Hilton Pattaya Named HA+D Awards for Design Excellence
The inaugural Hospitality Architecture+Design award recognizes best of class in hotel interior design internationally
PATTAYA, Thailand - 19 April 2012 - Hilton Pattaya today announced that it has been named 2011 HA+D Award for Design Excellence by Hospitality Architecture & Design, a sister publication of Hotel Management Asia for Hotel Interior Design Over 100 Rooms category.
Hospitality Architecture+Design Awards for Design Excellence will recognize best of class in both projects and products. Categories include project categories for hotel architecture, hotel interior design, and resort.
“Having only opened a year ago, we are truly delighted and honored to be recognized by industry opinion leaders and peers,” said Harald Feurstein, General Manager, Hilton Pattaya. “These prestigious and highly coveted award bears testament that Hilton Pattaya will stand out as a distinctive, luxurious and best design hotel that will excel in the keenly competitive hospitality industry in Asia.”
Hilton Pattaya's striking lobbies (one on the Ground floor and one on the 16th floor), the Lobby Bar (Drift), the all-day dining restaurant (Edge) and the specialty restaurant (Flare), were all designed by the award-winning Thai-based architectural and interior design firm “Department of Architecture Co Ltd”.
A panel of industry experts made an initial selection of winners with a further round of reader's voting then conducted online, HA+D Award is organized by Hospitality Architecture & Design, a sister publication of Hotel Management Asia (Hong Kong). Published by Questex Media in association with Trefoil Media, Hospitality Architecture & Design is a bi-monthly print publication and digital publication in the form of a website, and weekly e-newsletter.
Hilton Pattaya is the fifth Hilton Worldwide property in Thailand joining the Millennium Hilton Bangkok, the Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa, the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa, the Conrad Bangkok and the Conrad Koh Samui which was opened recently.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is a global leading lodging company based in Bethesda,Maryland, USA, with more than 4,200 properties in 80 countries and territories. Marriott International reported revenues of nearly $14 billion in fiscal year 2014. The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 19 brands, including: The Ritz-Carlton®, BVlgari®, EDITION®, JW Marriott®, Autograph Collection® Hotels, Renaissance® Hotels, Marriott Hotels®, Delta Hotels and Resorts®, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Marriott Vacation Club®, Gaylord Hotels®, AC Hotels by Marriott®, Courtyard®, Residence Inn®, SpringHill Suites®, Fairfield Inn & Suites®, TownePlace Suites®, Protea Hotels® and MoxyHotels®. Marriott has been consistently recognized as a top employer and for its superior business ethics. The company also manages the award-winning guest loyalty program, Marriott Rewards® and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® program, which together surpass 50 million members. For more information or reservations, please visit our website at 
