We pride ourselves on the recognition and support we receive from the hospitality community. We strive to provide our guests with the ultimate hotel experience at each of our member hotels.

At the 22nd Annual Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner, Historic Hotels of America presented members with an annual awards ceremony and gala dinner sponsored by American Express® on Thursday, November 17. Honors were given in multiple categories ranging from Outstanding Hoteliers and National Historic Hotel Historians of the Year to Best Practices in Website Content for an Historic Hotel and Creative Historic Marketing and Promotions. Of the overwhelming number of nominees, the following 53 members of Historic Hotels of America and strategic partners were honored:

Outstanding Hoteliers of the Year
Less than 75 rooms
Jack Moyer, General Manager, 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Built 1886
75-200 rooms
Patty Henning, Director of Sales and Marketing, Jekyll Island Club Hotel, Jekyll Island, Georgia, Built 1887
200-400 rooms
Dan Donahue, General Manager, The Lenox | Back Bay Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, Built 1900
400+ rooms
Ron Morin, Vice President and Managing Director, The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa, Asheville, North Carolina, Built 1913

Renowned New Historic Hotel Members
Less than 200 rooms:
• Glasbern Country Inn, Fogelsville, North Carolina
• Haywood Park Hotel, Asheville, North Carolina
More than 200 rooms:
• Willard InterContinental, Washington, DC

National Historic Hotel Historians of the Year
• Jim Veil, General Manager, Willard InterContinental, Washington, DC
• Bill Ott, Director of Marketing & Communications, 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
• Ken Price, Director of Public Relations, Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois
• Gail Gerber, Director of Sales and Marketing, InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco, California
• Susan Anselona, Vice President, Radisson Martinique on Broadway, New York, New York

Legendary Family Historic Hoteliers of the Year
• Dillon Mullock, Revenue Manager, The Chalfonte Hotel, Cape May, New Jersey
• Mary Ferguson, General Manager, Greyfield Inn, Cumberland Island, Georgia
• Dan Musser III, President, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan
• Jeff Saunders, Owner, The Lenox | Back Bay Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
• Bill Spinnenweber, General Manager, The Mariemont Inn, Cincinnati, Ohio

Groundbreaking Preservation Success Stories
• Hotel Blackhawk, Davenport, Iowa
• The Chalfonte Hotel, Cape May, New Jersey
• Haywood Park Hotel, Asheville, North Carolina

Dedicated Partners of the Year
• Daphne Gerig, Manager, Marketing Programs Marketing Programs Division National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Donna Martin, Sales Manager, Southeast Region, MSI (Multi-Systems, Inc)
• Nick Sciurba, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Skyware
• Bob Coyne, Sales Representative, Skyware

Best Practice Awards

Website Imagery for an Historic Hotel
• Jekyll Island Club Hotel, Jekyll Island, Georgia
• Hotel Brexton, Baltimore, Maryland
• The Yorktowne Hotel, York, Pennsylvania
• Willard InterContinental, Washington DC

Website Content for a Historic Hotel
• The Battlehouse, a Renaissance Hotel & Spa, Mobile, Alabama
• InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco, California
• French Lick Springs Hotel, French Lick, Indiana
• Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale, Missouri
• The Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa, Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Craddock Terry Hotel and Event Center, Lynchburg, Virginia
• Mayflower Park Hotel, Seattle, Washington

Compelling Sales Initiatives
• The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa, Mobile, Alabama
• Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa, Point Clear, Alabama
• Jekyll Island Club Hotel, Jekyll Island, Georgia
• Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• The Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Creative Historic Marketing & Promotions
• 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
• The Royal Hawaiian, A Luxury Collection Resort, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Omni Parker House Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
• Historic Hotel Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• The Lancaster Hotel, Houston, Texas

Authentic Memorabilia & Displays
• InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco, California
• Hotel Boulderado, Boulder, Colorado
• Jekyll Island Club Hotel, Jekyll Island, Georgia
• Antrim 1844 Country House Hotel, Taneytown, Maryland
• Concord’s Colonial Inn, Concord, Massachusetts
• Emerson Inn by the Sea, Rockport, Massachusetts
• Eagle Mountain House & Golf Club, Jackson, New Hampshire
• Radisson Martinique on Broadway, New York, New York
• The Wort Hotel, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Innovative Historic Hotel Event Hosts
• Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC, Washington, DC
• Willard InterContinental, Washington, DC
• InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois
• Radisson Martinique on Broadway, New York, New York
• The Waldorf=Astoria, New York New York

Unique Reservation Participation by an Historic Hotel
• 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
• Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Admiral Fell Inn, Baltimore, Maryland
• The Lenox | Back Bay Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
• Haywood Park Hotel, Asheville, North Carolina
• Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Gettysburg Hotel, Est. 1797, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• The Peabody Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
• The Mimslyn Inn, Luray, Virginia

Perfect Brand Assurance Scores for Celebration of History
• The Berkeley City Club, Berkeley, California
• Hotel Boulderado, Boulder, Colorado
• The Inn at Montchanin Village & Spa, Montchanin, Delaware
• Antrim 1844 Country House Hotel, Taneytown, Maryland
• Concord’s Colonial Inn, Concord, Massachusetts
• Emerson Inn by the Sea, Rockport, Massachusetts
• The Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
• Historic Hotel Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• The Yorktowne Hotel, York, Pennsylvania
• The Historic Menger Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
• Basin Harbor Club, Vergennes, Vermont