UK: The shortlisted entries for the 2018 Serviced Apartment Awards have been announced in advance of the awards ceremony on March 19th in London.
The shortlists have been chosen by an independent panel of expert judges which includes travel buyers, consultants, investors, designers, journalists and architects.
The shortlisted entries are:
Best marketing or branding campaign
• Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore
• Jannah Hotels & Resorts
Best use of social media
• Dream Apartments
• Fountain Court Apartments
• Shortletsmalta
• Yays Concierged Boutique Apartments – Unlock the Neighbourhood
Best interior design
• Hotel TWENTYEIGHT, Amsterdam
• Marriott Residence Inn, London Bridge
• Q&A Residential Hotel by Furnished Quarters, NYC
• Stradonia Serviced Apartments, Krakow
Best architecture/external design
• Soulmade Hotel & Co-Living, Munich
• Stradonia Serviced Apartments, Krakow
• The Yays Crane Apartment, Amsterdam
Best use of technology
• Allora by Avvio
• BridgeStreet.com
• Knowcross at Cheval Residences
• Maxxton
Best service provider
• Businesswise Solutions
• GuestReady
• ReloQuest
• YourWelcome
Best short-term rental platform/operator
• Homelike
• Hostmaker
• Lavanda
• ServicedApartments.nl
Best Operator 1 to 50 units
• Ashville Polska
• Rafael Kaiser Premium Apartments
• Roam
• Soulmade Hotel & Co-Living
Best operator 51 to 200 units
• CityStay
• Dream Apartments
• Urban Stay
• Yays Concierged Boutique Apartments
Best operator 201+ units
• Staycity Aparthotels
• CitySuites
• Oakwood Worldwide
• SACO The Serviced Apartment Company
Best property 1 to 20 units
• COMO Metropolitan London
• Craven House Serviced Apartments, London
Best property 21 to 70 units
• Cheval Thorney Court, London
• Executive Residency by Best Western, Nairobi
• Hotel TWENTYEIGHT, Amsterdam
• Stradonia Serviced Apartments, Krakow
Best property 71+ units
• AKA University City, Philadelphia
• Staybridge Suites Liverpool
• Staycity York Paragon Street
• Zoku Amsterdam
Buyer of the year
• Jan Jacobsen, AIG
• Andy King, Improbable
These are in addition to the Readers Choice award categories – Rising Star and Industry Inspiration – which are voted for by Serviced Apartment News readers. To see the candidates’ entries and cast your votes click here. The deadline for voting is 5pm GMT on March 7th.
The awards will be presented at a black tie gala dinner at the Grange Hotel Tower Bridge in London on March 19th. Click here to book tickets for the event.
