The Hotel Hacienda de Abajo, located in Tazacorte (La Palma), has won the award for best Historic Hotel in Europe, granted by the Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence 2021. The award was presented at a ceremony that took place at The American Club Resort Hotel (1918) in Kohler, Wisconsin.
The La Palma establishment has won over 16 other nominees who were opting for this award. The organization has highlighted that it is the European hotel that "best celebrates its history in the customer experience and provides exceptional hospitality and service."
The Hotel Hacienda de Abajo is the result of the careful rehabilitation of an old sugar plantation from the 17th century and has been recognized as the first emblematic hotel in the Canary Islands. The establishment is located in a group of buildings built by Jácome de Monteverdede in 1493 that were the center of commercial exchanges with Flanders, Andalusia and the West Indies. Today it stands out for its valuable artistic collections and its garden of botanical rarities.
Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide is an entity based in Washington DC that brings together more than 350 hotels with historical value in which remarkable preservation work has been done. It includes castles, châteaux, palaces, academies, estates, villas, monasteries, and other historic accommodations over 75 years old.
The hotel's nomination for Best Historic Hotel in Europe by Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence 2021 was known weeks ago, as the only one that had been raised in Spain.
Each year these awards honor, encourage and recognize the most exemplary historic hotels, hoteliers and leadership practices. The awards are given to historic hotels and hoteliers that demonstrate innovative leadership, stewardship, and contribution to promoting the recognition, preservation, and celebration of these prominent historic hotels and their stories.
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Washington DC based Historic Hotels Worldwide is a prestigious collection of historic treasures, including more than 360 legendary historic hotels including many former castles, chateaus, palaces, academies, haciendas, villas, monasteries, and other historic lodging spanning ten centuries. Historic Hotels Worldwide recognizes authentic cultural treasures that demonstrate exemplary historic preservation and their inspired architecture, cultural traditions, and authentic cuisine. Historic Hotels Worldwide along with Historic Hotels of America are official programs of the National Trust for Historic Preservation (United States of America).
