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WASHINGTON, D.C.—September 20, 2022 Historic Hotels of America® is pleased to announce the nominee finalists for the 2022 Historic Hotels of America® Awards of Excellence. The Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence recognize and celebrate the finest historic hotels and hoteliers from across the United States of America, through categories of excellence such as Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Resort, Historic Hotels of America Sustainability Champion, Historic Hotels of America Lifetime Achievement, and Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Restaurant.

The 2022 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence Ceremony and Gala will take place at Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa in Point Clear, Alabama on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 7 pm. The award winners will be announced in front of an audience of owners, general managers, senior decision-makers, and guests representing many of the finest historic hotels from across the United States of America and from around the world. The Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa (1847) has been known as The Queen of Southern Resorts for 175 years and is set on 550 acres next to Mobile Bay.

Nominee finalists are selected from nominations received from historic hotels, preservation supporters, prior award recipients, community leaders, and leadership from Historic Hotels of America. As an official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Historic Hotels of America provides the recognition to travelers, civic leaders, and the global cultural, heritage, and historic travel market that member hotels are among the finest historic hotels from across the United States of America. The Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence program recognizes the pinnacle of this distinct group of nominees in a range of categories.

From more than 350 nominations received, the awards committee evaluated and after careful consideration selected the following 2022 Historic Hotels of America Awards of Excellence nominee finalists:

Historic Hotels of America New Member of the Year Nominee Finalists

• Morris House Hotel (1787) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Hamilton Hotel (1851) Washington, District of Columbia
• Blue Moon Hotel (1879) New York, New York
• Fulton Lane Inn (1889) Charleston, South Carolina
• The Mansion at Ocean Edge (1907) Brewster, Massachusetts
• Hotel Indigo St. Louis Downtown (1908) St. Louis, Missouri
• The Peregrine Omaha Downtown, Curio Collection by Hilton (1912) Omaha, Nebraska
• The Andrus Hotel (1917) Dillon, Montana
• Ariel Broadway Hotel (1925) Lorain, Ohio
• Old Santa Fe Inn (1930) Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Fairmont El San Juan Hotel (1958) San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Fairmont Century Plaza (1961) Los Angeles, California

Historic Hotels of America Best Social Media of a Historic Hotel Nominee Finalists

• Inn at Perry Cabin (1816) St. Michaels, Maryland
• The Blackburn Inn & Conference Center (1828) Staunton, Virginia
• Island House Hotel (1852) Mackinac Island, Michigan
• Shady Villa Hotel (1852) Salado, Texas
• Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York
• The Peabody Memphis (1869) Memphis, Tennessee
• Palmer House®, A Hilton Hotel (1871) Chicago, Illinois
• Palace Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel (1875) San Francisco, California
• St. James Hotel MN (1875) Red Wing, Minnesota
• 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa (1886) Eureka Springs, Arkansas
• Ledges Hotel (1890) Hawley, Pennsylvania
• Airlie (1899) Warrenton, Virginia
• The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco (1907) San Francisco, California
• Hotel Boulderado (1909) Boulder, Colorado
• Fairmont Copley Plaza (1912) Boston, Massachusetts
• HOTEL DU PONT (1913) Wilmington, Delaware
• Chatham Bars Inn (1914) Chatham, Massachusetts
• Bear Mountain Inn (1915) Bear Mountain, New York
• La Fonda (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Fairmont Olympic Hotel (1924) Seattle, Washington
• The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection (1925) Washington, District of Columbia
• La Valencia Hotel (1926) La Jolla, California
• Skytop Lodge (1928) Skytop, Pennsylvania
• The Wigwam (1929) Litchfield Park, Arizona

Historic Hotels of America Sustainability Champion Nominee Finalists

• Shady Villa Hotel (1852) Salado, Texas
• The Inn at Leola Village, Est.1867 (1867) Leola, Pennsylvania
• Riggs Washington DC (1891) Washington, District of Columbia
• Presidio Lodging: Inn at the Presidio (1903) and The Lodge at the Presidio (1895) San Francisco, California
• Cavallo Point (1901) San Francisco, California
• Old Faithful Inn (1904) Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
• Hotel Boulderado (1909) Boulder, Colorado
• The Omni Grove Park Inn (1913) Asheville, North Carolina
• Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel (1915) Berkeley, California
• The American Club Resort Hotel (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin
• Colony Hotel & Cabana Club (1926) Delray Beach, Florida
• InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel (1926) San Francisco, California
• The Settlers Inn at Bingham Park (1927) Hawley, Pennsylvania
• Mauna Kea Beach Hotel (1965) Kohala Coast, Hawaii

