Fairmont Century Plaza Named a 2022 Historic Hotels of America Award Finalist

Fairmont Century Plaza, has been selected as a finalist in the 2022 Historic Hotels of America Awards of Excellence across three categories: New Member of the Year, Best Historic Hotel (Over 400 Guestrooms), and Best City Centric Historic Hotel!

Fairmont Century Plaza is one about 300 hotels and resorts throughout the country that is recognized by Historic Hotels of America. Each year, the Historic Hotels of America Awards of Excellence honor, encourage, and recognize the most exemplary historic hotels, hoteliers, and leadership practices.

After a five-year closure and comprehensive $2.5 billion renovation, the luxury hotel has been completely transformed, becoming LA’s new social hub for business, culture, and dining. Set on the former backlot of 20th Century Fox Studios, the landmark hotel has always been home to industry disruptors, beloved Hollywood stars, American presidents, and cultural trendsetters. The luxury hotel offers the highest level of Fairmont service; expansive accommodations each with a private terrace; a showpiece 14,000 square-foot spa; elevated dining at Lumière, French Brasserie (recently named on Michelin Guide’s California list); and a new rooftop pool with 360-degree views of LA.

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 and 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 (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 (1964) 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
The Lodge at the Presidio (1895) 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 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, Bretton Woods (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 (1937) Williamsburg, Virginia
Rancho Bernardo Inn (1963) San Diego, California
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel (1964) 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, Boston (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, Boston (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 Finalist

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