UK: The shortlisted entries for the 2019 Serviced Apartment Awards have been announced in advance of the awards ceremony on March 14th in London.
The shortlists have been chosen by an independent panel of expert judges which includes travel buyers, consultants, investors, designers, journalists and architects.
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 for Rising Star and here for Industry Inspiration. The deadline for voting is 5pm GMT on Friday March 1st.
The awards will be presented at a black tie gala dinner at the Park Plaza Riverbank in London on March 14th. Click here to book tickets for the event.
The shortlisted entrants are:
Best Operator 1 – 50 units
• Baytree Apartments
• Nomad Aparthotels
• Rafael Kaiser Apartments
• UPSTREET
• Week2Week Serviced Apartments
Best Operator 51 – 200 units
• Base Aparthotels
• Base Serviced Apartments
• room2 Hometels
• Soulmade Hotel & Co-Living
• Urban Stay Limited
• Yays Concierged Boutique Apartments
Best Operator 201+ units
• AvenueWest Managed Corporate Housing
• BridgeStreet
• Oakwood
• SACO The Serviced Apartment Company
• Staycity Group
• The Ascott Limited
Best Property 1 to 20 units
• Air Agents/Aura Collection, London
• Dream Apartments – St Thomas Hall Belfast
• Roomzzz Newcastle
• Stow-Away Waterloo, London
Best Property 21 to 70 units
• BridgeStreet – Mode Paris aparthotel
• Dream Apartments – Obel Tower Belfast
• Duomo Apartments by Nomad
• Oakwood Apartments Nishi-Shinjuku Tokyo
• Roomzzz Chester
• Yays Zoutkeetsgracht, Amsterdam
Best Property 71+ units
• BridgeStreet – Mode Edinburgh
• Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore
• Native Bankside, London
• room2 Southampton
• Roomzzz Nottingham
• Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity, London the Strand
Best Architecture/External Design
• Adagio Edinburgh Royal Mile
• AKA West Hollywood
• Four Seasons Residences at Ten Trinity London
• Residence Inn and Moxy Amsterdam Houthavens
• Stow-Away Waterloo, London
Best Interior Design
• AKA University City, Philadelphia
• Ascott Marunouchi Tokyo Japan
• Synergy Global Housing at Atkins Hall
• Stow-Away Waterloo, London
• Yays Sagrera, Barcelona
Best Marketing or Branding campaign
• Cuckooz and Simba – The Zed Rooms
• VISIONAPARTMENTS – Partnership miles and more
• Oakwood – “Like a Boss”
• The Ascott Limited
• The Plum Guide New Cities campaign
• The Launch of Native Glasgow
Best Use of Social Media
• Cuckooz
• Dream Apartments
• Fountain Court Apartments
• Furnished Quarters
• SilverDoor
• Urban Stay Limited
• VISIONAPARTMENTS
Best Short-Term Rental Platform/Operator
• Air Agents
• BridgeStreet
• Maison Privee
• The Plum Guide
• ReloQuest
• ServicedApartments.nl
Best Use of Technology
• Allora by Avvio
• BridgeStreet
• Cheval Collection and Criton
• Maxxton
• NoiseAware
• ReloQuest
• room 2 hometels
Best Travel Management Company
• Baxter Hoare Travel Management
• Capita Travel and Events
Best Agent or Relocation Company
• SITU Serviced Apartments
• Synergy Global Housing
Travel Buyer of the Year
• Rosie Mohammad, Pinsent Masons LLP
• Simon Robinson, Beazley
• Carly Robshaw, AXA XL
Best Service Provider
• Acomodeo
• GuestReady
• KeyNest
• MRP Group
• NestAngel
• ReloQuest
• HRS Global Hotel Solutions