A who's who of the UK hotel industry will gather this month as The Caterer recognises the leading brands, properties and teams at the 2018 Hotel Cateys.
More than 650 hotel professionals will gather at a star-studded event at Park Plaza Westminster bridge on Friday 23 November.
The shortlist is made up of 51 operators, including the Ritz, Dorchester Collection, Hilton, Hotel Football Manchester, Red Carnation, Malmaison and Hand Picked Hotels.
Pale Hall, Idle Rocks and The Ned are among those shortlisted for Hotel Cateys for the first time.
What's more, the 2018 Hotelier of the Year will be presented to the industry on the night after being unveiled on 14 November. They will join a prestigious list of former winners including: Nick Jones from Soho House, Robin Hutson from Home Grown Hotels, Craig Bancroft from Northcote and the current Hotelier of the Year Sue Williams from Whatley Manor.
The Hotel Cateys are sponsored by the AA, Bidfood, Bunzl, Britvic, Cartwheel Recruitment, Casna Group, Caterer.com, Christie & Co, Citirecruit, the Professional Kitchen Show & the Foodservice Show, Reynolds, Sky, Taylors of Harrogate, Tchibo, Yorkshire Tea and Zenith Hygiene Group.
Purchase your tickets for the 2018 Hotel Cateys here.
Hotel Cateys 2018 shortlist
Concierge Award
John Andrews, the Goring, London
Zaneta Kalinaite, InterContinental London Park Lane
Jack McCarthy, formerly at the Cavendish London
Dan McCaskie, Grosvenor House Suites by Jumeirah Living
Conference and Banqueting Team of the Year
De Vere Beaumont Estate, Old Windsor, Bershire
Royal Lancaster London
St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London
Whittlebury Hall & Spa, Towcester, Northamptonshire
Food and Beverage Manager of the Year
Alice Bussi, Seren Collection, Pembrokeshire and Swansea
Konstantinos Georgis, Hilton London Heathrow
Niels Kristensen, the Ned, London
Front of House Manager of the Year
Raul Deflorian, 45 Park Lane, London
Bryony Madge, Grosvenor House Suites by Jumeirah Living, London
Xiaomin Sun, Southampton Harbour Hotel & Spa
Front of House Team of the Year
The Cavendish London
Hilton London Bankside
Hotel Football, Manchester
The Ritz London
Southampton Harbour Hotel
Hotel Chef of the Year (fewer than 250 covers)
George Blogg, Gravetye Manor, near East Grinstead, West Sussex
Lisa Goodwin-Allen, Northcote, Langho, Lancashire
Luke Holder, Lime Wood, Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Niall Keating, Whatley Manor, Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Adam Smith, Coworth Park, Ascot, Berkshire
Hotel Chef of the Year (more than 250 covers)
Robert Bates, the Belfry, Sutton Coldfield
Paul Bates, Hilton London Bankside
Calum Franklin, Holborn Dining Room, Rosewood London
Zoltan Szabo, Principal Blythswood Square, Glasgow
Hotel Restaurant Manager of the Year
⢠Julien Foussadier, Holborn Dining Room, Rosewood London
⢠Devid Isabella, the Goring, London
⢠Tomas Klima, The Jetty, Southampton Harbour Hotel
⢠Leni Miras, the Colony Grill Room at the Beaumont, London
Hotel Restaurant Team of the Year
Flemings Mayfair, London
Glenapp Castle, Ballantrae, Ayrshire
Holborn Dining Room, Rosewood London
Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Colerne, Wiltshire
Housekeeper of the Year
Fernanda Lewis, the Goring, London
Tzveta Peneva-Ivanova, Milestone Hotel and Residences, London
Michelle Ramage, Borthwick Castle, North Middleton, Midlothian
Sudeepta Saha, Park Plaza County Hall London
Human Resources Manager of the Year
James Goulding, PPHE Hotel Group
Di Gwinnell, SACO (the Serviced Apartment Company)
Lindsay Southward, Malmaison and Hotel Du Vin Hotel Group
Human Resources Team of the Year
Farncombe Estate (Dormy House, Foxhill Manor & the Fish), Broadway, Worcestershire
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London
The Ned, London
St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London
Revenue Award
Amy Ayers, Holiday Inn Winchester
Morgane Bimet, Hilton London Bankside
Irene Micallef, the London Edition
Anaël Peu, Kew Green Hotels
Yash Taneja, Crowne Plaza London Docklands
Spa Professional of the Year
Lesley Bacon, Hand Picked Hotels
Zoe Douglas, Dormy House Hotel, Broadway, Worcestershire
Darren Dixon, Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Surrey
Helena Grzesk, the Midland, Manchester
Sustainable Hotel of the Year
Cedar Manor Hotel, Windermere, Cumbria
Idle Rocks, St Mawes, Cornwall
Lancaster London
Palé Hall, Llandderfel, Gwynedd
Extra Mile Award
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Outstanding Contribution
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Hotelier of the Year
There is no shortlist for this award