Historic Hotels of America Best Small Historic Inn/Hotel (Under 75 Guestrooms) Nominee Finalists

• Morris House Hotel (1787) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• The Inn at Montchanin Village (1799) Wilmington, Delaware 
• The Middlebury Inn (1827) Middlebury, Vermont
• Antrim 1844 (1844) Taneytown, Maryland
• Shady Villa Hotel (1852) Salado, Texas
• The Sayre Mansion (1858) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• The Inn at Leola Village, Est.1867 (1867) Leola, Pennsylvania
• St. James Hotel MN (1875) Red Wing, Minnesota
• General Morgan Inn & Conference Center (1884) Greeneville, Tennessee
• Napa River Inn (1884) Napa, California
• Fairmont Heritage Place, Ghirardelli Square (1893) San Francisco, California
• Lodge at the Presidio (1894) San Francisco, California
• Inn at the Presidio (1903) San Francisco, California
• Bear Mountain Inn (1915) Bear Mountain, New York
• The Ashton Hotel (1915) Fort Worth, Texas
• The Inn at Death Valley (1926) Death Valley National Park, California
• Hassayampa Inn (1927) Prescott, Arizona
• The Dunhill Hotel (1929) Charlotte, North Carolina
• Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch Resort (1929) Tucson, Arizona
• Williamsburg Inn (1937) Williamsburg, Virginia
• The Wort Hotel (1941) Jackson, Wyoming

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (76 - 200 Guestrooms) Nominee Finalists

• Historic Inns of Annapolis (1772) Annapolis, Maryland
• 21c Museum Hotel Louisville (1800) Louisville, Kentucky
• Inn at Perry Cabin (1816) St. Michaels, Maryland
• Island House Hotel (1852) Mackinac Island, Michigan
• Cork Factory Hotel (1865) Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• La Posada de Santa Fe, a Tribute Portfolio Resort & Spa (1882) Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Basin Harbor (1886) Vergennes, Vermont
• Jekyll Island Club Resort (1886) Jekyll Island, Georgia
• Riggs Washington DC (1891) Washington, District of Columbia
• Hotel Colorado (1893) Glenwood Springs, Colorado
• Airlie (1899) Warrenton, Virginia
• Hotel Boulderado (1909) Boulder, Colorado
• The Otesaga Resort Hotel (1909) Cooperstown, New York
• The Hermitage Hotel (1910) Nashville, Tennessee
• The Virginian Lynchburg, Curio Collection by Hilton (1913) Lynchburg, Virginia
• Historic Hotel Bethlehem (1922) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• La Fonda (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico
• La Valencia Hotel (1926) La Jolla, California
• Skytop Lodge (1928) Skytop, Pennsylvania
• Surf & Sand Resort (1948) Laguna Beach, California
• The Statler (1956) Dallas, Texas
• The Dewberry (1965) Charleston, South Carolina

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (201 - 400 Guestrooms) Nominee Finalists

• Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa (1806) Bedford, Pennsylvania
• Omni Royal Orleans, New Orleans (1843) New Orleans, Louisiana
• Omni La Mansión del Rio, San Antonio (1852) San Antonio, Texas
• Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York
• Grand Hotel (1887) Mackinac Island, Michigan
• The Pfister Hotel (1893) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Omni Mount Washington Resort (1902) Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
• The Candler Hotel Atlanta, Curio Collection by Hilton (1904) Atlanta, Georgia
• Le Pavillon Hotel (1907) New Orleans, Louisiana
• HOTEL DU PONT (1913) Wilmington, Delaware
• Chatham Bars Inn (1914) Chatham, Massachusetts
• Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel (1915) Berkeley, California
• Hilton Fort Worth (1921) Fort Worth, Texas
• The Brown Hotel (1923) Louisville, Kentucky
• Francis Marion Hotel (1924) Charleston, South Carolina
• The Westin Poinsett (1925) Greenville, South Carolina
• InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel (1926) San Francisco, California
• Omni San Francisco Hotel (1926) San Francisco, California
• Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa (1927) Sonoma, California
• The Don CeSar (1928) St. Pete Beach, Florida
• The Wigwam (1929) Litchfield Park, Arizona
• The Hotel Hershey® (1933) Hershey, Pennsylvania
• Williamsburg Lodge, Autograph Collection (1750) Williamsburg, Virginia
• Rancho Bernardo Inn (1963) San Diego, California
• Mauna Kea Beach Hotel (1965) Kohala Coast, Hawaii

