Entries are now open for the 2025 Australasia-Pacific Hotel Design Awards – a spotlight on exceptional hotel projects across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.
The awards will recognise projects – completed and opened in 2024 – that demonstrate design innovation, a commitment to sustainability design practices, accessibility and exceptional guest experience.
Winners across four categories – for new-build properties, conversions, refurbishments and an overall winner, the Paul Davis Award – will be announced at leading hotel architecture and interior design conference, Design Inn, which takes place at Hilton Adelaide on Tuesday 6 May 2025.
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Who can enter the 2024 Australasia-Pacific Hotel Design Awards?
The Australasia-Pacific Hotel Design Awards celebrate design-focused hospitality projects from across Australasia and the Pacific that demonstrate innovation and provide exceptional guest experiences.
While designers, hotel representatives, and owners may enter a project, the designer’s input is required to ensure judges have all of the necessary information about a project.
The awards are open to all market segments in the Australian, New Zealand and South Pacific (including Hawaii) hotel industry. Properties of all sizes, and in any location in the region, can be entered.
New-build hotels and conversions must have opened in 2024 and refurbishment projects completed in 2024 to qualify.
How are projects assessed?
A panel of judges, made up of top designers and HM editors, will consider design concept, function, impact on guest experience, innovation, community collaboration/engagement, accessibility and sustainable outcomes.
Full details on submission guidelines and FAQs can be viewed here.
Who won last year?
Moxy Sydney Airport was the big winner at the 2024 Australasia-Pacific Hotel Design Awards, as Maed Collective with Group GSA took the awards for both New-Build Hotel of the Year, and the 2024 Paul Davis Award for the Australasia-Pacific Hotel of the Year.
The judges said: “The design team, led by Maed, have created a hotel which is activated and dynamic – a unique accomplishment in an airport precinct.
“They have provided a welcoming and comfortable environment where every touch point across the common areas and guest rooms have been carefully considered.
“It balances playfulness and nostalgia perfectly to create a design outcome that shows that limited service does not equal limited design.
“The design team, along with the client have delivered a passion project, filled with character and soul. It is an exemplar lifestyle hotel in Australia.”
Highly Commended in the New-Build category was Vibe Hotel Adelaide, designed by Loucas Zahos Architects.
The winner of Hotel of the Year – Refurbishment was Rydges Melbourne, designed by Luchetti Krelle and EVT Design and Development. Highly Commended in the refurbishment category was Hotel Morris Sydney, designed by Tom Mark Henry.
The winner of Hotel of The Year – Conversion was Adina Pentridge and The Interlude, designed by Chada. Highly commended in the Hotel Conversion category was Capella Sydney, designed by Make Architects and BAR Studio.
Submission deadline
Submissions close Friday March 21, 2025, with the winners announced and awards bestowed at Design Inn Symposium, Hilton Adelaide on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
For more, visit Australasia-Pacific Hotel Design Awards – Design Inn Symposium