldwide champions set to be crowned at the next AHEAD Global edition. See the full list of winners below:
Marking the first AHEAD event of the year, the resulting MEA winners will now go on to compete against other regions, with worldwide champions set to be crowned at the next AHEAD Global edition.
See the full list of winners below:
Bar, Club or Lounge
The Churchill Bar at La Mamounia – Marrakech, Morocco
Event Spaces
St Regis Cairo – Egypt
Guestrooms
Four Seasons Hotel Doha – Qatar
Hotel Newbuild
Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown – UAE
Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces
Sussurro – Mozambique
Lobby & Public Spaces
St Regis Cairo – Egypt
Lodges, Cabins & Tented Camps
Singita Sabora Tented Camp – Tanzania
Resort
Sussurro – Mozambique
Restaurant
L’Asiatique at La Mamounia – Marrakech, Morocco
Spa & Wellness
SensAsia Stories at Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates – Dubai
Suite
L’Escale Resort Marina & Spa – Seychelles
Visual Identity
Singita Sabora Tented Camp – Tanzania
New Concept
The Red Sea Project – Saudi Arabia
AHEAD MEA Hotel of the Year
Sussurro – Mozambique
Dezeen promotion: A Foster + Partners hotel in Saudi Arabia and a series of private bungalows in Mozambique that celebrate African minimalism are among the hotels celebrated in the 2021 edition of the AHEAD MEA awards.
AHEAD, which stands for the Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design, celebrates striking hospitality projects from across the world.
The winners of this year’s Middle East and Africa region awards were announced at an in-person ceremony held at Caesars Forum Bluewaters Dubai on 9 September.
The ceremony was attended by hoteliers, architects and designers from across the region and included a lively panel debate on development trends in the region before the winners were announced.
Singita Sabora Camp was praised for “remaining true to the concept of a canvas lodge that touches the earth lightly”
It’s time to announce the winner of the “Visual Identity” Award! The hotel taking home this award is……
Singita Sabora Camp, Tanzania@Singita_ take home their second award of the night after coming out on top in the “Lodges, Cabins and Tented Camps” Award! pic.twitter.com/1xs7rhDtOL
— AHEAD (@AHEAD_Awards) September 9, 2021
Selected by a panel of judges, the winning projects showcase the best new hotel designs from across the region. The biggest winner of the night was design-led hotel Sussurro, which took home three awards the Landscaping and Outdoor Spaces, Resort Hotel, and the AHEAD MEA 2021 Hotel of the Year award.
Situated on the tropical beach of a secluded saltwater lagoon in Southern Mozambique, Sussurro’s private bungalows provide over a thousand square feet of personal space and generous waterfront verandahs.
“The hotel was built and is now serviced by the community and the team commit to only using 100 per cent African materials,” said the award organisers.
The judges praised Sussurro as a “perfect example of African minimalism with incredible attention to detail and craftsmanship”.
And last but not least, the highly anticipated & prestigious AHEAD ” Hotel of the Year” Award, presented by our 2021 Global Headline Sponsor RH Contract! And the winner is…..
Sussurro, Mozambique
Sussurro take home their third and final award, going through to AHEAD Global! pic.twitter.com/6E1Q8nTYSw
— AHEAD (@AHEAD_Awards) September 9, 2021
A development built on an archipelago of more than 90 islands won the New Concept Award.
Called Coral Bloom by the Red Sea, the project in Saudi Arabia includes a resort designed by Foster + Partners and is expected to have its first hotels open in 2022.
It’s time to announce the “New Concept” Award! There were some exciting new projects shortlisted in this category but there can only be one winner and that is….
Coral Bloom by @TheRedSeaSA , Saudi Arabia pic.twitter.com/VMkUoL26nG
— AHEAD (@AHEAD_Awards) September 9, 2021
The 6-star St Regis Cairo designed by US practice Michael Graves Architecture and Design won two awards for its opulent Event Spaces and Lobby and Public Spaces that feature a 250,000-piece Swarovski crystal chandelier and a sweeping stair with a curving glass-block and bronze railing.
Singita Sabora Tented Camp scooped the Lodges, Cabins and Tented Camps award as well as the Visual Identity award. The judges praised the safari camp for “remaining true to the concept of a canvas lodge that touches the earth lightly”.
They also appreciated how the mix of colour and tones used in the design reflects the surrounding nature. Parisian design firm Jouin Manku’s work at the iconic The Churchill Bar at La Mamounia Marrakech won in the Bar and Restaurant categories.
The firm led the hotel’s recent major renovation to its public spaces and F&B venues, which now include an underground wine bar and two new restaurants helmed by three Michelin-starred chef Jean-Georges. It was the hotel’s L’Asiatique restaurant that caught the judge’s eye for its “epicurious and sensual dining experience”.
Appreciated by the judges for its “bravery”, Hotel Indigo Downtown Dubai won in the Hotel Newbuild category. Its interiors, which include mother of pearl bathrooms inspired by the industry that made Dubai famous, were said to bring “regional art to the forefront whilst showing a spirit of creativity and collaboration”.
The “Hotel Newbuild” Award, sponsored by Roca, is up next! Which hotel caught our judges eye – Hotel Indigo, SLS Dubai, Sofitel Dubai the Obelisk or the St. Regis Cairo? And the winner is…@hotelindigo Dubai Downtown, UAE!
Thank you to sponsor @rocaexperience_id pic.twitter.com/7jpWhtNEyj
— AHEAD (@AHEAD_Awards) September 9, 2021
Next up is our “Spa and Wellness” Award, sponsored by Kaldewei! And the winner is….
Kempinski SENSASIA Stories, Dubai
Congratulations @KempinskiDubai and thank you sponsor Kaldewei! pic.twitter.com/7bB6KtQTJS
— AHEAD (@AHEAD_Awards) September 9, 2021
And the winner of the “Suite” Award, sponsored by @LaufenBathrooms, is..
L’Escale Resort Marina and Spa, Seychelles
Exquisite attention to detail while maintaining a consistent narrative across all elements, the L’Escale Resort Marina and Spa is a truly successful suite design pic.twitter.com/73xfrU6xAV
— AHEAD (@AHEAD_Awards) September 9, 2021
The awards are being announced thick and fast with another category being announced right now! Up next we have the “Lobby & Public Spaces” Award ! And the winner is….
The St. Regis Cairo in Egypt!@regis_cairo takes home their second award of the night! pic.twitter.com/ONMdtZdu2U
— AHEAD (@AHEAD_Awards) September 9, 2021
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