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Hotel (over 400 Guestrooms) Nominee Finalists

• The Omni Homestead Resort (1766) Hot Springs, Virginia
• Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa (1847) Point Clear, Alabama
• Omni Parker House (1855) Boston, Massachusetts
• Palace Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel (1875) San Francisco, California
• Hotel del Coronado (1888) Coronado, California
• Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa (1901) Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
• The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco (1907) San Francisco, California
• Amway Grand Plaza, Curio Collection by Hilton (1913) Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Omni William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh (1916) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• The Broadmoor (1918) Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Fairmont Olympic Hotel (1924) Seattle, Washington
• The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection (1925) Washington, District of Columbia
• Hilton Chicago (1927) Chicago, Illinois
• Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC (1930) Washington, District of Columbia
• Fairmont Century Plaza (1961) Los Angeles, California

Historic Hotels of America Best City Center Historic Hotel Nominee Finalists

• Omni La Mansión del Rio, San Antonio (1852) San Antonio, Texas
• Omni Parker House (1855) Boston, Massachusetts
• The Peabody Memphis (1869) Memphis, Tennessee
• Palmer House®, A Hilton Hotel (1871) Chicago, Illinois
• St. James Hotel MN (1875) Red Wing, Minnesota
• General Morgan Inn & Conference Center (1884) Greeneville, Tennessee
• Riggs Washington DC (1891) Washington, District of Columbia
• The Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton (1896) New York, New York
• The Candler Hotel Atlanta, Curio Collection by Hilton (1904) Atlanta, Georgia
• The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco (1907) San Francisco, California
• Hotel Boulderado (1909) Boulder, Colorado
• Amway Grand Plaza, Curio Collection by Hilton (1913) Grand Rapids, Michigan
• HOTEL DU PONT (1913) Wilmington, Delaware
• The Virginian Lynchburg, Curio Collection by Hilton (1913) Lynchburg, Virginia
• Historic Hotel Bethlehem (1922) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• La Fonda (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico
• The Brown Hotel (1923) Louisville, Kentucky
• Francis Marion Hotel (1924) Charleston, South Carolina
• The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection (1925) Washington, District of Columbia
• InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel (1926) San Francisco, California
• Hilton Chicago (1927) Chicago, Illinois
• Hilton Milwaukee City Center (1928) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• The Dunhill Hotel (1929) Charlotte, North Carolina
• Fairmont Century Plaza (1961) Los Angeles, California
• The Dewberry (1965) Charleston, South Carolina

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Resort Nominee Finalists

• The Omni Homestead Resort (1766) Hot Springs, Virginia
• Inn at Perry Cabin (1816) St. Michaels, Maryland
• Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa (1847) Point Clear, Alabama
• Basin Harbor (1886) Vergennes, Vermont
• Grand Hotel (1887) Mackinac Island, Michigan
• Airlie (1899) Warrenton, Virginia
• French Lick Resort: French Lick Springs Hotel (1845) French Lick, Indiana and West Baden Springs Hotel (1902) West Baden Springs, Indiana
• Castle Hill Resort and Spa (1905) Cavendish, Vermont
• The Omni Grove Park Inn (1913) Asheville, North Carolina
• Bear Mountain Inn (1915) Bear Mountain, New York
• Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel (1915) Berkeley, California
• The Broadmoor (1918) Colorado Springs, Colorado
• La Valencia Hotel (1926) La Jolla, California
• Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa (1927) Sonoma, California
• Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch Resort (1929) Tucson, Arizona
• The Wigwam (1929) Litchfield Park, Arizona
• Mauna Kea Beach Hotel (1964) Kohala Coast, Hawaii
• Omni La Costa Resort & Spa (1965) Carlsbad, California

