Hotel Cateys 2024 shortlist revealed

The shortlist for the 2024 Hotel Cateys has been revealed, recognising the most successful hotel operators and their employees in the UK.

The awards, supported by headline sponsor Bidfood, remain the hotel industry’s only truly independent benchmark of operational excellence, with entrants judged by their peers and industry experts.

Shortlists are not revealed for the Hotelier of the Year, sponsored by Taylors of Harrogate, the Outstanding Contribution Award, sponsored by Karcher, or the Extra Mile Award, sponsored by OpenTable. These winners will be revealed at a glittering ceremony at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge on 25 November.

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To enquire about sponsoring opportunities at the event, please contact sales director Rob Adam.

Hotel Cateys 2024 shortlist

Best Use of Innovative Technology Award

Sponsored by Sky Business

Conference and Banqueting Team of the Year

Sponsored by H1 Global

• Richmond Hill hotel, Surrey
• Hilton London Metropole
• DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central

• Alisha Mora Stege, the Waldorf Hilton, London
• Anna Georgieva, Richmond Hill hotel, Surrey
• Charles Banks, the Rubens at the Palace, London
• Charlotte Karadag, De Vere Tortworth Court, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire

Front of House Team of the Year

Sponsored by BioHygiene

• Foxhill Manor, Broadway, Worcestershire
• The Grand, York
• Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Surrey

Hotel Chef of the Year (fewer than 250 covers)

• Adam Harper, the Cavendish hotel, Bakewell, Derbyshire
• Darin Campbell, Cromlix, Dunblane
• Luke Selby, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, A Belmond Hotel, Great Milton, Oxfordshire
• Paul Leonard, Forest Side, Grasmere, Cumbria
• Phil Yeomans, Lainston House, Winchester

Hotel Chef of the Year (More than 250 covers)

Sponsored by Bidfood

• Jamie Atkinson, Ham Yard hotel
• Paul Bates, Hilton London Metropole
• Sarah Frankland, Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Surrey

Hotel Restaurant Chef of the Year

Sponsored by Brakes

• Henrique Sá Pessoa, Joia at art’otel London Battersea Power Station
• Leonel Aguirre, Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London at the OWO
• Shaun Rankin, Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire

Hotel Restaurant Manager of the Year

Sponsored by TUGO 

• Adam Hughes, Harbour Hotel Salcombe, Devon
• Farzana Khorasi, InterContinental London – the O2
• Melissa Fergus, Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London at the OWO
• Sinead Mockford, the Headland, Newquay, Cornwall

Hotel Restaurant Team of the Year

Sponsored by Foodbuy

• Kinaara, InterContinental London – the O2
• Mosaic and Hithe + Seek, the Westin London City
• The Pass, South Lodge, Horsham, Sussex

Housekeeper of the Year

Sponsored by P&G Professional

• Andrea Gyoriova, Premier Inn
• Kristina Veselyte, the Rubens at the Palace, London
• Margaret Dickson, the Caledonian Edinburgh
• Ramprasad Ampili, the Waldorf Hilton, London

People Manager of the Year

Sponsored by Caterer.com 

• Charlotte Hatton, Pan Pacific London
• Gemma Tracey, Champneys Springs, Leicestershire
• Kirsten Price, the Belfry Hotel & Resort, Sutton Coldfield
• Samantha Hamilton-Green, Dakota Hotels

People Team of the Year

• The Ned, London
• The Grove, Hertfordshire
• De Vere
• Mollie’s Motels

Revenue Manager of the Year

Sponsored by Profitroom

• Billy Harris, Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre
• Inna Nekrassova, the Lanesborough, London
• Leanne Armitage, the Grand, York
• Rachel Cabirol, Royal Lancaster London

Spa Professional of the Year

• Francesca Rowland, Calcot and Spa, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
• Liliana Gutierrez, Nobu Hotel London Portman Square
• Rebecca Doyle, Arora Group
• Teresa O’Farrell, Coworth Park, Ascot, Berkshire

Sustainable Hotel of the Year

Sponsored by Quadrant

• Battlesteads, Hexham, Northumberland
• Lost Property Team, St Paul’s hotel, London
• room2 Belfast
• The Hari, London
• The Pig Hotel Group