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		Hotel Interior Design of the Year
Grand Majestic Andel Lodz The Ritz-Carlton Park Inn Le Bristol Hotel Aurelio 25 Hours City Boutique Hotel Indigo Elounda Beach Hotel Rafayel The Augustine

When entering Grand Majestic Plaza Hotel, you will be captivated with a special atmosphere crowned with a colourful water fountain. The newly designed four-star hotel Grand Majestic Plaza, a member of the WORLDHOTELS chain is located in one of the most desirable localities, in the heart of historical and business centre of Prague, just a few steps from the famous Municipal House, Gothic Powder Gate, significant Republic Square and most attractive shopping centre Palladium. The hotel provides 196 design rooms, including six luxury suites with balconies. All superior rooms are equipped with individually adjustable air-conditioning, internet connection, LCD TV-SAT, radios, alarm clocks, minibars, coffee and tea making facilities, safe deposit boxes, writing desks and chairs. The Grand Majestic Plaza provides two exclusive dining venues, as well as spacious meeting facilities including four conference rooms, all with daylight and capacity up to 260 participants. There is the Restaurant Atrium, Lobby Bar, Summer Garden Terrace, a luxurious spa including a sauna, whirlpool, beauty studio and Thai massage services.

Since its opening in 1925 as a travelers' hotel, the owners of Hôtel Le Bristol – first the Jammet family and, since 1979, the Oetker family – have constantly strived to create ideal conditions and surroundings for a perfect stay.

Each room has been decorated using chintz and silk curtains to match the sofas and counterpanes, antique engravings and furnishings, crystal chandeliers and Persian carpets. To ensure that each guest is comfortable at all times, all rooms and facilities include air conditioning, cable and satellite television, broadband and Wi-Fi Internet access, video-on-demand, minibar, desk with telephone, full-size wardrobes and a combination-activated safe.

The hotel has a three Michelin star gastronomic restaurant, a gardenproviding a rejuvenating haven of elegance and peace, a rooftop pool, a fitness centre and the Anne Semonin Spa.

The recently opened CITY Boutique Hotel is located in the heart of downtown Sarajevo and offers hospitality, comfort and a pleasant atmosphere to please business and leisure travelers alike. The hotel promotes a healthy atmosphere with a healthy and rich buffet breakfast and no smoking or alcohol.

Facilities include modern and comfortable designer beds, designer bathrooms with carefully-selected natural bathroom products, LCD televisions, complimentary high-speed and Wi-Fi internet access and individually controlled air conditioning and heating.

There are two meeting rooms with a top-floor view of the city, a business corner with computer, printer and high-speed internet access, and laptops are available at reception. For relaxation there is a rooftop lounge and terrace.

The Augustine reflects Prague's history, character and beauty, combined with a modern contemporary interior design. The hotel has been created from a development of seven buildings, many of which have historical significance, the largest of which is the thirteenth century Augustinian St. Thomas Monastery, after which the hotel is named. Heading up the team as General Manager is Henning Matthiesen, whose previous roles include Assistant Manager at Hotel Adlon Kempinksi in Berlin and General Manager at Coombe Abbey Hotel in Coventry. All 101 bedrooms are different, with the majority boasting interesting architectural characteristics including vaulted ceilings and original doors. Rooms feature decorative accessories inspired by early 20th century Czech cubism,including timber chairs and chaise-lounges. The Brewery Bar, in the cellar of the original brewery building, features stalactites and stalagmites dating back to the seventeenth century and an underground water source which has been glazed over and incorporated into the design. The second bar, Tom's Bar, located in the monastery's former vaulted double-height refractory, features restored eighteenth century baroque frescoes. The light-filled 'Monastery' restaurant sits in a glazed courtyard and incorporates three protected trees, with outside seating during the summer. The restaurant has bespoke gold leafed panels and chairs based on a 1930's Bauhaus-inspired design.

The new four-star Park Inn Prague hotel opened in March 2009 and is a conversion from an existing historical building built in 1907 as a printing house. The building's grand proportion and Art Deco lines have made it a landmark in the area for decades. This riverside property, with a combination of newly built and refurbished features and a high standard of interior design, exudes quality and a unique attention to detail. It combines Art Noveau elegance and modern design, refined to create a pleasant hospitality experience. Interiors of the hotel and guest rooms are designed to reflect the distinctive and colourful Park Inn character, whilst preserving the industrial and historical heritage of the former printing house. The hotel is situated in the wider centre of town, on Svobodova street, a stone's throw from the Vltava river and the Vysehrad UNESCO world heritage site. With 210 rooms and suites with balconies, a garden patio and a rooftop fitness centre, the hotel is geared to both the business and leisure guest. The Park Inn represents a new brand in Prague and is operated by The Rezidor Hotel Group.

25hours Hotel by Levi's in Frankfurt is part of the small 25hours hotel group and the only hotel in cooperation with the iconic denim label worldwide. The atmosphere is relaxed and the design multilayered and full of surprises. Local artists and designers Delphine Buhro and Michael Dreher found a way to translate the leitmotiv into a contemporary lifestyle hotel where American cultural history blends with urban Frankfurt. 25hours Hotel by Levi's features 76 guest rooms in six funky retro styles and extraordinary public areas including a breathtaking roof deck terrace and a fully equipped music session room. 25hours is a budget-de-luxe hotel product custom-made for urban nomads, night owls and day dreamers. The basic infrastructure includes iPod docks in all rooms, free WiFi throughout the premises and exceptionally motivated staff.