Historic Hotels of America Hotel Historian of the Year Nominee Finalists

• Jerry Morris at Morris House Hotel (1787) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Richard and Dorothy Mollett at Antrim 1844 (1844) Taneytown, Maryland
• Susan Stein at Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa (1847) Point Clear, Alabama
• Susan Wilson at Omni Parker House (1855) Boston, Massachusetts
• Nell Boucher at Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York
• Bob Beach Jr. Basin Harbor (1886) Vergennes, Vermont
• Bob Tagatz at Grand Hotel (1887) Mackinac Island, Michigan
• Gina Petrone at Hotel del Coronado (1888) Coronado, California
• Tom Wolfe at The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco (1907) San Francisco, California
• Ed Pulsifer at La Fonda (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Michael Pace at InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel (1926) San Francisco, California

Historic Hotels of America Best Historic Restaurant in Conjunction with a Historic Hotel Nominee Finalists

• Jefferson's Restaurant at The Omni Homestead Resort (1766) Hot Springs, Virginia
• The Smokehouse Restaurant at Antrim 1844 (1844) Taneytown, Maryland
• Main Dining Room at Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York
• Chez Philippe at The Peabody Memphis (1869) Memphis, Tennessee
• The Garden Court Restaurant at Palace Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel (1875) San Francisco, California
• Brumley's Restaurant & Lounge at General Morgan Inn & Conference Center (1884) Greeneville, Tennessee
• Grand Dining Room at Jekyll Island Club Resort (1886) Jekyll Island, Georgia
• Woods Restaurant at Grand Hotel (1887) Mackinac Island, Michigan
• Café Riggs at Riggs Washington DC (1891) Washington, District of Columbia
• By George at The Candler Hotel Atlanta, Curio Collection by Hilton (1904) Atlanta, Georgia
• Tonga Room at The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco (1907) San Francisco, California
• Spruce Farm & Fish at Hotel Boulderado (1909) Boulder, Colorado
• OAK Long Bar + Kitchen at Fairmont Copley Plaza (1912) Boston, Massachusetts
• Limewood Bar & Restaurant at Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel (1915) Berkeley, California
• La Plazuela at La Fonda (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico
• The English Grill at The Brown Hotel (1923) Louisville, Kentucky
• The George at Fairmont Olympic Hotel (1924) Seattle, Washington
• Swamp Fox Restaurant at Francis Marion Hotel (1924) Charleston, South Carolina
• Edgar Bar & Kitchen at The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection (1925) Washington, District of Columbia
• Peacock Room at Hassayampa Inn (1927) Prescott, Arizona
• The Grill at Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch Resort (1929) Tucson, Arizona
• The Asbury at The Dunhill Hotel (1929) Charlotte, North Carolina
• Litchfield's at The Wigwam (1929) Litchfield Park, Arizona

Historic Hotels of America Ambassador of the Year (celebrating 25+ years of service) Nominee Finalists

• Sam Sealy at Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa (1847) Point Clear, Alabama
• Patricia Bohon at General Morgan Inn & Conference Center (1884) Greeneville, Tennessee
• Juan Rodriguez at The Pfister Hotel (1893) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Frank Day at Hotel Boulderado (1909) Boulder, Colorado
• Joe Ryan at Fairmont Copley Plaza (1912) Boston, Massachusetts
• Thomas Santora at HOTEL DU PONT (1913) Wilmington, Delaware
• Stormi Stahlhut at La Fonda (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Rob Blake at Hassayampa Inn (1927) Prescott, Arizona
• Cathy Catalina Avila Ramos at Hassayampa Inn (1927) Prescott, Arizona

Historic Hotels of America Legendary Family Historic Hoteliers of the Year Nominee Finalists

• The Harrington Family at Concord’s Colonial Inn (1716) in Concord; Hawthorne Hotel (1925) in Salem; and Publick House Historic Inn (1771) in Sturbridge, Massachusetts
• The Banta Family at Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn (1766) Rhinebeck, New York
• The Eustis and Fitzpatrick Families at The Red Lion Inn (1773) Stockbridge, Massachusetts
• The Smiley Family at Mohonk Mountain House (1869) New Paltz, New York
• The Beach Family at Basin Harbor (1886) Vergennes, Vermont
• The Hraba Family at Presidio Lodging: Inn at the Presidio (1903) and The Lodge at the Presidio (1895) San Francisco, California
• The Kohler Family at The American Club (1918) Kohler, Wisconsin

