Hotel Cateys Shortlist 2024
Thank you to everyone who entered this year's Hotel Cateys and congratulations to our 2024 shortlist! We are delighted to recognise your outstanding contributions to the industry and look forward to celebrating with you and your team at our glittering awards ceremony on Monday 25 November when the winners will be announced. Please click here to book your table.
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The Best Use of Innovative Technology Award recognises outstanding achievements in leveraging technology within the hotel industry From business-empowering property management systems (PMS) to AI-enabled lightbulbs, security solutions and virtual reality innovations – this category encourages entries from ALL areas of technology, as long as the solution is disrupting the status quo. Entries will be considered for technology innovations that have made a tangible difference to their businesses in the last 24 months. This award is open to operators and individuals from the hotel sector.
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Black Boy Inn, Caernarfon
London Marriott Hotel County Hall
HR & Recruitment Team, IHG Hotels & Resorts
The Athenaeum Hotel & Residences, London
The winner of the Concierge Award should have total discretion and integrity, and always be highly focused on the requirements of the guests. They should be able to multi-task, lead a team and engage well with colleagues, be self-motivated, and be a good lateral thinker – when one avenue is closed, they know where else to go. Please provide details from the past 12 months.
George Cosgrove, the Dilly, London
Imran Chowdhury, Canopy By Hilton London City
Martin Mulholland, Hastings Hotels
Norbert Demcsak, Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane
Sachin Sharma, the Ritz London
Richmond Hill hotel, Surrey
Hilton London Metropole
DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central
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Daniele Quattromini, Corinthia London
Pedro Paulo, Ham Yard hotel, London
Sam Cotton, De Vere Tortworth Court, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire
This award is open to an individual with front of house management responsibility, including reception, reservation, cashier, concierge, doorman or luggage porter. The winner will have good communication skills and the ability to anticipate guests needs. They should demonstrate success through managing their team. Please provide details from the past 12 months.
Alisha Mora Stege, the Waldorf Hilton, London
Anna Georgieva, Richmond Hill hotel, Surrey
Charles Banks, the Rubens at the Palace, London
Charlotte Karadag, De Vere Tortworth Court, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire
This award is open to teams that work in front of house in all sectors of the contract and local authority foodservice industry, including event catering, staff dining, leisure and reception services. The winning entry will focus on the last 12 months and it will demonstrate a commitment to outstanding service, excellent communication skills and a relentless desire to go above and beyond for clients and/or customers. Nominations can relate to both private sites and those open to the general public.
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Foxhill Manor, Broadway, Worcestershire
The Grand, York
Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Surrey
This award is open to a chef overseeing the food and beverage operation of a property or group of properties, including restaurants, room service and banqueting, with less than 250 covers in one sitting. Please provide details from the past 12 months.
Adam Harper, the Cavendish hotel, Bakewell, Derbyshire
Darin Campbell, Cromlix, Dunblane
Luke Selby, Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel, Great Milton, Oxfordshire
Paul Leonard, Forest Side, Grasmere, Cumbria
Phil Yeomans, Lainston House, Winchester
This award is open to a chef overseeing the food and beverage operation of a property or group of properties, including restaurants, room service and banqueting, with more than 250 covers in one sitting. Please provide details from the past 12 months.
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Jamie Atkinson, Ham Yard hotel
Paul Bates, Hilton London Metropole
Sarah Frankland, Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Surrey
This category is open to a chef who is responsible solely for one restaurant within a hotel. There is no restriction on the number of covers in the restaurant. Please provide details from the past 12 months.
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Henrique Sá Pessoa, Joia at art’otel London Battersea Power Station
Leonel Aguirre, Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London at the OWO
Shaun Rankin, Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire
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Adam Hughes, Harbour Hotel Salcombe, Devon
Farzana Khorasi, InterContinental London – the O2
Melissa Fergus, Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London at the OWO
Sinead Mockford, the Headland, Newquay, Cornwall
This award is open to food and drink outlets within a hotel. The team should show an excellent understanding of their product and demonstrate a commitment to high standard of customer service. Please provide details from the past 12 months.
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Kinaara, InterContinental London – the O2
Mosaic and Hithe + Seek, the Westin London City
The Pass, South Lodge, Horsham, Sussex
This award is open to all housekeepers who exemplify first-class cleanliness and hygiene in bedroom preparation in either an independent hotel or group hotel. They will manage a housekeeping team and must be committed to the efficient running of the housekeeping department. Please provide details from the past 12 months.
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Andrea Gyoriova, Premier Inn
Kristina Veselyte, the Rubens at the Palace, London
Margaret Dickson, the Caledonian Edinburgh
Ramprasad Ampili, the Waldorf Hilton, London
This award will go to a people manager of any level, up to and including directorial level. Entries should explain the contribution they have made both to their own team and to the organisation as a whole. Please provide details from the past 12 months.
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Charlotte Hatton, Pan Pacific London
Gemma Tracey, Champneys Springs, Leicestershire
Kirsten Price, the Belfry Hotel & Resort, Sutton Coldfield
Samantha Hamilton-Green, Dakota Hotels
This award will go to a human resources team at a single hotel or group of hotels. Entries should explain the contribution the human resources team has made both to their own team and to the organisation as a whole. Please provide details from the past 12 months.
The Ned, London
The Grove, Hertfordshire
De Vere
Mollie's Motels
This award will go to an individual with revenue sales responsibility in the hotel sector. They will have met or even exceeded performance targets and will work to strengthen relationships with other departments. Please provide details from the past 12 months.
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Billy Harris, Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre
Inna Nekrassova, the Lanesborough, London
Leanne Armitage, the Grand, York
Rachel Cabirol, Royal Lancaster London
This award goes to an individual who shows commitment to relaxation and guest experience in a spa in an independent or group hotel. They will manage a team of therapists and consultants, and must be committed high standards of customer service. Please provide details from the past 12 months.
Francesca Rowland, Calcot and Spa, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Liliana Gutierrez, Nobu Hotel London Portman Square
Rebecca Doyle, Arora Group
Teresa O'Farrell, Coworth Park, Ascot, Berkshire
This award will recognise the hotel that has taken the most innovative steps to neutralise its impact on the environment in the past 12 months. The award is open to any hotel, independent or within a group, regardless of size. Entries can be for a single-unit business or for a group of units. Innovation will be manifested in such initiatives as implementing renewable energy sources; investing in new technology and equipment to minimise water and energy consumption; minimising the amount of waste sent to landfill through recycling initiatives, adopting more biodegradable products, liaising with suppliers to reduce packaging; adopting more energy efficient building designs; promoting seasonal, locally sourced produce to reduce food miles.
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