Hotel Rafayel on the Left Bank is one of the world’s first luxury green hotels conceptualised on environmental-conscious principles by its visionary developer Ike Latif. The 65-room boutique hotel is part of Battersea’s award-winning Falcon Wharf development.

The hotel collaborates with energy-efficient technology suppliers, like Philips for LED lighting, Hypnos for bed disposal and recycling, Vivreau for energy-saving bottling, Daikin for an air conditioning system with heat recovery, and VDA for a room automation system that allows the hotel to micro-manage the energy usage in every guest room, public area and back office space.

All the hotel’s luxurious fountains and landscaping zones are irrigated through a system served by harvested rain water. The rain water is collected through the large open terraces across the 17 storey building, and stored in large capacity tanks in the basement.

The hotel strictly adheres to a no-plastic policy that includes organic bath, body and beauty products from NEOM provided in refillable bottles and wall dispensers. All NEOM products contain a minimum of 70% soil association certified organic ingredients.

Elounda Beach resort, located on the fabulous north east coast of Crete overlooking Mirabello Bay, is already world-renowned for being the ultimate in fashionable indulgence. Destined to be the pinnacle of luxurious getaways in the entire Mediterranean, it reveals the next level of opulence, the new Yachting Club Villas, the zenith of 21st century living boasting the latest in high-tech facilities and sleek, contemporary design. Guests may choose from seven levels of uniquely designed accommodation, all ensuring the ultimate in privacy, service and pampering. They can discover the wonder of being at rest while enveloped in the purest luxury. They can enjoy one of the award-winning restaurants and experience an exquisite choice of wines. For the energetic, a variety of leisure activities is offered. The new ThalaSpa Chenot offers both holistic rejuvenation and relaxation in a setting of complete tranquillity.

Over a period of two-and-a-half years, the Warimpex subsidiary Andels Łódz carried out renovations on the former weaving mill built by textile magnate Izrael Poznanski in 1878, transforming the historically listed building into a four-star design hotel. The hotel group Vienna International Hotelmanagement has been hired to manage the hotel operations. Behind the red-brick façade are 278 rooms and suites as well as seven flexible conference rooms and a 1,300m² glass-enclosed ballroom on the top floor. Other facilities include a 1,200m² fitness and health club with a glass-roofed pool as well as a restaurant with enough space for 340 people. The hotel’s underground parking lot features a total of 156 car parking spaces.

The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin created the city's largest luxury hotel accommodation - The Ritz-Carlton Apartment - with 285 square meters (3,100 square feet) of space for up to six guests. The contemporary designed apartment rises high above the Potsdamer Platz on the 12th floor of the Beisheim Tower.
Designed by renowned interior designer Peter Silling, the renovation of the apartment's six rooms - consisting of a living room, dining room, one master bedroom with adjacent dressing room, two guest bedrooms, a study, two guest bathrooms, and a kitchen - took nearly seven months.
he apartment's tone is set by the white, floor-to-ceiling built-in bookshelves and armoires and the warm colours of the solid walnut parquet floors.
The Ritz-Carlton Apartment features a fireplace in the living room and another in the dining room, an American kitchen by Strato, and a Kinesis Personal Heritage fitness station in the master bedroom.

The ski and spa retreat Hotel Aurelio in Lech, Austria, scooped the prize for best bathrooms and bedrooms at the European Hotel Design Awards 2009, proving itself as one of the finest design-led boutique hotels in Europe; featuring 19 unique and individually-designed rooms and bathrooms, which combine modern chic with classical design.

Every room and suite was individually designed and refers to the culture of the alpine village and its special qualities such as the friendly hospitality and healthy lifestyle.
Wooden features on the walls and corridors provide a typical ambience of a comfortable winter chalet; however, that is about as far as it goes to comparing the Hotel with other chalets. Each of the 19 rooms have spacious balconies with breathtaking views of the snow-covered mountains. French and African natural fabrics enhance the stylish Asian wooden furniture, creating a sophisticated and fresh warmth of home, whilst every room offers modern amenities including Internet access and a multi-media entertainment system.

As well as rooms and suites; the hotel's bathrooms are also unique. Some have a cool alpine feel, with light coloured tiling and wall-covering mirrors, and others have a warmer, cabin feel, with wooden walls and marble finishes.

The Hotel Indigo London Paddington opened in January 2009, InterContinental Hotel Group's first lifestyle brand in the UK and Europe. Owned and operated by London Town Hotels, the Hotel Indigo London Paddington is an upscale boutique hotel with 64 rooms, inspired by the quintessentially British interpretation of the Indigo brand.

The chic central London hotel is an oasis of harmony that perfectly blends aesthetics with nature to refresh and give you the sense of warmth and well-being. It aims to inspire and invigorate guests with a stay that surprises and delights at every turn. The rooms are adorned with vivid, stimulating colours, hard wood floor covering, indulgent, luxury bedding, chic fittings and spa-inspired luxury showers. WiFi is available throughout the hotel. There are iPod docking stations and wireless telephones in each bedroom, as well as flat screen LCD televisions and on demand movies and music., not to mention the Phi Restaurant and state-of-the-art Fitness Centre.