Historic Hotels of America Historic Hotelier of the Year Nominee Finalists

• Clifton Clark at Palace Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel (1875) San Francisco, California
• Sarah Morris at Basin Harbor (1886) Vergennes, Vermont
• Patty Henning at Jekyll Island Club Resort (1886) Jekyll Island, Georgia
• Terry Haney at Presidio Lodging: Inn at the Presidio (1903) and The Lodge at the Presidio (1895) San Francisco, California
• Andrew Smith at Castle Hill Resort and Spa (1905) Cavendish, Vermont
• Markus Treppenhauer at The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco (1907) San Francisco, California
• Frank Day at Hotel Boulderado (1909) Boulder, Colorado
• Dee Patel at The Hermitage Hotel (1910) Nashville, Tennessee
• Greg Kavanagh at HOTEL DU PONT (1913) Wilmington, Delaware
• Rik Blyth at La Fonda (1922) Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Michael Kouvelas at Hassayampa Inn (1927) Prescott, Arizona
• Jamie Lemon at Rancho Bernardo Inn (1963) San Diego, California

Historic Hotels of America Lifetime Achievement Award Nominee Finalists

• Steve Ferguson at French Lick Resort: French Lick Springs Hotel (1845) French Lick, Indiana and West Baden Springs Hotel (1902) West Baden Springs, Indiana
• Eugene Lucas at The Menger Hotel (1859) San Antonio, Texas; The Cliff House at Pikes Peak (1873) Manitou Springs, Colorado; The Crockett Hotel (1909) San Antonio, Texas; and The Brown Hotel (1923) Louisville, Kentucky
• Elise Roenigk at 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa (1886) Eureka Springs, Arkansas
• Paul Tormey at Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel (1915) Berkeley, California
• Steve Bartolin at The Broadmoor (1918) Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Peter Strebel at Omni Hotels and Resorts

“It is an honor to congratulate all the 2022 Historic Hotels of America Awards of Excellence Nominee Finalists,” said Lawrence Horwitz, Executive Vice President, Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide. “The nominee finalists exemplify the finest historic hotels and hoteliers from across the United States of America. The historic hotels nominated include small historic inns, boutique hotels, lifestyle hotels, and resorts. They represent small towns, large cities, US National Parks, and US National Historic Districts. We applaud the dedication and passion of the thousands of individuals working at these iconic and legendary historic hotels that keep the stories alive from the past and make staying or celebrating special occasions at these historic hotels memorable experiences.”

Tickets for The 2022 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence Ceremony and Gala are available. The 2022 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence Ceremony and Gala will take place at the Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa in Point Clear, Alabama on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 7 pm. Ceremony and Gala Tickets are $500. To register for the ceremony and gala, please contact Matt Coletti, MColetti@historichotels.org.

About Historic Hotels of America^®

Historic Hotels of America is the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation for recognizing and celebrating the finest Historic Hotels. Historic Hotels of America has more than 300 historic hotels. These historic hotels have all faithfully maintained their authenticity, sense of place, and architectural integrity in the United States of America, including 44 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Historic Hotels of America is comprised of mostly independently owned and operated historic hotels. More than 30 of the world’s finest hospitality brands, chains, and collections are represented in Historic Hotels of America. To be nominated and selected for membership into this prestigious program, a hotel must be at least 50 years old; has been designated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark or listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places; and recognized as having historic significance. For more information, please visit HistoricHotels.org/US. 

About Historic Hotels Worldwide^®

Washington DC based Historic Hotels Worldwide^® is a prestigious collection of historic treasures, including more than 350 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.  To be nominated and selected for induction into Historic Hotels Worldwide, historical lodging properties must be at least 75 years old; utilize historic accommodations; serve as the former home or be located on the grounds of the former home of famous persons or significant location for an event in history; be located in or within walking distance to a historic district, historically significant landmark, place of historic event, or a historic city center; be recognized by a local preservation organization or national trust; and display historic memorabilia, artwork, photography, and other examples of its historic significance.  For more information, please visit HistoricHotelsWorldwide.com.